3.22.12

Its going to be a big day around here. :) 

Preparing for Irene...

Tonight Matt and I are going out to dinner to celebrate him turning the big 3-0. Our babysitter is named Irene. Matt has made me promise not to make any "Hurricane Irene" jokes so that she might come back to babysit again. :)

Today hubs got to spend his birthday driving over an hour away to grab this bad boy... 

 it was the last one left. He had to show a picture ID in order to take it out of the store. It was intense. 

We have stocked up on all the essentials; Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Milk, cereal, Red Box rentals, and craft supplies. 

Oh and water, batteries, and all that stuff too. :)

Does She Still Craft?

I'm sure this is a question that has been on all your minds, keeping you up at night. 

Ok maybe not but the answer is lately not really.
Here is the most recent ( and only) craft I have done. 

We are in the process of re-doing our bedroom and I wanted a place to display/ store my necklaces. 

I picked up a frame at a local thrift store-

( insert jealously over the fact that I now own this AWESOME deer print)

I took the glass out and spray painted the frame. I used some distressing ink around the corners, then had Matt help me attach ( with a staple gun) chicken wire across the back. 

The result- a cute, practical place to store my costume necklaces. :)

I have been meaning to put this up forever now and finally remembered last night around 10pm. Thus the reason it looks like we live in a cave. Hopefully soon their will be more crafting going on in this crafty blog. :) 

Hand Art

Im not one for having kids art plastering every inch of my house. Don't get my wrong, I think its cute and I know they work hard on it but I think it deserves a special place for them to display it. 

Now before you all decide I am the worst Mom ever maybe I can redeem myself. 

 I love art that incorporates kids fingerprints or hands. Maybe because they don't stay small long and its nice to look at and see how they have grown... I don't know but whatever the reason I smile whenever I see these little works of art. 

Last spring for Easter I did thumb print bunnies and hope to do more with each season. 

Pinterest has some great ideas:

ucreatewithkids.blogspot.com

projectbalancingact.smugmug.com

bedifferentactnormal.com

camilledawn.com

walkingbytheway.com


Is anyone else getting excited for Fall??  We will be starting the celebration for Matt's 30th birthday! :) Have a good weekend!  

Blueberry Picking

How is it the middle of August already?! My babysitter goes back to school today - sad for me.

 Anyway, one of the things we wanted to do this summer was take Bristol berry picking. We just made it! 

Saturday we took her blueberry picking. I had a hard time keeping our bucket filled as B was eating them as fast as we could pick! :)

As we were walking down to the fields I had been telling B how we were going blueberry picking etc. She saw the fields and took off running yelling "blueberries!" Except it came out sounding more like "boobies!" Needless to say we had a few rows all to ourselves. :)

What have you been up to? 

A Well- Rounded Child.

It always amazes me how children raised in the same household, by the same parents, can be so different. 

For example, I have always been a creative, imaginative person. I was not super interested in sports or am very competitive when it comes to games etc. They just don't excite me. 

I have two younger brothers. 

One was very interested in sports ( and athletic) while the other is more into music and very good at drawing. 

Growing up if we showed interest in something we were given the chance to explore it - usually until our interest moved on to something else. 

I'm bring this up because while playing with B I wondered what she will pursue.

 Will she be creative and like art? Will she be fiercely competitive?  Will she be into writing or music? Love animals? 

 How am I going to expose her to these things so she can find what makes her happy? 

Its easy to do things with your kids that you like. I love doing sidewalk chalk or painting with B. 

Matt not so much. He is a good sport but he likes playing with her outside, going boating with her, and taking her to look at classic cars. 

What are some activities you guys do with your kids to help expose them to different fields of interest?