Keeping busy this summer.

I am trying to keep my family busy this summer. Sometimes sitting around being lazy and enjoying each others company sounds great, but then I remember what we will be missing this year and I just can't picture it the same way.

 

I think keeping busy is going to be the best way for me and my babies to have a happy summer.

So far I have a couple of week long vacations planned and some short weekenders.

 

The one I am most excited about is our week in Wildwood.

 

We went back in 2008 with our oldest daughter and came home pregnant with little princess #2.

This year we are renting a house and are spending a week there with my parents, brothers, sister-in-law and cousin.

Crazy FUN.

 

The next week we are headed up to Maine.

My sister goes with her husband every year and this year they invited us.

 

4th of July weekend we are going to Pennsylvania to hang out by the pool and participate in a parade.

 

I am trying to work in a long weekend to visit my brother down by DC. I really want to take the girls to the Smithsonian Zoo and I know they would love spending some time with their cousins.

 

Between all of that and a week of day camp, and all our summer birthday parties and barbeques...

 

Too busy to be sad. That is our new goal.



30 day challenge

I am seeing these posts pop up all over Facebook lately.

 

 

and this...

 

I have been doing pretty good on my own, I am 50 pounds down so far!

 

But

 

It's not pretty.

 

This summer I am determined to wear a two piece suit and feel comfortable in it. I just need to tighten everything up and ditch a few more pounds.

 

So, I am going to do both of these challenges in the month of May.

 

I have been following this blog for a little bit and Susie has inspired me to do something very scary...

Post pictures every week of my progress.

 

Starting with some older (fully covered) ones.

 

2011 @ 215 pounds

 

2013 @ 165 pounds

 

 

 

 



TuTu Tuesday 4/30

This weeks TuTu Tuesday

is all about the 4th of July tutus at CassidyChristy

 

Your little cutie will be the star of this years BBQ

 



Spring Swinging

Today was just too beautiful for the Pinterest DIY project I had planned for inside the house this week.

 

I had a perfect one planned for outside though!

I got my baby bro over here to help.

 

4 hours, 5000 pieces and 3 broken nails later...

 



Cheer and Ballet and Gymnastics... OHMY!

The season is almost over!

 

Six more weeks of classes, photo shoots, dress rehearsals, recitals and parades... ALMOST

 

 

I have my sweeties in two different dance studios. The big one finished her two years of Pre Tap/Ballet and decided she wanted to be a cheerleader next... and a gymnast... and a ballerina!

 

It really made me feel like I might have super mom potential when I was able to find a nearby place that offered a tumble/cheer class.

 

The little one really loved watching her big sister dance and was excited to take the same class.

 

My easy kid!

 

 

Two nights a week, two different studios.

 

We got this.

 

Tonight the parents were given the schedule for next year at one of the studios. 50 different classes in 4 different practice rooms with 6 different teachers... Insanity.

 

I like to keep the kids busy. I don't want to schedule every minute of their lives but I think it is important to keep them active, learning, social.

Get their bums off the couch!

 

I am waiting to see what the other place has to offer. My plan is to let them each take one class at each studio because I really like both places.

 

Wouldn't it be grand if I could find a class for each of them going on at the same time? In the same place?

 

Doubt things will work out that way, but a girl can dream, right?

 

 

 

 

 



TuTu Tuesday 4/23

I am very fortunate to know a fantastic local photographer.

 

Kayla Rochelle Photography

 

Whenever she has a cute kid photo shoot coming up I get to send some of my new stuff along and excitedly wait to see the magic she performs.

 

 

 

Visit my Etsy shop for more!

 



DIY Bag Storage/Holder

 DIY

Storage container for reusable shopping bags.

 

I have been looking for a nice, easily accessible way to store my bags since we got little Sophie.

Now that I have to use them for poo pick-up, a bag of bags under the kitchen sink just isn't convenient.

I looked around on pinterest for a cool DIY idea and found lots of great patterns for fabric ones.

I didn't want something floppy or lumpy looking

 Supplies:

Glue gun

Scissors

Tape

Mod Podge

Foam brush

Fabric

2 tall canisters- I used formula ones, oatmeal would work too

 

 

Start by cutting the bottoms off your canisters.

 

Tape the two raw edges of the canisters together.

 

Brush Mod Podge onto the canister and begin wrapping fabric around, smoothing as you go. I started at the finished edge, but left it loose to cover the cut end. Also, leave about an inch of fabric on

each end to be folded inward.

 

Tuck raw fabric edge under the finished edge. Mod Podge the underside finished edge of the fabric and smooth it down. Paint over the outside edge with the Mod Podge.

 

While that dries, plug in your glue gun and get to work on you canister lid.

 

Your hole should be large enough to pull bags out without ripping

them, but not so big that the bags fall out on their own. 

 

Fold and hot glue fabric inside canister.

Run a bead of hot glue around the inside of the lid and push it on.

 

 

I also put more glue around the outside of the lid.

 

Now just attach a piece of ribbon to the open end for hanging.

 

DONE