A Thousand Words

This picture is worth more...I will cherish it FOREVER!!  

Daddy tying his "man" tie for picture day.

 

7

How in the world does my baby suddenly turn 7???
He went from this:

To this:

Time has just flown by...I LOVE the little man he is becoming. I can't wait to what the future holds for this lego loving, sports fanatic!!

We LOVE you Jake Maddux!

Happy 7th Birthday!

Guesting

Oh my...I am so excited to share this really FUN site with you! It's called Room Mom Spot. It is the perfect blog if you are looking for a fun class treat, activity, teacher gift, or well just a fun idea to do with the kids! I had a blast looking around at all the great ideas and finding fun new treats to make for my kids! I'm sure it will be a new fav when we are looking for a special treat to share! I did a post on T-shirt pillows, which has been on my To Do List...for WAY to long! And this was my much needed motivation! Here's a link: http://www.roommomspot.com/2012/03/13/kids-craft/ Be sure to check them out!!They also have a sister site that is great to arrange volunteers (http://www.volunteerspot.com/) 

Cub Scout Cutie

Since Jake decided to join Cub Scouts we have all had some fun trying new things and some added adventures! Well this weekend was a MAJOR event in the world of Cub Scouts the Blue & Gold Banquet. This banquet is to celebrate Weeblos moving on into Boy Scouts (don't ask me too much about this as I really have NO clue!!)Each Den was asked to make some centerpieces, with Luau as the theme and recycling the idea...this is what we came up with:

They turned out so cute, the boys had fun making them so I would say this is a success!!

 And here is my Cub Scout cutie!!

Fall Hike

This past weekend we went on a Boy Scout hike. Now anyone who knows me, knows I am NOT a nature girl! But since a few of my mom friends were going and they assured me this was not too outdoorsy...I figured WHY NOT!So we headed out early and had quite the adventure. Lots of fun skills were learned.Including learning to shoot a BB gun:

Archery:

Even Emmah got to join in the fun!

At the end of the day we were definitely tired, but we all learned some fun new things, Jake earned some belt loops, enjoyed the company of friends and family and just had a good time!!

Pen Pals

Pinterest addiction has gotten me again!! I just keep finding these great ideas!! So when I found this one I just knew that I had to start it!! I want to encourage the kids to write, share their happiness and sadness, and just become closer to them. Well, I found the perfect way, now I just hope it works!! To start I gathered a couple of things:2 notebooks & 2 pensHere is what I made: 

Mom & Me Journals 

I got the idea from Mama Jenn, who actually got it from another blogger! Gotta love sharing the blog love! So...I'm guessing you'd like to know what exactly a Mom & Me Journal is...well basically it is like being pen pals, only no stamps, no mail, and fun journals!!

To start I used the same model that Jenn did:

                 Dear Emmah,

                        

          Would you like to be Pen Pals? I thought it would

       be fun! Instead of mailing letters, we'll write them

       in this special notebook!

       I'll write to you and leave the notebook on your bed.   

       Then, when you want to, write back to me on the next

       page and leave it on my bed. Write ANYTHING you like. It  

       can be funny, serious, or sad, whatever. Sound like fun?

                               Love,

                                 Mom

                 P.S. Write Back Soon

I can't wait to leave it on their beds!! I have so many hopes and dreams with this. I hope it becomes a book we all can treasure!!

I'll keep you posted on how things are going!!

Kickin It

Soccer season is in full swing and we have been busy!!

Emmah played offense for most of the game this past Saturday, and she was on fire and fierce! Mind you the entire time she had a smile on her face!!

Having a great soccer season all around!

 

First & Third

I don't know how this happens, but somehow my kids keep growing up. I've tried to stop this, but it isn't working! Today the kids start First Grade and Third Grade each are equally excited about their new adventures.  Emmah:

Jake:

 I found this idea on Pinterest...shocking I know, but it seemed like such a great idea to keep record of what the kids likes and dislikes!I was not so ready, but I was glad to hear they had such wonderful days!!

A new loss

We have hit a MAJOR milestone here at our house! Jake lost his very first tooth this weekend! When there was the first wiggle he was so excited and could hardly wait for it to fall out. But as it got looser he got nervous that it would hurt when it came out. Well finally on Saturday, it came out with a little extra wiggle from Dad!

His new smile!!

Look what the tooth fairy brought me!!

May the Force Be With You!

In our family we have some serious Star Wars fans so it was no surprise to me when Jake decided he wanted to have a Star Wars party! So of course as usual...I went NUTS!!Here are the invites: 

 I used an example online and made it my own, pretty simple and nothing too fancy!Then it was on to some party favors, treats, decorations, and all out fun!! 

 I plan to also post a little how to for some of my other party items as well!! I had so much fun with this party, I mean who wouldn't?? But I just LOVE a good theme!! May The Force Be With You!

Six

Today was a very important day at our house...Jake turned 6!! I can hardly belive that my baby is now 6 and is going into First grade. Where does the time go?? We had a lot of fun today celebrating and plan to make it a full birthday weekend!!  

We celebrated with friends from daycare at Chuck E. Cheese! It was a TON of fun and I think everyone had a great time!! We have the BEST daycare lady and are blessed because she LOVES all the kids she cares for, and is great at doing it!! She remembered everything, from goodie bags to fun cupcakes to share...she's the BEST!

Tomorrow we celebrate my dad's at his favorite place in Jackson The Parlour, then Jake has his party on Sunday! All in all it will be full of fun and full of memories!

Milestone

 Well we've hit another MAJOR milestone at our house....Jake can now tie his own shoes!! We are very proud of him and he is extremely proud of himself!! He is too cute about it too, he'll show anyone his newly learned talent!

Graduation Take 2!

I can hardly believe that it is time already to have another kid graduate from Kindergarten...I mean where does the time go. Today we celebrated Jake's graduation from Kindergarten and what a year it was! He has come so far in his reading and writing and we couldn't be prouder! He can do so much more and has changed so much since last year and is SUPER excited to be going into First grade (Mom is NOT ready for that!) Here is a quick photo review of our morning:

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Springtime means SOCCER! We have been in full swing for the last month and it has kept us very busy. I finally got around to taking some pictures. Here are some of Jake in action. (I'll give each kid their own post...so Em's will come this weekend!)  

Playing goalie!

Time for a team cheer!!

Makeover Monday

I am going to start a new weekly post....called Makeover Monday!! Since I am working slowing to add some finishing details to the rooms in my house. I decided that maybe you all should come along with me! Show me what you are making over and all the changes you are making!
 
I am going to start with Jake's room. Although we painted just about every room in our house when we moved in....that is sorta where I stopped. I had my friend Candice come over and help with a few details in the living room/dining room area, but never really went too far beyond. Well, I have decided it is time.
 
When we moved Jake wanted a baseball room and I was happy to oblige, I mean it would be cute, fun and grow with him pretty easily. I knew what colors I wanted and went straight for a grey that would easily compliment his blues and red striped comforter.

 

I then added a vinyl navy stripe to the one wall, since I had seen a really cool baseball player vinyl at Target and they showed it on a similar wall. I loved the look so we went with it!

 

A few weeks back Jake and I found this really cool Comerica Park canvas...he instantly fell in LOVE and it was afforable so I picked that up. I then a week later saw the smaller ones and he picked out Cabrera.

A year ago I purchased these fun magnet wires for the kids room and so when I finally decided where it should go added that. We now added a red striped rug on his wood floor and his room is complete!  

              I am hoping to eventually make this a linky party...but until I can get that all figured out just post a link to your makeover post in a comment! I look forward to seeing what you have in the works!