photo IGuessImDueHeader_zpsf5bf262b.png

 photo HOME_zpse253fae6.png  photo QUOTES_zpsfcec6817.png  photo ABOUT_zps522622e8.png  photo SUBMIT_zps6e5d1922.png  photo ADVERTISE_zpsabad9bf7.png  photo IGUESSIDO_zpsda2b0c7d.png  photo IGUESSIDO_zpsda2b0c7d.png

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

100th Day

I don't recall celebrating this commemorative day when I was in elementary school, but apparently, the 100th Day of School is a big thing now. 

For this celebration, each child was asked to create a display of 100 items. After much back and forth, Jakson finally decided that he wanted to display 100 sharks teeth. Great idea. The only problem was the project was due in three days and we only owned 1 shark tooth. Thank goodness for eBay! You can buy anything on that site. We found a local vendor and picked up 150 sharks teeth that day. After our little Picasso painted his shark, we hot glued the teeth on, one by one. {Raina only managed to pick off three teeth before we realized what she was doing, not too bad.} Then finally, we had one amazing looking shark!

The fun didn't stop there. We were the chosen ones to bring in the 100th Day snack for the party. Talk about pressure! Jason and I Googled and got on Pinterest to try and find something creative. To our surprise we found nothing. This snack was literally keeping me up all night. Finally, while laying in bed, Jason and I came up with an idea. We call it the 100th Day Kabobs
Some Rice Krispies, a simple cookie cutter action, sprinkles, and small skewers was all we needed. We wrapped them up individually and wa-lah!

I never thought a Kindergarten project and snack would ever be so stressful. I'm beginning to worry that when high school hits, we're in for a real doozie!


Monday, January 26, 2015

I'm Not A Kid Anymore

Even five year old Jak seems to know what it means when you hit the big three-oh! So here's to year filled with more "grown-up" adventures.


Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The Snow Tubing Blues

The day had finally come! We were headed to the Poconos for our tubing adventure. As a typical Floridian mom, I had the kids snug in ten layers of clothing. They were ready to take on the snow. Anticipation was high as we reached the belt to take us up the mountain. That's when our  I Guess Im Due moment began...

Snow from the snow machine began to pelt us in the face the entire way up. We literally felt like we were caught in the middle of a blizzard. Frozen tears began flow from the little ones. When we finally made it to the top, with icicles forming from our face and jackets, it was clear that not everyone was happy to be there. We managed to capture a picture on the top of the mountain. Can you tell who was having the most fun on our tubing adventure?
Both Lilly and Owen refused to go down the mountain. After ten minutes of persuading, coaxing, and pleading, Raquel and I somehow managed to make it down with two crying kids.

I guess some kids are made for the snow,
and some just aren't.