More Letter S~

Soo we have been working on the letter S this past week...

and at Hobby Lobby they had soap making kits

that came with all the stuff needed to make SOAP!

Well the kids loved it!! (and It was super easy, which I loved!)

Here is what we used...

2 fragrances for the soap: Coconut and Fresh Rain (only 1 came in kit)

Two soap molds that both came in kit

Soap coloring dye

Soap in clear and white (we used white this time)

Needed a spoon and measuring cup or bowl

It was really super easy and not messy at all,

my children needed hardly any help making these

cute and smelly good soaps!

Hayden pouring his soap into the frog and turtle mold
'Lyza Jane stirring her soap to make PINK soap of course!
Making soap is fun!
She poured the soap all by herself...thats impressive!
After sitting in the fridge for an hour...

'Walll-Laa' we have soap!!

Haydens Coconut turtles and frogs~

Lyza Janes Pink fresh rain smelling soap

We did a little lesson on SAFETY for the letter S

and I taught the kids how to dial 911

and taught them when are actual emergency situtations

and when are not...

We made Smiley face cookies...YUMMY!
MMmmmmmmm

"Lyza Jane and her Sesame Street 'S' coloring page

Haydens letter 'S' snowman sheet

For breakfast one morning we made SNOWMAN pancakes~

Haydens favorite breakfast item is pancakes,

so I always try to think of ways to make different

pancakes using our lessons~

We stretched out of Letter 'S' a little longer than a week

but we learned alot from the letter S and the kids enjoyed

all our activities and lessons which made it fun.

We had some yummy letter 'S' dinners as well- to include:

Sloppy Joes

Spaghetti

Spinach Chicken Alfredo

Soup and Sandwiches

It also SNOWED for the first time at the end of our letter S

learning week which was cool for the kids to play in!

(Worked well with our lesson too!) ;-)

Hope everyone is staying warm

in this CHILLLY weather!

~Theres No Place Like Home~

My mom invited me to go with her to the

Wizard of Oz on Broadway Show at TPAC last night...

it was a fan-tabulous evening and the show was very delightful as well!

Plus...I had a night of adult conversation with my mom

without my screaming kids vying for MY attention all night!

Wow~ that in itself made the evening MAGICAL...ha ha JK!

Here is a pic of us infront of the ARTS Appetizer Pre-show table~

I didnt take many pics of the show since

it was not allowed, but I had to get a few to

at least monument the occasion~

The Lion was my favorite...he was a REALLY good actor!

And hilarious!
Nobody sees the WIZARD...not no body, not no how!

Posing infront of the stage...

I thought we had pretty good seats myself!

Somewhere Over the Rainbow...

Bluebirds Fly!

~Lyza Jane's Ham-Ga-Burr-Ga~

Kids say the cutest things...

My baby-girl had me cracking up over her version of how to say~

HAMBURGER

I had to video tape it on the spot so I'd never forget this word

she says for HAMBURGER!! ha ha

(Just press the play button below to get a smile!) ;-)

~Reading Dr. Seuss with 'Rannie~

Dr. Seuss brings back happy childhood

memories for me...

Today my mom, otherwise known as

Grandma- 'Rannie to the kiddos,

brought over two brand new book gifts for the kids.

She even read them both to them before she left which

of course to me was a KODAK moment in itself and I dashed for my camera!

I had a huge collection of Dr. Seuss books as a child,

which my mother still has locked away for the special day

she decides I'm ready to have them...ha ha

Anyways, it was a nice touch to start her grandchildren off

with their own collection of Dr. Seuss books today

as well...may the 'Seuss' live on forever!

'Rannie is a good storyteller and gets into the characters~

My two babies are sooo cute when they're

not fighting~ but sharing

happy moments together!

THE END

~Christmas with Heather & Meara~

We celebrated Christmas with my bestest friend Heather,

and her daughter Meara - (Hayden and 'Lyza's friend) today!

I love how we are spreading out the good cheer and

holiday spirit out for weeks not just celebrating all in one day!

They say the Christmas spirit should be spread throughout the

whole year anyways, so I guess we are trying to make that happen!! ;-)

Hayden got a WAY cool CARS beanbag from Heather and Meara~

'Lyza Jane got a neat Book & CD set with puzzle box too

Hayden and 'Lyza Jane got Meara a

Disney Princess Dance DVD set to practice her

twirling and ballet moves~

My Bestest Girly-Girl in the World Heather ~

She made me this handmade crocheted hat for Christmas!

LOVE IT!

Heather also made me a whole box set of HANDMADE cards

that she created herself...they are super awesome!!

Check out her blog page that has some of her cards that she has made...

http://inspiredartistry.blogspot.com/2008/12/cards-using-my-new-cricut.html


She is very talented and crafty~

I Love her!! ;-)

*GRINCH in ICE~Nashville, TN*

Grand-ma 'My-Hope' took Hayden and myself

on a fun date to Nashville to see the GRINCH!!
Entering the SUPER cold room of the ice sculptures...

Had to get myself in the pics too...hee

The Grinch & Hayden

The ICE SLIDE ROOM~

Hayden sliding down the ICE slide

The ICE was soo colorful...

Hugging a lamb in the Nativity Scene room

THE END

After the GRINCH we went to eat at Shoneys!

Hayden and My-Hope shared a Hot Fudge Sundae cake~

MMmmmmmm

We had a wonderful Friday evening enjoying Nashville's Grinch in Ice...

It is the last year for the Grinch, so I was happy to see it before it was gone!

Thank-you 'My-Hope' for the magical evening we shared with you~

PS. I'd like to give a shout out to my bestest girly-girl Heather,

for letting me know that the ICE show had half off coupons

on their website for this weekend so that we got

a super COOL deal on the tickets!! ( HUGS FOR HEATHER!)