3D Chalk Fun!

A few weeks ago my Friends Mom asked me if Delaney had any 3D chalk? 

I had no idea what she was talking about... 

So she told me about the new chalk that is out there with 3D glasses, she had bought some for her niece and she loved it! I thought hey that's cool I will have to look for it, but the next day what should show up on my doorstep but some  3D chalk.... 

I was so grateful that 1) I didn't have to go looking for it (I likely would have forgotten anyway) and 2) that I have such wonderful people in my life who love Delaney (and us as well) that they enjoy leaving little surprises and gifts for her knowing they will put a smile on her darling face, and I think Delaney was jumping up and down inside that she had new chalk. Little did Delaney know that this is the coolest chalk ever!

So we headed outside to give it a try!

 The directions...(yes directions with chalk) say to use the colors in certain combinations to make your pictures jump out at you even more! So that one color will look like it is higher than the other and vice versa.

So naturally we copied the picture shown in said instructions using the colors the way they did.... 

AND.... 

you can't see it really well here but it works.... 

I love this and so did our little miss...

 She loved the glasses! She wanted to wear them even when we came inside!

She spent forever playing and trying out the chalk! 

It was super fun, we all had a blast and because it was a gift 

(and one that I would recommend for any child!) it was completely free! 

We had a great afternoon of frugal family fun!

If you haven't tried this chalk you should! If you have, don't you love it! So much fun and such a great way to spend an afternoon... plus you get to look super cool with the 3D glasses! hehe

Combating Laziness

I am so lazy...

I feel like doing nothing... 

I am this Bruno Mars song.... 

(the video sucks but you get the point)

I feel like because I am restricted as to what I can do since the C-section that there is nothing I can do... I am of course taking care of my kids (which is still weird to say and think, I have 2 kids not just one... Yikes) and I am taking care of myself but other than that I am not really able to do anything.

I am trying very hard to restrict myself and follow doctors orders but when you are independent, used to doing it all yourself and then some its hard to hold back.

I am watching lots of shows on DVD, lots of movies, and relaxing lots but I am feeling restless. I wish I could do more and I want to do more! I can't wait to get outside and be able to take Delaney and Max to the playground, I can't wait to walk for more than 15 mins without a break, I can't wait to WORKOUT! I know that this is what I need a good workout to feel better about myself and get my frustrations out but I can't!!!

I am dying to bake as well and I will be this week! I am making Delaney's Birthday cake this week and I can't wait! It feels like a life time since I did anything really creative and productive! I hope that this will help!

What do you do to combat your laziness? Do you just do what you have to do anyway? Do you ride it out? Or do you have another plan of attack? I would love to hear what you do maybe you can inspire me to find a way out of my lazy funk... 

Safari Jeff and Shannon Show!

Do your kids love animals? 

Do your kids love reptiles? 

Do you love a free afternoon of family fun?

I know that we can answer YES to all of the above! 

So when I heard that Safari Jeff and Shannon were coming to our local mall to do a free reptile show with lots of animals and snakes and such I knew where we were spending an afternoon!

Safari Jeff and Shannon are kinda like Jack Hanna they educate kids on animals and reptiles and get them up close and personal to these creatures, so they can learn as much as possible! 

Delaney loves to look at animals in the pet store and thinks the snakes and spiders are super cool... (they aren't for Momma... but she loves them and as long as they are in cages at a store and not in my house, hey look away and thing they are cool!) So she was super excited to look and touch (until they were in front of her) the cool reptiles!

When it started She was so attentive! She listened very well!

This lucky kiddo got to be Shannon's helper for the whole show!

 Then they started to bring around the reptiles so the kids could touch... and my very excited daughter started to cry!

But by the end she was excited again! It's so great that kids forget so quick.... not sure how long I could have delt with her crying over the snake....

 She had so much fun!

It was great to go out and learn a few new things about reptiles and see some up close and personal and while she did have a few minutes of fear and shed a tear or two I think it was a success!

Another day of frugal family fun!

Have you taken your kids to a show like this? As creepy as I find the spiders and the snakes it wasn't that bad!

To find out more you can look up Safari Jeff and Shannon on FaceBook or at 

http://safarijeff.com/

Tell The Truth Thursday! Unwanted advice and comments

I like these shirts for kids that say things like "My mom didn't ask for your advice"

I'm not sure that I would ever put a shirt like this on my child but I sure do like them and I agree with them actually.

There is nothing worse to me than a know-it-all in the first place, but when it comes to parenting COME ON! Live and let live is my personal opinion... yes I do like everyone else, judge others in my head and think wow that's not how I would deal with that or that's not how I would correct that behavior but I would never walk up to a person and tell them the way they are dealing with their child is wrong or even tell them this is how I would do it. But there are so many out there who do... I couldn't believe when I got pregnant with Delaney that from minute one strangers thought that having a baby belly was an open invitation for them to tell me how to raise the baby once she was born. Not only did I get advice about newborns but also about Dr's and about labor and delivery,  and about diapers and everything else that you could imagine... 

I actually got cornered while at a wedding by a co-workers aunt who gave me the rundown according to her on everything from birth to sending my baby off to college. Luckily I got away from her when she was distracted by another attendee at the wedding, she had asked for my email and phone number and wanted to swap hers as well in case I had any questions for her after the baby was born.

 

Then just a few weeks ago I was at a coffee shop in the local mall. I was with Delaney, and she was acting up a little. So I did what I would do anytime or anyplace, I told her that little girls who don't listen and don't behave don't get treats. An older lady turned around and looked at me, then at Delaney and said "you tell mommy that your always a good girl..." Delaney looked at her like she was crazy and then back at me as if to say "what is this lady doing talking to me..." The older lady then looks at me and says "You shouldn't deprive her of sweets, and tell her she's a bad girl. She will only act up more to get attention" meanwhile my child is now standing in line waiting quietly and behaving as she should knowing that she will get her treat if she does.

I understand that everyone does things differently, I understand that there are lots of parents out there who have been doing this a whole lot longer than I have, I also understand that some people look at me and think that I am a whole lot younger than I am and that I am likely in over my head, however I still think that it is each and every parents choice and right to raise their children as they see fit. (As long of course as they are not physically or mentally abusing them) 

If you find these shirts entertaining or rude, over the top or right on point you have to admit that they are at least a little true.... Who really wants a stranger to come up to them just to have them start lecturing and giving advice on how to raise your family!

Have you been offered unwanted advice? Do you like these t shirts? Would you ever put a shirt like this on your child? Let me know in the comments what do you think!

Kid Craft! Getting Ready for Baby!

Delaney clearly knows that something is happening! 

She knows that Baby Max is going to be born soon but I think with the flurry of activity around our house in the last few weeks she is realizing what a big deal this is going to be.... 

She has also realized that we haven't been crafting as much together... she has been asking me to color with her more and to paint more than ever, but since I have been resting up (as per Dr orders) we haven't been able to do much. 

So since she has been asking to craft, and has been realizing that Baby Max will be here very soon I decided to let her make a "craft" for Max!

In one of the boxes of wipes I got at the Baby Shower, was a plain white wipes case.

And since my dear Delaney loves Cars and I have made a few things out of the Cars fabric I gave her some Cars stickers and let her go to town! 

Not a difficult craft at all but it was clean, and it was quick but she felt that she had made something nice for her brother to-be!

She was one proud Big Sis!