Oh my gosh. The big day finally came. I had to drop Blake off at Kindergarten today!!! It was bittersweet. Mostly sweet, but right at that moment when the line of kids started walking into class for the first time, I almost wanted to cry. I had heard about parents crying so much on the first day of Kindergarten, but didn't really see myself as one of them. I didn't cry, but it did tug at my heartstrings a little. My little baby boy is not a baby anymore! I know he will love school and will do great, but he must've been a little nervous, because he was aking for lots of hugs this morning. He must've given Ryan at least a half dozen before Ryan went to work. It's exciting and scary all at the same time. But we survived! I have to go pick him up now. I can't wait to find out how the big day went. By the way, he is DYING to ride the bus! I had to talk him into letting me take him today so I could take pictures and then tomorrow will be the first day to ride the bus. They think it is so cool for some reason...
The beginning of the end
Monday, August 25, 2008
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* I always get the namebrand ingredients. I'm not sure if that really makes a difference, but they sure turn out tasty! Good luck!
Maya's 3rd Birthday!
Maya had been talking about her birthday party for months! So I got kind of excited about it too and went a little above my standard cake and simple party decorations that I usually do. We found a really cute fish cake in an old Martha Stewart Baby magazine. That was the jumping off point for real goldfish in bowls for the favors, a wooden fishing booth so the children could "fish" for their goodie bag prizes, swimming and bubbles. The cake was completely from scratch, of course, since it was a Martha Stewart Cake. The frosting was really yummy. And, for the first time, I used my cake decorating set, with multiple colors and tips! Oh my! It was pretty involved, but I was happy with how it turned out. My sister-in-law Heather, was visiting here from Texas and she helped me a ton! She was the art director for the cake (She stayed up with me until the wee hours of the morning advising me on what step to do next on the cake.) She also gave us a huge gift of painting the ocean scene on the wooden fishing booth! She was up late for two nights painting and creating. It turned out great and the kids loved fishing for their prizes. For the fishing poles I used two big dowels, painted them green, drilled a hole in each one, and tied white sheer ribbon through the holes and a cute, black hook. Then I got clear paint cans from the craft store and put the prizes in those as the kids fished out their prizes. It was fun. But, I still don't know if it was worth all the work...
An afternoon at Grandpa & Gigi's
My kids love going to visit Grandpa & Gigi. Especially, so they can ride the horse, Danny. This will be one of the last times they will be able to ride Danny because my Grandpa and Grandma are moving.
Maya's birthday present
I was looking for an excuse to make Maya an apron and I knew her third birthday was the perfect opportunity. She LOVES to help me cook. She loves to push the stool over and help scoop, scrape, dump and stir. And, just like her Nana, she loves to eat the dough, batter, etc., no matter what kind it is! It is fun for me to see her natural domestic tendancies. Hence - the apron! It took just a few minutes at the fabric store to settle on these three (duck cloth) fabrics from Denyse Schmidt Designs. The fabic line is called County Fair. The apron pattern is called the Lizzy Jane Apron. It was my first attempt at using piping, ric rac, doing a pleat and making a pocket! It was a really fun project and Maya LOVES her new apron.
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