KiKi

Well it is about time that I give credit where credit is due…

Thank you Owens Blankly, thank you for putting my little man to sleep EVERY night, thank you for diligently taking 2 naps a day with him, thank you for comforting him when hurt, or quieting him when upset, for traveling with us everywhere we go, & for taking a beating in the wash several times a week. You have made our job as parents MUCH easier.

From just a few weeks old I have been able to put Owen, wide-awake, in his crib with his “KIKI” and he could put himself to sleep. A couple of weeks back we converted Owens crib into a big boy bed, tear. I was terrified wondering what our active independent little guy could conjure up in the middle of the night, or worse wake us up;) I didn’t want to jinx us so I have waited to announce that it has been a very successful transition. We do our nightly routine and then he crawls up into bed, with his “KiKi” and we don’t see him again until we get him out in the morning. I do wonder what sort-a attachment problems we may have to face as he grows up. I really don’t want him dragging it college, on his mission, and then accompanying him and his wife to sleep each night, I guess we will have to cross that bridge when we get there. So far so good I am not complaining yet (only when we don’t have the kiki around)!

To Bed

Traveling in the car

At restaurants

With us to museums and movies

Hanging out watching TV

Cuddling Daddy

Really anytime!!!

My Dancing Ballerina

Brinley had her first dance recital yesterday afternoon, long anticipated dance recital. She has been dancing for over a year now from a friend and great instructor in a cute little dance studio that they added on to their house. However, their isn’t enough room for the parents to watch so I drop her off every Tuesday for a half an hour and wonder what and how she is doing. I couldn’t wait to see what she had learned and I was as nervous and excited as I will admit for a 4-year-old recital. She was fantastic my little rule following girl was right on task, and if she hadn’t been I would have been beaming just the same! Our families both came to support, which is always nice and made that day so special for our SWIRLING, TWIRLING, ballerina.

From a book we love to read to Brinley –

Once there was a dancing girl…
A stomping, bombing, prancing girl,
A two-step, three-step, dancing girl,
A “you and me step” dancing girl,
Who loved to skip and jump and twirl,
And though you’ll grow up in a whirl…

You’ll always be my CUDDLE girl!!!!

I'm Showing off

I started a crafting blog ( http://www.fabulousonateacherssalary.blogspot.com ) about a month ago with very little understanding of the BLOGGING world, and let me tell you its is its own little world.

I have been very happy learning and growing from so many people with talent clicking on to amazing blogs can be a rush. What new creation will I see today? It can really get addicting!

About a week after I started the blog I was trying to link one of my posts to Blue Cricket and I ended up actually applying to be FEATURED, whoops. I know that my talent is not what I have seen others and lived with my whole life, I would have never applied to be featured just because I don't feel I have anything really huge to share, but here I am being featured so check it out...

http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/2010/05/thrift-store-chair-revamp-by-fabulous.html

Briny Baby

With Owen Being so active and adventures Brinley gets a little less attention these days and she is quickly becoming the responsible one, always throwing away diapers, getting olds and ends, and picking up. Don’t get me wrong I LOVE this beautiful little girl and find her personality is so fun. She is a natural in font of a camera, EXAMPLE…

Check out this blog for Step by step on how to make those bows...
www.fabulousonateacherssalary.blogspot.com/

My LITTLE man gets into some BIG messes!!!

How does food coloring taste Bubbas???

Thank goodness he likes to clean floors, like his daddy, because he definitely will need to:)

The Case of the Missing Cheerios

Case #ABC

The date was April 24th, 2010 when a faint giggling sound was heard in the upstairs master bedroom. At that approximant time the two children of the house were to be having quite time so I, the detective, went to investigate and here is what I found...

A FULL family sized box of Cheerios had been dumped and spread over the entire bedroom. I question those at the scene and fingers were pointed in all directions. I had to crack this case. Who was the instigator, who got the box out, and who decided commit this heinous crime?

After much intense interrogation, I finally got a full confession from one of the culprits, Brinley got the box out from the upstairs food storage closet and Owen committed the crime. Because of her full confession I let her off easier and made her help clean the awful mess (which she promptly fell asleep doing.)

However the ringleader got a more severe punishment he was put behind bar for the next few hours (okay just so you know it was nap time, he did fall asleep he didn’t just have to serve out his sentence awake;)

I was able to salvage the remains of the bedroom (thanks to a good vacuume!!!)

Dear Justin,

While you were at school I decided it would be nice to spruce up the home a bit with a few new decorations. I know that that is not the number one priority, especially on your list, however I am feeling quite crafty right now and needed an outlet. And I can explain…

It started out as a mess trying to figure out what I wanted to do, but don't worry its all clean now! Here is what I did...

Do remember the counter top before? It was a little bland...

But now doesn't that look much better?

How about the Armorie, wont it be much more aesthetically pleasing to watch TV now?

Before

After

And this .50 plate look what could be done with this...

A little modge podge and ready to go!

What do you think about a chalkboard dinner menu? I think I may need mom to make me one permanently!!

So what do you think?

Now I wouldn’t be so quick to blame me for all this spontaneity you can blame Beth the creator of The Stories of A 2 Z blog. She really is a bad influence on me, I already have 3 more project for the upcoming days. With her around our home may just become more fun to look at, the nerve. One more thing you should know, I only spent $40 at Hobby Lobby and I used a lot of things we already had so that’s defiantly a bonus.

I do know dinner isn’t ready yet and the last load of laundry isn’t folded and put away but I can order a mean Chinese take out and we could enjoy it our newly revamped kitchen. What do you think?

Love,
Your Devoted Wife




Now to see if he even notices;)