Well here are some things that we’ve been up to:
- I made the girls carrot shirts and hair clips for Easter and all the kids got fleece carrots. Oh and before that I made the girls a bunch of clover hair clips for St Patrick’s Day. Oh AND I surprised the kids with a hamster the day before St Patrick’s Day so she is named Lucky Clover (Clover for short)!
- On April 1st (which was a Sunday this year!) we convinced the kids it was a school day and had them get ready and drove them to school. When it was closed we took them to Chuck E Cheese for some fun. They are very trusting/gullible. We have to keep the April Fools going every year!
- Bennett isn’t shy and has a loud voice so he won for best boy in his class for poem reciting (of course he is probably the least organized and never brought me the notice so I could go watch it). Luckily the winners of each class will read them again this week so I can go in like a good mom! Ben also came in second place in the Boy Scouts pinewood derby.
- Gee this isn’t in any real order, just my thoughts of what we’ve been up to! In March we had a preview of spring and opened our pool EARLY, the kids had a week of swimming in 50-60 degree water! They are nuts but we encouraged it. I guess with the warm weather and then the return to seasonable weather, the mini ants have moved back into our house early this year. We will get them gone ASAP!
- We just had a trip to Maryland to visit family and go to the Baltimore Aquarium and then to a little Robot Fest yesterday. Ethan really LOVED taking picture at the aquarium and making cardboard robots. Jillian confirmed that she is really a child that should have one of those kid leases when she climbed onto the half wall at the aquarium and could have fallen far down to the first floor (anyone have a leash I can borrow for our next trip? Otherwise I may have to buy one for the cliffs in Maine).
- On Feb 4th and Feb 12th Jamie lost her first two teeth, both when biting into apples! The bottom middle teeth and they are poking through a bit now but I think they are pretty crowded so its taking some time. She currently has a very wiggly top tooth we are waiting on!
- My boys still think the Dr Who Daleks say “desterminate” instead of exterminate, its fun listening to them play. Not sure if they still are saying “canyon balls” but I always loved that one. Of course NOTHING topped when Ethan was younger and thought the holes in your nose were called “nostricles”. Jamie is calling squirrels “squirtles” but I blame that on too much Pokemon play here lately.
- This is the first week where we will have activities every weeknight except Fridays! WOW, hope it goes more smoothly than I am imagining! John has volleyball and Jamie has dance on Mondays, boys have baseball on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Wednedays is rollerhockey for the boys (they are in different age groups this year so that means 2 hours there instead of 1) and also Jamie has Girl Scout Daisies every other Wednesday. Its tough fitting extracurricular stuff in for four kids! Those four nights are just things for John and the three older kids, luckily Jillian can do her dance class during the big kids school day!
- That’s all for now!
COLORED BUBBLES!!! I was really excited to get the chance to review Crayola’s new COLORED BUBBLES with my kids! So fun! A bit messy but GOOD messy! We were sent a three pack of colored bubbles and a bubble launcher that comes with two bottles of colored bubbles. These are perfect now that its spring and we need to get outside and run around more. The colors are nice and bright! They were messy but they didn’t stain our clothing (I wouldn’t send my kids out in clothes that I love... Read more »
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Well I’m too late to tell you to try the cute Pillsbury Ready to Bake Easter shaped cookies that I was able to make with my kids BUT don’t worry there are cute designs available all year! I was just at the store and saw some cute I Love Mom cookies that even the most baking challenged dad and kids can surprise mom with! We made Pillsbury cookies with a bunny on them and I was really impressed with how detailed the bunny image was both before and after baking, totally adorable! It had... Read more »
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Jamie went to her first dance last week! She had a great time and looked so pretty in her new purple dress. John took her out for ice cream after and she came home one tired and happy girl! She did some silly poses for me before they left and a cute one with daddy: #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption... Read more »
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We were sent a fun new Mega Bloks Squad set to review! My kids LOVE anything that they can put together and the boys’ floor is never brick-free (and that’s how we like it!). The Mega Bloks Squad are great for kids just graduating from the chunkier “toddler bricks” into the small “big kid bricks” because the sets are not huge or hard to build yet they still have a lot of pieces to play with. The Blok Squad consists of the fire patrol, police force, construction... Read more »
