TP roll octopus

I'm kind of obsessed with recycling things into FUN things these days, so today was toilet paper octopus day! All you need is tp rolls, kids paint, googley eye stickers, a pencil, scissors and a black marker.

 paint the tp rolls, let them dry.....then cut eight legs, curl the legs with a pencil, add eyes and a happy smile :)

 evidence of a fun day!

 

 

CUTIE PATOOTIES!!



easy chicken pasta bake

 

This is one of my favorite "in- a- pinch," "what can I pull together for dinner" meals. The kids all love this one too!

 

Easy Chicken Pasta Bake

 

4-6 chicken breasts cut up , I usually drizzle olive oil on the bottom of the pan before I put the chicken in.

one can of tomato sauce

clove of garlic, minced, (or garlic powder)

2 cans of diced tomatoes with garlic and onion

Bake at 350 for 1 hour

 

The last 5 minutes or so, I add cheddar or mozzarella and broil til the cheese is light brown

serve over your favorite pasta & side of salad

salt and pepper to taste



 

 

 

 

personalized toast :)

I used our tiny little cutters before I popped the bread in the toaster for a fun twist on breakfast :) They loved seeing their name on bread! :)

 

 

 You can buy these alphabet cutters at Michaels, and maybe Joannes'

 

 

Valentine's Day ideas

 Wrapping candy in fun paper gives it some personality :) and the Valentine's sticks are from Michaels. We added stickers to the front and back to give as book marks.

Baby doll clothes for less!

I think I've actually posted this before, but wanted to share again how we dress our baby dolls around here for much cheaper than in stores... they can be SO expensive! I am a bargain shopper and just can't justify some of those prices! So, what we do is go to Once Upon a child and shop the preemie section. These 4 outfits were $12 for all. It's such a fun lil date for the girls too!

 

 

 

And these lil cutie patooties were only $1.50 each! They are so tiny and cute, almost makes you want another babe. (almost)

Engagement photos for Jen and Joe!

Here's a sneak peek at the BEAUTIFUL couple and their amazing venue!! SUCH a great time with these two :)

Kids' flower experiment
This was so fun for the kids! The each put a different food color, and then we came up with some questions that we were curious about: which color would change first? Would they ALL change color? How many days would it take to chage color? Which color would be the brightest? A simple, fun little experiment they ALL loved! :)