2017 photo album

Here's the year-in-review photos that I included in the photo albums for the grandparents this year. Oh, my heart is full. These kiddos bring me joy and challenge me to grow as a person, both of which contribute to a deep and worthy life for which I am ever grateful. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm taking a temporary blogging break while life busy-ness ensues. I can be found over at instagram (or sometimes facebook) with li'l photo updates. Wishing you all a season of love and light. Cheers! 

photo capture by Sylvi (10 years old)

Glitter Slime

Some afternoons call for a batch of super-duper-stretchy-sparkly glitter slime. 

Ingredients:

clear school glue (We used Elmer's)

tubes of glitter glue (or fine glitter)

food coloring (optional) 

baking soda

contact solution

For each batch of glitter slime, we poured a whole (5 oz) bottle of glue into a bowl and squeezed in a tube's worth of glitter glue. (You can see the size of the tubes of glitter glue in the first pic.) We added 3 drops of food coloring to some batches and left other batches completely clear. We then stirred it all together with 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda until thoroughly mixed. After that, we added in 1 tablespoon of contact solution which quickly thickened the glue. At that point we dug in and mixed it with our hands. It was still a bit sticky so we added a little over 1/2 teaspoon more of contact soultion which was just right. We couldn't believe how fun and stretchy this concoction was.

 

 

Enjoy!