Project 365 - Week 12

Sunday: Happy Birthday to Auntie 'Shell!

Monday: This is what I think of Mondays!

Tuesday: It's rare when she is sitting still long enough for me to grab my camera!

Wednesday: More silly faces.

Thursday: Paper Bags...I didn't see them for almost 30 minutes!!!

Friday: After hitting the Discovery Center with Grandma Val, we had a cupcake lunch at SugarJones, love!


Saturday: This is Paige, dancing, after scoring a Hershey Kiss at an Easter Egg hunt.

Pass the Paas

2nd Annual Egg Dye...

Toddler Tip: Put paper towels at the bottom of the cup/glass to cushion the egg's fall,

we lost a few...or don't use a wine glass.

...and then he stuck his hands in & looked like a Smurf...

Passing time by coloring, but she made sure her eggs stayed real close.

Taa Daa!

Kiwi Crate

We ordered a Kiwi Crate for the 1st time, & a blast was had by all! Kiwi Crates are craft kids for kids designed by moms for busy moms (that's me). They offer different types of subscriptions (annual, monthly...), and you can pause or cancel whenever. I think as they get older we may have to upgrade with their "sibling a la carte package"...some kits have more than enough for 2 & others may not. Below is our 1st of 2 projects in the kit, all having to do with wind...

Addressed to them!

How fun does this look? It came with scissors and even tape!

His favorite color, ORANGE!

Hard at work...

C&P's "wind sockies"

If you are interested CLICK HERE for $10 off your first Kiwi Crate, making it $9.95 (free shipping). I get $10 off my next order too if you sign up....

Project 365 - Week 11

Week 10:
I was off on Spring Break this week (YES!). Looking back we were pretty active and productive!

Sunday: Gotta love a bath! Paige tries to stay in as long as possible, and when she senses we are ready to pull someone out she yells and points, "Take Cam!" Poor Cam.
Monday: This closet has been the thorn in my paw for over a year. I filled 8 bins (3 are shown & the other 5 are in our storage room) with C&P's crap! Here is the result...

Tuesday: Paige was not a fan of the thunderstorm in Rainforest Cafe. When it was over she clapped & said, "No like it!" Daddy was trying to comfort her with a mouth full of food :)

Wednesday: Oh, yeah....& my washer broke again. I have quite the history in their computer system, the repair man thinks I'm a badass, which I am.


Thursday: I don't know who loves the iPad more...

Friday: Donuts!
Saturday: Their 1st official Easter Egg Hunt, our park district rocks!

Yu Kids Island

Last weekend we hit up Yu Kids Island at Woodfield Mall. It was a hit! The kids loved it, & we loved it because they needed help on NOTHING!...not that I don't want to help them, but eventually they have to be able to be independent. One day I will be one of those Mom's who sit on the bench, one day. We ended up going twice last week since Dad took off work. After two trips in one week I pretty much think I ruined going to the mall forever. I'm sure they will expect to go there, which in a way is better than going to the Disney Store every time. After being there for 10 minutes, Paige was hooked. She kept dodging me because she thought I was going to make her leave, literally running away from me! Below are photos from both days...

Dad

I wish I could say that it gets easier, but I'm not sure I think it does. Three years ago today my Dad passed. Three years ago today I found out that my Dad would never know this....

or this...

I know secretly my Dad would have had a favorite, & I know who it would be :)

Twins don't run in my family, but someone put them there (although, there is always that readio-active theory)! I like to think it was him, always the jokester...

Project 365 - Week 10

This was a busy week! We had visitors, playdates, it was hot, it was cold, we welcomed Spring & now the lawn is in need of a mowing!

Sunday: The 1st popsicle of the season!


Monday: Ready for school, which he is not enrolled in...don't tell him, shhh.


Tuesday: Hello Spring!!

Wednesday: Because the Mickey chair in the background isn't comfortable enough.

Thursday: Aunt Sarah came to visit. (We were trying to make a campaign video for the Madden 13 cover vote, hence the Bears jerseys....Vote Matt Forte...or Aunt Sarah as Cam says.
Friday: We celebrated Sarah's sister's birthday with tapas HERE....so good! Tapas is officially my new favorite style of restaurant!

Saturday: We met up with those sassy red-heads for a spaz fest HERE. It was awesome, but more on this visit tomorrow!