busy table

the living room table is always occupied.

it's belle's table. for eating, for drawing, painting, playing, etc etc!

it's overused & we need a new one cause the glass is broken on one side.

we're still using it regardless.

when belle plays with the iPad, she goes on youtube & finds the most random videos.

she found this one video on a tutorial on how to make an octopus using tissue rolls. it was even in spanish! she watched & showed it to me over and over again. until we one day tried it using whatever materials i had at home....

the one in the video is cuter.

cause the person used googly eyes. i don't have any.

googly eyes are much cooler!

and the video version had a closed head octopus. they put some type of cloth in the hole then blended it in with paint.

don't know what type of cloth...it was in spanish!

& we made 3 of them...

then homemade play doh...

surprise surprise...making an octopus!

favorite recipe that i found here:

1 cup flour

1 cup water

1/4 cup salt

2 tablespoons cream of tar tar

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

play doh is always a hit no matter what age you are.

one night while i was sewing, aris & belle were playing with it & it sounded like i had 2 kids:

A: stop it belle! you have your own!

(belle stealing aris's piece)

B: YAY!!

A: fine. take it but don't bother my other play doh anymore.

(both busy. then belle takes a look at aris')

A: stay on your side belle! this is my piece.

B: no way!

haha. crazy kids.

& this is also where belle does her daily ritual of puzzle making.

she does the same princess puzzle every. single. day.

sometimes even twice or three times a day.

sometimes she and my grandma race each with their own puzzles.

finished!! the time she feels most excited is when she completes it.

then she stares & admires it. sometimes even takes pictures of it with my phone.

this was funny.

my grandma actually finished first...while belle was putting her last 3 pieces.

then i noticed that my grandma misplaced 2 pieces.

so while she was fixing it, belle finished! haha
belle waiting for her to finish.

i spend a lot of my time with these 2 crazy ladies.

all they do is crack me up!