Look what we spent last night doing…
I can’t believe we’re at the point of picking out classes…
Middle school in six months!
A Wonder Woman Birthday Cake
Well, Caroline’s birthday party is over and I think it was a rousing success.
I’ll trickle the pictures throughout the week and maybe into the next (oh joy!) because:
1) I want to be able to share all the fun activities with you
2) My work hours are increasing slightly so I need some completed posts for the blog (not that the 8 – 11 year olds at work don’t provide plenty of material).
So up first today, the cake.
Caroline said she wanted a Wonder Woman cake for months and I really hummed and hawed about this. I mean, I’ve completed a fart cake for pete’s sake but this one gave me pause.
She said she wanted Wonder Woman’s whole body but I wasn’t sure I could do that.
In the end, I found this picture and tried to copy it.
Caroline loved it.
I think it looked more like a pornographic blow up doll.
Not my best cake.
But in the eyes of a four year old it was perfect.
Last Minute
So here’s what it looks like here…
think we’re going to make it for a 10 AM party tomorrow?
The “P” Word
I can say vagina. No problem.
I can say penis without batting an eye.
Anytime, anywhere I’m completely fine saying, “Don’t throw the ball at his penis,” or “Yes girls have vaginas and boys have penises.”
But “panties?”
Eew.
No can do.
The word repulses me and makes me quiver.
It’s underwear people!
Let’s use the term.
With my boys this word never even came up. Obviously.
Though even “vagina” came up with them when explaining body differences.
But panties?
No.
Yuck. Yuck. Yuck.
I hate when someone says the word.
I don’t think I’ll get over it.
The other day when I took Caroline in for her 4 year old check up we were having a good time laughing and playing while waiting for the doctor.
In walks the doctor. A cute hip looking woman who I like a lot.
What’s the first thing she says to Caroline?
“Are you wearing princess panties?”
Eew. Eew. Double eew.
I mean, seriously, you’re a medical professional, let’s use the proper terms lady.
Panties my ass!
Super Hero Bingo
Of course, no party is complete around here without a bingo game so…
here’s Super Hero Bingo!
Click here to download this Super Hero Bingo game.
It has 12 cards which are 4 x 4 and 19 call cards.
Now back to party planning!
Too Much Happy Basket?
I believe in encouragement at school.
Really, I do.
But this is getting ridiculous.
This is from the 1st grade happy basket…
this is from the 1st grade Treasure Box…
and this is from the 1st grade End of the Month Box.
Seriously?
Little trinkets and figures come home with my first grader everyday and quite frankly I’m kind of hoping he gets a few marks in his folder soon so we can slow the plastic assault on our house.
If this carries on into second grade there won’t be any room left to sleep in his room.
Banner with Ties
Caroline turns 4 today so we are well into party planning mode for the weekend.
For the 11 months and 3 weeks she requested a super hero party on a regular basis.
Last week she decided she wanted a cheetah party.
So we’re having a super hero party where the person of honor is wearing cheetah leggings and a cheetah tutu and calling it,” The Super Hero Party Where People Can Be Super Hero Cheetahs if They Want to Be.”
Classy party we’re hosting around here.
We’re also hosting this party on the cheap so we are using supplies and materials that we already have first and then buying second.
Therefore, the party colors are bright yellow, blue, and pink, since I had leftover fabric from my sisters shower last year. Caroline approved of the colors so we moved forward.
So first up for the Super Hero Party – the foyer.
For the “bam” and kapow” signs, I used yellow frames we already had and placed the images I created on the computer inside them.
For the “banner with ties, ” I used fabric strips and string – super easy.
I cut strips of fabric in varying widths and tied them onto the string with one tie.
Here I have tied on 3 pieces of fabric.
Once you have tied a few pieces of fabric, push them together – I know, rocket science here.
I just kept adding pieces until I thought it was long enough – in the beginning I was worried with how it was turning out but once I had tons of the pieces on there I was happy with it.
Now onto bean bag boards, painted cardboard boxes, and lots of sewing!
The Things She Says
My little one only has a few days until she turns four.
Hard to believe.
Even in just the past week I think she has grown up so much especially with her pretend play and vocabulary.
Thought I would share just a few fun things I’ve heard this week.
“I don’t want piggy tails in my hair today.”
Standing naked right before getting in the shower: “Look at me, I’m getting huge!”
Walking downstairs talking to her friend: “Let’s go downstairs and ask Jennifer. That’s my mom.”
“I want to play with my boys right now.” (her brothers) 🙂
“Your mom read this book to you when you were tiny?”
“I love you Mommy.”
40
My husband recently turned 40 so the kids and I decorated for the occasion.
The glass jars are filled with black beans and then have popsicle sticks standing in the beans.
Each popsicle stick had a little picture the boys chose that represented what they thought turning forty meant.
And then they start to get good…
a tortoise…
..Mr. Fredricksen from the movie UP (of course, he’s a widow in the movie so maybe it’s not so funny)…
“I might not be over the hill but I’m past the point of no return.”
Just for the record dear, I think 40 is fabulous!
Shaving Cream Letters
In school, Caroline learns a new letter each week.
Since she wasn’t really picking up each letter each week, I decided to work with her on the new letter before it is introduced.
This week the letter was P and one of our activities was shaving cream writing.
Caroline loved it and had lots of fun writing the letters.
She also had tons of fun just playing.
Needless to say, she took a shower after this.