tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57524405257928318002024-03-13T12:18:49.426-04:00once upon a timemama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.comBlogger273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-83213377860848173192011-03-30T12:18:00.000-04:002011-03-30T12:18:34.736-04:00Wordless Wednesday: Please come back spring! We miss you!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WsPY_caFT-4/TZNXkRDlF0I/AAAAAAAADdw/xZr6EBPOIUQ/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WsPY_caFT-4/TZNXkRDlF0I/AAAAAAAADdw/xZr6EBPOIUQ/s320/004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qUNKqJ7B8ko/TZNXjKZuN5I/AAAAAAAADds/UO9x8XwEB54/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qUNKqJ7B8ko/TZNXjKZuN5I/AAAAAAAADds/UO9x8XwEB54/s320/002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K-QHyVDnvek/TZNXo4YlPHI/AAAAAAAADd0/_APml4MJgGw/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K-QHyVDnvek/TZNXo4YlPHI/AAAAAAAADd0/_APml4MJgGw/s320/006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-51206409953963838632011-03-28T11:01:00.001-04:002011-03-28T11:03:53.435-04:00R r R r R r....... and Random..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last week was a rainy yucky mess, Yay Spring! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So we worked on Rr for the week</div><div style="text-align: center;">First we made Rain.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We made the umbrella out of a coffee filter that they "painted" with food coloring in a bit of water. For the rain they ripped blue tissue paper and crumpled it up.. Totally easy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MutiW9ieuQ0/TZCbst6wYEI/AAAAAAAADdQ/f3pQafECeqw/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MutiW9ieuQ0/TZCbst6wYEI/AAAAAAAADdQ/f3pQafECeqw/s320/010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we made a rainbow rabbit... and it took the nose with pipe cleaners several applications of glue and several DAYS to dry... If I had known it was going to take that long I would have left out the pipe cleaners! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UhvBQAOW4b8/TZCb5vHL5lI/AAAAAAAADdU/jb7Pxt2GTpo/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UhvBQAOW4b8/TZCb5vHL5lI/AAAAAAAADdU/jb7Pxt2GTpo/s320/016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And for our last project of the week we made a Rocket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_5Y7-XjFFH8/TZCb7EJt2kI/AAAAAAAADdY/BPxIP2vuhpA/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_5Y7-XjFFH8/TZCb7EJt2kI/AAAAAAAADdY/BPxIP2vuhpA/s320/017.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Every morning they write their names thanks to<a href="http://www.kidzone.ws/tracers/"> This page at Kidzone.com</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This week I added in numbers... We started with number 1 today! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And on a totally random note... I got a huge box of random goodies from my grandmother. Tons of cake decorating items that I can not wait to try out! </div><div style="text-align: center;">She sent a BUNCH of sprinkles which is really awesome because I have a spice rack that I am in LOVE with, but I rarely ever use for spices... In fact the spices in them had gotten old so I tossed them around Christmas with the thought that I would fill the jars up with different sprinkles. Well I never got around to buying more that one package of rainbow colored jimmies and my spice rack just looked sad.. Now that it is mostly full it is a much happier thing!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E_CIVcsR3c4/TZCjDm1oRAI/AAAAAAAADdo/Mt5WwE7dXOU/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E_CIVcsR3c4/TZCjDm1oRAI/AAAAAAAADdo/Mt5WwE7dXOU/s320/018.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> Makes me want to have a cupcake decorating party now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
She also sent the most awesome cake pan ever! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LPLHxkDAN7o/TZCf-Eva49I/AAAAAAAADdk/5UXMBsKE5XE/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LPLHxkDAN7o/TZCf-Eva49I/AAAAAAAADdk/5UXMBsKE5XE/s320/025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">An orange, pineapple upside down cake pan! yay!</div><div style="text-align: center;">So of course this weekend I HAD to make pineapple upside down cake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sDRyrEip90E/TZCetm9cm4I/AAAAAAAADdc/qo59JCNcuxw/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sDRyrEip90E/TZCetm9cm4I/AAAAAAAADdc/qo59JCNcuxw/s320/003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lets just say it didn't last very long!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you Grandma!!</div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-4940434460112005552011-03-23T12:00:00.003-04:002011-03-23T18:00:01.027-04:00Ss is for Spring!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ps__Ql1jqOs/TYeQjlBPpUI/AAAAAAAADdE/If-bddQhAy0/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ps__Ql1jqOs/TYeQjlBPpUI/AAAAAAAADdE/If-bddQhAy0/s320/008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last week we worked on the letter Ss here. So First off we started with</div><div style="text-align: center;">Seeds (I was bad last week and didn't take any pictures of them planting them but just one week later and our flowers are sprouting ) First the girls painted the pots then they got to play with dirt and plant the seeds!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lk2qk83as2o/TYeQT_qv45I/AAAAAAAADdA/Y9T39KAcGIk/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lk2qk83as2o/TYeQT_qv45I/AAAAAAAADdA/Y9T39KAcGIk/s320/033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then a Snake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XcWpKaciIYk/TYeQRt9nJkI/AAAAAAAADc8/EE9IjHZV7Mo/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XcWpKaciIYk/TYeQRt9nJkI/AAAAAAAADc8/EE9IjHZV7Mo/s320/038.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And last but not least we did some fun finger painting and gluing to make a Shamrock </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ps__Ql1jqOs/TYeQjlBPpUI/AAAAAAAADdE/If-bddQhAy0/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ps__Ql1jqOs/TYeQjlBPpUI/AAAAAAAADdE/If-bddQhAy0/s320/008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bo7uj9qTMcE/TYeQoQ1QfFI/AAAAAAAADdI/_9fRsCgmYfo/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bo7uj9qTMcE/TYeQoQ1QfFI/AAAAAAAADdI/_9fRsCgmYfo/s320/016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rogTEqb4qJM/TYeQwevkKYI/AAAAAAAADdM/09eJWBcW5rs/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rogTEqb4qJM/TYeQwevkKYI/AAAAAAAADdM/09eJWBcW5rs/s320/019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">and our house is filling up with art!</div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-18363693343917143792011-03-22T11:25:00.001-04:002011-03-22T11:25:00.391-04:00A B C D E F G H!<div style="text-align: center;">Two weeks ago we worked on Hh. I am Slacking on or alphabet! LOL </div><div style="text-align: center;">First we made a Hat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zOx5VBaXEQw/TYduPYICODI/AAAAAAAADco/JNSdS2S_H5E/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zOx5VBaXEQw/TYduPYICODI/AAAAAAAADco/JNSdS2S_H5E/s320/010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then a House on a hill. This was So much fun! I made colored rice for the girls to fill in the picture, It was messy but a lot easier to clean than glitter!</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to make your own colored rice <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_4450374_make-colored-rice.html">I got the recipe from E-how </a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-elVjFN8j9LU/TYdukTAZKbI/AAAAAAAADcs/cjUnBH6StYM/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-elVjFN8j9LU/TYdukTAZKbI/AAAAAAAADcs/cjUnBH6StYM/s320/016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then We made a Hot air balloon with our Hand print!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uMzMVxQ8SZE/TYdvArjlsEI/AAAAAAAADcw/EucuInCk2bw/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uMzMVxQ8SZE/TYdvArjlsEI/AAAAAAAADcw/EucuInCk2bw/s320/012.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">And after working on H for a week Apparently Caitlynn decided it was time for a Haircut. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I wasn't thrilled with cutting her hair, but she didn't leave us much choice and cut it herself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-X-dnBH61S5A/TYdyU9Sz7zI/AAAAAAAADc4/FIQM7SRnbaU/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-X-dnBH61S5A/TYdyU9Sz7zI/AAAAAAAADc4/FIQM7SRnbaU/s320/004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But I AM thrilled with the results!