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a peek into our weekend

February 11, 2013
nathan, hanna, + amanda

liv on the big screen + being a sweet big cousin

the crew of cousins + nathan with brian's dallas cowboys cheerleader cousin katy 
{he will love this picture when he's older}

exploring a little before the party

kiddos lined up and crafting

loving the kids areas at the museum

my favorite salad + a pretty delicious pizza from olivella's

my loves at dinner



even though i am still trying to get over this horrid sinus infection {im talking headache for five days now} we did have a great weekend!

friday night we had game night at our friends house. sorry i have no pictures from that. 

on saturday we went to our niece olivia's cheer competition at cowboys stadium. she did wonderful. + it was a blast getting to hang out with the other little girlies. what wasn't fun was sitting in the parking lot for an hour trying to leave after...that was misery.

sunday we got to go to a birthday party at the perot museum. {it was as cool as i thought it would be}. the kiddos had a blast! nathan especially loved the music area outside and the construction zone inside the under five children's section. we want to go back again with friends soon; we didn't get to explore the actual museum upstairs at all. after our busy day at the museum we went to eat at one of our favorite pizza places around the corner. 

overall an amazing weekend

check back tomorrow for the last installment of the valentines gift guide.  




monday: something

January 14, 2013
with this "monday: something" i would love to show you a little glimpse into my job [its hard to even call it that, i love being there everyday!] + share a little DIY for you and the kiddos to do together.

this past week, our theme at school was art, which if you know me at all, you would know that is by far my favorite theme of the year!
i love to introduce these young minds [i have 2 classes ages 2-4] to well-known artists + different methods of art. we did a lot of painting [one project with some unconventional paint "brushes"], we made a class mural [still a work in progress] + set up a pasta creation station.

i am pretty positive that i ignited some sparks of creativity.







as you can see we had a lot of fun this week.


now i would like to share with you the easiest  DIY ever: colored pasta

what you need:
pasta [of varying types]
rubbing alcohol
food coloring
ziplock bags
cookie sheets

1. divide the pasta amoung several [depending on how many different colors] bags
2. add 1-2 tsp of alcohol; close + scrunch
3. add generous amount of food coloring; close + scrunch
4. spread out on wax coloring cookie sheets
5. dry over night

now go have fun with your kiddos,  get some string and glue and start creating!