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The Littlest Pea and Pancake Art

August 25, 2018August 26, 2018 by Mom of 2 Peas, posted in DIY, Family Fun, My girls, Photo Blog, Single Mom of Two Peas

t and most fun art project we have done is because of the pancake art challenges on YouTube the littlest pea is obsessed!

So when she asked if we could do them, that was an easy yes we can…..She didn’t even need help with the batter…..

We used a few more colors this time (we’ve done this a couple times) and put them in ketchup and mustard bottles and a few bottles from the Dollar Tree.

Always spray the skillets …..We need an electric one like the YouTubers ….

Let the fun begin!

When you mess up make it a swimming pool…..or if your shamrock looks like a tree add apples~ And when you make the oldest pea into a pancake don’t say that the bubbles are her pimples she gets offended LOL !

We made a Pyper and her friend Kenedi who cracked up over the “Me” pancake…..

Pay no attention to background spray (our puppy has accidents 😦 )

I love the P that Phoebe made me she was pretty proud (so was I) !

Some pics from last time rainbows, Narwhals, and even the big sis helped last time !

Making Magic with the Littlest Pea

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 by Mom of 2 Peas, posted in Family Fun, Girl Scouts, My girls, Photo Blog, Single Mom of Two Peas

Home without the Oldest Pea so what could the Pheebs and I get ourselves into???

~~~We made Harry Potter Wands~~~

We just Googled how to and saw SO many tutorials! All pretty great, some easy, some so detailed that it was cool to watch but a little too hard for the 9yr old. The easier tutorials were simply chop sticks, hot glue gun, and paint ….some added glitter so of course we did too~

I made the first one and had her watch told her not to touch the glue or the end because of the burn factor and then let her go. Can we just look at that sheer determination and not the unbrushed hair bahaha !

After the glue was wrapped around the chopstick she treated it like a troll

Because we didn’t want a flat side to the wand we let them dry like this in the glitter jar:

The dry pretty quickly and if you don’t like how it turned out you can peel it off and start again.

Then once they are dry you do the paint and glitter.

Our creations:

And one special wand for one special person.

The week we made the wands was also Teacher Appreciation Week so she made her teacher one and then made her a sweet painting to match.

Add glitter!

~TADA~

We hope she liked it!

We hope you like this post and let us know if you made wands and how you did it !

This is the face I love my crazy little pea 🙂

Two Peas and a Castle

October 11, 2017October 12, 2017 by Mom of 2 Peas, posted in Family Fun, My girls, Photo Blog, Single Mom of Two Peas, Uncategorized

Every year since I can remember nothing good has ever happened on my birthday, there has been stitches, broken bones, bruises, accidents and even heartbreak. Last year I refused to leave my house because I didn’t want to risk it!

This year I refused to believe my birthday was cursed. I wanted to be with the peas and have an awesome day. I chose to visit the Loveland Castle or as it is formally called the Château Laroche.

It took 90 minutes to get there not bad and the girls were in great moods so that was even better!

They are open 11 – 4 and its only $5 to take a self guided tour which I personally LOVE when you go in you are greeted by a volunteer who tells you a little about the castle and which rooms are which. Of course the first thing we saw was the Dungeon <—– sign.

And immediately ran to it….

They cracked up because someone placed a lucky troll in there with the “prisoner” not too lucky it seems !

The dungeon led out to the gardens but we wanted to see the rest of the castle before we headed out there.

We went back upstairs and saw Sir Harry’s office, it was amazing left just as he had left it. (behind bars so no one could disturb)

His bedroom was in the same condition so awesome…..

Then up one more flight and the dining room was something out of King Arthur

In the back they have a sword collection and a video playing that tells you all about the Castle and Sir Harry, all the art, the chairs, the chains, and the Suit Of Armors

But that wasn’t all there was one more floor sort of….it was blocked off but the roof area was just spectacular from what we could see and just the stairs going up there well the kids said they were way cool 🙂

I would have loved to roamed all over the roof it did look pretty cool. So we went back down a flight look again in case we missed something.

Also those were some of the best pics I ever took of these girls!

We found a oriel window….a small balcony to look over some of the garden.

