Long ago....before Christmas, before Thanksgiving even, we made a working trip to visit Darin's parents. Our main gift to my parents this year was a ton of homemade soap, so that was priority #1.
Soap making requires math.
Blah, but it's worth it.
We made Elements of Bamboo which is a mixture of earthy scents, peppermint "wake up" soap, and a citrus essential oil blend.
My father-in-law made all these fancy smancy soap cutters.
This is the fun part.
The whole room smells great and the slicing is therapeutic. One of those tasks that you can do while watching a movie or talking to someone....but you have something tangible accomplished at the end.
Grandpa helped Miriam make a few more glass pendents.
Darin, Miriam, and Grandpa worked together to make this cute basket.
Basket weaving is tougher than we thought, it took a team effort. More effort from then men, more watching from Miriam.
Little Byron wasn't really interested in the soap and basket weaving, a bit too young for the glass so Grandpa promised that next visit Bub would get to do something fun.
(so nice since Bub's new favorite phrase is "That's not fa-ow")
True to his word, over Christmas break Grandpa got out some fossils for Byron to inspect with his new magnifying glass. Bub is still talking about petrified Dinosaur gizzards.
I feel so blessed to be able to glean knowledge from my in-laws.
So grateful my kids have Grandparents they can look up to.
