School's Out for Summer!

Seriously, I have that song in my head. 

Just that part...

SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMA!

We celebrated with a backyard hotdog roast, soccer and ice cream cones!

Let the summer begin!

Spring Break followed by Easter

Our spring break was very low key.  

We had a sleep over with Miss Mar.

Seri went to track  camp.

We went to see The Lorax and loved it.

We played outside.

The kids started our seeds for the garden this year.  They have already sprouted!

We some yard work.

Had a visit with some of our favorite friends.

I FINALLY found the bottom of the laundry basket.  BIG DEAL around here.  We now have socks again.  Exciting, right?

Mama did some spring cleaning.  

It was wonderful and relaxing.  My favorite kind of spring break.  Only 46 days until summer vacation. Woop!

 I love products by Melissa and Doug.  They are my fave.  They make these funny people sticker books.  They are HILARIOUS.  This kept Jett busy for almost two days.  Some of our favorites are hanging in our hallway.  

 Here are some of my favorites.

We headed out to my parents in the afternoon on Easter for the 

Steele Family Easter Egg Hunt.  

I take the same pictures every year and it saddens me how big they are getting. 

 Oh, this girl.  Riles.  Miss Riley Dawn.  Look how big she is.  She is my oldest neice and is so much fun.  She cRaCkS me up.  I looooove her sense of humor.  It's so fun to have watched her grow from a baby girl to a beautiful teenager.  She forgot her Easter basket, so she settled with a Walmart bag.  Ha.

Freakin' Hair Everywhere!

Having a dog in the house, let alone two, I am bound to have dog hair.  I have had a dog for 13 years and have never minded it. Nothing a little vacuuming can't fix. Well...Miss Clara is shedding.  Not just a little.  A LOT! 

(I'm filling this blog with random garden pics to raise my spirits.) 

I don't know what is going on but it's everywhere and I can't control it.  It's driving this clean freak mama CrAzY!  It's on our rugs, on our clothes and the worst is Jett's fro. Yes, he is growing a fro.  He wants it HUGE.  That's a whole other story.  But his head of curly hair attracts dog hair. Nothing like picking out yellow dog hair from your son's hair, especially while walking down the sidewalk to preschool.  

Someday it will be funny I'm sure, but for now it's driving me nuts.

    I hope this is just a faze.  I keep brushing her but it doesn't seem to be getting better.  The vacuum is tired of it too because it doesn't want to pick it up anymore.  

Holy crap!

Valentine's Prep

This weekend I prepped for Valentine's Day.  The kids and I made over 60 Valentines between Seri's class, Jett's daycare and his preschool class.  

Phew!  

 We made yummy treats today too to send to teachers and neighbors.

 I put glowsticks in the kids bathtub tonight for a fun bath to start the week.  

They loved it.  

This week is going to be CrAzY busy but I am looking forward to a 3 1/2 day weekend.  

Super Bowl!

We had our own little 

Super Bowl 

party this afternoon. 

This was the first time we have watched it together.  Ever.  This is pretty crazy because my Dad was a football coach and I grew up watching it. 

It was fun to talk with them about it and try to explain things.   

We were rooting for the Giants.  

There was some dancing when they won!  

 They even made signs.  

P.S.  I used to hate carnations, but these beauties are growing on me.  

They look so cute on our table.  

Goodbye 2011

We celebrated our way out of 2011 and into 2012 with dancing, hats, horns, poppers, a movie, streamers, caramel corn and ice cream...until 9:00.  That's LATE around here people!

 Right before bed I let them go outside and blow their horns and celebrate!

 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Goodbye 2011

Hello 2012

Christmas 2011

We had a wonderful week preparing for Christmas.  It is soooo nice to be able to be home for two weeks with my little ones.    

We have decided to keep Miss Clara.  

She has been a perfect fit into our family.  A wonderful Christmas present.  

 The kids helped make the tags for our family presents.  

I made homemade cinnamon rolls again.  

A new tradition.  

On Christmas Eve evening we headed to my parents for our family Christmas.  

 The craziness of opening is about to begin.  

So fun to watch their excitement.

 My Dad bought us all matching hats.  Hilarious and random.  That's my Dad.  Kids wore Santa hats.  The girls got antlers and the boys were pirates.  

 My brother, the pirate.  

Arrrrr!

 My Dad...a.k.a. Papa.  

 Grandy got Seri a new vanity for her room.  

She got to see a picture of it before it came to our house.  She is going to LOVE it.

 Miss Riley with her funny new nutcracker.  

(Ugh.  She is getting so big.)  

All in all it was a marvelous LATE night together. We headed home, exhausted but excited for Santa to come.   


Amazingly, we didn't all get up until 8:30.  We had a slumber party in my room which helped us all sleep in.  

 Santa brought Jett a giraffe.

 And Seri a ballet outfit.

 Presents were opened.  

 The kids even made me a present.  Love them.

 The rest of the day we relaxed and played with all the kid's new things.

 Santa also brought us new art supplies and organization.  Love that Santa.

Jett has been BEGGING for a fish tank.  

Holy Christmas mess!  
The one day a year that this is ok.

Seri and her doll have matching clothes and pajamas.  She has been sooo funny with her.  
They are always together.  

She wanted me to take these pictures of them.  Silly.

It was a Very Merry Christmas in our home.  
We are so blessed.