Sunday, December 12, 2010

rudolph pops

getting into the Christmas spirit with
rudolph pops from cost plus.




i'm just gonna say it:
"gosh my kids are cute!"

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

tis the season

it's beginning to look alot like christmas around here.
with no thanks to me, it's been all the little miss.
you see we're gonna be moving in like 15 days (i know crazy)
and even though we got the christmas boxes out of the garage,
i really don't want to put much up because as soon as i do, i will be
turning around to take it right back down. but with two little ones
you can't just skip this time of year. it must go on with or without
me and since i haven't unpacked those christmas boxes to get out
our decorations my girl made her own nativity scene tonight. i love it!
she's so creative. i like this nativity better than our fancy ceramic one.
i think i will have her create our nativity scene every year.
she did a great job...


she used ripped up toilet paper for snow

oh yeah, and don't forget the grinch.
we started our christmas reading off
with this classic.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

make your own pom-poms

if you read my other blog you'll know that i just found a really cool blog
called elsie marley. i found it over at ohdeedoh. they posted about this
pom-pom garland. i'm thinking this will be a fun easy craft to do with my girl.
there is full tutorial over at bella dia. i just made one and it was super quick
and easy. i'm thinking maybe we will make a pom-pom garland for our christmas
tree this year. hmmmm...... i'll let you know how it goes...


super easy

totally cute

Saturday, October 30, 2010

my girl's first annual halloween party


my girl avery came to me last week and said, "mommy i have a great idea,
let's throw a halloween party!" my thought was, "oh my gosh not another party."
i was just putting the finishing touches on her birthday party. but, not wanting to
squash her creativity and her ideas i decided that i would let her throw her
first halloween party. and i mean - let her. i agreed with her that it was a great
idea, but because i was busy with her birthday party, she would have to do all of it
on her own. well this opened a whole new door for her - now she was excited.
she could plan everything and mama wouldn't say a word. much to my surprise she
did all of it. she was allowed to pick 6 things to serve at her party, she made all
of the decorations, picked a sound track for the party, and made up all of the
games. of course, when the party day arrived i helped her get things together,
but that was it she did the rest. she was a great hostess and all of her guest had
a great time. take a look...

the decor


werewolfs, ghosts and witches oh my!

the game - pin the horns on the monster


the food - mac + cheese (with pumpkin shaped noodles),
gummy worms, ghost marshmellows, zingers,
red vines and capri suns.

pirate power

our little monster

game time

the guests

best friends

discussing party plans

the hostess - good job my girl!
you know how to throw a fantastic party!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

it's my party

this is party number 6 for my girl avery. it's seems like just yesterday i was throwing her her first birthday party and again i am reminded of how fast time goes by. now as we celebrate 6, my girl has an input of who, what and how she wants her party. this year she decided to have a gnome party. i thought it was an excellent idea and with both of our creative juices flowing, we came up with a pretty fun, cute bash. i took care of the decorations and she planned the activities. inspired by one of our favorite movies the gnome mobile little miss avery thought that bubbles and a gnome hunt should be involved, as well as inviting our favorite balloon artist. so, that's exactly what we did. i got out the bubble machine, found some bug catching nets at the "aloha" dollar store and the kiddo's had a blast catching bubbles with their nets. the gnome hunt involved a little more planning than that. i decided that it would be best if i made up some clues (6 to be exact, after all that is how old the birthday girl is) and sent the kiddo's on a scavenger hunt. the clues led them to the slide, the drinking fountain, the park bench and so on until they ended up finding the gnome hiding in a tree. this was a big hit. all of the kiddo's were super excited for the next clue and where it would take them. at the end of the hunt we headed back to celebrate their victory and my girl by singing happy birthday and eating cake. throughout the party our balloon artist was busy taking and filling orders for some very patient kiddo's. we ended our party with my girl opening her gifts, a practice i think that has been looked at as a time consuming task, but one i believe is important. i don't want my girl to take these items for granted. i want her to know that somebody spent time picking this gift for her and i think she should acknowledge that with a face to face thank you. plus, the kiddo's get really excited for their gift to be opened. it was time consuming, but well worth it. thanks to all of our friends and family who helped my girl avery celebrate her 6th birthday...

six

balloons



bubbles



friends

running + gnome hunting



victory



lets eat cake




don't forget the presents


Tuesday, October 19, 2010

tuesdays pumpkin patch

it's pumpkin time, so we took a visit to one of the local pumpkin patches with our
home school friends. it was a nice, warm day filled with lots of pumpkins for
picking. this pumpkin patch was not your average carnival pumpkin patch
but, the real deal. one of the high schools in our area has a full running farm,
with this patch included offered to students as a class. the pumpkins were
inexpensive and the experience was priceless. i think all the kiddo's enjoyed
their day at the farm in suburbia, i know my girl and the little fella did...










Sunday, October 17, 2010

now we are six

that's right six! it has been a huge event over here in our neck of the woods. the mister has called it a "birthday chanukah" because we just keep on celebrating. it started out friday the day before her birthday with a trip to disneyland. then on her actual birthday we visited the american girl doll store where she got to pick out a new american girl. she chose lanie and she is super cute. then we headed over to the claim jumper with her nona and best friend natalie in tow for dinner and this super yummy cupcake. now it's party planning week because next week is the celebration with all of her family and friends and we can't wait. who ever knew being six would keep us so busy?

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

tuesdays

here's what we've been doing the last few tuesdays...

venturing through tunnels


touching the sand
exploring at the tidepools

playing with sea anemone's
chasing the waves

running away from the waves

dancing with seawead

examining jellyfish

sifting through rocks and shells

jumping off rocks

fighting off pirates and hunting sharks

climbing
enjoying sweet treats

finding furry caterpillars

hiking

building forts

picnicing

finding "gold"

swinging from trees

listening to our echo

drawing in nature

capturing lizards

we love our tuesdays.
it's a time for us to play, invent,
imagine, explore, socialize,
learn and have fun.
really, who could ask for more?

mygirlavery

a look into the life with a six year old and her little brother.