born to craft (a pennant banner)

Brooklynn is in her second year of preschool,

and proves regularly, she has major skills
 in the arts and crafts department.

She can trace, cut and glue better than I ever expected.

I let her start with "very-beginner" scissors,
at probably about Asher's age {2 1/2}

or maybe even earlier.

Maybe those times when she was tiny,
when I would sit her in her bouncy seat
while I was doing crafty things, channeled creativity into her spirit.
She was a pleasant, no-fuss baby girl--
the sweetest of sidekicks;
born and raised to craft.

On the contrary,
if my Asher gets a hold of glue, scissors, pens or anything else that can be used to destruct,
I will jump a flight of stairs to remove them from his grip.
Why oh why, must this be so?

During the weekend, Brooklynn and I had to sneak this little project while brother
was getting some shut-eye and rejuvenating his little tanks of potential mayhem.
{Want to see mayhem?  Go here.}

I plan to keep him on just crayolas for a long while.

~Do your best~

were the words she wanted this little lovely to say.

She also traced and cut the triangles,

chose the font and the paint colors,

stamped most of the letters

and picked out the ribbon and the flowers. 

She even used the glue gun to adhere the pennants to the ribbon

{with a little guidance from Mom}.

She is quite thrilled with her banner,

and I am as well.

I love seeing her light up each time she climbs into bed,

and look forward to many, many more crafts together.

And the chosen message...

It speaks volumes about Brooklynn, and her sweet, precocious spirit.

Have you jumped in any puddles lately?

My daughter, Brooklynn is three and a half and has the best kind of advice. The other day while driving, she freely offered,

"Everyone needs to grow up so they can jump in puddles."

The best part about her advice is that most times it is given without relativeness, and is tossed before me as a glimpse into the simple life; a child's outlook on the way things are and possibly the way things should remain.

Here's to a simple weekend full of r & r, some writing, reading, crafting--and maybe some puddle stomping.

How about you?

-cbm