Bag Lady

Look at the things you can make with plastic grocery bags and old cotton t-shirts!!!

This is a new hobby for me and I have just started to experiment with patterns, but it has been fun!! If I get good enough I hope to participate in a few Fall Bizarres with a neighbor of mine. :o)

A big thanks to all my friends who have been passing on their bags and old shirts! I seriously appreciate it!

It takes 70+ grocery bags to crochet one large bag

My brown bags were made with Fred Myer shopping bags
(I am presently collecting Target, Wal-mart and Kohls bags)
These little girl purses were made with recycled t-shirt fabric

Karate Kid

Hello Kitty

Katie had her big birthday party this afternoon at Michael's Craft Store. The kids decorated canvas bags using stencils and had a great time. :o)

Cake Time!

Presents!

A Sunny & Windy Park Day

Katie and her friend Charlotte

Birthday Girl

Happy 6th Birthday Katie Girl !!!

Star Day

Last Thursday, Katie's Kindergarten class celebrated her Star Day. Each student (around their birthday) has a special day where everyone celebrates them.

Al and I joined the class (as did Carson) and as a family we shared pictures and stories of Katie as a baby and toddler.

Katie brought items from home special to her that she shared and then were displayed in the classroom as "Katie's Museum".

The class than sang a special Star Day song in Katie's honor. She then had the option to share a few of her special talents (Katie did a somersault, a back bend and sang a song in a real microphone - my daughter is not shy :o).

Each Star Day student has their body traced on paper by the teacher. Then their classmates take turns asking questions and the answers are placed inside the picture (Questions like: What is your favorite color? What is your favorite ice-cream? etc.).

Carson still has his hung proudly in his room too.

I made cupcakes for the class and her teacher made a special crown for Katie to wear. Katie was so proud and excited. She remembered attending Carson's Star Day two years ago and had been patiently awaiting her turn ever since!

I doubt Carson and Katie will ever forget their Kindergarten Star Days. :o)

5th Annual Girls Beach Weekend

This past weekend my girlfriends and I got together for our 5th annual beach getaway. It is hard to believe Carson was 4 and Katie was only 2 the first time I went away. Time sure flies...

Girls Getaway 2005
Don't we look young??!!!??

Girls Get Away 2010
(Missing from the picture: Shawna and Kyle)

Since our first year we have donned our ceremonial bindi's (don't ask me to explain, it is just an unspoken tradition :o)

And yes... even one of our Twilight boys got into the "Bindi" action...

This year we celebrated Kyle's and Nikki's birthdays!

Saturday afternoon we did some exploring and found a lot of "must haves" in the local Rockaway shops :o)

Unlike last time, no one yelled out "B-I-N-G-O"... but a lot of laughs were had at the local bingo hall!

A lot more pictures were taken. Believe it or not this is just a small sampling. More will be posted on the bunco blog in the next day or two! Thanks for all the laughs girls...