I found another amazing blog. I have been stalking her since 2am. OK not every minute since then, but really you have to go and see for yourself at Ruffles and Stuff

Her name is Disney. really it is. But you will have to go to her site and read more. She is so stinkin cute! So is her little girl (model of all that's supper fabulous for children)

I came across her Ruffles (and up-cycled) T-Shirt Scarf and couldn't resist making my own. 

Go here  and see her darling scarf for her daughter.

Here is mine :)

 Here is my lil Katelyn using my scraps to make a head band.

 Look what a great job she did!!! She is a much better model than me!

Beautiful girl :)

Thanks Disney for the tutorial! Katelyn and I had a fun time :)

If/when I get permission, I will post a tutorial here for you all to see. I did a different bottom that I thought would be fun :)

Have a good night!

February Pictures!

It has been a very busy month. School prep has kept me too busy to blog :(

So here are a few shots of what we have been up to. Have a blessed Sunday!

I made this wall vignette and think it came out rather well. What do you think?

 And...I have been using my chalkboard a lot more!

I am so proud of Daniel!!! The character of the month was Caring/Considerate.

 The "Emily's" decided they would swim because the sun was out! Silly girls! It's cold!!

 Daniel got in too!

This is what my hubbie got me at the "Re-Store" I am sanding and using chalkboard paint on some and using my Silhouette on some others!

Here is Daniel frosting and putting sprinkles on his cupcake for his Valentines party

Katelyn went with a chocolate covered strawberry on top!

These are my little Katie Bug's! Oops, I mean Katelyn's. She doesn't like us calling her that anymore :(

 And here are my strawberries! Can you say YUMMY? I dipped some in just in chocolate, some in toasted coconut and then some in salty bacon. Oh my gosh! They were amazing!!! I think this is why my pants are getting tighter :)

That's it for now. I have been working on some other projects with my Super Fab Silhouette! I will try to share later.

"Mission" Monday

Yay!!! Two down and one to go!

Yesterday Katelyn completed her model of her California Mission, San Antonio De Padua. Every 4th grader does this assignment each year. Lucky for us it is a "family" project. Even luckier that we have Grandpa Kenny who is a master woodworker!

Only one more to go-in three years when Daniel is in fourth grade :)



Silly Stuff on an overcast day!

As I was perusing some fabulous blogs today

I found some really great ideas, tips, suggestions, etc. Whoa!

I made a list!

(Because that's what I do)!

Background ideas

Cool Crafts

Tips on Design

Sewing Patterns

One word resolutions

Freebies-lots of Freebies!

(I will post links and buttons a bit later)

I came across one Fab Mom who shared Silly things she does whith her kiddos.

One idea caught my eye.

She has her little ones go to one room of the house with an umbrella.

 Then she tries to catch a picture of their face.

Easy enough, right?

Well, not with my children!

Questions...

What's the name of the game?

Who wins? How?

How long do we play?

So...I had them pose for a picture

Then I rethought the game and made some of my own rules.

Still didn't work with these three.

So...I changed plans altogether.

How about Freeze Tag?

YEAH!!!

So here are some pics of the Silly Stuff we did on this overcast day. 

First, Katelyn had to decide by "eenie, meenie, miinie, moe"

who would tag first

Then the FUN began!

Gotcha!

FREEZE

Go Daniel!

FREEZE

FREEZE

Pudgy wanted to play too

Daniel counting

Then I made them pose for a few more shots ("AHHH Mooommm")

Pudgy was happy to obey

O.K. so I am NOT a great photographer,

but with Photoshop I could probably get them all smiling in the same picture

(That is, if I had Photoshop!) 

Cookies & Thanksgiving

Katelyn made cookies all by herself the other day. They were yummy! She learned from the best! Then yesterday we had a fabulous feast at The Peters' for Thanksgiving. It was nice to see nana Franz up and around. The kids had a good time goofing off.

Husky Awards

For the Month of November, Daniel and Katelyn both  received Husky Awards. Daniel was given the Character of the month award for being "Thankful." His teacher said "he always says please and thank you and is always greatful for others helping him." Way to go Daniel!!! Katelyn received a Husy Reader award for improving her reading comprehension scores. Good Job Kate! Love you both and am very proud of you (and Emily too!)

Terrific Kids

We are so proud of these two "Terrific Kids!" Each month teachers from each class select a student who exhibits the character trait for that month. Today, Emily and Katelyn both received the Terrific Kids Award for "Leadership" for their classes. Their teachers commented that Emily and Katelyn motivated the students in their class to get work done and were always willing to help out in the classroom. What a thrill to see both of our girls receive an award on the same day!!! Congratulations girls! Love you lots!!!!