girls craft night

What can be better than an impromptu girls craft night?
(Wendy making my new favorite cookies!! She wrapped cookie dough around an Oreo and baked it, and it was as good as it sounds.)

(fun material to choose from)

(yarn for our easy to make pom poms)

(our favorite cheap kiwi drink. Wal-mart $1.48 for a large jug)

On Friday, Wendy I decided to throw it together and after a couple of texts to our SS class and bible study group we had 14 girls ready to snack & craft.










We had a great night & can't wait for the next one!

thanks again

There is nothing like calling in last minute sitters & I found just the 2. With this sister duo there is bound to be some fun.

I didn't know whether to be scared, or excited when my boys began cheering and yelling when they walked in the door. Returning home and seeing the shape of my house or what was a house when I left, I then realized why the boys had been cheering. Meg informed me it only took them about 10 minutes for the destruction to sit in.

Of course when we got home the fun had only begun. Wendy & Brandon joined us and even though it was 9:00 on a Sunday night why not make homemade pizzas, and gourmet hot chocolate? So we did!
We all had a great night of building tents,

crab walking around the house,

enjoying our hot chocolate,
grab the recipe from Wendy's blog


having a dance party

making homemade pizza,

and climbing on the couch like it is a jungle gym.

The most important thing of the night was that the boys were safe & well taken care of! Thanks again girls, and I promise we will call again!

2nd Glance Saturday: Dr. Seuss

This has been a crazy week in schools & some homes all over the nation due to celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday. Dr. Seuss's birthday is worth taking a 2nd Glance!

Scotty is the Dr. Seuss lover in our house, he chooses these books to read to the boys. I have enjoyed celebrating his birthday with my kids @ school and here @ home. Who else but Dr. Seuss can make up his own words for the sake of rhyming. Kase has begun putting letters together, he sounds them out and then asks me what word he has made. He isn't pleased when I tell him that "jep" is not a word. But in Dr. Seuss world it just may be a word.
We did enjoy celebrating his birthday throughout the week by reading his books,



making green eggs & ham treats,


and celebrating his birthday party with some of our friends.

They also enjoyed watching the Lorax together. Although I think they may have enjoyed all their snacks and treats the most. What's a party and a movie without fun treats?

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

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a spurt of spring

I catch myself looking online & ordering spring decor, pots for the porch, swimsuits, colorful dresses, and of course putting out my Easter decor. I do this in hopes that spring will come sooner, & I am ready for more than a string of 2 days that are a spurt of Spring. So while the sun was out we took full advantage!

I am a sucker for stripes and polka dots. My boys love balls & we have an overload of them but I could not pass these up, I knew they would love them.

According to Kase we went on an adventure that day, an adventure to make mud & find sticks for Sophie. It was a very important mission & the boys took it very seriously. Following my boys on their adventures are moments that I love.

Let the adventure begin...

Aunt Suz has been wanting to take the boys to her brothers to visit his baby sheep. So on the first sunny warm day we headed over. I have to admit I am not an animal lover, they are cute from a distance but for some reason they terrify me. I do not want my boys to be this way so I try to stay calm but no matter how much I tell myself not to freak out, run and panic, my heart starts racing and I just can't stay calm. So when the sheep decided to head my way I began to panic. Kase reminded me in the sweetest voice that they will not hurt me & they are just babies. It was very embarrassing and unfortunately did not stop me from running away from them. While my 4 & (almost) 2 year old fed and played with them I watched from a distance.

The treasure of the day was a little birds nest that Kase found. I explained that the bird used gross dog hair, animal hair and other dirty things to make that nest. He was not phased in the least @ my explanation of the contents of the nest and was determined to take his find home. We negotiated on letting it ride on the car mat. Once @ home I turned around and saw this little treasure sitting on my kitchen table. So of course we had to negotiate again and we decided on keeping it in a Ziploc bag to show his dad and to scrub our hands really well.

We are ready for more adventures, more finds and many more days outside on these spurty spring days to come.