Look at the dragon!

Now look at us LOL

We ventured outside the castle and it was gorgeous…..

We loved this little trip we even ran back in for one more picture….

They weren’t too into it and the little wouldn’t sit alone I made her pretend to be royal apparently royal is a mean mug. HA!

The castle was a perfect day trip for my birthday with my girls for more info about the place go here: http://www.lovelandcastle.com/ if you check it out let us know how much you liked it!

OH and then there was this!

Next time we go we will go on one of the castle days they host once a month is the summer….also going to go hiking right there too !~ Sir Harry lived from 1890 – 1981 his life was amazing and the way he built this castle by himself stone by stone is nothing short of amazing. So do it Google him I feel if I start adding facts and stories I will have lifted it all from other website…I don’t want to do that 🙂

PS……for those that believe in b-day curses……on our way home at the gas station waiting to turn into a spot to get gas…..we got hit by a lady pulling out of a parking spot……she didn’t see us.

Next year we might just might not leave the house again $1580 of damage but at least we were able to drive home…..kind of killed the day though thanks lady!

Update to answer a question from a follower: Phoebe’s T-shirt came from https://www.humanunlimited.com/ We all have one! She wears hers at least once a week ~ I have gotten a few from them and they are amazing to check them out!!! (also they are located in my hometown of Akron OHIO! woohoo!)

Two Peas and Indian Run Falls

March 13, 2017March 6, 2017 by Mom of 2 Peas, posted in Family Fun, My girls, Photo Blog, Single Mom of Two Peas

It all started with a can we have a sleepover?????….and honestly I get this every weekend it was no shock LOL. I normally would say clean your room and sure…only the weather had been so nice I wanted to go hiking the next day so I said no because they would have to leave early the next day and that’s no fun……So um yeah they had a sleepover….. I am a pushover this has been proven in so many ways but this was a good one I just took them all!

Phoebe was the first one up that Sunday so we made omelets and toast for the girls her sister loves to bake she loves to cook. When they are old enough maybe I won’t have too *fingers crossed.

We packed up some water, apples and granola bars and set off to Dublin we hadn’t been to this one so we get to check that off our list of parks.

It was a smaller park than we have been to but we found some amazing things while we walked.

thought this tree looked liked a face!

Of course the girls felt the need…..OH…!

Then the falls as usual Phoebe wanted to get in….it’s not that warm! Py and I have a near death count for Phoebe on all our outdoor adventures the highest was at Hocking Hills with 30 something….this is where she wants to do something that could potentially lead to very bad things. Such as jumping over the gate to the falls….Near Death Count 1

There was a longer trail we could have taken but they were getting antsy and since I didn’t pack lunches only snacks …..we just stayed a couple hours.

We walked to the other side of the park which was an old cemetery and this http://dublinohiousa.gov/grounds-of-remembrance/ The Grounds of Remembrance. The girls paid their respects we talked about what it meant went back then looked at the old grave stones.

Some pics on the walk back to the car…..

I’d claim them all ~ I think they had fun they even let me take pictures so yeah!

As great as this park was as I mentioned before it was smaller and no kids playing area so we went over to Hilliard to Homestead Park.

Let those kids run free!

So as much I we hate global warming the nice days were very much welcomed. This Mom needs to be outside and these kids all need to run around and not be on their devices all the time! I can’t wait for the next place and maybe we will have more friends come……let me know if you’d love to come along!

Two Peas and Camping at Hocking Hills

October 17, 2016October 13, 2016 by Mom of 2 Peas, posted in Family Fun, My girls, Photo Blog, Single Mom of Two Peas

As as Girl Scout Leader I have camped with my daughters and our troop several times….but not tent camping. SO when my friend Jen saw we were hiking Hocking Hills and all over she suggested we go camping at Hocking Hills just one night since it was our first real time tent camping. I mean we had spent the night in a tent but only in the back yard where we can run inside the house if ever need but TENT camping HOW FUN! So we looked up different spots and she found this one ….

http://www.hockinghillscanoeing.com/camping.html

