Another Cake...

This weekend was a good friend's baby shower. I was asked to make the cake for it. The only request was that it match the vehicle theme of the baby's room. Here is what I came up with...

Stuffington Bear Factory...

Field Trip!! I am not sure who was more excited...me or Dillon! Dillon was excited to be going on a field trip, but not any ol' field trip, one that would allow him to bring home a toy! He was equally excited that I was a chaperone. I was simply excited to be going on his field trip. As the children get older, its a constant reminder of how these days come and go so fast.

Field Trip Destination: Stuffington Bear Factory (similar to Build A Bear)

Transportation: Back of a Bumpy Bus

As a chaperone I was given 4 children to keep safe! 4 children, pshhhh no problem I have 4 of my own, I thought! What the teacher didn't tell us was that each child got to pick their "best friend" and then were paired with another group of best friends! Dillon's best friend this year is Draegen (yes you read that right, its a very "original" name to say the least). When together these two are more than just double trouble, try quadruple trouble! With these two wild boys, I had two sweet girls that just drove the boys nuts! As you can see here on the bus ride to Stuffington's!

Unlike Build A Bear, Stuffington's is very old school. They take the children in a "classroom" and explain to them the entire history of the teddy bear. After learning about how the teddy bear came to be, they took the children on a tour of the "factory". I referred to Stuffington's as old school, because when you enter the factory area there are several industrial grade sewing machines being run by workers actually sewing bears together while we toured the room. There was a wall full of fabric, a huge cutting table with the best top of the line cutting tools, piles of sorted parts to sew different kinds of bears, tons of different eyes and mouths, and their stuffing machine! Once the tour was complete, it was time to pick a bear, stuff it, stitch it closed, brush and comb it, bathe it, and pick ribbons!

A Simpson Surprise...

Although Baby #5 is only about the size of a rice grain right now he (or she) has a steady heartbeat and perfect measurements so far! We are all thrilled with this new exciting family news! Estimated due date is October 5th (for now!!, they always seem to move my dates around a decent amount)

The Wii Never Gets Old...

Since it was an icky rainy weekend, we spent all our time indoors. Lots of puzzles and coloring books later, the kids wanted to play the wii! Marc decided he wanted to playing a few games of Sonic and Mario's Olympic Winter Games. This was a game that was new to him (not new to the kids though). While the girls were busy beating Marc, Garrison was busy playing a game of his own! For those curious, Liliana won the most golds, Ava was not too far behind with mostly silvers... Marc on the other hand claimed many 4th place finishes! I guess he needs to put down his xbox 360 and practice a little more wii!!

DOG Cookies Are Tasty?!

During the last week and half, Marc has come home to tell me all about his daily tasks while training to be the best new employee at Petco. Today was no different, except for the statement... "I tried a dog cookie today and it tasted just like an oreo cookie!"

Yeahup after several days of fellow employees insisting he try the dog "cookies", he finally broke down and ate one... and LIKED it!!

Homemade Hair Clips...

Liliana has become fascinated with making flower hair clips. Ever since the neighbor made some for her, she insisted I learn how to make them and show her. They aren't very complicated to make, actually they are pretty easy! Today while the younger kids were napping and enjoying quiet time I took Liliana aside and showed her what to do. An hour later she made almost 20 different ones! She is anxious to find more flowers when out shopping to make even more! After all, a girl can never have too many accessories for her hair!!

Valentine's Day Gifts...

Even the smallest gifts can get the biggest of reactions...

We hope everyone had a loving day with their families! Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!