Saturday was our end-of-year picnic in the park for Henry's class. We wanted to have one last hoorah before school ended and I offered to do some games (I may never be asked again.) It was my own spin on the classic "Pin the tail on the donkey"  aka "Pin Your Teachers Head On Her…

 One of my most favorite things about this school year has been volunteering in Henry's classroom. Initially I wanted to be involved in everything, and in the end, I realized the place I wanted to be most was in Henry's class. I've been alternating Fridays with another Mom in the class, but today was a…

 A few months ago our neighbors brought us over this corn bread and it was scarfed up in about 2 seconds flat. I just have memories of the kids literally cramming it into their mouths-lol! I don't know what makes it 'Jamacian' but it has a lot of sugar and butter and is super delish…

 I find myself in a constant state of, "How'd he do that?" "How'd he get onto the kitchen counter?" "How'd he climb up onto the top of Kate's dollhouse without it falling over?" He's a mover & a shaker, like a little tornado, leaving in his path a collection of toys, clothes that have been…

Last year for my birthday my friend Rachel gave me a gorgeous hydrangea plant. I immediately went and planted it in our little garden where it promptly died. Totally dead. No leaves, nothing. I was majorly bummed out. Then, this past April around my birthday it started sprouting up again and has turned into the…

For our anniversary, Chris bought me a little herb garden from Trader Joe's. I'm growing parsley, basil and, I think, oregano? There have been rumors floating around amongst friends of a salad that includes basil and watermelon that I've been itching to try. I tracked down the recipe today (Thanks Sherry!) and decided to give…

 We survived a whole weekend full of turning-six-years-old-festivities! We started on Friday (his actual birthday) with a request of "vanilla cupcakes with vanilla frosting" (because George is allergic doesn't like chocolate) to be brought to his Kindergarten class. We also read the class "Fortunately" which was the perfect birthday book and hilarious all around.   Then…

Hi All- A really good friend has asked for help in spreading the word about an upcoming fundraiser. Please see the information below and be sure to contact them if you can help in any way. *************************************************** Help us feed the orphans of Ghana! We are having a fundraiser yard sale on May 28th at…

 It's an Angry Birds party and it's going to totally rock. We have some great things planned (this Mama's gotta hussle!) Can't wait to share. 

It's official she is 3 years old 🙂 ! It was a very fun day with a very low-key small party with a few friends. The cake was a lot easier than I expected and I have to say that it was actually a hoot to make. We went to Target to pick out a doll…