Cousin Lyla joined us on Friday for a day of arts and crafts. We colored, we painted, we cut, we created with Play-doh, and then we did it all over again and again and again.

Dusty had some old blue prints that were big enough to trace the kid's bodies. That was one of their most favorite activities. (And the most time consuming for me.)

Oh, and we put up the ball pit. Because I needed to make sure they had a way to make an even bigger mess. You know, because I embrace messes with open arms. *Sarcasm is dripping all over this.

Needless to say, that after our evening movie and popcorn everyone went to bed without a fight and slept soundly. So I succeeded.