Growing

Oh, I'm not so good at posting often.  Here are some of the milestones around here. 

5yo rode his bike without training wheels the FIRST try!  It has been 2 months since then.  We have been on many bike rides and he just takes off (with a crash here and there.)  We were all clapping for him, including his 1 year old sister- it was actually her birthday that day.

3yo loves to be helpful, as usual.  He likes to be a part of chores, especially when Daddy is working on something.  (Here, he is not being so helpful.)

7yo has lost his first two teeth.  I didn't realize what a life-changing event this is for a young person.  He talked about it constantly and wanted to show everyone.  He realized he went through a change and would never be the same again.  I think he looks cute. 

We're getting ready for Christmas around here.  I like to make a few homemade gifts when I can think of something fun.  That's what we'll be doing!   Its probably more fun to make the gifts than to be the one to receive them. So, I'll be doing a little shopping, as well.

New soap molds!

I got to make lots of soap last weekend, which is so great!  Before I started, my husband whipped up two new molds out of scrap wood for me.  He made them twice as long.  Production was speedier- I like that.  Thought I would share the results....

See the logs that are twice as big?  Yeah! There were two more batches of the long ones the next day which, all together, made over 100 bars.

Lemon Pine, Peppermint, Oatmeal Cinnamon, Frankincense and Myrrh, Ylang Ylang, Eucalyptus, and Lavender. 

I'm already dreaming up what to put in the next batches..but that will have to wait a while.

  Speaking of soap, don't forget to wash the inside of the cup as well as the outside. (Matthew 23:25-26)      Have a wonderful day!