4th of July Treat!

Here's another fun Pinterest project I did last summer for the 4th of July!

(Image is linked to the original site where I found this treat)

I pinned this one when I first got my pinterest account years ago and just never really got around to making them.  I'm glad I did last summer because they were so yummy!!  Definitely making this one each summer.

So, to make these all you need is strawberries.

 white chocolate chips 

and blue sugar sprinkles (which I just realized I don't have a picture of those, lol).

Melt the chips over low heat until smooth, then being careful not to mess up/rip off the stems, dip the strawberries 2/3 of the way in to the white chocolate and finally 1/3 of the way in to the blue sprinkles.  This is what they look like when they're finished.

They're not as pretty as the above picture, but boy did they taste good. Lol  We enjoyed them that afternoon while lounging at the pool!

4th of July T-shirts!

This is the original post where I found this adorable little project on Pinterest.

(the image is linked to the original post)

Anyway, I saw these really cute 4th of July t-shirts on Pinterest and just knew I wanted to make them with the kids this year, so off to Michaels we went where I bought them each a white t-shirt, fabric paint and some sponge brushes.  When we got home, we got set up and started to make the shirts.

I helped the younger two do their hand prints, while Jacob did his on by himself.  Then I helped Henry and Scarlett use their thumb to paint the lines on, while Jacob did his own again.  I think they turned out really cute, and the kids (my boys, anyway), got to wear theirs on the 4th of July!

Summer Pinterest Project!

If you know me at all, you know I'm a Pinterest-aholic!  LOVE that website!!  I found this really cute little project a long time ago, pinned it and then completely forgot about it until this past Spring/early Summer when I was trying to overhaul our yard/flower beds.

(Image is linked to the original post I found on Pinterest)

So, I took that idea and ran with it.  I love blue and yellow together, and it just so happened that I had both those paints in my basement, plus I had stencils, so all I had to go buy was the planters (and of course the flowers and soil, but that came later on).

I painted a few coats of the blue paint on the planters or the course of a day or two.

And, then I used my stencils, the yellow paint and a stencil paint brush the paint on our house numbers.  One number per planter!  Then I found some pretty flowers to plant in them and last I lined them up going down on our front porch steps to show our house number.  

I gave the entire yard (front and back) a makeover over the course of a few weeks, but this is all I took pictures of.  I love how our front porch area turned out!  Nice neat and patriotic. Lol

Jacob's 6th Birthday Party

I love to entertain!  It's just that simple.  I love throwing parties .. planning them, shopping for them, making the invitations and decorations ... ahhhh, it's just so fun for me!

So, now that Jacob is in school full-time and has a little crew of friends, we figured it was time to throw him a big party with all his friends present.  THEN, John got the bright idea, and it was nice, don't get me wrong .. it just made me realize our house is not as big as I thought it was, lol ... anyway, he got the bright idea to invite ALL of Jacob's class AND their families.  WHOA!  That was a lot of people because we also had our entire family there as well.  But, everyone had so much fun, so I really wouldn't change it for anything!!

I went with a Lego theme for his party.  He likes legos, yes, but he's not obsessed with them like some kids are his age.  I just thought it was a fun theme and something I could do rather easily.  I found a lot of the ideas on Pinterest .. check out some of what I made ...

The banner was a lot of fun, and the goodie bags were so cute!!

I also made a really cute invitation, but for security reasons I'm not sharing it on my blog.  Sorry! :)

Then, I made these adorable lego brownies that were a huge hit:

I also found this bin that was perfect for holding snacks in the $1 spot at Target, so a little hot glue and legos and it fit the theme perfectly:

To round off the decorations, I threw a bunch of random legos in this glass candle holder I have and I used legos and a green lego base to make a utensil holder.  Perfect!

We had a few games planned for the kids.  A water balloon toss (and I can't remember who won!), a pinata, and then ... we threw the rest of the water balloons at the kids. Lol  It was chilly that day, but they didn't seem to mind.

After all the fun, games and food (and, btw, we just had burgers and hot dogs, nothing special, lol) it was time to sing to the birthday boy and have a little cake.  I got him this adorable Lego cake!!  Love it!

As you can see Jacob isn't much a fan of being sung to, but oh well. Lol And a big thank you to my friend and neighbor, Heidi, for taking pictures for me, so I could be IN them and also so I could take care of the birthday stuff. :)

By this time, most everyone was starting to leave, and Jacob finally decided to take a break and open his presents.  He got so many awesome things!!

I slacked so bad on getting "thank you" cards. :(  They've been made and have been sitting in a drawer for months now.  So, here is your "thank you" ... thank you to everyone who was able to come and help us celebrate Jacob turning 6!!