I've been wanting to make a teepee for a while now. I know what materials I needed to get, but I really didn't want to go and buy bamboo sticks to put it together.
Recently a bad storm came through last Saturday and blew over tons of trees all over Lincoln. I decided to make lemonade out of lemons. So I walked around the corner from where I live and asked the neighbors if I could have some of the fallen limbs. They were happy for me to take it.
I trimmed off all the small branches and leaves at the bottom and middle then left the top alone. I ended up really liking that look anyhow!
Then I used curly ribbon (because I didn't have twine) to tie the branches together at the top.
While I was picking out my new teepee sticks, Ruby seemed a bit leery of what was going on. This meant that she wanted me to hold her while I was gathering these limbs. Then she wouldn't let me put her down while I was bringing them home. Look out everyone, here I come...holding Ruby in one arm and dragging part of a tree behind me..."Sorry cars, you're just going to have to wait..."
We had fun putting it together. I didn't have anything to do today so we paced out our day, going in the house occasionally for snacks and toys.
We played peek-a-boo and laughed until our tummies hurt!
Come out of your castle, fair maiden!
Alright, the fun is just getting started! Daddy will always join you for tea!
She can pretend with the best of them.
Here's to you Ruby! You're going to be TWO years old in two days. You have taught me to see the world through different eyes and I thank you for that. You are a slice of Heaven. I love you!
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