If you marry a creative person know that some days you’ll come home to a spotless house and some days dinner will be forgotten, the kids will be in pjs, and it will look like you were robbed. Find a way to appreciate both because the second will happen more more often than the first. –craftsnark.com
True dat!
Our Bowling Birthday Celebration
Red and White
Balloons!
Cake
Nutter Butter bowling pins and Oreo bowling balls (Thanks Momo for helping!)
8 candles
Playing with the new Legos
I love this time of year! Mardi Gras is past, the dreary days of winter are almost gone, and I get to plan for Easter! I was born at Easter, so I’ve kinda gotta a thing for eggs and bunnies and chicks and such! That may be why I’m so excited about this super cute addition to my shop:
These little carrots make me smile. And these cute little gingham pockets make me giddy!
I’m trying something new, so this cute little set is only available through my FB page (or here, I suppose!). The set is $40. To order, you can just leave a comment under the picture on FB, leave a comment here on the blog, or email me.
BTW, if you love the shorts, I’ll be offering them with other pocket options. Be on the look-out on my FB page!
We are planning a birthday party! In just a few shorts days, my youngest will be 8!
After offering a few suggestions, he came up with an idea of his own. He would like a Wii Bowling Party. That I can do!
Of course, Pinterest has some wonderful suggestions for just such a party:
Source: bluecricketdesign.net via Salinda on Pinterest
Source: shapedbygracelife.blogspot.com via Salinda on Pinterest
Source: karaspartyideas.com via Salinda on Pinterest
We will be keeping it small, but I see balloon streamers, red and white paper straws, and oreo bowling balls in my future!
In the span of 5 days, our house will celebrate Mardi Gras, Valentine’s Day, and an 8th birthday. Craziness.
I really don’t want Valentine’s Day to get lost in the middle of all these other celebrations. You see, Valentine’s Day is not all about red and pink and hearts and chocolates and such at our house. Instead, the days around Valentine’s Day mark some very special days of remembrance and celebrating for us:
To celebrate these special moments, and acknowledge the ‘holiday’ that is St. Valentine’s Day, I decided to offer my family something different this year. We are sending valentines to each other every day this month. (I’ll admit, it also has a few more advantages like no extra candy to tempt me and forcing a certain tween to think of nice things to say to an obnoxious little brother!)
We each have a little mail box on the piano. At some point in the day, each person must leave a ‘love’ note for another person. I’ve got a bag stashed with paper, scissors, stickers, pins, and glue ready for them to grab something and whip up a note.
So far, there have been the classics (“You’re the best mom EVER” and “I love you”), the unimaginative (“Happy February”), and the subtle hints (“I love you Mom and I wish we could have your yummy pound cake after school.”) This could get really interesting!!!
It’s that time of year again—the time when I scrounge every cabinet and cubby looking for my purple, green, and gold sprinkles! It never fails, no matter how certain I am that I purchased extra last year, I can never find 1 color! This year it’s purple.
Oh well! I made do this year. Thank goodness for food coloring!
I made this year’s king cake with my favorite Southern Living recipe and one BIG change. I used a nutella filling. (Inspiration straight from a classmate on Facebook!) The filling tastes delicious, so I can’t wait to cut into the cake when the kids get home from school.