tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87880881587805356942024-03-27T18:53:31.743-05:00Sunshine on the InsideBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504301374054428213noreply@blogger.comBlogger449125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788088158780535694.post-78232101427525941932015-01-12T15:31:00.000-06:002015-01-12T15:31:07.784-06:002015: The Year of the Tortoise Shell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I hope your holiday was filled with much love and laughter! I know we had a wonderful family filled break that was both busy and relaxing at the same time. December is always such an exciting, magical time, but it's exhausting too. I've come to really look forward to the calm that January brings. And with that, I have some very exciting news. After two full years of closet storage, my tortoise shell has been hung!</div>
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There is something so fulfilling about crossing a tiny to do project of your list that's been sitting there for awhile just waiting for action to be taken. And there's no time better than the month of January to reignite your motivation to get these little things taken care of once and for all. This shall be the year of the tortoise shell for our family. We're not taking on anything new until we deal with the little things that have been patiently waiting in the wings for far too long. Slow and steady. No pressure. No growing lists. </div>
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504301374054428213noreply@blogger.com98tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788088158780535694.post-79876091108745811712014-11-26T05:06:00.000-06:002014-11-26T09:28:21.115-06:00Happy Turkey Day 2014!In honor of the big day of thanks, we decorated our basement play fort with a few festive Thanksgiving decorations including a 'Turkey Town' sign I painted. The stain on the fort is new. I completed that fun job a week ago and it involved a coat of stain and three coats of Safecoat Acrylacq to seal in the odors. Even so, we had to open windows, turn on fans and keep the fire going while the fumes left our house. Good times:).<br />
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We also made up crafted a couple fun and festive items for use at the 'kid table' at our Thanksgiving Day celebration.</div>
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Lucky and Charm used Sharpie Oil Paint Pens to write 'Thanksgiving' on some rocks from Michael's.</div>
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We also made a set of stones with the word 'Christmas' written on them since we'll be celebrating Christmas and Thanksgiving in one day with my in-laws this year.</div>
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We also made some feather pencils for completing the Thanksgiving place mat word finds that I found at Michaels on super clearance. I wanted some neutral colored feathers, but these bright guys were all Joann's had, and that is where I was when I had this project on the mind, so we went with them. We just washi taped them onto standard pencils for a little festive flare:)! The idea was courtesy of Pinterest:).</div>
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504301374054428213noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788088158780535694.post-50376519081424588492014-11-24T11:58:00.000-06:002014-11-24T11:58:08.766-06:00A Superhero CarnivalCharm turned five this year, and ever since his <a href="http://sunshineontheinside.blogspot.com/2014/09/charms-outer-space-blast-off.html">astronaut birthday</a> was over last year, he'd been dreaming of a superhero party. My mind was trying to come up with a way to make these parties fun, but less work every year, so I came up with the idea of having a carnival party where the games had superhero names. For example, a bean bag toss became the Captain America Toss by adding a shield to the target. My plan was to reuse these games every year for a carnival party that is themed to whatever Charm or Lucky or Clover are interested in at the time. <br />
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It sort of worked this year, as in, some of the games were reused for Lucky's party. Mostly, however, these parties are lots of work, and I've decided that I'll do them every other year from now on. Bill's not on board with every other year birthday parties, so next year, he's planning on doing all the party planning himself. I'm excited for the break and can't wait to see what he comes up with:)!!<br />
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Here is Charm's Superhero Carnival Party:<br />
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(Plank and pool were from his shark pirate party. I found Avenger dive sticks on clearance at Target and the kids had to use tongs or a net to 'save' them while standing on the plank.)</div>
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Hulk Smash was the favorite game of the day! We just wrapped up a bunch of empty boxes and had kids stack a tower with them and knock them down with Hulk fists!)</div>
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Another fun birthday celebration for the Charm-meister!!</div>
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This closet was the only closet that had shelving in it when we bought our house in 2010. The rest of the house had holes in the closets where shelving used to be. This was my tease closet, because the 'California Closet' label on it told me that at one point this house was full of the high end closet system. Ironically, we almost ripped the shelves out of the closet ourselves in order to come up with something more useful. (I wish I had a 'before' picture of the closet since it only had the top two shelves and hanging rods at the top initially.) Instead, I tracked down this wardrobe unit from IKEA, which was identical in color to the off white California Closet shelves. Bill painted and added lower closet rods on either side of the unit for Clover to reach when he's a couple years older. The wardrobe is attached to the back wall of the closet for safety's sake, as well.</div>
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Also, we removed the doors to the closet, since they were big and this room is small. Curtains were our solution for closet 'doors' though in all honesty, they are rarely closed unless Lucky and Charm are playing peekaboo with Clover:).</div>
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Happy Weekend!!</div>
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I let the kids decorate their basement fort however they wanted with extra halloween decorations that we had on hand. I made the new sign yesterday!</div>
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I had fun decorating my 'chicken coop' Halloween style earlier this month as well.</div>
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This bat chandelier thing was my project for the month that never really got down. Pottery Barn Kids sold the inspiration version for $59. I spent $6 on two embroidery hoops, painted them black and attached card stock bats with fishing line. Getting the thing balanced and hung was tricky. I also had black tulle to add to the top, but I'll have to do that for next year:)<br />
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Chocolate eye ball spoon race!</div>
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Candy corn bean bag toss!</div>
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All ready for the costume kiddos:</div>
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Lucky, Charm and I painted these signs on cardboard to put up in our front yard. I stapled them to dowels. I have to get our porch and front yard all decorated yet this afternoon! </div>
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I hope you all have a great night and a fantastic weekend!!</div>
Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504301374054428213noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788088158780535694.post-41595185076789168212014-10-30T13:28:00.001-05:002014-10-31T13:02:03.127-05:00Treat or Treasure?Oh blog, how I've wanted to keep you more updated, but this is a busy season in our life, and unfortunately, when something has to take a side to real life, Sunshine On the Inside is the first to go. We have some catching up to do. Perhaps this winter?:) <br />
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On the way home from school one day Charm said, "Instead of trick or treat, I want to say treat or treasure on Halloween." I liked that idea and when I found out about the <a href="http://www.foodallergy.org/teal-pumpkin-project">Teal Pumpkin Project</a> and its aim to raise allergy awareness, I ran with the treat or treasure idea this year. <br />
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This pumpkin cut out will go on my door (because I waited too long to pull out the teal spray paint on a faux pumpkin:)):<br />
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I made a little <a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/">Oriental Trading Company</a> order a couple weeks ago when shipping was free and there was a gift certificate incentive:<br />
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I purchased a set of pumpkin bags, a roll of pumpkin stickers, a couple packs of mini bubbles and some jumping spiders. Lucky worked non stop to fill all of the bags until the bubbles ran out! </div>
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The result is a basket full of Halloween treasures that will be fun for all kiddos!</div>
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And we will have a 'candy option' at our house too. I used leftover spiders from the Teal Pumpkin Project and leftover kisses from Lucky's Candy Land birthday party to make these bags:<br />
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Truth be told, I saw the idea on Pinterest weeks ago, and was excited when I had everything I needed on hand today. I just printed off the bag toppers that I created in Word and stapled them on to the leftover bags from Lucky's big party.<br />
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And *fingers crossed*, I hope to write again tomorrow with some new Halloween decorations that we made/purchased/enjoyed this year!</div>
Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504301374054428213noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788088158780535694.post-58366255931143671692014-10-10T15:04:00.000-05:002014-10-10T15:04:07.580-05:00Christmas CastleLately, my stay at home mom brain has been swirling with thoughts of homemade Christmas presents for my kiddos. I realized that I never posted about Charm's Christmas 2013 present from Lucky and me, and in the spirit of catching up (a la birthday party posts:)), here it is:<br />
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If it looks very similar to <a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/melissa-doug-fold-go-castle/1041100806?mcid=PS_googlepla_nonbrand_baby_&adpos=1o7&creative=39230265469&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=CJzV8ofmosECFdRaMgodKAwArw">this castle</a>, it's because it was my inspiration of sorts. I found the unfinished castle at Michael's for $12 with a coupon, and I thought, I can paint that and save some money:). It's funny now, because after buying action figures for the castle, I think I maybe saved $10, and painting it front, back and sides wasn't exactly a quick project. Ah well. I used acrylic paint and then sealed it with AFM Safecoat Acrylacq.</div>
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Lucky and I made this very homemade looking dragon puppet from scratch. We didn't use a pattern or anything, we just went for it using fabric we had on hand already! We thought Charm could use the puppet and castle together.</div>
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After we gifted the castle and puppet to Charm, we had him draw up some shields to put on the front door like a coat of arms. I made a couple too. We laminated the shields and attached them with some velcro stick dots, so they can be changed out.</div>
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Even though, this gift wasn't a big 'money saver', it still is a keeper! Charm plays with it often, and we all love knowing we made it together.</div>
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Now, it's time to see about crafting presents for three kids this year! I'm thinking about giving them all the same thing, but we will see if my mind changes in the next couple months. Crazy to think that Christmas is only 2 1/2 months away. This year has flown!</div>
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<br />Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504301374054428213noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788088158780535694.post-9326782341332403212014-09-23T14:03:00.000-05:002014-11-26T09:29:02.225-06:00Charm's Outer Space Blast OffFirst, you must know that the party I'm about to talk about took place about 13 months ago. I discovered that I never posted pictures from Charm's 4th birthday here when I was working on pulling together pictures of past birthdays for Charm's baby book that has been sitting unfinished for 4 years now. It didn't feel right to post pictures of his fifth party until his fourth was documented in much the same way it didn't feel right to start Clover's baby book before adding some pictures to Charm's. In attempt to move a step forward, I'm taking a few steps back. So goes this season of my life. Perhaps I shall call it the turtle season, because I feel like I'm moving in sloooooow motion most of the time.<br />
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But for now, this turtle is going to focus on Charm's party from last year. Here are some pictures from Charm's big day:<br />
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We gathered everyone outside and attached 'astronaut in training' name badges. They played on the 'rocket' while awaiting launch time.</div>
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They were handed envelopes with their top secret training mission inside (Note: Stage numbers are off by one on the handout versus the stage markers in the yard. I'm not sure why. 13 months is a long time to remember those little details but probably we fixed the handout after I took these pictures?.!)<br />
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We did a countdown on the 'rocket'!</div>
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A few jumps each on the trampoline helped them to feel 'weightless'.</div>
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and then they got behind the photo prop and pretended to be an alien:).</div>
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Next up, they traveled through a black hole...</div>
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Each child had to create his/her own constellation using black construction paper, small star stickers and chalk to connect the stars.</div>
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Once the constellation was completed, they were handed flags to take to the moon!</div>
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Each child put a flag in the 'moon' and received a specimen bag to take home!</div>
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The bags contained 'moon rocks', astronaut ice cream and some outer space sticker sheets.</div>
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And if you made it this far, here is a little bonus basement play fort fun. Two winters ago, I started making play themes for the kids using the reading loft/fort/structure Bill built in the basement as a back drop. I made this spaceship themed area to coincide with Charm's birthday.</div>
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Here's a quick project I just tackled in 15 minutes this morning while sweet Clover was napping upstairs. Chalkboard globes are all the rage these days. See <a href="http://www.landofnod.com/chalk-around-the-world-globe-gold/f14715">here </a>and <a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/4288528/?catalogId=95&sku=4288528&bnrid=3518538&cm_ven=Google_PLA&cm_cat=Decor&cm_pla=Room_Accessories&cm_ite=Chalk_Globe&kpid=4288528&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=34-244227114-2">here</a> for examples.<br />
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I had already made <a href="http://sunshineontheinside.blogspot.com/2011/07/more-fun-with-chalk-for-mr-charm.html">Charm a chalkboard globe</a> over three years ago! And I decided I wanted to change it up a bit by permanently painting the outlines of the countries on the globe. That way, Charm could use chalk to mark his superhero's journeys or treasure hiding locations, etc, and the map wouldn't wipe away when it was time for a new adventure. <br />
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I found a globe at Marshall's for $24.99 that had a loose hand drawn country rendering that I was going to use as my guide, along with a Sharpie Oil Based Paint Pen:<br />
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I actually bought the small Marshall's globe to use as a guide with the intent to return it, but I soon discovered that it was easier to grab a real globe (of which I already own a few:)) and use it as my guide since the scale was the same as my big chalkboard globe. (So buying the Marshall's globe was pointless, except the return of the globe will force me back to Marshall's which is never a bad thing:)!)</div>
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(And as an aside, ignore the kitchen mess. If I'm going to blog, I've got to be okay with messy backgrounds now and then. The wine glasses were left over from book club the night (or two) before, and I decided to paint country lines on a globe (that I had previously painted over the country lines on) instead of washing those wine glasses. My priorities make total sense...to me anyway.)</div>
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I also discovered it was easier to make a pencil tracing to start instead of going straight for the paint pen. I only erased my pencil line in one or two places, but it was nice to have that option.</div>
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And here's my finished product to be added to Mr. Charm's Superhero room that has been in the works for a LONG time.</div>
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There is something about this little guy that makes us all so HAPPY!</div>
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Good Times!</div>
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Lucky had a wonderful year in Kindergarten and is off to 1st grade next year!</div>
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We made chocolate chip cookies on the first day of school, and decided to make them again for the last day of school. Charm did nearly all the measuring and mixing himself! We used <a href="http://www.tealandlime.com/2014/02/paleo-chocolate-chunk-cookies/">this recipe</a> which is a favorite. These cookies never last long.<br />
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Lucky and Charm were seriously entertained by the window washers we hired recently:</div>
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And Bill and I were seriously impressed by the deck staining job we also hired out a couple weeks ago:</div>
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And soccer. The joys of every night soccer:)!</div>
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And Happy Father's Day to Pa and Bill and Ron! You guys are the best! I'm so lucky to have you all in my life!</div>
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Growing up, we owned five beta movies that we watched about a million times each: The Secret Garden, The Dark Crystal, Herbie Goes Bananas, New Babes in Toyland and Dumbo. I just purchased <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Two-Disc-Anniversary-Edition-Blu-ray-Packaging/dp/B003H9M1QM">this one</a> after an Amazon price drop, and I can't wait to make some popcorn and take a trip back in time while I watch it with my kids. I wonder if Lambert the Sheepish Lion will play before Dumbo like our old Beta version.</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Education-Outdoors-19149165-Snipe-Game/dp/B0043IEDG2">This game</a> looks like so much fun! We ordered it for a birthday party, but may have to put it on our Christmas list this year too.</div>
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Another week flew by! We fixed a car, sold a car, attended a graduation party, a birthday party and a flea market too. Lucky announced she has the same neck (?) as Clover, and scored 15 goals at her soccer game. Charm made his bed every morning this week, after cock a doodle do-ing to wake us up. He must have read about bed making in a book, because he's the only one in our house that does it:).</div>
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504301374054428213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788088158780535694.post-18271338258034093412014-05-23T15:48:00.002-05:002014-05-23T15:48:59.685-05:00TGIF!!Is it just me or is May flying by at an alarming rate? There are only 9 school days left. What?? The last few weeks have been crazy in our house with a garage sale and baptism plopped into one weekend, and the ensuing recovery and get 'back to normal' period that followed. The next couple weeks are sure to be busy as well with parties, soccer and the end of the school year. I keep telling myself I'll eventually find time to finish Clover's nursery:), but part of me wants to call it done now, regardless of the empty picture frames and missing crib skirt. We are in a season of our life where time is our limiting factor in everything we do, which means we will be tackling fewer projects ourselves and hiring more work around our house....and I'm still trying to get used to that idea:).<br />
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Clover smiled at the perfect times during his baptism. He had just been introduced as a baptized Christian when this picture was taken, and he smiled earlier when water was being poured on him. He loved it!!</div>
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We discovered earlier this spring that Lucky and Charm had both outgrown their old bikes, so since birthdays and Christmas were not on the horizon, we decided they each needed to earn roughly half the cost of their new bikes (Lucky ended up earning over half of the cost of her bike, and Charm earned a little less than half the cost of his bike.) They did tasks around the house in preparation for our garage sale and kept careful track of their money earned with a tally that was on our refrigerator. It worked out well for us all, as Bill and I sure needed some extra help garage sale prepping this year!<br />
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Purging toys before the big garage sale is usually rewarded by a couple new surprises in our house for Lucky and Charm. I ordered <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elenco-Snap-Circuits-SC-300-Physics/dp/B00CIXVIRQ">this</a> kit and it was a HUGE hit with Lucky. Now I need to do a little electricity refresher course so I can explain it all:). And Charm really enjoyed <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Waba-Fun-Kinetic-Sand-Pounds/dp/B00CO5AQ12/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1400873217&sr=1-1&keywords=kinetic+sand">this sand</a>, which I picked up at Michael's with a coupon. Both of these products I could spend hours playing with myself. A win for everyone!</div>
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And I'm dreaming of an outdoor shade structure these days. Something like <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/101612535317307864/">this</a> would work well!</div>
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Another tooth bites the dust! When she looked under her pillow in the morning, she announced: The Tooth Fairy made a mess! (Glitter Everywhere!)</div>
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My laundry helper!</div>
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Carnival Fun!</div>
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Lucky got this rocking horse when she turned one. She's growing up so fast, and now the horse is headed to our garage sale to be loved by another little girl!</div>
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It's hard to believe that he is already 16 weeks old!!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Easter Bunny brought Lucky <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rosie-Revere-Engineer-Andrea-Beaty/dp/1419708457/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398370620&sr=8-1&keywords=rosie+revere+engineer+by+andrea+beaty">this book</a>. I love the pictures and the story and it has interestingly become one of Charm's favorites. Someday, I plan to pick up <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Iggy-Peck-Architect-Andrea-Beaty/dp/081091106X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y">this similar title</a> by the same author.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I think we've finally rounded the corner on the four month old sleep regression that we've dealt with for the past couple weeks with Clover. (Even though this is our third baby rodeo, we've never experienced sleep regression before. Our first two were such horrible sleepers that we wouldn't have noticed a regression had it occurred.) We read <a href="http://www.meettheotts.com/four-month-sleep-regression-tips-a-survivors-guide/">this post</a> which provided some ideas to aid Clover in getting back to his old sleep routine. Having Bill put Clover to sleep was the answer for us!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I finally found a plastic food storage bag that I'm good with using for lunches. I discovered <a href="http://www.sustainablesupply.com/PrideGreen-2385-Quart-Zip-n-Seal-Bags-50-Recycle-p/2385.htm?gclid=CKf1sMeZ-r0CFZRr7AodBUAAgQ">this brand bag</a> at Target</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> (It was $1.40 for 25 quart sized bags)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, and there are no strong, plastic odors inside the bags like I smell in most plastic bags of this type. Bill, our lunch man, is so excited to have another option besides the parchment paper bag and washi tape system we had been using:).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I am loving <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPTr5FO-ALg">this sweet song</a> from the show, <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/nashville">Nashville</a>, a favorite of mine.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Finally, we are deeply focused on purging our house of extras and organizing what remains in preparation for our annual garage sale, which is exciting and exhausting at the same time. I'm constantly keeping my eyes open for pretty and practical storage pieces. Isn't <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=27291178&parentid=A_DECORATE_STORAGE">this one</a> awesome? </span><br />
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504301374054428213noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788088158780535694.post-53349069850067306512014-04-18T04:02:00.000-05:002014-04-18T04:02:00.756-05:00All Things Are Good FridayIt was another fun week here. Even though we got more snow on Wednesday, it melted quickly. I think it's safe to say that spring has arrived!<br />
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Clover supervised some raking!</div>
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The kids played 'farm' in the backyard which was surprisingly their idea, not mine:).</div>
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And we did a little decorating for Easter:</div>
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My plan is to frame out this chalkboard eventually:).</div>
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Have a very blessed Easter weekend!</div>
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Last Friday, my little guy and I took an impromptu trip to Florida when the Badgers made it to the Final Four. The game didn't go our way, but we sure had fun watching with Opa and Oma! The warm weather was a nice change of pace as well, and we certainly enjoyed the nice and relaxing long weekend! </div>
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We can finally walk to get Lucky from school again, now that the weather has warmed up!</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I have so been enjoying </span><a href="http://www.diynetwork.com/rehab-addict/show/index.html" style="text-align: center;">this show</a><span style="text-align: center;">. Nicole Curtis is my new hero, and she's local! Think she would take me under her wings and teach me everything she knows?:)</span><br />
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I always struggle to find items online after seeing them in store at Target. I just tried searching 'home decor collections' and came up with <a href="http://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=home+decor+collections&category=0%7CAll%7Cmatchallpartial%7Call+categories&lnk=snav_sbox_home+decor+collections">these results</a>. I've got my eye on you, <a href="http://www.target.com/p/threshold-6-4-urchin-figural-wall-or-shelf-sculpture-gold/-/A-14985926">urchins</a>. Hopefully, you will return to stock!</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I finished reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Know-How-She-Does/dp/0375713751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397172778&sr=1-1&keywords=i+don%27t+know+how+she+does+it">this</a> book on the plane ride home when I wasn't dealing with dirty diapers. (Did you know there are changing tables in plane bathrooms? Did you know the only ti</span><span style="text-align: center;">me that I wished I had packed a back up outfit for me was during the plane ride home? It was an explosive trip!) The book helped me to realize that it's probably for the best that I don't work outside the home, as I wouldn't want to let go of everything I do now and there are only 24 hours in the day. I feel very blessed to be a stay at home Mom, though I'm not sure I would shy away from a trial of part-time work outside the home either:). Regardless, I'm looking forward to checking out </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Know-How-She-Does/dp/B006REMBMS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397175232&sr=8-1&keywords=i+don%27t+know+how+she+does+it" style="text-align: center;">the movie version</a><span style="text-align: center;"> of this book some night soon.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Charm has been requesting a super hero bedroom redo almost daily as of late. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/181191823/captain-america-ironman-hulk-thor?ref=favs_view_10">This pillow</a> has been ordered and will be part of his room's new look. I love the modern version of the classic Avengers Crew. Charm's current/old room is <a href="http://sunshineontheinside.blogspot.com/2012/10/charms-restoration-hardware-knock-off.html">here</a>, and there are small changes a coming. Also, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> is the best. I could spend all day searching that site.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I hope you have a wonderful weekend! We'll be clearing out all the extras in our house as we prepare for our big, annual garage sale! Wish us luck:).</span>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504301374054428213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788088158780535694.post-68054311980587281192014-04-08T04:24:00.000-05:002014-04-08T04:24:00.445-05:00Homemade Princess and The PeaThis past Christmas, I decided that it was a good idea to start a tradition of making homemade presents for our kids. In retrospect, starting a rather time consuming tradition while nearly nine months pregnant right before Christmas time probably wasn't the best idea, but that's okay. I mostly finished the projects I planned:). This present was for Lucky Girl. I was inspired by this Princess and the Pea set:<br />
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I love this set still. The size is perfect for play and storage too. (My version is bigger but the bed also fits Kit, Lucky's American Girl Doll, so it works for two purposes.) The doll is hand knit, and the bed is cute and simple, but I couldn't justify the $104 cost for this one item. Charm and I decided to make our own version with some left over fabric and batting, a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10101664/">doll bed from IKEA</a>, a green felt ball (for the pea) and a <a href="http://www.joann.com/bendable-muslin-doll-/2404424.html?mkwid=e3DIOlTK%7Cdc&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Product+-+PLA&CS_003=9669917&CS_010=%5BProductId%5D&gclid=CJyXrIyBxb0CFbFaMgod_04Amw">muslin doll form</a> from Joann's.</div>
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It's 18 inches tall and is $7.99 full price, but of course a coupon will bring it down to as low as $4! A steal, I'm telling you! Charm helped me pick out clothing for the doll using an old dress that almost went in our garage sale pile until I realized the fabric was worth more than the 50 cents I would have earned by selling it. I used yarn I had on hand for the hair, and embroidery thread for the facial features.</div>
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Since I had lots of materials on hand already, the total cost was about $25 for the bed, doll form and pea ball. I also bought Lucky the book, The Princess and The Pea, which I read AFTER I made this set. I discovered the book didn't give quite the right message I wanted to send to Lucky. I actually changed a word in the story. It no longer reads, 'Only a princess would be so <u>delicate</u> as to notice a pea in the layers of mattresses'. Now it reads, 'Only a princess would be so <u>perceptive</u> to notice a pea in the layers of mattresses'.</div>
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We had a couple big milestones this week:</div>
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Clover rolled over for the first time which surprised us all! Note the drool bomb...he has a tooth coming soon:).</div>
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Our Lucky Lady also has a tooth coming soon. She lost a front tooth last weekend and earned a glittered dollar from the tooth fairy! She pulled it out before bedtime, likely in an effort to delay going to sleep. She is my night owl.</div>
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I am loving the bright colors at Carter's right now. I picked up <a href="http://www.carters.com/carters-baby-boy/VC_224A474.html?dwvar_VC__224A474_color=Yellow&cgid=carters-baby-boy&navid=carters-xsellPDPCTL">these pants</a>, <a href="http://www.carters.com/carters-kid-boy-collections-to-the-shore/886149770444.html?cgid=carters-kid-boy-collections-to-the-shore#start=21&cgid=carters-kid-boy-collections-to-the-shore">this shirt</a>, and <a href="http://www.carters.com/carters-kid-boy-collections-easy-breezy/886149718149.html?cgid=carters-kid-boy-collections-easy-breezy#start=3&cgid=carters-kid-boy-collections-easy-breezy">this shirt</a> for Charm. He has just recently become okay with wearing button down shirts without complaint. Hallelujah! And the socks. I love Carter's non-slip socks. The patterns are so cute, and coordinating socks make me happy!<br />
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We made two batches of <a href="http://www.tealandlime.com/2014/02/paleo-chocolate-chunk-cookies/">these paleo cookies</a> this week. Yummers!</div>
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I am obsessed with <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/conservatory-oversized-wood-wire-bird-cage/">this large scale bird cage</a>. I can think of three places it would work in our house.<br />
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Why is your child crying? All I know is after reading some of <a href="http://www.reasonsmysoniscrying.com/">this blog</a>, I don't feel so alone in the parenting game.<br />
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Finally, we have been watching lots of basketball thanks to the <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/final-four">NCAA Tourney and the UW Badgers</a>. The last time the Badgers made it to the Final Four, I was in school there and won the lottery for student seats for the championship weekend in Indianapolis. I took my Dad and brother. The Badgers didn't win, but it was still an awesome weekend! This year, we'll be cheering from afar. Go Badgers!!<br />
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504301374054428213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788088158780535694.post-5029609648062843392014-04-02T04:47:00.000-05:002014-04-02T04:47:00.345-05:00'O' Boy!It's only been a little over three months since Clover was born and it's already hard to remember life without this guy:<br />
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I was inspired by <a href="http://jonesdesigncompany.com/create/diy-hand-stamped-tree-slice/">this simple project</a> over at <a href="http://jonesdesigncompany.com/">Jones Design Company</a>.</div>
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The supplies were cheap: a stamp set from the dollar bin at Target and a wood slice from Michael's that I picked up with a coupon for about $5.</div>
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Hope you had a fun April Fool's Day! Bill tricked Lucky and Charm with <a href="http://ohhappyday.com/2014/03/april-fools-mini-lunch-prank/">mini lunches</a> a la <a href="http://ohhappyday.com/">Oh Happy Day!</a> (We found our mini lunch bags in the dollar bin section at Target so we didn't have to hand make them.)</div>
Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504301374054428213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788088158780535694.post-81801852867125849492014-03-28T05:10:00.000-05:002014-03-28T05:10:00.646-05:00Hooray for Friday!<div style="text-align: center;">
Here are a few pictures from our week:<br />
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Clover at 12 weeks!</div>
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We had a 'Cupcake War' themed weekend after discovering <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/cupcake-wars.html">this show</a> last Friday. The kids timed themselves while making <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Bake-Decorate-Cupcake/dp/B002LK0MFK">toy cupcakes</a>, then we made real ones with <a href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/vanilla-buttercream-frosting/39107a19-be94-4571-9031-f1fc5bd1d606">vanilla butter cream frosting</a>, and Bill even made meat cakes (meatloaf in a cupcake tin) for dinner on Sunday night. If you want your kids to eat meatloaf, make meat cakes:).</div>
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What <a href="http://countingwillows.com/stop-rushing-how-to-arrive-calm-and-on-time/">a simple concept</a>! Why didn't I think of this? All I know is, it works and I feel less rushed.</div>
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Bill has been eating us out of gumballs as of late. At least I tracked down <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tree-Hugger-Hanging-Fantastic-Bubble/dp/B00BI77UM0/ref=pd_sim_gro_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=190WNV9RVXW16F7DJTRF">an 'all natural' version</a>. They were meant for an occasional treat for the kids, Bill, but I'm glad you like 'em too!!</div>
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Have you been struck with the Frozen Fever? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEKLFS-aKcw">This song</a> has been playing on repeat in our house while we sing and dance along. The kids love it, but truth be told, I do too.</div>
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Even though I haven't shared Clover's nursery in its entirety </div>
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And then I saw this image on the Land of Nod website and really like the whimsy the mix of knobs added to the dresser:</div>
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I decided I wanted to replicate the look on Clover's dresser, but at $6-8 per knob, the Land of Nod knobs were a bit too pricey for me, especially considering I needed 12 knobs and I already had perfectly good knobs that I was replacing:). So I patiently waited for Hobby Lobby to open locally, and picked up this collection of knobs with most priced at $2 on sale (I think one or two were $2.50 and one was $3).</div>
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Clover and I finally got the knobs switched this week, about a month after purchasing them:</div>
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Here are some pictures from our week:</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/About-Time-Domhnall-Gleeson/dp/B00BEIYGK2">This movie</a> was my Valentine's Day pick, but Bill really enjoyed it too! If I could sum it up in one word it would be: Dads.</div>
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I am loving the <a href="http://www.loft.com/lg/cat1880002?cid=g_ps_blg&gclid=CP2a4P7Jor0CFchFMgod8WYAvA">Lou and Grey</a> Collection at the Loft. <a href="http://www.loft.com/lou-26-grey-overcast-tunic-top/327318?colorExplode=false&skuId=15367051&catid=cat1880002&productPageType=fullPriceProducts&defaultColor=6199">This tunic</a> is one of my favorites. I'm just needing super comfortable clothes right now, and these are perfect for me. Even the sleeves are long enough!</div>
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Have you tried <a href="http://www.lovelycandyco.com/">this candy</a> yet? I stumbled upon it at Target, and gave the caramels and fruit chews a try. They are so good. The fruit chews are like Starbursts except no artificial colors or flavors and there is real freeze dried fruit in the candy! I'm hoping to try out some of their licorice and raspberry fudge rolls too.</div>
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I love <a href="http://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BriEmeryApartment.jpg">this room</a> by Emily Henderson. It makes me happy just looking at it. I can't imagine how awesome it would be to actually be in the room!!</div>
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My kids and husband LOVE <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyC2DIpQ5Cs">this song</a>.</div>
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And with that, have a wonderful weekend!!</div>
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When I was at IKEA awhile back, I found <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70159483/">these magnets</a>:</div>
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I love them and use them in our mudroom and on our kitchen fridge. One day it occurred to me that their size and shape would be perfect for ship controls in Charm's room. (I think this idea came to me about the same time I was working on a rocket ship for Charm's Outer Space themed birthday party in August. That's how long it takes me to implement things:). Also, that's a reminder to me to post some pictures from his last party before its time for his next!)</div>
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I had picked up three packs of the white magnets sometime before Clover was born, and then a couple weeks before or after he was born (that period of time is sort of a blur to me now), Charm and I made 'Ship Controls'. They could be for a space ship, or a pirate ship, or even a car or train. We drew on them with black Sharpies and stuck them to his <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10159443/">Spontan Magnet Board</a> that he already had in his room.</div>
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Even though they aren't interactive in the sense that the vehicle always has 3/4 a tank of gas and the compass always reads NE, Charm uses his imagination and really enjoys them regardless! He presses the buttons and makes rocket blast off noises. I love watching him play...he is a kid who gets totally lost in his dream world of play. Back to the control magnets...we use the magnet feature as well, and they oftentimes get used to hold Charm's artwork in his room.</div>
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I can't wait for Charm and Clover to be co-captains!</div>
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