Beds Bunked!

Last summer, we moved Clyde to a twin bed and swapped Camille and Clyde's room. Read more about that switch here.  Around Christmas time, a family friend generously offered their train table to Clyde and with that addition his room was getting cramped.  We had been considering bunking his beds for a while and over the weekend we made the move. Here is a quick before shot...the train table isn't shown here but imagine a much larger table where the white table is in this picture.


And after.....


It is so much better! There is actually space to play. Now there is still some concern that someone may fall off the top bunk but so far so good.







I found these adorable school chairs at Diversity Thrift today for $3 each!

Missing in Action!

Phew! Where are the weeks going? Sorry for the lack of posts, I have been trying to manage everything (work, family, exercise, etc) and blogging has been low on the priority list.

Also, I ran out of photo storage on Blogger so I had to figure out another means....this is my first post using Flickr.
Here is what we have been up to....

Lots of Coloring...watercolor by Camille

Lots of Ice Cream Sandwich Eating...yes...Clyde is wearing a diaper only! It happens....frequently!  

Lots of Baby Care giving.

I have been working my tail off...so today I splurged on this. It was on sale and I ended up getting an additional 15% off the sales price so the total was around $131. This is a big purchase for me but I have one other Kate Spade bag that Michael gave me for Christmas probably 5 or more years ago and I still use it. So hopefully this is a good investment. Plus you use a purse ever day so that like good jeans...I feel like you can spend a little more! I can't wait for it to arrive! (Sorry the picture quality is awful).

Happy Friday everyone! I started working on my menu planner today so stay tuned for that. Also, we are deep frying our first turkey this weekend with a fryer Michael got for Christmas! I will let you know how it goes.

Toddler Activity Exchange

Last week, I attended a toddler activity exchange organized by my friend, Kristen, and based on the exchange found in this post. It was lots of fun and I came home with 19 new activities for Camille & Clyde.

We had to make 21 kits and I decided on an i-spy kit. Well after sewing about 14 of these pillow like bags, I have to say I was sorta over it and keep having to give myself pep talks to complete. Here is a quick review of my project....

I don't have a good picture of this but I sewed clear plastic to this fabric square. Then attached the two fabric pieces like I would a pillow leaving a little opening to put in the rice.

These items went in the ispy bag and then I printed this picture and included it with each kit.

Finished Product

All 21! Finally done. ;)

It was a fun experience getting to know some new moms. And we came home with some great kits that Camille and Clyde have really enjoyed playing with.

State Fair!

I have such fond memories of my dad taking my sisters and I to the State Fair each year. I have to say I got a little weepy thinking of him when I saw the rows of food vendors and games. We picked a beautiful day and hit the fair with my in-laws, sister-in-law and my niece and nephew. It was a great day! Here are some highlights.....

First up the farm animals....

Then on to the tractors....

Next on to the puppet show....

Yes, that says please do not swing on the rope and yes, that is Clyde swing on the rope most likely because I told him not to.

Then on to lunch....

At home, we always take our shirt off for pizza because the sauce stains everything! So Clyde wanted to do the same at the fair and I figured if you were going to take your shirt off while dining out the fair was probably the right place to do it.

Then after Camille asked me about 100 times if we could please do some rides, we finally made it to the midway!

Camille's first rollar coaster. She did not get the love of them from her mother because I am not sure I would have riden on that one!

Last up Ice Cream & Funnel Cake!

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Camille, the budding artist

Camille comes home from school with lots of  artwork and she also creates at home. Check out our art supplies here and see the picture she painted for my birthday here.

Last week, she came home with this watercolor.

It reminded me of some of the images I have seen on Etsy and Pinterst.

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Today, I purchased an frame with double mat for $11 at Ben Franklin Crafts.

I think it looks great!

Camille turns 4 at Kangaroo Jacs!

Camille insisted on having her 4th birthday party at Kangaroo Jacs. For those of you not familiar, it is a warehouse full of inflatables.

I wasn't sure what to do for the invitation so I put Kangaroo in the search line on Etsy and found  this cute birthday card with a striped kangaroo in a party hat.

I emailed Ryan from MAN vs GEORGE and an invitation and stickers were designed based on this kangaroo.

I am so happy with how it turned out and Ryan was awesome! From there, I decided to use this invitation as inspiration for the party. I found cute vinyl table clothes on sale from the summer line at Target from $1 to $2.50. I bought the plates and napkins there as well.

Then I found cute striped goodie bags to match the napkins and a banner from Target as well.

I cut tags from cardstock and added the stickers. Inside the goodie bags, I added  a color your own cutout from the Dollar Tree as well as two pixie sticks, a lollipop and a candy necklace, bracelet or lipstick also from the Dollar Tree.

I used the same stickers and serrated scissors and cardstock to make cupcake toppers.

I also made this  ball tree after seeing this one on Pinterest.

Stay tuned for a separate post on how to create this. It was a little time consuming and took a lot of ribbon but I found  some really cheap at Dollar Tree and Michaels. Here are some more pics from the big day....

I ordered Camille's shirt from Libbie & Winston. Really cute shirts and very affordable. Check her out on Facebook.

A good time was had by all!

PS...Today Clyde  met Dermabond! I can't believe they hadn't met before. Remember Clyde's carefree nature here. While hiding under the table, he hit his forehead on the  bench at our neighborhood restaurant, Flinns. A little Dermabond fixed him right up. Camille to Michael..."Daddy...they glued Clyde's head back together."