I love my stepping stone garden - it is one of my favorite things and I joke that it is going to the nursing home with me. It's chock full of stones with baby hand and footprints along with other stones made just for fun or to commemorate certain family events.
I realized recently that I had not made a stone for Kate, and since we were heading down to Tennessee for Cole's birthday and I was already planning to make Susie's baby stepping stone, I brought materials to make one for Kate, too.
I also brought enough concrete and decorations for Julie and Kate to make their own stones to keep at home.
I decorated Susie's two little footprints with orange and blue stones to acknowledge her parents' Illini roots.
Emily was a big help - making four stones at once is not easy.
You have to press the stones deep down into the concrete. Otherwise, they may pop out later.
Kate loved all the colored stones and had quite a pile that she wanted to put into her personal stepping stone.
See why I chose Illinois colors? Just look at Cole's tee shirt!
Julie was able to work independently and made a lovely stepping stone to keep.
Susie's finished stone.
Kate's stepping stone for my garden (the round one) and the one she made for her own yard.
Julie's stone for home is next to the one with Susie's footprints.
The girls were very proud of their efforts, and they should be!
I can't wait for them to dry so they can be displayed in my stepping stone garden.
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