The perfect rainy day activity

One of the things I worried alot about when I learned I was pregnant with Gavin was "OMG- how can I possibly spend quality time with so many kids? Raising two children and working full time had me stretched to the limit already. How was I going to volunteer in classrooms and be "room mom"? Where would we put all the artwork? Our fridge was already full of precious drawings and busy schedules. However- it's all working out beautifully. Thanks to "magnet paint" we transformed one of the walls into the "Wall of Fame", and Todd & I take turns spending one on one time with each of the kids. Lauren and I recently spent our time at a pottery shop called "Color Me Mine" where you can pick out any one of dozens of pieces of plain pottery, choose your color paint and create your own masterpiece. As a unique gift from Aunt Julie, Lauren was given a gift certificate for her birthday, so we spent a rainy afternoon crafting our own pottery pieces. I read books to Gavin and got him down for a nap, Todd and Hunter played their video game and Lauren and I spent a nice afternoon together- this is what we came up with. . .

No princesses or mermaids here- Lauren loves dragons and dinosaurs so naturally she picked this dragon. At least it's pink!

I chose this cute little tea light pumkin but don't look too closely- you'll see my splotches!