Outgrowing Nicknames

          

    Princess turned six this year.  After she turned six she informed me that she had outgrown her nickname baby doll.  This instantly saddened me.  Not because she did not like her nickname anymore, but because she was growing up to fast.  It has taken me sometime and a lot of reminders from Princess to quit calling her baby doll.  I still do it a little and anytime I do, she instantly reminds me to not call her that.  I know with eventually I will stop all together.

  Has your child ever told you that they have outgrown their nickname?  If so, what did you do?  Feel free to leave a response.  Thanks for stopping by!

Christina

2014 Summer Bucket List

It is getting to be that time of year again.  The kids are finishing up with school and if you are like me, you’re wondering what am I going to do with them all day long?  Last year my family started a new tradition of doing a summer bucket list.  I came up with it by myself and told the kids what we were going to do each day.  While my kids enjoyed this I could tell that they wanted to be involved more.  This year I decided to let help pick what to put on this list. Each day they are going to take turns choosing what we are going to do.  They loved this idea so much and cannot wait to start working on checking things of our list.  Below is the list that my kids and I came up with.  Hope you enjoy and find some inspiration for your own family.

SUMMER BUCKET LIST 2014

1.     GO TO THE ZOO

2.     GO TO AN AMUSEMENT PARK

3.     HAVE A PICNIC

4.     PLAY RED LIGHT/ GREEN LIGHT

5.     PLAY HORSE OR PIG

6.     HOPSCOTCH

7.     WATCH THE SUNSET

8.     EAT ICE CREAM FOR BREAKFAST OR DINNER

9.     MAKE PLAY DOUGH  recipes are from Motherhood on a Dime

10.                          MAKE HOMEMADE POPSICLE recipes from tipnut

11.                          FLY A KITE

12.                        CATCH LIGHTENING BUGS

13.                         GO STAR GAZING

14.                         PLAY IN THE RAIN

15.                         SPOT SHAPES IN THE CLOUDS

16.                         MAKE CAMPFIRE FRUIT AND SMORES CONES from kids activities Blog

17.                         GO CAMPING IN OUR BACKYARD

18.                         BUILD A SAND CASTLE

19.                         HAVE A WATER BALLOON FIGHT

20.                         GO TO A BASEBALL GAME

21.                         GO BERRY PICKING

22.                         GO ON A HIKE

23.                         VISIT A FARMERS MARKET

24.                         DIET COKE AND MENTOS ERUPTION found at Science Kids

25.                         DIY SLIP AND SLIDE from Inner Child Fun

26.                         DIY BUBBLES from Homemade Bubble Solutions

27.                         HAVE AN OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT

28.                         MAKE HOMEMADE ICE CREAM

29.                         MAKE LIQUID SIDEWALK CHALK from smashed peas and carrots

30.                         HAVE A FAMILY GAME NIGHT

31.                         GO ON A TREASURE HUNT

32.                         RUN THROUGH THE SPRINKLER

33.                         MAKE SOLAR SMORES from Spoonful

34.                         GO SEE FIREWORKS

35.                         DIY WATER BLOB from Clumsy Crafter

36.                         GO TO THE MOVIES

37.                         MAKE TRIPLE BERRY NO-DRIP POPS from Kraft Recipes

38.                         MAKE A TOILET PAPER BIRD FEEDER from Homeschool Antics

39.                         GO ON A SCAVENGER HUNT

40.                         MAKE A MILK JUG BALL CATCHER found on Lakeshore Learning

41.                         DO AN ICE EXCAVATION ACTIVITY found on Gluesticks

42.                         GO BOWLING

43.                         WATCH THE SUNRISE

44.                         MAKE AN OUTDOOR TENT FORT

45.                         MAKE A BACKYARD WATER PARK

46.                         MAKE TRAIL MIX

47.                         GO TO THE PARK

48.                         PLAY MINI GOLF

49.                         VISIT A CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

50.                         SWING IN A HAMMOCK

What are you doing this summer?

Thanks for stopping by!

Christina

Menu Plan

Menu Plan for the week of Feb 3 – Feb 9^th

 
 First of all because of my food intolerances I have become for the most part a virgin diet for life person.  For those of you who do not know what I am talking about you can read more here.   Basically I try not to eat Dairy, Gluten, Eggs, Corn, Peanuts, Sugar, and Soy.  I personally have problems with Dairy, Gluten, Sugar and Soy.  So my menu is sometimes different for breakfast for myself, then what I make for my kids.

Breakfasts for myself I will be having either Protein Shakes or Oatmeal.  The oatmeal is Gluten Free, Dairy Free old fashioned oats.    I eat this with cinnamon, Sugar free vanilla coconut milk, and fresh fruit on top.

For my kids they will be having:

Cereal x4

Oatmeal

Pancakes

Waffles

Dinners:

Brown rice pasta with a homemade meat sauce

Chicken Taco’s in the crockpot with homemade taco seasoning and served on brown rice tortilla

Pork Stir Fry

Salad with grilled chicken

Tuna Noodle Casserole this is a no recipe experiment.  I am going to use brown rice pasta and coconut milk in place of the cream soups.  I will post pictures later in the week with the results.

Out

Chili

Thanks for stopping by!

Christina