We stayed at the Family Fun Center site so the kids could do go carts and mini golf. It also had hiking trails and a creek to explore.

My girls and I got there a couple hours before Jen and her kids so I could stare at this and ponder how I was suppose to put the tent up because I never had before! and the ex had used it a lot so the directions were faded but it was cool there was three of us smart girls there between us …. we got this ! (even of there was some cursing and foot stomping by me not the girls LOL)

It took a few tries but….

We did it! all while watching the sky turn from a beautiful sunny blue to grayer and grayer and this mom going into panic mode…rain whyyyyy??

Once Jen and the kids got there they set their tent up in five minutes …show offs LOL !

Then the rain…..we hid in the car the kids in the tents it was so hot….then the girls come running out of our tent….it leaks would have been good know it leaked before we went. Once the rain stopped we tried to get the fire started for hot dogs…for awhile Skylar tried to keep the wood dry 🙂

We were able to get it going but the kids wanted to drive the go karts before it rained hard. So we walked over to the track !

Then the rain! I thought they would have to stop but they kept going poor Phoebe was in a kids cart so her car was super slow but she didn’t mind! They were all having a blast.

Ah camping…… we had another girl scout troop call us Troop Beverly Hills once I know it was meant to be funny in a mean way but you now what I’d rather be in a cabin yes, yes I would…

We got the fire going again after the rain stopped or the third time and made hot dogs.

THEN I know it’s shocking but MORE RAIN this time we ran clean across the way to a pavilion….the moms stayed under it while the kids ran around Phoebes t shirt just kept getting longer the more it got soaked it was hysterical!

We sent almost two hours under than pavilion it was miserable….my love of nature of the rain kind is loved mostly by watching it from indoors…back to the site Jen was able to get the fire going again for smores ….as for me….

So we made it an early to tent night we let the bigs sleep in the leaky tent bu I had enough blankets that we were able to make a hedge so none of the water got on the girls. While the moms and littles slept in Jen’s bigger tent….somehow though the Pheebs had me all the way by the tent wall all that room and I had none…:(

But I woke up to this sweet face…not so sweet morning breath LOL !

We woke up to a beautiful morning the sun was shining so we got up and had breakfast,cleaned up and decided we would ply a round of mini golf and then go to the creek before we headed home….

Mini golf seemed like a great idea…they had fun the first half of the game !

Then I think they were just tired because honestly even I was done….I just wanted a shower….SO we drove down to the river site to eat lunch and wow that was the spot. While the others finished eating I walked over to the creek we couldn’t see it where we were. It was breathtaking and the random canoe was pretty cool.

It was all over once the kids got down there thankfully I still had dry towels !

This was without a doubt the best part for the kids I couldn’t get Phoebe out of the water to leave!

Eventually we got her out and back over the hill to the car. We said our goodbyes to the Cashes and were on our way….

My favorite part….

On our way back to shower AHHHHH …honestly if the weather was better it would have been a lot more fun just not being able to hike or explore kinda blew BUT we will try again and we will rent a cabin even our friends agree to that one!

Two Peas and Highbanks Metro Park

October 11, 2016October 7, 2016 by Mom of 2 Peas, posted in Family Fun, My girls, Photo Blog, Single Mom of Two Peas

Wanting to keep hiking and visit new parks we visited Highbanks Metro Park it had a ton of trails to hit so we were pretty excited, plus the girls love the natural playgrounds and they had one!

We went to the nature center first just to check it out and grab a map. Outside the building they had an Eagles Nest that they encouraged you too add too…..it was all good and well until the littlest pea ran up to it and got stabbed in the leg…..needless to say she said they can build it themselves and ran off to climb the fallen branches.

Once the band aid was put on the stab wound we ran inside to get the map, it was pretty amazing inside too….

They had insects, snakes, fish and so much information about the parks and the girls could just go no need to keep saying don’t touch that because it was all there to touch and explore.

After about 30 minutes though it was time to start hiking, we went out the back door and saw a baby raccoon but he was so fast we didn’t get a picture….we did see about 40 people hunting Pokemon though it was kind of funny that they are looking for these things on their phones not once looking up to see the real animals right in front of them….luckily no one walked into the bee hive~ BZZZZZZ

