072611: Yayyyyy!!!!

I'm so excited!  I'm in my first treasury on etsy.  Check me out:  Peanut Safari treasury

"Yay for Mommy!"

071511: My scrap blanket...

So I've told you before how I save my scrap fabrics in hopes of making something, but rarely get to it.  Well I've actually used my scraps and made an outdoor blanket for the kids.  Voila:

And the kids love it!  Every time I spread it out, they get so excited cause it usually means they get to eat on the floor.  Happy snacking!!

071411: Love this...

071311: The Very Hungry Caterpillar...

Like most mothers, I started reading to the kids when they were in my belly.  I bought the whole 'Curious George' collection, the whole 'Beatrix Potter' collection, lots of Dr. Seuss books, etc.  But where I went wrong is, I bought actual page books.  Now experienced mothers know that this was a complete rookie mistake, because babies/toddlers tear pages.  Anyhoo, over the last 2 1/2 years, our library has expanded and we now have a combo of cardboard books and page books.

The kiddos favorite book of the moment is Eric Carle's 'The Very Hungry 

Caterpillar'.

  So to spice our day up I decided to read it to them, but this time let them paint while they listen.  And of course take pictures of them as they do it. 

Still Clean....

Ray's an old pro (yes that is Wingo his car)

Now we're getting into it...

Ray painting his lips...

Having a ball....

So serious...

Ray(left) & Ry's(right) artwork
 (and yes, those are their hungry caterpillars)

071011: Pics of the Week

Ry relaxed

Ray being creative in helping with a house project

Welcoming the cars to the new playroom (Ray set them up)

Evidence that Ray did eat all the strawberries in the fridge

070711: My accomplishments of the day...

Yes, on my to do list I had: clean the bathroom, laundry, clean the kitchen, vacuum, etc.  Of that list I did not have on there: convert the extra room into a play room or organize my ribbon, OR not be able to tear myself away from pinterest

Pinterest is a website where you can create these idea boards.  You can find stuff yourself off the internet and pin it, pin your own pics, or repin (which I am the Queen of) other peoples pins.  It is absolutely fabulous!!!!  I literally can spend hours (if I had them) on this site.  So since I can't spend hours, I spend really long minutes on here.  If you want to check it out, let me know and I will add you.  Trust me once you start pinning, you won't be able to stop.

Here are some results of what I did today:

Before: toys in the living room

After: toys in the now "Play Room"

Before: chaotic ribbon box

After: organized ribbon box (tutorial: how to make a ribbon box)

So what I actually can check off of the list...... laundry.

070711: 'Nuff said...