Last week, we were coming home from running some errands and we saw a garage sale with lots of toys. Henry asked if we could stop, so he and I got out to check out the goods. They had some great things and the prices were great! We got a really cool Hot Wheels launcher for $1. … [Read more...]
Vol. 2, Day 10: Layered Drink for 4th of July
I wasn't going to post today, but I was "practicing" for tomorrow and had to see if this layered drink would work. I'm happy to report that this was a success! I had so much fun putting this together, and to top it all off, it actually tastes good! :) … [Read more...]
Day 328: Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt Printable
Having small children means you take many, many walks. Of course, short legs require they be short walks and they are often around the SAME street day after day after day after day...you get the idea :) So any time I see a pin with an idea to make our daily walks more … [Read more...]
Day 301: Spice Rack Turned Toiletry Shelf
I've been posting a lot of recipes lately, so I thought I would tackle one of my projects today. I guess now that I'm trying to be a "real" blogger I should have some sort of blogging schedule other than "make sure you get a pin done every day." Maybe that will be … [Read more...]
Day 294: Pillsbury Jelly Bean Cookie Cups
For Spring Break, I have instituted several "no electronics" time zones throughout the day. For an hour at a time, everything goes off and the boys have to do chores, play together, go outside, etc. For Bryce, this can be very hard, but he has been surprisingly accepting of it … [Read more...]
Day 280: Use Baby Powder to Remove Sand
The weather is gorgeous, the sand box has been cleaned out and the park play dates are picking up steam. Thus begins "sand in the hair, diaper, shoes and socks" season :) This morning at the park I mentioned that I had forgotten to bring the baby powder. I was surprised to find … [Read more...]
Day 275: Easter Candy Spring Centerpiece
One glance at the popular pins and boards on Pinterest will tell you that Spring is coming! I was feeling artsy/crafty this afternoon so I made a trip to the dollar store and spent about 30 minutes during Charlie's nap making this fun little centerpiece to help welcome Spring. … [Read more...]
Day 252: Valentine Compliments
Today's idea doesn't come from Pinterest, but I'm going to pin it to Pinterest because I thought it was such a great one. Bryce came home with an assignment last week to make Valentine's for his class. This is typical, as they don't want anyone to feel left out, so the teachers … [Read more...]
Day 231: Spice Rack Book Shelves
WHY doesn't IKEA have a shipping department?!? I have been wanting to do this project for months, but the closest IKEA to us is in San Diego, so it's not like I can just run out to the store really quickly. The other day, however, I was in San Diego to pick up my sister in … [Read more...]