Thursday, July 28, 2011

big girl bed

when we bought a 3 family home in South Boston…it was filled with more trash then treasure…..except for this bed we found in the basement.

and i knew it could be something special

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so….10 years, 2 kids, and 3 houses later….we finally had a plan for it!!!   Caroline’s 7th Birthday!!!

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here is her room before….

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when we snuggled in her bed i would feel like falling out.

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Ta Da!!! a new bed for our big girl!!! amazing what a little paint will do…..and a lot less stuffed animals!!!

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i made this pillow using her old baby pajamas…that i just couldn’t part with….

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hope everyone is surviving the summer!!!!

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

summer so far…..

has been amazing, wonderful, great!!!!!

parades!

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cousins!!

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lemon berry cake…yum!

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endless blue sky, amazing summer weather!!!

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lake2  swimming at the lake!!!

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community day at Jacob’s Pillow!!!

has to be one of my favorite places to go….the inside/out stage…to watch amazing dance performances!!!

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summer storms rolling in……

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we are packing our days with so much summer fun!!!!

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

fish, muffins and painting

the kids have been wanting fish REALLY bad…..so i made them work for it…..to stop the fighting,bickering,screaming in the car i made them a deal….2 points for every good car ride….we kept track with a little clip board…..100 points got them a trip to the pet store…..

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meet Finny and Bubbles

unfortunately….Bubbles only lasted 3 weeks….so its back to the pet store we go…ugh!

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i saw this great baking idea in a family magazine….the one that i got to read for 2 minutes during the kiddos’ dentist appointments last week

i put out all of the ingredients…from chocolate chips to flax seed

each kiddo got a mini muffin pan, i placed plain muffin batter in the pans for them and left the rest up to them!!!

they tried all different kinds of combinations!!!

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as they made each muffin they made a picture of each one, listing all the ingredients they put in.

we learned that applesauce in large amounts makes the muffins soggy.

the kids learned they liked flax seed, carrot and sunflower seeds!!

and they still don’t like strawberries…even baked in a muffin.

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our plan for rainy days….get out the paints!!!! the kids had a blast learning about Jackson Pollock…..we researched a bit online and then i let them at it!!!

in the garage of course

with washable paint :)

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dribbled

mixed

and did this all with very little fighting!!! 

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Goose

packed up the kids, the kayaks, and a picnic

and headed to Goose Pond

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to go from Lower Goose to Upper Goose we had to paddle through a mini river. 

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we stopped at the island on Upper Goose for our picnic

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there was no fighting, no whining, no fussing, no bickering, no screaming, and no tantrums……

i didn’t want the trip to end.

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it was so peaceful and quiet

and all i saw was smiling faces.

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the boys even gave us a tow when our arms got tired….nice!

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we are already planning our next adventure!!

Friday, July 1, 2011

Forest Park

we took this crew to Forest Park

had a wonderful picnic, played on the playground and enjoyed the zoo!!!

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every animal pen had a “i may bite” sign.

the bear one read, “i bite” enough said.

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Cooper’s favorite of course…the bunnies!

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this camel was a little too friendly!!!

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our animals….

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great kids,

great mommy chit chat,

great weather,

great day!!