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bkyA9AqvH7o/TYdvXUVKdxI/AAAAAAAADc0/30quHAU1n3o/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bkyA9AqvH7o/TYdvXUVKdxI/AAAAAAAADc0/30quHAU1n3o/s320/002.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-26421158735711310102011-03-21T11:24:00.000-04:002011-03-21T11:24:24.848-04:00Happy 11th Nathaniel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1lvj_zmkUZ8/TYdm3Y1D8QI/AAAAAAAADcE/vU3XGRSfj4A/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1lvj_zmkUZ8/TYdm3Y1D8QI/AAAAAAAADcE/vU3XGRSfj4A/s320/025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On Friday my oldest celebrated his 11th birthday!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think he had a Wonderful day/weekend!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ljq5DBhKXZg/TYdm_XIDXEI/AAAAAAAADcI/iNHydPytlqA/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ljq5DBhKXZg/TYdm_XIDXEI/AAAAAAAADcI/iNHydPytlqA/s320/029.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">First thing in the AM was presents!!!!!! He got a TON of action figures (pokemon, bakugaun etc. )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FIHgqSXhWXU/TYdnForhL5I/AAAAAAAADcM/-45LUZgnXTQ/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FIHgqSXhWXU/TYdnForhL5I/AAAAAAAADcM/-45LUZgnXTQ/s320/034.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh and Phineas and Ferb!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fl6VR9NX38o/TYdnTa_C3YI/AAAAAAAADcQ/6IyJHKYvcLc/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fl6VR9NX38o/TYdnTa_C3YI/AAAAAAAADcQ/6IyJHKYvcLc/s320/039.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lego's!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Imak4cXLULI/TYdna9c26ZI/AAAAAAAADcU/SFoRG6zWRjo/s1600/057.JPG" imageanchor="1"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A dominion race course thing!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then from grandpa Jeff(well first he got a desk... but we have to clean his room and put it together still LOL) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hbAGAwjHEAA/TYdnkLceuZI/AAAAAAAADcY/sX-cpcj0WBQ/s1600/062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hbAGAwjHEAA/TYdnkLceuZI/AAAAAAAADcY/sX-cpcj0WBQ/s320/062.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> And a digital video camera!!!!!!!!<a href="http://9im6jjs425770o267f7u4gprd0l4tbn2-a-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/ifr?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwms.assoc-amazon.com%2FGoogleGadgets%2Famzn_monetize.xml&container=blogger&view=editor-sidebar&lang=en&country=ALL&sanitize=0&v=99687c48396f539b&libs=core%3Adynamic-height%3Agoogle.blog%3Agoogle.blog.editor%3Alocked-domain%3Arpc%3Asetprefs%3Asettitle%3Aviews&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2F&mid=1268453663674#"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/B-Stock-Creative-Generation-Pocket-Camera/dp/B002XB2FZ2" target="_blank">B-Stock Creative 2nd Generation Vado HD Pocket Video Camera 4…</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I almost felt bad... When he opened the box I think for a split second he thought it was a cell phone LOL!</div><div style="text-align: center;">But once he got home from school it was all camera all weekend!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nDsdJVYfTUs/TYdnvmgjf9I/AAAAAAAADcc/e8hsvdXRZow/s1600/067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nDsdJVYfTUs/TYdnvmgjf9I/AAAAAAAADcc/e8hsvdXRZow/s320/067.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> And we have been treated to little gems from him, like This video from a restaurant... When I didn't even know he had it on LOL.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwSxpIcuJc3MnalWfmigBcWTgZq4ozpwRTqK8ARLA7Ks46wHkISAfmxMnQyQ3mlBeQC1S2wYCcnvuPCR9q8UA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then it was Cake time</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oXW5d-vOxr8/TYdtB5vHFLI/AAAAAAAADck/nf2CQqJp5cM/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oXW5d-vOxr8/TYdtB5vHFLI/AAAAAAAADck/nf2CQqJp5cM/s320/002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">hmmm? Super Nathaniel, or Nathaniel Man, That is the question!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tc8t-AFI-lQ/TYdoY1l256I/AAAAAAAADcg/hk9QyudGQiM/s1600/144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tc8t-AFI-lQ/TYdoY1l256I/AAAAAAAADcg/hk9QyudGQiM/s320/144.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!</div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-38057528679836982382011-03-06T11:35:00.000-05:002011-03-06T11:35:34.510-05:00I'm so glad yesterday was nice!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qLcQjrM8Eb4/TXO0aAPnl_I/AAAAAAAADbc/VXnabeGyi6w/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qLcQjrM8Eb4/TXO0aAPnl_I/AAAAAAAADbc/VXnabeGyi6w/s320/008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Because we took advantage of it! We walked over to the playground and spent a good 2 hours there. I love this playground because there is a track right next to it so while the kids got to run around I walked 2 miles on the track! Woohoo :).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ufmoJLtnmNc/TXO0edNwiEI/AAAAAAAADbg/cJF-8c3OEEw/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ufmoJLtnmNc/TXO0edNwiEI/AAAAAAAADbg/cJF-8c3OEEw/s320/015.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also happened to get some pretty cute pictures!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--wK45LsAgzc/TXO0i_wVrNI/AAAAAAAADbk/og2Vlnfpb3o/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--wK45LsAgzc/TXO0i_wVrNI/AAAAAAAADbk/og2Vlnfpb3o/s320/019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">By the way, maybe it wasn't my smartest decision to go to the park with no jackets, it was 60 degrees out but the wind was pretty chilly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2XAEG4GU6Qs/TXO0mJNCmvI/AAAAAAAADbo/_PcnRJcPtw0/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2XAEG4GU6Qs/TXO0mJNCmvI/AAAAAAAADbo/_PcnRJcPtw0/s320/022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">They had a good day regardless</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MA190oD-fhM/TXO0qtteEhI/AAAAAAAADbs/mMV2dabjYsU/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MA190oD-fhM/TXO0qtteEhI/AAAAAAAADbs/mMV2dabjYsU/s320/027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">You've gotta love watching a big brother play with his sister <3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4fmlPTT74z8/TXO0vNH4_yI/AAAAAAAADbw/uNw-yTN__dM/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4fmlPTT74z8/TXO0vNH4_yI/AAAAAAAADbw/uNw-yTN__dM/s320/031.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And you are never to big to play on the playground</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E9c1JlZYT0U/TXO04ZmiVMI/AAAAAAAADb0/NahgqUUj4RA/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E9c1JlZYT0U/TXO04ZmiVMI/AAAAAAAADb0/NahgqUUj4RA/s320/044.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Trying to get a group shot of 4 kids is always fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bT0gBRX_h40/TXO06joBcBI/AAAAAAAADb4/MHM2N2R1Pwc/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bT0gBRX_h40/TXO06joBcBI/AAAAAAAADb4/MHM2N2R1Pwc/s320/045.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I do happen to love just how much you can tell they were having fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fkp92RlP1B4/TXO09YNiTxI/AAAAAAAADb8/nAsbYG_BYGQ/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fkp92RlP1B4/TXO09YNiTxI/AAAAAAAADb8/nAsbYG_BYGQ/s320/046.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But I did manage to get just one picture of them all looking at the camera.. It's not a perfect picture, but it is fun and shows (I think) that they had a great day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gJMfH2OMYzs/TXO0-rB5FgI/AAAAAAAADcA/19IWQaxTjTs/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gJMfH2OMYzs/TXO0-rB5FgI/AAAAAAAADcA/19IWQaxTjTs/s320/047.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yup those are my wild and crazy kids, And like I said I am really glad that yesterday was a good day because today is raining and gross with no signs of letting up!</div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-86680071839783755032011-03-05T16:21:00.000-05:002011-03-05T16:21:08.419-05:00Big B little b what begins with B?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FamUZ3x6tBA/TXKn0xTcUWI/AAAAAAAADbU/bsbipHIOdvA/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FamUZ3x6tBA/TXKn0xTcUWI/AAAAAAAADbU/bsbipHIOdvA/s320/026.