Lunch time!

Enjoying lunch at school with My Girl!

Eat Your Greens

From the mouth of babes...

And yes, that's dinner!  Bahaha!!

Silly Veggies!

My boy LOVES to help make dinner, so I'm always giving him little jobs to keep him busy. Last night I asked him to place the cauliflower we were baking onto the cookie sheet after I cut it up. Easy job I know, but it was all I could think of! 

I love how creative he can be and always makes cooking dinner fun. I never would have thought to make a smiley face with our veggies.  See picture below.  :) Of course I had to mess up his silly face when I seasoned it for cooking, but I did that after he wandered off into the other room. LOL

I had "Pinned" this recipe I wanted to try, but could not find it on my Pinterest page for some reason.  I decided to "wing it" and add my favorite ingredients.  After tossing the cauliflower in olive oil, I added a little garlic powder, Lawry's Seasoned Salt, fresh basil from our garden and lot's of fresh parmesan cheese my boy shredded for me.  I cooked it at 425 degrees for 20 minutes and it was delicious!  I highly recommend some parchment paper though. What a mess to clean up!

Fruit & Water Trick!

Give a kid a straw, some fruit & a cup of ice water and it will keep them occupied for at least 10 minutes!  

Bonus:  They actually drink the water and eat the fruit they need.  #Momscore

Our Elf on the Shelf

My Girl was just giddy
For this Elf at her School
She said he's "For Real"

With a no touching rule!

I was excited to discover
She could have her own Elf
When we happened to spot one

On a bookstore shelf!!

Our Elf's name is Mario
Straight from the North Pole
Santa sent him to watch us
So be good or get coal!

Click HERE to get your own Elf on the Shelf!

Guest Post

Thanks to Melissa from the Blog Content Guilt for sharing my latest post & writing a Guest Post for my Blog!  Both My Girls celebrate their Birthday in January & I LOVE these ideas!

Great Ideas for My Little Girl’s Birthday Party

If you have a little girl, you want their birthday to be as magical and special as the day she was born. Why not celebrate in style by trying one of these birthday themes that will surely bring a big, beaming smile to your little girl’s face?

- Princess Theme

Everyone likes dressing up as a princess, from toddlers to late childhood. If your little girl loves dressing up, a princess theme could be the perfect theme for her. Hand deliver glittered invitations to all the invitees and always address them to “Princess ____” or “Duke ____” instead of using their real names. Make a banquet table that stretches for the whole length of the kitchen or patio and decorate it with glitter and fake candelabras. You can make the head of the table a throne, gilded and lifted so the birthday girl sits high. As party favors, hand out paper crowns.

- Fairy Land Theme

Turn your house into a fairyland by throwing your girl a fairy-themed birthday party! You can set up an enchanted forest by making cardboard trees, spray-painted in silver and glitter. Use your girl’s favorite colors to accent your fairyland. If she loves blue, you could hang blue streamers from the ceiling to add to the enchanted forest brush. Decorate the tables with mushrooms and rabbits. As an activity you could have a face-painter paint all the girls like fairies. The girls will have a great time playing around their enchanted forest in fairy wings. For a snake, you can serve enchanted Jello decorated with edible, colored confetti.

-  Jungle Party

If you have a little girl who loves animals, you could throw a jungle-themed party! Get different cutouts of animals or litter the house with stuffed animals. You can make your living room into a jungle with fake vines, trees, and brush. Decorate the table with moss and exotic-looking flowers. You can use animal-print napkins and plates to go with your jungle layout. For dessert, serve a chocolate cake with green icing, decorated with giraffe and monkey figurines.

Just remember, ask your daughter what kind of party she wants. If she loves Mario, go out and get some Mario birthday party supplies! Same with a zoo theme or wizard theme. Get creative and have fun and, no matter what, your daughter will have a fantastic birthday.

Thanks again to Melissa C. from Blog Content Guild for the Guest Post!
http://www.blogcontentguild.com

Fall Decorating with the Kids

The kids & I enjoyed a nice walk through the local nature trails this week & loved looking for Fall leaves to help decorate our dining room table for Thanksgiving. 

After collecting leaves of every shape & color on our walk, the kids washed and dried their favorites for us to glue onto the glass vases I found for our centerpiece.  All you need is a little spray adhesive to place the leaves where you desire!  We decided to put our leaves around the base of our vases and trim the edges. 

Place your favorite fresh cut flowers or candles in your vase to finish off the look!  I thought the bright yellow & orange were perfect!

Happy late Thanksgiving all!

We Made a Scarecrow!

My Son may be short a Fall outfit, but we have a Scarecrow now! 

Happy Halloween

My Girls decorated the house for Halloween

while I was a work today!!  Sooo scary!! 

Oh yeah...

that's a skeleton on the floor!

We Miss You Scooby!

My Girl Nicole and I made a video tribute to our old pal Scooby!
 

We Love & Miss You Scooby!