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Showing off their artwork at open house tonight.

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Snugly boy. ❤

"Start" of the Week Stuff

The kids had an extra day off of school to make Memorial weekend a 4-day weekend, so we didn't come home until yesterday, and we're working with a super short week this week. I thought that would make it an easy week, but so far it seems to just be making me feel short on time. Trying to make my menu and get all the shopping and stuff done today before I have my niece the next two days.


To-Do's:
Wednesday- meal planning, grocery shopping, laundry, cleaning, PT appointment for M
Thursday- A here, SB practice for M, open house at kids' school
--get a scrapbook page done sometime before Friday--
Friday- A here
Saturday- games for both kids (same time, different towns, lol)
Sunday- church, afternoon by the pool @ Mom's


Menu:
Wednesday- pasta w/ meat sauce and artichokes
Thursday- Costco take-n-bake (to take w/ us)
Friday- Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas
Saturday- breakfast
Sunday- something @ Mom's


There's only 3(ish) weeks left of school, a 3-day week this week, 5 days next week, and then my kids will only have 4 days the last week (they're missing the last day to go see the Giants play in Seattle with 40 of our closest relatives). :) Only 16 more days, 11 more school mornings. We have a week and a half left of baseball and dance. Next week is going to be crazy with everything ending on Saturday, and then it will all be over. It always seems like such a crazy time right before school gets out with everything winding down at once. I still need to figure out teacher gifts for this year and get those done, we haven't made our summer list yet (but I bought the poster board weeks ago), and the kids want to make signs to bring to the Giants games. Life is crazy right now, but summer is right around the corner!

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Sleeping on the way home.

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Late night card games are sure entertaining.

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Backyard baseball game.

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Cousins in the "hottub" that they made at Wiskeytown Lake.

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Watching the Coast Guard land at school for exploration day.

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N got to tag along on our mom and daughter shopping and lunch date. Being goofy at lunch.

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N has been hoarding blankets that he never cared about until I tried to let A use one. He's up to 6 total now.

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My dad and I trying to stay dry at R's baseball game.

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Rain, rain, go away (taken while sitting in the car with the boys at M's dance class).

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Hard choice tonight, I ended up with a few pictures that I love. I'm going with the sunglasses picture; they were watching the reflection of the eclipse in my sunglasses, and I think it represents today and something extra special that they got to see. The other two pictures will go in the "extra" pages I'm planning for the back of my book. :)

Start of the Week Stuff

Last week was totally off. R was home not really sick the first 3 days, and then I had my niece the next 2, so I didn't make it to the grocery store and had to totally wing it. We did okay, picked up pizza after baseball one night and went out last night, but I REALLY need a menu this week!

Monday- Costco pizza on the go, bring dessert (brownies or s'more bars, I haven't decided yet)
Tuesday- Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas
Wednesday- Italian Crescent Casserole
Thursday- leftovers
Friday- pasta with meat sauce & veggie

And that's it for the week!

To-Do's:
Monday- grocery shopping, dance for M, small group
Tuesday- A here, practice for M, game for R
Wednesday- A here
Thursday- errands in town, lunch with Mom (?), game for M, practice for R (?)
Friday- exploration day @ the kids' school

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This boy sure loves his Daddy!!

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Living it up tonight! TGI(orange)F!! ⚾

Scrapbook Friday

Britt has a bunch of fun random things going in the shop today. Here's my page using one of them. :)

full credits here

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Heading out the door; boys to R's game, girls to M's practice.

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Love him! ❤

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Playing trains.

Scrapbook Tuesday

Britt was having her floors refinished, so this post had to wait until she could get back in her house. :)
Galactic Alliance is the flashback kit for May. I'd never used it before, it came out when I wasn't a Britt Girl, and I don't have a lot of Star Wars pictures (yet, I think it's coming with R), so I never picked it up. I'm so glad I got the chance to use it this month though! It's perfect for boy pages, and I'm sure I'll be using it again! Here's the page I did with it and the AO (available on Britt's blog).

full credits here

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R reading to N. <3

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Keeping it real this Mother's Day. :)

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Naps are becoming a rarity around here these days. Thankful for this one today!

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Love this picture R drew of Disneyland.

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Playing with letters.

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Dinner at Gonsea, yum!

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I love that she loves these books. :)

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Mowing the lawn in his "lawn mowing boots" and part of his Peter Pan costume. He does this every day. <3

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Hay ride with my boys at Jake's birthday party today.

Start of the Week Stuff

Menu:
Monday- pizza from Costco
Tuesday- Crock pot shredded beef
Wednesday- Cheesy Chicken Pesto Pasta Bake
Thursday- something else with leftover crock pot beef
Friday-Chicken Parmesan meat loaf
Saturday- honey lime tilapia and pesto baked potatoes
Sunday- don't know, and I'm not figuring it out! lol

T0-Do's:
Monday- grocery shopping, doctor's appointment for M, dance for M, small group
Tuesday- errands in town in the AM, BB game for R, practice for M
Wednesday- nothing :)
Thursday- A here, SB game for M, practice for R
Friday- A here
Saturday- games for both at the same time
Sunday- church, Mother's Day

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M and R each had a friend over after their games today. All the kids were excited to play in the boat when Matthew pulled the cover off to start getting it ready for summer.

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Extra snuggles from my baby while A naps.

iNScrapbook Friday

It's here! iNSD is one of the best times to stock up on Britt's goodies, and make sure you pick up her awesome GB for only $3, you won't be disappointed! Here's what I scrapped with the stuff inside:

full credits here

full credits here

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We started watching A today. N wanted to read her a book, it was pretty cute!!

NSD Sale At Britt-Ish Designs

Starting at midnight tonight, Britt's ENTIRE SHOP will be 40% OFF (excludes bundles and grab bags). Plus - stay up late with and Speed Scrap on Saturday night (starts at 9pm Mountain Time). It's a pajama party!!! More details coming soon.

And Britt will also have a free gift on her Facebook page on Saturday morning. All you have to do is like her page to get it.

It's all starts at midnight tonight! The countdown has begun!!

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Yesterday's photo.
Once again, I feel like N is the main subject of this project, but he is the one I spend the most time with.

N now requires 3 blankies, one blue, one brown, and his (R's) Mickey blanket.

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N insisted on stuffing himself into his 12-18 month Mickey costume today.

Start of the Week Stuff

I actually made my menu Sunday night, just spaced on posting it until today. lol

Menu:
Monday- pizza rolls and jicama sticks
Tuesday- slow cooker ham & white beans
Wednesday- sausage with peppers and pasta
Thursday- leftovers
Friday- grilled cheese with bacon and apples
Saturday- ?
Sunday- bday party food

To-Do's:
Monday- grocery shopping, dance for M, baseball game for R
Tuesday- softball practice for M
Wednesday- nothing :)
Thursday- practice for R, game for M, watching my baby niece A during the day
Friday- A here
Saturday- games for both kids (at roughly the same time)
Sunday- church, birthday party for my nephew

I can't believe it's MAY already! This year is flying by! I'm so looking forward to summer and being done with baseball/softball/dance for a little bit. I know we still have 7 weeks, but Memorial day is just a few weeks away and then summer will be here after that!


ETA...
I was browsing my Pinterest board and got a head start on next week's menu. :) Thought I would post it here so I can remember it all later. :)
Cheesy Chicken Pesto Pasta Bake
Crock pot shredded beef (tacos, and something else another night)
Chicken Parmesan meat loaf (made in muffin tins so it bakes up in only 15 minutes!)