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes we worked on Bb this week. First was a Bumble Bee on monday</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k8qS7j5wlLI/TXKna46TONI/AAAAAAAADbA/wZUy1aVAM1Y/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k8qS7j5wlLI/TXKna46TONI/AAAAAAAADbA/wZUy1aVAM1Y/s320/004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S6NDtOr-FoE/TXKnhwE9DoI/AAAAAAAADbE/54_dRN1uZMk/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S6NDtOr-FoE/TXKnhwE9DoI/AAAAAAAADbE/54_dRN1uZMk/s320/007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday was a <a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mbirdhouse.html">Blue Bird house</a> (with Blue bird).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EVWYsyD5TT8/TXKnlVAWYbI/AAAAAAAADbI/zFqvQ538wsw/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EVWYsyD5TT8/TXKnlVAWYbI/AAAAAAAADbI/zFqvQ538wsw/s320/009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s61EEfLbiYk/TXKnsvv6yCI/AAAAAAAADbM/88TvVmQxvNc/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s61EEfLbiYk/TXKnsvv6yCI/AAAAAAAADbM/88TvVmQxvNc/s320/015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MGvqat1qtC0/TXKnx0yiHAI/AAAAAAAADbQ/Mb959_IYkr8/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MGvqat1qtC0/TXKnx0yiHAI/AAAAAAAADbQ/Mb959_IYkr8/s320/023.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday was a Big Beautiful butterfly made with hand prints!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bjP50FXZ6aU/TXKn79Mq_RI/AAAAAAAADbY/8lccTi5XG9M/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bjP50FXZ6aU/TXKn79Mq_RI/AAAAAAAADbY/8lccTi5XG9M/s320/003.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you look closely at Caitlynn's (bottom) she decorated the wings with lowercase b's <3</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing terribly exciting just lots and lots of learning!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy!</div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-38053821168668878382011-02-18T11:34:00.000-05:002011-02-18T11:34:34.161-05:00Happy Birthday Caitlynn!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QMgyaUTLk70/TV6YE601LiI/AAAAAAAADaA/z4f2v4UK7KA/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QMgyaUTLk70/TV6YE601LiI/AAAAAAAADaA/z4f2v4UK7KA/s320/003.JPG" width="237" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday the youngest of my bunch turned 4! And oh what fun it was!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It all started with PRESENTS!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cq-p1D3aFq8/TV6YJQ3ckxI/AAAAAAAADaE/GgzoIzYpP60/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cq-p1D3aFq8/TV6YJQ3ckxI/AAAAAAAADaE/GgzoIzYpP60/s320/005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And what did she ask for?? Coloring books</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YFwi1_Ip_1k/TV6YST1lPlI/AAAAAAAADaI/1ag4yMVN34w/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YFwi1_Ip_1k/TV6YST1lPlI/AAAAAAAADaI/1ag4yMVN34w/s320/007.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Clothes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mRzMjyX9KzM/TV6YcO52KFI/AAAAAAAADaM/9WFE3AWyvL8/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mRzMjyX9KzM/TV6YcO52KFI/AAAAAAAADaM/9WFE3AWyvL8/s320/010.JPG" width="238" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some littlest pet shop's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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And of course some new shoes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5g55tozJ2IY/TV6avBodL4I/AAAAAAAADaw/BAB5N37Ka9I/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5g55tozJ2IY/TV6avBodL4I/AAAAAAAADaw/BAB5N37Ka9I/s320/021.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And what was under the blanket??? She didn't specifically ask for it, But it was something I found that I knew she would love....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xjbSTEyfQDw/TV6Y9AXBPZI/AAAAAAAADaY/nGskdaQIR6I/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xjbSTEyfQDw/TV6Y9AXBPZI/AAAAAAAADaY/nGskdaQIR6I/s320/025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Princess-Table-Paper-Storage/dp/B003ZNTA2I?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwmy0343-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="Disney Princess Art Table with Paper Roll, Wipe Board and Storage" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B003ZNTA2I&tag=httpwwwmy0343-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=httpwwwmy0343-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003ZNTA2I" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Princess-Table-Paper-Storage/dp/B003ZNTA2I?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwmy0343-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Disney Princess Art Table with Paper Roll, Wipe Board and Storage</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=httpwwwmy0343-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003ZNTA2I" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And she does love it! </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is just the perfect size for her and has cute little bins for all of her coloring books and supplies!!! </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then she got an extra surprise of gifts from her Grandpa!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CMCVg5qoE8E/TV6ZNg4uHrI/AAAAAAAADac/Saec8nl7y-Q/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CMCVg5qoE8E/TV6ZNg4uHrI/AAAAAAAADac/Saec8nl7y-Q/s320/029.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Silverlicious-Pinkalicious-Victoria-Kann/dp/0061781231?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwmy0343-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Silverlicious!</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=httpwwwmy0343-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061781231" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> One of the cutest books ever and just prefect for your little princess</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XVDsMZC7Qdg/TV6ZQRnlfDI/AAAAAAAADag/082pjSF68es/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XVDsMZC7Qdg/TV6ZQRnlfDI/AAAAAAAADag/082pjSF68es/s320/030.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> A sweet little baby that can go in the bath!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yqo0wLdldVs/TV6ZUUJ3UhI/AAAAAAAADak/OU-blq1b5cs/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yqo0wLdldVs/TV6ZUUJ3UhI/AAAAAAAADak/OU-blq1b5cs/s320/031.JPG" width="243" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A brand new pillow pet! And she is in love with everything!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then for cake...</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Really I think this little girl will be getting some sort of piggy cake every year for the rest of her life :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CyY5F3IQZ4E/TV6dFcTyl_I/AAAAAAAADa0/DITckKUo2VE/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CyY5F3IQZ4E/TV6dFcTyl_I/AAAAAAAADa0/DITckKUo2VE/s320/045.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You should have heard her squeal when she saw it :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g9WlBosUbaM/TV6dJScMVRI/AAAAAAAADa4/IEoepgFbE8E/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g9WlBosUbaM/TV6dJScMVRI/AAAAAAAADa4/IEoepgFbE8E/s320/046.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh yes she was in love!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gqi2nOsusN8/TV6dNSBMEuI/AAAAAAAADa8/6qAnL2b8yzI/s1600/048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gqi2nOsusN8/TV6dNSBMEuI/AAAAAAAADa8/6qAnL2b8yzI/s320/048.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make a wish sweetheart!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy Birthday to my great big 4 year old!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And happy Birthday to my sweet Hubby! Who didn't mind giving up his spotlight for his little princess!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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When they are dry we will add some heart stickers and eyes LOL.<br />
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Tomorrow I need one more V craft, I'm thinking a Vase (paper)with flowers....<br />