I feel so lucky sometimes that my daughters can appreciate nature and visiting these parks (stay tunes for a blog post later this month about a day we DID NOT appreciate nature while camping LOL!)

Another 90 degree weather day ….. we didn’t care lets find that natural playground!

They made a tepee ( Pyper and I helped after Phoebe got stuck in this position! )

No pictures were taken of us all climbing the trees though, no hands to hold the phone and according to the girls I don;t have to take pictures of everything….which is untrue but whatever….so here’s more!

It was seriously a beautiful day just look at those clouds! We made our way to the creek Phoebe’s favorite part….until we saw a bazillion mosquitoes~

Needless to say we stuck to the trails …..

Two Peas and a Camera

October 8, 2016April 5, 2017 by Mom of 2 Peas, posted in My girls, Photo Blog, Single Mom of Two Peas

The girls and I love taking pictures of just about everything and on this day we wanted to be outside in the beautiful weather taking pictures at the Topiary Park downtown.

So we grabbed the back pack with snacks, the red & white sheet and took off again.

It was a Saturday where they had an event happening they call it the

PBJ & Jazz Family Concert Series

Every Saturday in the summer~

You can see what other events they offer here: http://www.topiarypark.org/events.html

We had parked around the block and walked over passing some amazing buildings that they would take pictures of on our way back.

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It didn’t take long for Pyper to jump right in taking pictures of the water features.

So we walked around to the area without all the kids but could still hear the music, there were people walking and talking, a cute couple on a date having a picnic and even a table with people from the city doing crafts with the tiny kids. Pyper saw a tree and immediately ran to take pictures, she even caught me on the outside watching her take pictures inside the leaves.

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I am not a fan of how I look (turns out there are no make me look younger and slimmer filters on this camera LOL on another note I am trying to work out and moisturize bahahaha) but you can see Phoebe behind me on our striped sheet in the perfect spot just taking in all the people, ducks and topiary creations around her waiting for her turn with the camera.

Of course we had to take a selfie inside the tree!

She caught us observing her photography techniques 🙂

She might have caught me taking her picture too ~

Pyper’s pics:

Phoebe waited OH SO PATIENTLY but she went second because lets face it we knew she wouldn’t be giving the camera back to sis so easily~ !

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Phoebe focused on the topiaries, flowers and the signs she absolutely loves this can’t wait to do this again with the fall leaves.

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I had to keep an eye on her but she wanted space….just like her sister she caught me watching…..but that’s my job!

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Phoebe’s pics:

My turn! I thought it was a great day to get pics of the girls too they looked beautiful personalities shining through with what they decided to wear out that day.

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The doll on the other hand …. “Phoebe Can I take a few without your doll?”

We moved over to the other side and got silly it was almost 90 degrees and we had been here for about four hours they might have been getting tired, so we busted out the snacks and chilled under a tree 🙂

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As you all know we are Girl Scouts maybe not your typical Scouts but Scouts none the less meaning we bring the back pack it has the trusty first aid kit and ice packs just in case! Well the ice packs come in super handy when the girls get super hot. We were glistening that day that’s for sure.

Phoebe laid comfortably under the tree and actually took some pretty amazing shots….

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Some randoms who ever wasn’t in it took it 🙂 !

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On our way back to the car shenanigans !~

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We took so many pictures I am going to make the girls books so they can look at all the great pictures they took and they can only get better!

http://www.topiarypark.org/ for directions and events, tours and to donate!

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