I'm still here!!!

I can't believe how long it's been since I blogged!! With the onset of Instagram blogs are dropping like flies, but I must say I miss it. I miss seeing multiple pictures that explain how someone completed their awesome project, I miss the personal stories, I miss sharing what I'm doing, and mostly I miss having a home for all of our schooling/crafting/cooking adventures!! Now that Man Cub is "offically" school age I feel like this is going to be an easy(ish) way for me to keep track of our schoolroom activities.

So.... I'm back!!!

At this moment, life is amazing!!

1. This gorgeous little girl joined our family in March 2014

2. We were in two weddings within 3 months!! 1st DH big brother tied the knot and then my littlest sister. 

A fun retro theme!!!

Yes, we look a bit bedraggled and I think Chunky Monkey is picking his nose .... let's

just say it was a long crazy day and this is as good as it was going to get!!

3. Little Miss. Pretty was baptized with my cousins daughter Baby C

The beautiful babies and their parents :)

notice the panicked looks on mine and grandma's face?!?! Father was 

very generous with the holy water and scared poor Miss. Pretty. 

4. Man Cub turned 5!! How is it possible that I am the mommy to a 5 year old?!?! This year we decided he was old enough to have a party with his friends, so he had a very fun "bouncy house" party with all his little friends. 

traditional birthday banner over the fireplace

He was so happy to have all his friends, you can see his 

proud little smile as he took a picture with them!!

5. And oh happy day, DH got a new job!!! since we have been married he has worked weekends, we honestly didn't mind, but with how much he has been working the lack of a real weekend was getting a bit tiring. Well, he doesn't get a full weekend, but he has Sundays! It has been so nice to have a full day to be a family, be lazy, hang out, go on adventures, and do nothing if we want!!

hmmm ... I take a lot of pictures of DH eating :)

So many more little and big things have happened, but it would take a novel to get you all up to date!! For now we will stick with this and hopefully I will keep you all updated on our homeschooling endeavors!

First Day - October

Joining up over at Journey to Josie

First Day - July 2013

Running late again, but I don't want to miss out on the fun :)

Pinterest Time- Photo Puzzle

I found this awesome idea on Pinterest and knew I had to try it out!It took awhile to find the perfect puzzle and when my little cousin B's birthday came around I knew I had the perfect gift. I gathered pictures of his siblings, parents, grandma, godparents, and friends, put together a digital file with the puzzles dimensions, print photos, mod podge into the puzzle, and sit back to admire your work :)

I am so happy with how this turned out!! and cousin B loved it!

Pinterest time- 50 photo collage!!

My mom celebrated her 50th birthday earlier this year!! and all of us kids decided to throw her a surprise birthday party. I knew the minute we decided to have a party that I had to make this sign. My mom loves pictures (and so do I), so whats better than a giant birthday photo 50?!?!

I started by gathering photos and editing them all to be black and white, then I cropped them to be square, and then put them all in a 12x12 page. I simply printed and cut and then pasted to a giant 50!

It was so fun going through all the photos!! 

The first 0 was to short :( so I went back and made it longer!

and the finished project!! It turned out so good and it was an awesome conversation starter at the the party :)

Zoo Day

There is nothing my boys like better than a zoo day, unless it's a zoo day with cousins! We had so much fun at the zoo with my Aunt, her kids, and 2 family friends helping celebrate cousin B's birthday. We got there right as they opened and stayed until closing! Little Man Cub is convinced his big cousins are all there to play with him and Chunky Monkey loves his cousin J. 

A quick note about the following picture, take the group shot at the beginning of the day not the end! we all look a bit bedraggled :)

I never realized how beautiful Giraffes are, but seeing them up close is amazing!!

The best Grandpa Ever!

I am sure that you have heard me brag about how lucky my boys are ... I mean they have an awesome Grandpa. With the warmer weather Grandpa wanted a sprinkler for the littles to cool down in, but he was very discouraged with how cheap all the store bought sprinkler were. So Grandpa did what any good grandpa would do and made his own! He had seen a few tutorial's through Grandma's pinterest and decided to give it a try .....

Chunky Monkey was the first to try it out, and he definitely enjoyed it!! Good Job Grandpa, you really are awesome!!!