Anyone have any more Ideas?????mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-58749315061679139852011-01-05T08:00:00.002-05:002011-01-05T08:00:14.156-05:00The cutest little pies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TSMz_AJNytI/AAAAAAAADZM/qQGpXooQUss/s1600/pie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TSMz_AJNytI/AAAAAAAADZM/qQGpXooQUss/s320/pie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now most of the time I can say for sure without a doubt that when I bake something it probably won't be pretty but it will taste good :). Well for Christmas my mother in law got me the cutest little thing :) Called a<a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/apple-pocket-pie-mold/?pkey=e%7Cpocket%2Bpie%7C6%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C2&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH%7C%7CNoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-Feature_Recipe_Rule-_-"> "pocket pie mold" from William Sonoma </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pretend the picture is white and a star... That is what I got but I can't find a picture of it and well it is just to much work to take a pic of mine! </div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the most awesome thing ever! It makes little cute hand held pies, and yesterday I even used it to make PB&J for the kids for snack at school and press it together like an uncrustable!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TSM03sQn_pI/AAAAAAAADZQ/JB3k5PgG6Kc/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TSM03sQn_pI/AAAAAAAADZQ/JB3k5PgG6Kc/s320/002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But really who wouldn't want little star shaped apple pies for snack!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TSM06TEr0hI/AAAAAAAADZU/QrUyvtkQwlA/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TSM06TEr0hI/AAAAAAAADZU/QrUyvtkQwlA/s320/004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Well there just weren't many picture of the kids opening presents from mommy, and daddy, and grandma Karen and Santa..<br />
But after breakfast the kids opened presents From Grandpa and we made sure to get a ton of those pictures!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div>First up was ponies! Love them!! They have played with them every single day :)<br />
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The next series of Dragon ball Z!!!!!!!!<br />
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you can't go wrong with boys and legos!!!!!!!<br />
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I hope everyone had a merry Christmas and a happy new year We really did!!!!!!!!!!mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-83602523806711287502010-12-11T14:03:00.000-05:002010-12-11T14:03:47.430-05:00busy busy busy<div style="text-align: center;">Things here have been busy to say the least. Last Wednesday Nathaniel had his winter recorder concert! He did wonderfully and hadn't told me before that he was doing the advanced songs!!! I am so proud of him!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TQPIUcUnvEI/AAAAAAAADXQ/vmvS7MrpJZw/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TQPIUcUnvEI/AAAAAAAADXQ/vmvS7MrpJZw/s320/017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then Friday we got report cards. All of the kids were excited for us to see them! and all I could say was.. Wow my kids are smart LOL.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Brianna received all 3's (the best she can get for kindy). She needs to work on recognizing the uppercase letter Y, and the sounds for Y and TH. They say she has mastered everything else!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Alex received just about all 4's (that would be exceeds standards of learning 94% of the time). His handwriting has gone from a 2 (yeah he is an 8 year old boy.) to a 3. I am just blown away!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nathaniel has raised every grade he got except math.. that went from a 91 to a 90.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lets just say I am so very happy with them!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today we painted Christmas ornaments for gifts,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TQPIeoBC18I/AAAAAAAADXU/WmWtmFz2GIw/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TQPIeoBC18I/AAAAAAAADXU/WmWtmFz2GIw/s320/002.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The kids had alot of fun :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TQPIf73jybI/AAAAAAAADXY/zhSlsr285W4/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TQPIf73jybI/AAAAAAAADXY/zhSlsr285W4/s320/003.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh and on the table I rescued some packing paper that came in a package from amazon... It is PERFECT for covering the table LOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TQPIkJ7muSI/AAAAAAAADXc/G-i7RSMZggA/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TQPIkJ7muSI/AAAAAAAADXc/G-i7RSMZggA/s320/005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yay! The ornaments always come out so cute :)</div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-71276523438301653132010-11-29T10:57:00.000-05:002010-11-29T10:57:40.571-05:00Seasons greetings!<div style="text-align: center;">I hope everyone has had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had such a good time at my parents house. We all loved seeing all of our family and enjoying the company of loved ones. After our little vacation we came home and first had a small thanksgiving dinner on Saturday with Steve. Ham, sweet potatoes, corn and pie YUM. Then we spent Sunday cleaning and putting up our tree! After baths I decided to try and get some pictures of the kids, except the camera lens was dirty... so all the pictures turned out blurry..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TPPL2YZkOnI/AAAAAAAADXA/TpT3LzL00-8/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TPPL2YZkOnI/AAAAAAAADXA/TpT3LzL00-8/s320/003.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I figured out the problem cleaned it up and I get a picture of Caitlynn picking her nose..... sigh....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TPPL7WvFQoI/AAAAAAAADXE/vni1XND-qWM/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TPPL7WvFQoI/AAAAAAAADXE/vni1XND-qWM/s320/011.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So maybe we will try again tonight LOL</div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-54704462503226967942010-10-03T11:46:00.000-04:002010-10-03T11:46:06.254-04:00Yummy yummy Yummy Earth review!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TKid_I6FM2I/AAAAAAAADW8/5p3aFI8Lr6E/s1600/890146001876_-_Family_Size_Fruit_Pops.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TKid_I6FM2I/AAAAAAAADW8/5p3aFI8Lr6E/s320/890146001876_-_Family_Size_Fruit_Pops.jpg" width="278" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our very first review here at Once upon a time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> And oh what a review. We got to try what is easily the BEST lollipops I have ever tasted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yummy Earth Organic lollipops, made with no corn syrup, no artificial dyes, They are Nut free, soy free, GMO free, wheat free, gluten free, Dairy free, Casein free. They are 100 % vegan, Certified organic, and use all natural fruit extracts for flavor. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A real down home company started by two dads who wanted a good treat to feed their children, not just another artificially flavored dye filled piece of junk </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to say as a mom I love the ingredient list... It includes ingredients that I KNOW. That I would be happy to use in meals/ treats for my children. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As a candy connoisseur, yes I have a sweet tooth, I prefer chocolate, Dark chocolate but I also chew gum all the time and indulge in good hard candies from time to time. These were hands down the best hard candies I have ever tasted. They actually tasted like fruit! They weren't overwhelmingly sweet and just one lollipop satisfied that craving for sweets!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now from the children....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TKidafWjCcI/AAAAAAAADWw/uYfHUm7guuo/s1600/081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TKidafWjCcI/AAAAAAAADWw/uYfHUm7guuo/s320/081.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">From Caitlynn(age 3): Yummy, good, I like it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TKido1QLXUI/AAAAAAAADW0/QwCyP_MA7D0/s1600/083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TKido1QLXUI/AAAAAAAADW0/QwCyP_MA7D0/s320/083.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">From Brianna(age 5): Awesome, and um... I wish we could get more!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TKidqFzb_eI/AAAAAAAADW4/HgngkYuQiwo/s1600/084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TKidqFzb_eI/AAAAAAAADW4/HgngkYuQiwo/s320/084.