Rice And A Rainy Day

This idea comes courtesy of my sister-in-law, Rebecca (by way of the almighty Pinterest)...we took 4 cups white rice and mixed it with 3 tablespoons white vinegar in a big Ziploc bag.  Mila was more than happy to help.  Shake and add food coloring until the rice is the desired color (of course, MQ desired pink and orange, much like the dress she was wearing!)  Most instructions out there say to dry it in the sun, but since this was a rainy day activity we put it in the oven at 175 degrees for 20 minutes or so and it was dry.  We only had enough rice to make two colors, but Mommy saved them after Mila played happily with the colored rice and assorted utensils for quite a while (YES!) and will make some more next time rice is on sale.  The rice does not give off color, but unless you want to vacuum it up for the next month, we suggest putting down a sheet.

The Best Things In Life...

Mommy put a wanted ad on Craigslist for a small slide.  An hour later a nice woman emailed and said we could have this whole contraption for free if we were willing to pick it up.  Daddy took it apart, loaded it up, and put it together in our yard while Mila was napping.  When MQ woke up and saw it she jumped up and down and said, "I'm so happy!"  Here is a little video of some of the fun we've been having with her new FREE slide!

Lovely Locks

Much to Mommy's surprise, Mila was born with very light and very little hair.  It has taken a long time to grow, but we are finally getting some lovely locks going on!  

 The picture above was taken exactly one year ago...

We still have a ways to go before a ponytail,
but those curls are so precious to us! 

Subway Series

Here is a goofy series of photos we took while 

attempting to entertain Mila 

as we waited for the subway in NYC: