Lollipop Flowers

I saw this adorable lollipop flower in Family Fun magazine! I'm always on the lookout for adorable and easy projects to do with a group of children!  They came out great! Each child made two. They took one home and then left the other one for the art show that is coming up in April. :D The project was so easy that even the Kindergartners were able to do it by themselves(a little help with the tape at the end was needed).

A Midnight Snack. Reading, and Just Give me the Nikon and nobody gets hurt!

Michael made the most amazing chocolate walnut cookies! Yummy! Full of REAL butter and REAL shortening. The recipe is from this great cookbook that we found at Goodwill for $1.50. My mother had this cook book when I was a kid. I would spend hours planning menus.  I'm sorry to say that the coloring in the photograph is not off, the books is actually that red/orange color! Oh...the 70s 

April 5th-11th is the Clear the Clutter Read-a-thon.

Yay..Finally going to finish a few books that I've totally meant to finish

I'm 3/4 of the way through Eclipse. Its a pretty good book, but it hasn't held my attention like the first book!

My Dream Camera is on sale at Best Buy! $829.96 for the Nikon D5000DX plus two lenses is a steal. The drool is hanging from my mouth! I want that camera! I would love to waltz into Best Buy and say, " Just Give me the NIKON and nobody gets hurt!" I don't advocate violence, but really people its a NIKON. Oh...I could have so much fun with that baby!

Have a delightful evening!

Playing with Photoshop Elements

I have been playing around with Photoshop Elements!

This is a gift tag for a little brag book I made for the lovely lady who had her baby shower last weekend!

Funny Kid Quote!

This was a conversation that I had with a  4-year old!

Little Boy: Ms. Emily, Why are you a girl?

Me: Because thats the way I was born! Why are you a boy?

Little Boy: Because I have a little something special!

:D

A Sign that I saw at the library!

A New Baby in the Family

My husband's sister and her husband have welcomed baby #3 to the family!!! Little Noelle Johanna was born on Monday. Looking forward to meeting her sometime this summer! Thank goodness for the internet!

I am making some mini photo blocks. I went to Michael's today with the idea that I wanted about a 3 inch by 3 inch blocks. They didn't have such a thing. I remember seeing them their last weekend. I did find some mini 1.5 by 1.5 inch blocks. I think I will go back and get those before they run out. Here is what the some of the sides will look like. I'm waiting for the family to send more pictures. HINT HINT HINT Y'all!

I think I might add some numbers on some of the side and maybe the letters again in the opposite color!

Showers, Memories, and Michael Jackson changing colors!

 The one thing that I wish I had more of from my wedding is shots of the little special details. I love taking pictures of all the little things!

 The paper lanterns. The Mom-to-be took them home for her nursery! The colors were green and pink. The theme was jungle!

 One of the party planners made these adorable jungle animal chocolates! They disappeared quickly

One of my co-workers had her baby shower today! What a sweet event! Sara, the mother-to-be is such an adorable pregnant chick! I think she would disagree with me! You be the judge!

  The Mom-to-be and the lovely party hostesses! They did a beautiful job putting together this shower.

When I got back from the shower I found that my husband had made this.

Michael likes to collect ticket stubs, menus, and brochures from different places that we have been! I love that my husband is into preserving our memories too!

Funny Kid Quote

I was reading "A Color of His Own" by Leo Lionni to a group of 3.5 year olds. The book is about a chameleon who wants a color of his own. Wherever he goes he changes colors.

One of the darling 3.5 year olds says, "Michael Jackson changed colors just like the chameleon!"

I had quite the laugh! Where do kids come up with this stuff?

The church search is finally over! Thank goodness. The whole process of looking for a church was really uncomfortable. Lakeside Christian Church is the winner!

TTFN...I'm watching August Rush!

Clear Away the Clutter Read-A-Thon!

I'm participating in a Clean Your Clutter Read-A-Thon!

 When: April 5th-April 11th

Stay-Tuned for my list of books that I'm going to read!