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">From Alex(age 8): Awesome! My favorite is the blueberry because it is the Best!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So go out and get some really good candy!Share with your neighborhood Trick or Treater's this Halloween. Or just use that as an excuse to buy some ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TKid_I6FM2I/AAAAAAAADW8/5p3aFI8Lr6E/s1600/890146001876_-_Family_Size_Fruit_Pops.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TKid_I6FM2I/AAAAAAAADW8/5p3aFI8Lr6E/s320/890146001876_-_Family_Size_Fruit_Pops.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">We received a family sized bag of Yummy Earth Organic lollipops for the purpose of this review,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The thoughts and opinions are our own!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/YummyEarth-Lollipops-Assorted-30-Ounce-Container/dp/B000HDK0D2" target="_blank">YummyEarth Organic Lollipops, Assorted Flavors, 30-Ounce Cont…</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/YummyEarth-Lollipops-Assorted-30-Ounce-Container/dp/B000HDK0D2" target="_blank"><img alt="YummyEarth Organic Lollipops, Assorted Flavors, 30-Ounce Container" class="AMZNimage" height="60" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Se6ahnfiL._SL75_.jpg" width="52" /></a></div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-37008840939126728992010-09-22T06:34:00.000-04:002010-09-22T06:34:39.140-04:00Wordless Wednessday: My daughter the mime.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJnantn0byI/AAAAAAAADV0/RVXtHU_nFB4/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJnantn0byI/AAAAAAAADV0/RVXtHU_nFB4/s320/007.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJnaq6zdUNI/AAAAAAAADV8/SQNIjTfMxmI/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJnaq6zdUNI/AAAAAAAADV8/SQNIjTfMxmI/s320/009.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJnat3iooFI/AAAAAAAADWE/-gY9QPl7XLQ/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJnat3iooFI/AAAAAAAADWE/-gY9QPl7XLQ/s320/010.JPG" width="231" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJna00fxJ3I/AAAAAAAADWM/G4qldBf6Lmo/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJna00fxJ3I/AAAAAAAADWM/G4qldBf6Lmo/s320/015.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJna2ff-hsI/AAAAAAAADWU/2lM9tmiU2w4/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJna2ff-hsI/AAAAAAAADWU/2lM9tmiU2w4/s320/016.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJna6zjQXvI/AAAAAAAADWc/dfP4ty8KdJA/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJna6zjQXvI/AAAAAAAADWc/dfP4ty8KdJA/s320/017.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJnbC9LaluI/AAAAAAAADWk/N_2mwENpfGQ/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJnbC9LaluI/AAAAAAAADWk/N_2mwENpfGQ/s320/022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-33036233887455127962010-09-20T09:43:00.000-04:002010-09-20T09:43:32.918-04:00Happy Birthday Alex!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdfsv2wDHI/AAAAAAAADUs/mi5NM65rdtM/s1600/058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdfsv2wDHI/AAAAAAAADUs/mi5NM65rdtM/s320/058.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday my baby boy turned 8 years old! Lucky him it was on a Sunday so he then had all day to play with his new toys!!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">(BTW those lollipops are the absolutely best lollipops ever <a href="http://yummyearth.com/">Yummy Earth organic lollipops, </a>review coming soon!!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdf5KxEXRI/AAAAAAAADU0/L3_qhkdsCTQ/s1600/066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdf5KxEXRI/AAAAAAAADU0/L3_qhkdsCTQ/s320/066.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">First thing in the morning it was time for presents!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgEa-kLYI/AAAAAAAADU8/WtRzzcRIrdY/s1600/078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgEa-kLYI/AAAAAAAADU8/WtRzzcRIrdY/s320/078.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After presents at his request we had pancakes (chocolate chip) eggs, and bacon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgJdB9zsI/AAAAAAAADVE/qK1O0nPcoAs/s1600/079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgJdB9zsI/AAAAAAAADVE/qK1O0nPcoAs/s320/079.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He had an absolutely wonderful day Hanging out, playing with new toys and video games!</div><div style="text-align: center;">For dinner he requested spaghetti, I've noticed all of my kids choose either spaghetti or pizza for their birthday LOL.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then it was cake time... I'm not so pleased with the cake... But Alex loved it..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgTjd9uAI/AAAAAAAADVM/10xqIqMKCQg/s1600/085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgTjd9uAI/AAAAAAAADVM/10xqIqMKCQg/s320/085.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I set cookie cutters on the cake and poured colored sugar into the shapes. But he liked it! Next weekend we will be doing another cake when my parents and mother in-law come to celebrate :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgbWIGLTI/AAAAAAAADVU/3x40m5J8XzQ/s1600/095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgbWIGLTI/AAAAAAAADVU/3x40m5J8XzQ/s320/095.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He is the goofiest child :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgj4ry4rI/AAAAAAAADVc/iwBUwnLsH3o/s1600/096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgj4ry4rI/AAAAAAAADVc/iwBUwnLsH3o/s320/096.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">apparently I should have made him change his shirt LOL</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh the BEST part of the cake... It wasn't just a plain old boring cake.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgpwIz0EI/AAAAAAAADVk/wCiP_ICnFes/s1600/100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgpwIz0EI/AAAAAAAADVk/wCiP_ICnFes/s320/100.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Yeah it was the most awesome cake ever!... I didn't get the stripes just right but the kids loved it anyways! Alex choose the colors blue, orange, and green!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgt-bojrI/AAAAAAAADVs/cZgaD3e1a5c/s1600/102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TJdgt-bojrI/AAAAAAAADVs/cZgaD3e1a5c/s320/102.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday buddy!</div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-77497777152294826562010-09-13T11:29:00.000-04:002010-09-13T11:29:24.275-04:00Play dough!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TI4_xTuGRgI/AAAAAAAADT8/gjavmuTwDZI/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TI4_xTuGRgI/AAAAAAAADT8/gjavmuTwDZI/s320/007.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Play dough... Oh how wonderful it is, I am ashamed to admit I had forgotten the wonders of such a simple thing. Yesterday for the first time in too long I made play-dough for the kids to play with and (not kidding) they spent over 3 hours playing with it. So today when the two three year olds' requested more pink play- dough I happily obliged!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TI4_0WuTHFI/AAAAAAAADUE/MYYwILLHnPE/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TI4_0WuTHFI/AAAAAAAADUE/MYYwILLHnPE/s320/008.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> All the play-dough from yesterday is now rainbow colored LOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TI4_3dFh0HI/AAAAAAAADUM/Dm9XKLpM58g/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TI4_3dFh0HI/AAAAAAAADUM/Dm9XKLpM58g/s320/010.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Squish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TI4_68MNKoI/AAAAAAAADUU/C5xKe1rshn8/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TI4_68MNKoI/AAAAAAAADUU/C5xKe1rshn8/s320/011.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">working on fine motor skills decorating pizza!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TI4_8LGBeYI/AAAAAAAADUc/yrw8lcU-djY/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TI4_8LGBeYI/AAAAAAAADUc/yrw8lcU-djY/s320/012.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Making a play-dough bunny face :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TI5AAYUyeMI/AAAAAAAADUk/byDtf33rOcA/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TI5AAYUyeMI/AAAAAAAADUk/byDtf33rOcA/s320/014.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course mama had to add something educational to it !....</div><div style="text-align: center;">So how long till I get tired of cleaning it up????</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Play-dough-</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 cups water</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 cups flour</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 cup salt</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 TBS oil</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mix everything in a sauce pan heat over med heat until you have a ball of dough. remove from pan and knead. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday I split up the big ball of dough and kneaded in food coloring. Today I added food coloring while it was cooking and the pink came out much brighter and nicer!</div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-58131013067501907862010-09-10T13:14:00.000-04:002010-09-10T13:14:21.584-04:00School has begun!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpeGfgGchI/AAAAAAAADR0/MwvjSTuKuQk/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpeGfgGchI/AAAAAAAADR0/MwvjSTuKuQk/s320/004.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And it started on Tuesday, it has been a fun/hectic/interesting week so far. The first day of school went off with out a hitch. Brianna shed a few tears walking into the school not from fear but from being overwhelmed at the amount of students :).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpeJSBFNSI/AAAAAAAADR8/jDz-1Tx5n9Y/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpeJSBFNSI/AAAAAAAADR8/jDz-1Tx5n9Y/s320/005.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The second day she had me walk her to the door. Then told me "I can go by myself mom!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpebxRS_uI/AAAAAAAADSc/WLKY7yczr8k/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpebxRS_uI/AAAAAAAADSc/WLKY7yczr8k/s320/009.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The third day she left me at the corner yelling "I can go by myself! Go home!!!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpeMQ2QcpI/AAAAAAAADSE/em-FcWBc-aw/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpeMQ2QcpI/AAAAAAAADSE/em-FcWBc-aw/s320/006.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She has had an awesome week at school her favorite part is the coloring and recess!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpeXW4FT7I/AAAAAAAADSU/d9KBICqYKkY/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpeXW4FT7I/AAAAAAAADSU/d9KBICqYKkY/s320/004.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nathaniel is really enjoying his class, he is most excited about reading The BFG By Roald Dahl</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BFG-My-Roald-Dahl/dp/0141322624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The BFG (My Roald Dahl)" class="AMZNimage" height="60" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51D%2Bau9YskL._SL75_.jpg" width="36" /></a><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511BKtz9bCL._SL75_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Alchemyst" border="0" class="AMZNimage" height="60" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511BKtz9bCL._SL75_.jpg" width="39" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/dp/0439023483" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Hunger Games" class="AMZNimage" height="60" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41An3EkuVCL._SL75_.jpg" width="40" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Homer/dp/1440442452" target="_blank"><img alt="The Odyssey" class="AMZNimage" height="60" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MLJw5mZpL._SL75_.jpg" width="40" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He has spent a lot of his summer reading His reading list has included </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Alchemyst-ebook/dp/B000SCHBGQ" target="_blank">The Alchemyst , </a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/dp/0439023483" target="_blank">The Hunger Games,</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and a brief venture into<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Homer/dp/1440442452" target="_blank">The Odyssey.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This boy blows me away sometimes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpedttTIxI/AAAAAAAADSk/Wz95aFN8psI/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpedttTIxI/AAAAAAAADSk/Wz95aFN8psI/s320/007.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Alex is LOVING his class.. He already knows all the girls LOL! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> He also spent a good portion of his summer reading His list was shorter but very impressive for a new second grader</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Last-Dragon-Silvana-Mari/dp/1423104056" target="_blank"><img alt="The Last Dragon" class="AMZNimage" height="60" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RqshHs16L._SL75_.jpg" width="38" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Angel-Experiment-Maximum-Ride-Book/dp/0316067954" target="_blank"><img alt="The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Book 1)" class="AMZNimage" height="60" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51in9hGtWKL._SL75_.jpg" width="40" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Last-Dragon-Silvana-Mari/dp/1423104056" target="_blank">The Last Dragon, </a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Angel-Experiment-Maximum-Ride-Book/dp/0316067954" target="_blank">The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Book 1). </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Along with with several pokemon, magic tree house, Junie B Jones books and so on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpeUsxwgTI/AAAAAAAADSM/ofqn59ht9Cw/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpeUsxwgTI/AAAAAAAADSM/ofqn59ht9Cw/s320/003.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The girls have absolutely fallen in love with The series Ivy and Bean this summer</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ivy-Bean-Book-Annie-Barrows/dp/0811849090" target="_blank"><img alt="Ivy & Bean (Book 1) (Bk. 1)" class="AMZNimage" height="60" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41EIZrzil5L._SL75_.jpg" width="43" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ivy-Bean-Book-Annie-Barrows/dp/0811849090" target="_blank">Ivy & Bean (Book 1) (Bk. 1)</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am loving that our Library has almost the entire series on CD and that we can put the books on their MP3 players!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpevs-UbfI/AAAAAAAADTE/YaduAVMLTP4/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpevs-UbfI/AAAAAAAADTE/YaduAVMLTP4/s320/016.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> The first day of school went well for Caitlynn I was babysitting so she had a friend to play with. Wednesday I was babysitting again so she still had a playmate. Thursday was her first day with just mommy and daddy... I have to say she was a little lost in her own world</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpehX3CedI/AAAAAAAADSs/Wj2B8I_AnXE/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpehX3CedI/AAAAAAAADSs/Wj2B8I_AnXE/s320/009.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For a while she had no idea what to do all by herself. So we went outside found a BIG sheet of cardboard and watched it fly around</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpejyT-79I/AAAAAAAADS0/jlzr6KMa4aQ/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpejyT-79I/AAAAAAAADS0/jlzr6KMa4aQ/s320/010.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We talked about the wind and enjoyed the nice breezy morning</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpezIkXo-I/AAAAAAAADTM/7pIfOmVx-ic/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpezIkXo-I/AAAAAAAADTM/7pIfOmVx-ic/s320/017.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we hung out by noon she was more than ready to go get everyone from school LOL.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpesFEYf6I/AAAAAAAADS8/ooxizQ7yqYU/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpesFEYf6I/AAAAAAAADS8/ooxizQ7yqYU/s320/014.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She was beyond happy to go get the kids from school!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today we have had a nice quiet morning, did some cleaning up then we made a bird feeder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpe2oarDsI/AAAAAAAADTU/MiH4gA-IbB8/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpe2oarDsI/AAAAAAAADTU/MiH4gA-IbB8/s320/018.