Reuben pictures
He may be a big pain but he is a very handsome old pain and he looks good on the brown couches!
John just bought us a new camera lens and he used it to get the best pictures we have of our dog Reuben! I am excited to see if I can get some nice pictures of the kids with it too. I finally decided to be ready for some Spring and I am excited to take pictures of the kids outside on GRASS soon! Oh and extra sunlight is going to be wonderful!
John’s Note: I got us the Canon EF 28-135mm
WIN a Vat 19 SLUSH MUG!
Vat 19 was kind enough to send us a slush mug to review AND one to give away! I had high hopes for the slush mug and luckily I wasn’t disappointed at all. We have been enjoying frozen treats for over a week now with no complaints. The inner core goes in the freezer for at least 8 hours prior to use but its best to just leave it in there all the time so its ready to go when you want a slushy drink (and if you wash it right after use and put it back in freezer it will be ready to go again in... Read more »
13 CommentsName that snow creature!
We got a few more inches of nice wet snow so we finally set out to build a snow man in our yard. I felt inspired to try building a snow troll or goblin creature. Building the 2 legs was fun and easier than I thought. Since we had 2 legs that meant we need a snow butt. I wimped out on the arms and just made them crossed and attached to his body. For the head I started with a rough shape, a big nose, simple eyes and started adding horns. As the horns grew they started looking like ears…and... Read more »
1 CommentsSnow Eater
Jillian is obsessed with eating snow. So I try not to think about why she didn’t like the taste of this particular snowball. Read More →
2 CommentsSNOW SNOW SNOW!!!
We finally got our BIG SNOW, the first real satisfying storm of the season! YAY! Ethan was the first one out there, he rushed to get his gear on and go. He was very smiley and kept scooping up armfuls tossing it into the air above him. Ben was the last one to come in, he turned pretty red cheeked by the time I bribed him in with hot chocolate. I got some pictures of the four of them together but Jamie was too busy for the camera. We couldn’t get any building done with destructo-baby nearby!... Read more »
1 CommentsMy girls are so snuggly in their Chipoupine teddy sweaters, WIN one for your little munchkin!
I can’t help but rub the “teddy bellies” when my girls wear their Chipoupine sweaters, they are so super soft and irresistible! I like so much about these sweaters that I made a list: They are soooo soft and thick that you have to snuggle your kids extra when they wear them. The fleece is high quality and just as soft on the inside as the outside (I have noticed some fleece clothes are not soft on the inside and whats the point of that!) the sweater is not fully lined with the... Read more »
20 CommentsFinally, some snow!
The North has been looking on with envy while the South has gotten all OUR snow. Even worse was hearing some people complain about their abundance of the wonderful white stuff. Well, we finally got a few inches of snow last week. Here’s one of the reasons we love winter. Read More →
0 CommentsOur old dogs are distrubing the peace!
“Who us?” Here are Reuben and Casey looking oh so innocent after I tried to sneak up on them and snap a picture of their nap! I woke them up and then Jamie moved in for a snuggle with Casey. I’m not a fan of blog rants so I’ll keep this short. Yes they bark multiple times a day but not for more than a few minutes at a time and I never leave them outside in our fenced yard unless I am home to bring them in when they want to come in, some people are just grumpy and mean! THE... Read more »
2 CommentsHappy Valentine’s Day!
The girls and I got to go to both the boys’ Valentine’s parties on Friday (we lucked out and they were one after the other so we didn’t have to be at 2 places at once!). It was really nice, all the kids were good and cute and the chaos wasn’t too much. I love holidays. My kids are wonderful. As I’m writing this I was just presented with a nice picture from Ethan and a Lego heart from Ben, they are sweet. I love Ben rubbing his belly over the Valentine treats! Read More →
0 CommentsJamie’s Valentine Projects
Jamie is very into projects lately and SCISSORS! Here are some hearts she has made by cutting out and coloring hearts I traced for her. She also worked with “her boys” to make a collage with some doily hearts and papers that they painted and glued together. The last project she did was to decorate a hand soap bottle (that I easily snipped the shrink wrapped label off of). I bravely let her have a blue sharpie marker and she did some coloring. Then she added the foam heart stickers. Oh... Read more »
0 CommentsMy version of homemade heart crayons for Valentine’s Day
I like to save all the broken crayons to make new swirly ones and I have been wanting to make heart ones for the kids for Valentine’s Day (Ethan is going to give them out in his class too). Unfortunately the mold I just bought is meant for heart ice cubes and I don’t think it is made out of oven proof silicone. So for the first time instead of doing the crayons in the oven, I did them in layers by melting the colors separately. I happen to have a crayon melting thing from when I was an... Read more »
2 CommentsMake cute EASY photo Valentines on your computer!
I have nothing against characters being on Valentines but I don’t like the cheapo little character Valentines from the store and I also don’t like the stress of having my kids do an assembly line of homemade Valentines either. This year I am saving $ and sanity by making my own Valentine’s for our 3 kids that need to send them. They are not perfect but good enough for me! I asked each kid what character or picture they wanted on theirs and I easily found a Pokemon Valentine image... Read more »
0 CommentsCheck out the Frigidaire “Spin & Win” Campaign!
I don’t normally enter many contests on the computer (mostly just the ones on the few blogs I regularly read) but its been really fun the few times I have won things so I should enter more often. Mom Select told me about Frigidaire’s new Spin & Win game that gives you the opportunity to win gift cards for spending quality time with your tykes – whether it’s curling up with some new books, starting a craft project or taking in a family flick. They’re giving away... Read more »
0 CommentsWin some Fruit Roll-Ups & Fruit By The Foot (and enter to win a laptop for you and a child in Africa)
With specially marked boxes of fruit snacks – including Fruit Roll-Ups, Gushers, Fruit by the Foot, and Stickerz & Shapes – your child could win one laptop to keep and Betty Crocker Fruit Flavored Snacks will donate another to a child in Africa. Each day from now through May 30, 2010, one laptop prize will be awarded to a U.S. winner. For every laptop won, one laptop will be donated to an African child through One Laptop per Child, an organization that creates educational opportunities... Read more »
31 CommentsSylvania PalPODzzz Rocketship Recall
We just learned today that the Rocketship we reviewed last year has been recalled. Our boys LOVE this nightlight and we tried finding another one before Christmas, but learned they had been discontinued. Shortly after that Sylvania announced the recall. OSRAM SYLVANIA is voluntarily recalling the LED Rocketship PalPODzzz™ Flashlight/Nightlight/Emergency Light (Model No. 72174) due to a safety hazard. The bottom plastic cover on the LED Rocketship PalPODzzz™ tabletop recharging unit can break... Read more »
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