and we’re off!

so, we are heading off on our first family vacation in five years tomorrow!  last time we went on vacation (ocean city, maryland), annabelle was two.  five years later and two more kids in the mix…we are heading to florida (driving)!!  yep, we are cazy like that:)

just a little update on our weekly themes…

Turn it off Tuesday…not a favorite of annabelle’s…she was trying to convince me all evening [she did wonderful and stayed busy all day, but after 5:30pm she was missing the tv] to change it to “terrific tuesday or tasty tuesday”

Wet Wednesday…we filled lots of water balloons, but those were gone way too quick…so we let the kiddos use the hose to torture spray each other…and it never fails, we {ahem…I} always choose to allow the kiddos to run through the sprinkler, etc. the day joe mows the lawn…so we get the added bonus of wet AND grassy kids:)

Thrifty Thursday…yep, finally decided on an appropriate –th word that i could use with thursday:)  today we didn’t go in search of thrifty things, but we were able to clean out closets/drawers last saturday (on squeaky clean saturday…believe me, i know how ridiculous i am…ha) and we passed them on to a family that could use them.  in the future thursdays to come, i see a lot of yard sales and thrift store trips:)

Fun Friday….well, tomorrow we will be in the van for at least 10 hours…i will let you know how “fun” it is.

florida or bust…

amber

make-it monday…a weak attempt

so, it turned out to be a lovely day for a trip to the zoo.  we spent 5 hours there and we made it to every section except australia! my point being…we got home later in the day and were kind of pooped.   so, my make-it monday was an idea i saw on my favorite website (tipjunkie).  i had the kiddos stand against the fence and i sprayed them with water to make fence art!  i know…it was a weak attempt at something “made”!  they loved it though:) 

 

i guess i should say…some loved it more than others.

my other ideas for make-it monday were:

*homemade tub paints

OR

*prepare and print activities for their travel bags (since we will be in the car for 17 hours this weekend)

joe made the comment that we MADE a trip to the zoo for make-it monday…ha!

so…tomorrow is turn it off tuesday!  no tv, computer, etc.

be back for wet wednesday,

amber

finally…

ok, so it has been almost THREE months since i last updated!!!  i have a lot of catching up to do.  today is my first official day of summer.   there are going to be a lot of changes for our family.  i am gearing up for a summer at home with the kiddos.  i have created a behavior plan for the kiddos this summer (that is the teacher in me for sure).  it is a visible chart that they can move a clip up and down on based on their choices.  as soon as we decorate their clips, we will be ready to begin!  also, i am a person that enjoys themes!  whether it be for birthday parties, social gatherings, etc.  so i am working on a summer “theme” to our weeks home together.  for my sanity and  theirs:)  here is what we have come up with so far:

*Make-it Monday*

{try new crafts, meals, any fun new CHEAP ideas}

*Turn it off Tuesday*

{no tv, computer, electronics in general}

*Wet Wednesdays*

{swim, sprinkler, water balloons, splash parks, etc.}

*Thursday*…??? drawing a blank…need some help here

*Fun Friday*

{trips to COSI, Franklin Park Conservatory, AHa, or any other crazy thing we can get into}

*Squeaky Clean Saturday*

{work on house cleaning things…clean closets, floors, bathrooms, etc….not everyday cleaning things…bigger projects.  my husband will LOVE this one:)}

*Sabbath Sunday*

{a day of rest, reflection, church, praise and worship}

what will you be doing this summer?

amber