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And for the most part Caitlynn did this all by herself</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpe_slafjI/AAAAAAAADTc/2zp5tAZ_EMc/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpe_slafjI/AAAAAAAADTc/2zp5tAZ_EMc/s320/025.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And she has spent all morning watching out the windows for birdies to come eat their snack!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpfCKsg6tI/AAAAAAAADTk/lg_I-EflyDM/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpfCKsg6tI/AAAAAAAADTk/lg_I-EflyDM/s320/026.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpfEx_BiDI/AAAAAAAADTs/aCM1mZMyQp8/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpfEx_BiDI/AAAAAAAADTs/aCM1mZMyQp8/s320/028.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I NEED more ideas for the weeks to come!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpfIYtccmI/AAAAAAAADT0/k3_vf07W7AU/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TIpfIYtccmI/AAAAAAAADT0/k3_vf07W7AU/s320/029.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope everyone else is having a great start to the school year too!!!</div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-70425390966967807742010-08-30T13:11:00.000-04:002010-08-30T13:11:08.050-04:00Steel cut oats.We love steel cut oats, But almost every time I make them I end up searching and searching for a recipe to use the left overs... and I have never found one.. So today for snack I decided to use our leftovers from breakfast and make some<br />
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Baked oatmeal... I almost want to say bread (like a pumpkin bread). It is definitely a sweet snack treat. <br />
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2/3 cup sugar<br />
1/4 cup oil<br />
1 egg<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
1 1/2 cup steel cut oats (cooked)<br />
1 1/3 cup flour<br />
1 tsp cinnamon<br />
1 tsp baking powder<br />
1 tsp baking soda<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
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Mix sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla. Stir in steel cut oats. Mix flour cinnamon baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Pour into a greased pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 min. or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.<br />
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Enjoy!mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-77178271400582779302010-08-27T22:22:00.000-04:002010-08-27T22:22:33.598-04:00Fun at the fair!<div style="text-align: center;">So today the fair opened! Since it was the first day it was family day which means adult tickets are $3 and kids under 12 get in free! We decided sort of spur of the moment to go ahead and go. I am so glad we did the kids had a blast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhsuwaQNRI/AAAAAAAADP0/4O3qJhcW_BE/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhsuwaQNRI/AAAAAAAADP0/4O3qJhcW_BE/s320/010.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">First we saw goats... Caitlynn saw their ears and ran to them yelling "puppies!!!!!" We explained they were goats and she proceeded to tell one "Oh I love your beautiful tags!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhs46xm5MI/AAAAAAAADP8/G4gO028aSmc/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhs46xm5MI/AAAAAAAADP8/G4gO028aSmc/s320/021.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Then came the ponies....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhs7anCzII/AAAAAAAADQE/dnzuceotqzI/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhs7anCzII/AAAAAAAADQE/dnzuceotqzI/s320/022.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh how they loved the ponies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtDn5tG-I/AAAAAAAADQM/gmhW9pyPw1w/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtDn5tG-I/AAAAAAAADQM/gmhW9pyPw1w/s320/015.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bet you couldn't tell that huh?!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THht5o5GGWI/AAAAAAAADRU/ITWw6KBoXgA/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THht5o5GGWI/AAAAAAAADRU/ITWw6KBoXgA/s320/029.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The boys rode rides over and over and over... It is hard to get a good picture on a fair ride</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtSPNElJI/AAAAAAAADQc/RaK436D7f4E/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtSPNElJI/AAAAAAAADQc/RaK436D7f4E/s320/033.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The girls rode a ton of rides too</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhv3XZzOGI/AAAAAAAADRc/UJs9ZBfKiVM/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhv3XZzOGI/AAAAAAAADRc/UJs9ZBfKiVM/s320/030.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtXMVMKvI/AAAAAAAADQk/kSCQa3z0NyA/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtXMVMKvI/AAAAAAAADQk/kSCQa3z0NyA/s320/038.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Awwwwwwww</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtb9WZUiI/AAAAAAAADQs/sNgbPR06TBE/s1600/042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtb9WZUiI/AAAAAAAADQs/sNgbPR06TBE/s320/042.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then the best part of the whole fair</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtg-mmK9I/AAAAAAAADQ0/7Ni9dTLhLt4/s1600/048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtg-mmK9I/AAAAAAAADQ0/7Ni9dTLhLt4/s320/048.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took my girls up in the Farris wheel :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtldIh4EI/AAAAAAAADQ8/IGKoWU83BJY/s1600/049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtldIh4EI/AAAAAAAADQ8/IGKoWU83BJY/s320/049.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtpqc0nWI/AAAAAAAADRE/z_6BPHROLgk/s1600/052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtpqc0nWI/AAAAAAAADRE/z_6BPHROLgk/s320/052.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtu64wZdI/AAAAAAAADRM/tgKu2M-Zxfc/s1600/056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/THhtu64wZdI/AAAAAAAADRM/tgKu2M-Zxfc/s320/056.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Awwww sisters :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So we did tons, walked miles, ate cotton candy and funnel cake the kids rode a million rides and it was the perfect fair day!!!</div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-18640415153681003372010-08-20T16:13:00.000-04:002010-08-20T16:13:17.100-04:00A refreshing summer drink<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7gxdDdrwI/AAAAAAAADPs/fbry-9uR0IY/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7gxdDdrwI/AAAAAAAADPs/fbry-9uR0IY/s320/030.JPG" /></a></div>And super easy too!<br />
Take half a watermelon and cube it..<br />
Toss watermelon cubes into blender and puree<br />
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at this point you can pour the watermelon juice into posicle mold and you have some awesome watermelon popsicles or....<br />
<iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=httpwwwmy0343-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B00000JGRT&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>you can pour your watermelon into an ice cream maker and let it run until it is the consistency of a slurpee Yum!mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-30870593311293124202010-08-20T15:14:00.001-04:002010-08-20T15:15:46.987-04:00Enjoying the last few weeks of summer<div style="text-align: center;">The last few weeks of summer are here and we are enjoying our time together... The boys went on a play date today so it was just the girls and I for a good chunk of the day :). Which means (for them) a super special lunch... Yup they got an ice cream sundae with whipped cream sprinkles and a cherry on top... For lunch... I know I'm a horrible mom :-P but then for snack they had some ham slices and cheese cubes and grapes! :). Then we went outside (where it is 90 degrees out!) to wait for the boys.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7Qh27FQXI/AAAAAAAADO0/nuxm1Of1vYk/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7Qh27FQXI/AAAAAAAADO0/nuxm1Of1vYk/s320/009.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7QkF00uwI/AAAAAAAADO8/m0DiVA9QtIo/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7QkF00uwI/AAAAAAAADO8/m0DiVA9QtIo/s320/010.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">While we were waiting not once or twice but three times a huge airplane flew over our house!....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7QpYRlJGI/AAAAAAAADPE/JBwX3LHBo7k/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7QpYRlJGI/AAAAAAAADPE/JBwX3LHBo7k/s320/015.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">doesn't look so bad</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7Qtc-oVzI/AAAAAAAADPM/d7zDuqIUDcU/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7Qtc-oVzI/AAAAAAAADPM/d7zDuqIUDcU/s320/017.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Imagine this flying over your roof!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7Qv1OSnsI/AAAAAAAADPU/ctAIm6ezaCI/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7Qv1OSnsI/AAAAAAAADPU/ctAIm6ezaCI/s320/018.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">yeah...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7Q0slf1AI/AAAAAAAADPc/sEEmltAPHwM/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7Q0slf1AI/AAAAAAAADPc/sEEmltAPHwM/s320/022.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have absolutely no clue what they are doing.... after the scared the snot out of me the first time it was pretty cool though :)<br />
