Letting go of my need to control..

When ever I do art projects with Tenley, I have a really hard time letting go of what I have in my head of how it's supposed to turn out. 

I have to actively remind myself that it is her project and let her do it by herself. 

So when we started our card making this morning it was a struggle. She was supposed to use her thumb to make a monster on the front of the card. She used everything but her thumb. She put her whole hand in the paint and went to town. I sat by gritting my teeth telling her how good she was doing! And there is a very good reason that I let her do her thing (besides the obvious!).  

They turned out even cuter than they would have if she had just done a single thumbprint! I adore her creativity in adding the arms legs and hair. And their tiny mouths are so precious!!

Thank you Pinterest for this great idea! We had a great time and are so excited to put these in the mail to all her cousins!! 

Fall is here!!

Princess T and I have really been getting ready for fall. I've been trying to do a little bit of decorating around the house. I love holidays and I always want her to remember that they were fun and we had a great time preparing for them.

Here's what she and I did yesterday. She helped a ton! HA! Maybe next year she'll help even more.

She carried the ghosts down the drive for me!

And here's what Mommy worked on during naptime.

T found these at our local park and brought them home with her.

It adds a nice little fall touch to the house for very little money. Got the frames at Target for $2 dollars. Although I would like to paint them a rich gold, so that will be a few more dollars. Not too bad, I also plan to reuse the frames closer to Christmas, maybe with some holly leaves in them. Also this idea came from Pinterest, and it is officially my first finished project from that site. I LOVE PINTEREST!!