It's hot in here!

Too much male ego going on around here.

Valentine's Devo

Last Sunday, we had the youth group over to our house for a devo. With it being only 2 days before Valentine's, I knew the theme had to be on love.

Everything was red, white and pink......including the desserts!

We had cake cups.

The bottom layer is strawberry cake topped with a layer of buttercream frosting. The next layer is red velvet cake topped with another layer of buttercream frosting. I finished it off with  sprinkles and a candy kiss.

I also had fresh strawberries dipped in white chocolate garnished with a few sprinkles.

I had to offer an arrangement of candy.

To wash all of those sweets down, I prepared God's Love Potion.

This punch is so yummy!

Griffin was voluntold to give the devo talk. His topic was ....of course.....on love. He did a wonderful job as always!

To let the youth know just how much they are loved, I sent each teen home with a goody.

These teens are the church's future. As adults, we must love and teach them God's way.

Baby Gift Idea

If you have a Hobby Lobby near you, then I have a great idea for a baby present gift. Most mothers get plenty of clothes, some diapers and wipes but how about this......

A gift that will capture each month of growth!

At Hobby Lobby (this is the only place I have seen them so far), they have these stickers that can be placed on clothing. They come in both girl and boy colors. There are 12 stickers to capture from month 1 to month 12. I think they make a wonderful gift. Some moms are so busy taking care of their newborn they forget to take a monthly picture. These are a great reminder!

As you can see for this gift, I included a onesie, and a handmade tutu. Tutus are so easy to make. People would think it took you weeks to make it.

Now how cute would this look on a sweet 1 month old!

Sports Day!

We had Sports Day at school last week. We could support any team we wanted. There was no question who I would root for.

When it comes to sports, I am not the kind of mother who makes my child choose the same as me (okay maybe I encourage a little...wink...wink!). 

Don't they look beautiful in orange and blue?

My son on the other hand has pretty much been forced to the other side. That is why you do not see him on here. This is an orange and blue only post!

Just kidding! I am not that type of mother (most days anyhow). He was mad at me this particular morning so no pictures was the revenge. 

War Eagle!

100 Second Cookies

I am hoping once basketball is over I can get back to posting regularly. This has been like having a second job! The last post I did was about our 100th day celebration. On this day, we made 100 Second Cookies that made approximately 100 cookies. Perfect for our celebration! These were very unique because they were made on the waffle maker.

By looking at them you would expect them to taste like waffles. Much to my surprise they tasted like sugar cookies.

The class had fun making these and remember.........

They only take 100 seconds to bake!

100 Second Cookies

1 1/2 cups soft butter

3 cups sugar

6 eggs

3 tsp vanilla

3 3/4 cups flour

3 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 salt

Cream together the first four ingredients. Sift together the dry ingredients: then stir them into the creamed mixture. Drop about two teaspoons of batter onto each  side of a heated waffle iron and cook for 100 seconds.

I made it to the 100th day of school!

I figured since I had made it this far, the class and I needed to celebrate!

Here are a few of the things we did for Our 100th Day Celebration.

I gave each child a $100 (before you panic or think I am rich, checkout the picture below) and asked what they were going to do with it. I thought some of the answers were quite humorous. An activity like this reminds me of how they have no clue about the value of $100. Many of them thought they could buy a car with it. My child wrote this.....

If I had a $100, I would home (I am pretty sure she left out buy).

We counted out 10 snacks from 10 different stations so we would end up with 100 snacks to eat for snack time.

We read the book 100th Day Worries. It is about a little girl who worries about what 100 items she should  bring for the 100th day of school.

I sent home a bag the night before and told the class to fill it with 100 items.

The next day, they were to give clues about what item was in their bag.

Ella's clues:

1. It is rectangle......no correct guesses.

2. It is red.......no correct guesses.

3.  You use it to ride a ride at the fair or fall festival........everyone guessed it!

I allowed them to share so she gave everyone a ticket.

Next, we decorated my aid with 100 happy face stickers.

We also made a necklace with 100 fruit loops, made a picture using the number 100,

and made 100 second cookies.

Check back later on how we made these. The were unique and yummy!

Does anyone have the number for Proactiv?

Laney came in the other morning and said, "MOM! Look what just popped up!!!!!!"

 She then proceeded to tell me.......I need Proactiv!