Then the boys went back to their favorite summer activity</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7Q7aXOBrI/AAAAAAAADPk/0YFU7ubYucc/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TG7Q7aXOBrI/AAAAAAAADPk/0YFU7ubYucc/s320/025.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">:) I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer!!!!!!</div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-17689262941890726552010-08-07T09:39:00.000-04:002010-08-07T09:39:01.606-04:00These lazy days of summer.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1V46ZTinI/AAAAAAAADNc/cI41TA-PAuY/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1V46ZTinI/AAAAAAAADNc/cI41TA-PAuY/s320/010.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have seemed anything but lazy, We have spent days stuck inside thanks to the sweltering heat. But when we have gotten outside we have made the most of it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1WjWGvN1I/AAAAAAAADN0/e6RNaKueuEs/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1WjWGvN1I/AAAAAAAADN0/e6RNaKueuEs/s320/016.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pulling out the bounce house and inviting friends to come and jump.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1WcX-f5HI/AAAAAAAADNs/VaSoA2ojclo/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1WcX-f5HI/AAAAAAAADNs/VaSoA2ojclo/s320/005.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Making up tons of games, (mostly about Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Sometimes Maximum Ride ) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1XFd470kI/AAAAAAAADOE/5opeGfTGlIU/s1600/082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1XFd470kI/AAAAAAAADOE/5opeGfTGlIU/s320/082.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Checking out the local bee population</div><div style="text-align: center;">When we have been stuck inside The kids have bickered and fought, cleaned, played legos. And Caitlynn has taken me by surprise, She has started drawing people</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1clpCgVVI/AAAAAAAADOM/fi5ok90uUZ4/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1clpCgVVI/AAAAAAAADOM/fi5ok90uUZ4/s320/002.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1gW9lnPKI/AAAAAAAADOs/aqC0rjSnnOs/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1gW9lnPKI/AAAAAAAADOs/aqC0rjSnnOs/s320/003.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And she really floored me yesterday by trying to write her name</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1fpa4nO_I/AAAAAAAADOU/nHTxb7Qir-E/s1600/089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1fpa4nO_I/AAAAAAAADOU/nHTxb7Qir-E/s320/089.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(this was this morning just wanted to make sure it wasn't a fluke LOL)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1fxywDbwI/AAAAAAAADOc/2qBBy5DnSWQ/s1600/094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1fxywDbwI/AAAAAAAADOc/2qBBy5DnSWQ/s320/094.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe it is just me ... I think that is pretty good for a 3 year old :).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1f0GOVxhI/AAAAAAAADOk/SdSFio8WIF8/s1600/095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1f0GOVxhI/AAAAAAAADOk/SdSFio8WIF8/s320/095.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She is pretty proud too! She likes to tell me she "wrote her numbers" hehe.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope everyone is having an awesome busy/ lazy/ wonder-filled summer too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1WYJLrGMI/AAAAAAAADNk/lJkQeZzu5Xs/s1600/088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TF1WYJLrGMI/AAAAAAAADNk/lJkQeZzu5Xs/s320/088.JPG" /></a></div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752440525792831800.post-50458815939995865652010-07-31T08:57:00.000-04:002010-07-31T08:57:12.166-04:00Squash!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Last weekend my husband received some squash from a coworkers garden! The majority of it was acorn squash, and even as a novice squash connoisseur I knew what that was! Then there were two squash that I couldn't identify at all had it not been for Google!<br />
They looked like this<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TFQX3hxoBwI/AAAAAAAADNM/n_keHUSlf18/s1600/Buttercup.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TFQX3hxoBwI/AAAAAAAADNM/n_keHUSlf18/s320/Buttercup.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(image courtesy of Google images)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks to my vast Google skills (hahahahahaha) I was able to find out that these were Buttercup squash. I had to scratch my head and think for a bit because I had never heard of buttercup squash. Butternut yes, Buttercup... Isn't that a little yellow flower That grows in my yard??? Well thanks to google for saving the day yet again! Because I found out that buttercup squash is a very flavorful and sweet squash that once cooked closely resembles sweet potatoes! </span>And my first thought before I had even tried to cook them or anything was... Sweet potato casserole. Yes! Then I thought this would be an awesome introduction to squash for my poor squash deprived children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TFQZzCa_hFI/AAAAAAAADNU/cbZn1RkpEBs/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TFQZzCa_hFI/AAAAAAAADNU/cbZn1RkpEBs/s320/005.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lets just say it worked and oh how well it worked</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TFQV3GbmSsI/AAAAAAAADM8/xhLRDnIg38Y/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TFQV3GbmSsI/AAAAAAAADM8/xhLRDnIg38Y/s320/007.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had all my children asking for seconds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TFQV5OJVcII/AAAAAAAADNE/LqzmtFDDa0o/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tTX4I2ILw-A/TFQV5OJVcII/AAAAAAAADNE/LqzmtFDDa0o/s320/009.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Even my husband tried it... and said it was pretty good ;).</div><div style="text-align: left;">So Let me share my "recipe" I just threw it all together really...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Buttercup Squash (sweet potato casserole)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">2 good sized buttercup squash (halved and seeded)</div><div style="text-align: left;">brown sugar</div><div style="text-align: left;">milk </div><div style="text-align: left;">cinnamon</div><div style="text-align: left;">oatmeal</div><div style="text-align: left;">butter</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Place the halved squash cut side down on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 30 min. or until squash is soft.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Scoop squash into a mixing bowl and mash up with a fork or potato masher. Mix in about 1/4 cup of milk (just enough to make it smooth), Add in 1/4 - 1/3 cup of brown sugar. taste it to make sure it is sweet enough/ not to sweet. This squash is pretty sweet to start with. Add in 2-3 teaspoons (or more LOL) of cinnamon. Pour into a casserole dish.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Top with a sprinkling of oatmeal, Brown sugar, Top with a few pats of butter and sprinkle with cinnamon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bake at 350 for 30 min.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh my it was heaven on a plate. It was buttery, sweet, and just really good! We served it with chicken and cucumbers from our garden! yum!</div>mama of 4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09803895296065356311noreply@blogger.com0