We were inspired by this family fun activity: http://familyfun.go.com/magazine/familyfun-magazine-archive/familyfun-june-2011/colorful-crayon-letter-1015552/
Lillian had a great time making this for her teacher, hopefully she'll like it.

Knit Hat & Scarf Set

Nov 2011
Originally uploaded by LMN and Friends

Here is a little hat and scarf set I made. This one was for Phoebe but I also knit it in dark blue and purple for my nieces. Here is the pattern as I remember it:

Scarf:
CO 30
K3, P3 (repeat row 4 times)
P3 K3 (repeat row 4 times)
until desired length
in green - K row, P row 6 times
back to original color and pattern

Hat:
CO 80 (green)
k round until 2 inches
switch to blue, k round until desired length (5inches from where the edge rolls up)
K8 K2tog repeat
k all
k7 k2tog repeat
k all
k6 k2tog repeat
k all
k5 k2tog repeat
k all
k4 k2tog repeat
k3 k2tog
k2 k2tog
k1 k2tog
k2tog
thread through and BO

Flower
CO 10
k all
p all
kfb (20)
p all
kfb (40)
p all
kfb (80)
p all
BO

sew flower on to hat and scarf

Taco Seasoning

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/taco-seasoning-i/

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Sensory bin

Sensory bin
Originally uploaded by LMN and Friends

Welcome to the new rage- Sensory Bins. Our first indoor sensory bin is rice with all the old train set stuff and a couple random things I found. The girls absolutely love it and I see more sensory bins in the future. Here are some of my ideas:
construction (trucks, rocks, tp tube)
fishing (marbles, fishing rod & fish from swap)
holiday themed
alphabet soup filler & ?
Great ideas here: http://puppydogtails.blogspot.com/p/sensory-bins.html

cardboard people Dec 2011

cardboard people Dec 2011
Originally uploaded by LMN and Friends

We got a gift in a very large box so the girls had a great time creating life sized versions of themselves. Lillian said it would take too much time to put stripes down the body of the shirt, but if you notice, the arms are in the same color sequence as her shirt. Phoebe had a great time drawing details- including a belly button, fairy panties & the boo boo on her knee.

soup to try

Coconut Kale Curry
http://peasandthankyou.com/recipage/?recipe_id=6000507

ice scraper

I drafted this and meant to post a while ago... I wanted to make a bunch of my gifts this year. This idea came to me from a book- I got nearly halfway through the book pattern before I realized I hated it. I ripped the whole thing out and began again, this time with my own pattern. I didn't write it down and it took me forever to recreate the damn increase round. Lesson learned. Write it down immediately next time! So, I am pretty sure this is the pattern- or close enough.

CO 16, join in the round careful not to twist
[k2, p2] repeat until piece measures 1.5 inches
k1 kfb (24)
p all
k1 kfb kfb kfb (42)
p all
kfb (84 stitches)
p all
k2, [p2, k6, p2, k4] repeat 5 times, p2, k2
add a cable every few (maybe 5?) rows on the k6 - until there are 8 cables
k all
p all
repeat last two rows 5 times
BO