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I LOVE Crayola products and am super excited to share some info on their first live chat AND to be able to pick one of you to win some amazing Crayola products (and yay I will be sent some for my kids too). The live chat is coming up soon so I am blogging about it before my package arrives so you can all mark your calendars. I showed my kids what they will be getting and they can’t wait. It seems Crayola is always coming up with fun new products and in my opinion you can never have enough art... Read more »
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YAY I am nearing the end of diapers with my kids!!! Actually we have been done with daytime diapers for a long time (thanks to our youngest being a super early easy potty trainer) but nighttime is still not so easy for some of my kids. Since I’m only buying pull-up types of diapers for at night I really haven’t been paying much attention to new diaper products and I’m glad that I was given the chance to do this review and learn about Seventh Generation diapers. Our one daughter... Read more »
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This February, General Mills Big G cereals wants to help celebrate the Star Wars Episode 1 in 3D launch by featuring collectable Star Wars pens in boxes of participating cereals. My kids L O V E Star Wars and love cereal! They were very happy with this review because they got 6 Star Wars pens (2 in the cereals and 4 extra). We are pretty much a Cheerios-every-day family and when the kids get a fun cereal they get really excited so the Cinnamon Toast Crunch was gone in one day! Good thing because... Read more »
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I don’t think I have a lactose problem but my husband does and so do several other friends and family members. Its so great that more and more products are becoming available for people with lactose intolerance because its no fun to go without something you love! I have always loved yogurt and would really miss it if I was lactose intolerant. I just learned about the new lactose free Yoplait yogurt and here is a little info on it for you: Now, just in time for National Lactose Intolerance Awareness... Read more »
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CHEERIOS are eaten practically every day in our house (can’t remember the last day that they weren’t eaten by at least one of them at breakfast). I think its great that there are so many new types of Cheerios lately. We just tried the yummy peanut butter ones and now we got to try the latest flavor dulce de leche AKA caramel. I thought they were great and so did John (despite his weird dislike of caramel). Three of the kids gave it a thumbs up and then of course there is Mr Picky who... Read more »
9 CommentsWell I think I better take it as “a sign” that I keep getting reviews to write that have to do with weight lose! I am going to make better choices and stop putting off weight lose! Baked goods are definitely my biggest weakness, I LOVE to bake and I love to get the huge french vanilla muffin when I stop for coffee with my friend every week. When I bake at home its so easy to “test one” and then “have one with my coffee” and then “have just another” ... Read more »
0 CommentsWe loved our Minted holiday cards and I was so excited that we got the chance to do another Minted review! Minted is an online store featuring a unique and modern assortment of personalized photo cards, wedding invitations, and other personalized stationery and gifts, all designed by indie designers. They recently launched a 2012 Valentine’s Day Card and Gift Collection. Their collection includes classroom Valentine’s Day cards – the cards are perfect for your kids to hand out at school!... Read more »
1 CommentsI’m trying to mentally prepare myself for losing weight and getting healthier. So that means I am thinking about it BUT not actually doing it yet! I know, I NEED to start ASAP! I hadn’t really thought about incorporating canned soups into a diet but they are quick and portion controlled and now that our stove/oven just broke this weekend this prize package couldn’t have come at a better time! I have always been a fan of Progresso (clam chowder, lentil and minestrone are my favorites!)... Read more »
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Oooh a giveaway that I’m totally on time with!!! Not only that, I get to choose FOUR WINNERS to each win 6 boxes of Ocean Spray fruit snacks! They come in two flavors: Berries&Cherries and Assorted Fruit and each winner will receive 3 of each. My kids LOVE fruit snacks. Both flavors have cute fruit shapes. Since we got six boxes I sending some into school for my kids’ classrooms (they are a handy thing to give teachers for when someone in the class forgets snack). Ocean Spray®... Read more »
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Jamie started dance in September and loves it! Jillian wasn’t three yet so she had to wait until January to start and today was the long awaited day. She loved it and followed directions well but also snuck out of the room twice to come be shy with me. Overall it went great. After her first “big girl” dance class I took her to dunkin donuts for her favorite egg and cheese sandwich. She went and pulled a high chair to the table and climbed in. I love how she is a baby when it suits... Read more »
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