Teacher's Appreciation Gifts

It’s the end of the school year and you’re probably trying to think of something to honor your child’s teachers for teaching and loving and (in some cases!) tolerating them. I actually did the following idea for Teacher’s Appreciation Week earlier this spring. Brady goes to an all-day preschool/child care center, so he’ll have the same teachers until he starts Kindergarten in August. I plan on doing a little something to thank them at that point.

A friend emailed me this idea from Skip to My Lou . All I did was purchase small pots of gerber daisies ($3.70 at Lowes) and cover the pots with scrapbook paper that I had on hand. I used a hot glue gun to attach it. I apologize for the less-than-stellar photography. These were taken with my phone. Then I used the template to create the flower-shaped signs. I glued those onto popsicle sticks and stuck them in the dirt.

Add a basket of freshly baked muffins and we were set! The teachers loved them and it was quick, cheap and easy.

Get prepared for a post with lots of pictures soon! Brady has his K4 graduation tonight. Caps and gowns and lots of tears (from Mommy!)!!

Finally, Brady's Big Boy Room

Remember way back when I was trying to find furniture for Brady's big boy room? We found a steal on some furniture from Pottery Barn Kids on Craigslist a few months and here it is! Okay, I know I need to take some better pictures, but you get the idea.

I still need to get a rug and some decorative items, but we've come a long way. A really long way!

I want.............

Can I even express how much I want these? All from Pottery Barn Kids

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me!

My own little pirate is turning 5 in June, so we're gearing up for a pirate-themed swim party at the local YMCA!

This is the cake

We just can't wait! We're serving pizza, cake and ice cream. The party favors are pirate hooks and eye patches for the big kids and for the little brothers and sisters, sand buckets with shovels and bubbles.

I've been busy pulling together decorations and paper products. I need to find some good pirate music to play in the background. Any suggestions? Maybe the soundtrack to Pirates of the Caribbean? Too bad Captain Jack can't make the festivities!

A fabulous weekend

We had a truly fabulous weekend. I spent the night on Friday with some of my very best girlfriends, then it was on to Brady's t-ball game and a very laid-back rest of the weekend with my two favorite boys.

Brady broke in his new pool. He looks pretty excited, doesn't he?

Where I've Been These Past Few Months

We've been busy these last few months, which is obvious due to my lack of posts.

So what have we been doing?

Some of this

And this

This, too

We went here

And did this

And played this

And ate here

So it's been a busy spring in our neck of the woods! I'll do my best to post more regularly (I say that every time), but we have more busy days ahead. Happy Spring everyone!

Monthly Update

I know, I know. It's been almost a month since my last update. :)

We're doing really well on our healthy eating. We've now made the move to organic fruit and veggies ( at least for the "dirty dozen") and we've also been buying organic milk. I've seen an amazing difference in how I feel! I'm sleeping better now than I have in ages! Is it directly in response to changing our eating habits? At least partially!

I've also recommitted to Weight Watchers and I've lost 6.5 pounds since Christmas. Taking into account we had a snowed-in weekend where the diet went totally out the window and some special events, I'm very pleased with the progress. The Shredding has been hit or miss, so I'm trying to get back on the wagon with that one.

We're also doing better on slowing down. That was one of my big goals. I'm not exactly sure how I've done it, though!

The budget is coming along. Every dollar has a name now, for the most part. There are still little things that come up, but overall it's a much more workable budget for us.


That's where we are right now. Hopefully I'll get a chance to do a fun post soon!

Happy Wednesday!