It was Dr. Seuss’s birthday this week and the kids have been celebrating all week at school. Today was “dress up like your favorite Seuss character” day in MonkeyBoy’s class, so I made outfits for both boys. I think they were a big hit!
I was also feeling the need to use my kitchen [...]
We attended a birthday party today for one of MonkeyBoy’s friends. I’m trying to make all of our gifts this year and I wasn’t sure what to make for this particular little girl, especially since her mother is a very talented seamstress and crafter. As I was going through ideas, I remembered that [...]
It is our week again for snacks at school. MonkeyBoy only has school once this week, since Thursday is a religious holiday, so I only had to come up with one snack instead of two. I took the easy route and made “cracker carrots”. I think I completed them all in under [...]
This weekend was filled with cakes and present making.
I made a smash cake (little cake just for the birthday child) earlier this week for a friend’s little one’s first birthday photo session and then I repeated the cake later in the week for his birthday. I also made some coordinating cupcakes.
Then for [...]
I’m trying to make most of the gifts we give this year. I have a craft room – I need to use it! I’m hoping to get ahead enough to make the gift packaging too, but as a habitual procrastinator I’m not sure that’s going to happen.
I did get a few [...]
MonkeyBoy has officially passed from toddler to little boy. What marks this passage? Pocket treasures.
He’s discovered the pockets of his pants and has figured out that he can store things there. I found these items in or on his clothes when I sorted for the washer this evening.
Laundry has [...]
I’m so exhausted tonight. It’s been a long weekend. I had two parties yesterday – one was a birthday party for one of MonkeyBoy’s friends and the other was an annual holiday party with a group of my friends (some of whom were also at the birthday party so I got to [...]
I sure do spend a lot of time in the car. As proof, I hit a milestone this weekend.
The digital number flipping is not nearly as exciting as the old rotary analog odometer dial turning over.
I made robot cupcakes for a birthday party this weekend. I think they turned out [...]
This week was our week to provide snacks at MonkeyBoy’s preschool. I had no idea what to provide for snacks, so I decided to be creative. Everyone ooh’d and aah’d over the snacks and today the teachers told me that I really set the bar high for everyone else. The first day [...]
MonkeyBoy loves to carry things. He especially loves to carry things in bags. He calls backpacks “pack-packs” and delights in dragging around the ones that MonkeyMan and I use to take our things to work.
MonkeyBoy started pre-school last week and one of the things he needed was his own backpack. [...]