Remember the giveaway I ran in the fall for this Melissa & Doug easel from Gummy Lump? Well, we gave it to Gavin for Christmas. We knew it was going to be a hit but we didn't realized just how much. Even Johnny has fun pulling up a stool and having some art time on it. The most used and most loved part is definitely the dry erase board. We got him the Crayola dry erase crayons and they were … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday [Craft Room In Progress]
I hadn't planned on sharing this with you until I was done but I realized that even after going away to the Pocono Mountains for the weekend with Hubby and then a corn maze with the kids when we got back I didn't take a single picture. Crazy, right? So when I went through my ScanDisk card I found these photos I took just a week or so ago. My craft room rocked until I started blogging. Then the … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday [Cupcake Pancake Recipe] Birthday Fun
Sunday was Gavin's 5th Birthday and we had such a great day! We start birthday's around here with birthday cupcake pancakes! What are cupcake pancakes? Well, pancakes made from cupcake mix! Yes, they aren't the most healthy choice but twice a year won't harm anyone and the kids look forward to it. Plus, you start your day with a wish what's better then that as a kid? It's super simple. I start … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday – It’s Not Just The Kids
As you saw in the Bounce House Giveaway I posted yesterday my kids have been having a BLAST on their new water slide. Well, this little birdy wanted in on the action too! No matter what we did he wouldn't leave. I had to physically pick him up for him to fly away. Please take a moment and vote for me to attend BlogHer with Lovable Labels. I wrote my story of my struggle through … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday Back from Wilton!
I just got in from Wilton so I apologize for posting so late!! I'll be back in the morning to link around and respond to emails but wanted to share something from my Wilton trip! They gave us Wilton Moms a 5 tiered cake to decorate as a team and we rocked it. It started as this: As a team we turned it into this: I was so proud as a team we made such a great coordinating cake! We had so much … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday with Linky – First Snow
Here in New England its been brutally cold but for some odd reason the snow had been missing us. Finally the day after Christmas a blizzrd blew into town and the kids had a chance to play in the snow. Mister Linky's Magical Widgets -- Easy-Linky widget will appear right here!This preview will disappear when the widget is displayed on your site.For best results, use HTML mode to edit this … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday Link Up – Christmas
How bad is it that I forgot about posting. It wasn't until I saw others posting their WW that I went Oh no! See I'm loving this week. I'm enjoying my kids home the time off of work and just hanging out. I know I got laid off just a week ago but after this week I will worry about that. This week was supposed to be my vacation and while being unemployed has taken our family for a loop especially at … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
Yesterday I showed you Johnny's Halloween Birthday Party. One of the games we played was the Donut game. We put Old Fashioned donuts on a rope and made the kids eat them with no hands. First one to eat their whole donut without it falling on the floor won. It made hardly no mess and it was hilarious to watch! We played lots of great birthday kid games. I've spoken to several parents already and … [Read more...]