I'm seeing a TRON themed birthday party in the near future

I think this is a theme that both my husband and my 8 year old would LOVE!! Maybe we'll combine their parties this year since they are both in September!!

Check it out here

The Laser Tag is a MUST!!

How to Make a Shrinky Dink Bracelet

How to Make a Shrinky Dink Bracelet

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this idea!!!
And I love finding such CREATIVE people!!!

More Toy Story Birthday Party Inspiration

EEEEEEKKKKK! That is me squealing over this ADORABLE Birthday Banner...


The whole party can be seen here


I'll post a picture when my computer decides to cooperate...in the mean time, you can click on the link and also check out her SUPER CUTE invitation!!!

Here are more GREAT Toy Story ideas !!!

more here too!

A Happy Discovery!!

PHOTOSCAPE...my New Favorite Toy!! It is FREE and EASY TO USE!! It's a photo editing software that makes collages like the one above. Seriously, it took less than 5 minutes to make this, first time ever playing with the program. That includes scrolling thru all the fun frame choices. Doesn't get any better than that!!! Download it here...did I mention that it is FREE!!!!!

A Happy Get Away

Three years ago we were here without kids. Actually, I was about 6 months pregnant with #2. My in-laws gave us a gift certificate so we spoiled ourselves with a day at the spa, an elegant dinner, and a night in a cozy room at the resort.

I still have some shower gel with their signature smell, coco mango. I can close my eyes and pretend to be back there, until the monkey comes crashing into the bathroom, just to say "hi".

Teacher Valentine Treat

Anybody who teaches children under the age of 6 deserves a raise, a medal and a special place in heaven. Actually all teachers!

The tutorial to make these marshmallow pops can be found here.

Heart Marshmallow Pops

I am so HaPpY with how these turned out! Super Easy and Super Cute!!

Supplies:
Heart Shaped Marshmallows (Walmart)
White Chocolate Chips
Lollipop Sticks
Misc Toppings
Sprinkles, M&Ms, Nerds, Melted Chocolate
Assemble the Marshmallows on the sticks. I played around with the arrangement. I found one down and one up worked best.

Next I melted the white chocolate, filled up a ziplock, snipped off the corner of the bag and drizzled away. I did the same with the milk chocolate on some and added the sprinkles.

So Good! And a BIG HIT with the Kiddos too!!

I used these as teacher treats...SUPER CUTE!!!

100 days of school!!

Tomorrow is the 100th day of second grade for Logan. The elementary schools make a big deal about it. Logan asked yesterday for something special in his lunch for the 100th day. I'm not really sure what he had in mind, probably 100 m&m's :) Instead I made him a lunchbox note that I think he will LOVE for a couple reasons. First, he loves money. Not for the obvious reason, to buy Legos. He likes to collect it, read about, quiz me about it. Right now he has two state quarter collections going on after he finished two with grandpa. Second, he's working on a report on Benjamin Franklin so since I don't have several hundred dollar bills laying around the house, he'll get a kick out of seeing this one.

Happy 100 days!! Maybe I need to start keeping track of my days of working out and then celebrate when I get to 100...or maybe just 10.

UPDATE: To celebrate the 100th day of school, Logan's teacher gave them a snack every 100 minutes. And she turned it into math problems figuring out how long til the next snack and at what time. He LOVED it!

All you need is ♥

Another Easy Valentine's Decoration on the CHEAP!!

I've LOVED seeing this quote on all sorts of signs, so I decided to make my own version with no $$.

Step 1. Type the quote. I played around with the fonts for a bit, trying to find a good combo. I used Robot Teacher & Teenage Girl 2. ( Not sure where I found those fonts but I know they were free because I've never paid for a font)

Step 2. Using yet another extra frame, I wrapped the back with some Valentine's gift wrap

Step 3. I outlined the LOVE with some glitter paint to add some dimension and sparkle.

Wrap it up with a bow! AND DONE!

Peanut Butter Dip

I've been living on this for about a week now...It is super yummy!!! If you are a fan of peanut butter you will LOVE this!!! Here is the recipe.

Gotta Make this one too!

OK, so I think I need to rename this blog...."Stop procrastinating and pack Logan's lunch!"

Again, I've had my eye on this for a long time and I think it would be PERFECT for Caden. He always is asking "Where are we going today?" "And after that, where are we going?"

You can find the info here...BTW - the writer of this blog has a beautiful name! hehehe
You should check out the rest of her stuff! Great ideas!!!

Menus made easy

I've had my eye on these for a while now...I love the idea of having all the regular dinner ideas at your fingertips to try and eliminate the weekly..."what will I make for dinner this week?" chore. I also know that if I go back to work next year, I'm going to need to be much more organized...YIKES! This is the best one I've found so far! The step by step tutorial can be found here. By posting this, I hope to motivate myself to get this done!

♥Chalkboard Valentine♥

Love this idea!! Think I might have to give it a try! Thanks Martha :)
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