The Summer of ’08






These come from The Frantic Home Cook, who is quite possibly more insane than I am. She made cupcakes to look like each member of her daughter’s class at school. I don’t think I would attempt that (I can’t anyway, since they don’t allow us to bring homemade food anymore :-(), but I must be…
In the tradition of my non-traditional classroom treats, I’m sharing the smores I will be taking to my son’s class in about an hour in honor of his birthday. Like many other schools around the nation, our school has a ban on homemade food for class parties. We could launch into a discussion about whether…
My son has had some pretty cool birthday parties in the past. While the robot, pirate and rocket parties were huge successes, I wanted this year to be a little different. Partly because the thought of a dozen 7-year-old boys wreaking havoc in my home wasn’t appealing, and partly because my husband begged me to simplify a…
The credit for this one, goes entirely to my sister, Shanda, who is genius when it comes to entertaining and interacting with children. We were in charge of crafts with the 7-11 year olds at the family reunion, and this was one of the projects we did. Since we were camping, we used natural dirt…
I live in Arizona. We hit 119 a week or two ago. Swimwear in Arizona is not an optional accessory for an occasional vacation, but rather, almost a summertime uniform. I’ve begun to look at the purchase of a swimsuit as an important investment in recent years. The right suit can make all of the…
Knowing I have a house full of crazy, creative kids, blogging friend, MaryLea from Pink & Green Mama, sent me a copy of her Ocean Fun Art Camp e-book to try out with them. We chose the ocean in the bottle craft to try out, since I had all of the supplies on-hand, and it…
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Aww, she is PRECIOUS! I loved the first picture!
Aww, she is PRECIOUS! I loved the first picture!
Aww, she is PRECIOUS! I loved the first picture!
Oh my gosh! That first photo is absolutely adorable! She is scrumptious!
Happy summer!
*Tricia
Oh my gosh! That first photo is absolutely adorable! She is scrumptious!
Happy summer!
*Tricia
Oh my gosh! That first photo is absolutely adorable! She is scrumptious!
Happy summer!
*Tricia
Can't wait to see how you will top last summer!