Road Trip

Sooooo me and the kids are getting ready to go on a 2200 mile road trip...yikes!!!  Where to start and what in the world are the kids going to do in the car for 5 days???  I found some great ideas on some of my favorite blogs and pinterest of course.  Here are some of my favorite.

 

I love Six Sisters Stuff

 

                         There are a ton of great printables at Mom's Minivan.  We are now set with bingo, scavenger hunts, and battleship.

Fun game and DIY ideas her at Kids Activities Blog.  

I think we are now set with games, coloring, pipe cleaners and yarn for making crazy animals,  lots of snacks, and of course DVD players.  Wish me luck!!!

4th of July Centerpiece

I made these cute centerpieces for my Sister in Laws baby shower but thought they would be cute for the 4th of July as well.  Filled with candy they were also the prizes at the baby shower.  I am going to show you how to make them.

First get a 12x12 sheet of paper.  Score each side at 4 inches.

Your paper should look like a tic tac toe board.

Next score from the corner of the paper to the corner of the score lines.  Do this on all 4 corners.

Next fold the corners in to form the box and punch a small whole in each corner.

Now thread ribbon through 2 holes across from each other

Thread ribbon through the other two hole and add a bunch more ribbon just for looks.

I used some scraps that I had since you don't need very big pieces.

I added red squares cut 3 3/4 in. on each side and punched out a few white stars to finish it off.  Fill with candy, fireworks, poppers, whatever and have fun.

Baltimore Star Spangled Sailabration

It is the 200 anniversary of the War of 1812 and also the Star Spangled Banner.  We are lucky enough to live close enough to Baltimore and Fort McHenry where the Star Spangled Banner was written we got to go to the fabulous celebration!!  At Baltimore's Inner Harbor there were tall ships from all over the world and a great show by the Blue Angels.  As well as all the other great things to do in Inner Harbor.

Kids also got to make their own ships to sail.  And paddle boating.  Had a great weekend. :)

End of School Fun

Wow I can't believe how busy the end of the school year has been.  Plus my internet was down for a couple of days and had to have a repairman come fix it.  Also had  a root canal.  I am really hoping that once all the school end parties, field trips, graduations and everything else things will calm down a lot!!

Crazy Kid #2 Field Trip to Washington DC

We had a very long day trying to see everything we could in DC.  Luckily it wasn't too hot.

Also went to a NASCAR race at the Monster Mile in Dover.  Goooooo Kyle!!!

Mexican Pizza

It has definitely been a crazy week around here.  The end of the school year and holidays.  Hopefully I will get back on a schedule this week.  Tonight we had one of our favorite dinners and soooooo easy too. 

Ingredients

16 tortillas
16 oz salsa
16 oz sour cream
12 oz can chicken (you can used any leftover chicken or whatever you have)
1 can refried beans
1/2 Cup guacamole
1 Cup cheddar cheese
1 small bell pepper (chopped)

Preheat oven to 350.  So you start by mixing the sour cream and salsa together. Put half of the mixture in a separate bowl and add the chicken. Start layering: tortilla, chicken, salsa and sour cream mixture, tortilla, refried beans, tortilla, guacamole, tortilla, salsa and sour cream mixture, bell pepper, cheese.  Once everything is layered put on cookie sheet and bake for 10 min to heat thru and melt cheese. Makes 4 Pizzas.

Fun Kids Up Bookmarks

Look at this great find I got at Goodwill.  I am super excited since I have been wanting to make some apothecary jars.  But that is for another day.
 

 


Me and two of the crazy kids made these fun bookmarks.  The kids call them their Up bookmarks.  First we took pictures of them standing like they were holding the string.  Then I sent the pictures to be developed at Wal Mart.  I could have also just printed them out on the printer but I hate using that much ink and since it's only 20 cents a picture to have Wal Mart print them, that's what we did.  I took a few different pictures of each so they could choose which one they liked best.

Next we glued the picture onto colored cardstock. NOT gluing the hands where they will be holding the string to the cardstock.  After it's glued, cut the picture out as close  to the picture as possible.

Now we made our tassles using embroidery floss.  First we wrapped the floss around a piece of scrap paper about 1 1/2 inches wide approx. 15 times depending how "fluffy" you want your tassle.  Once wrapped cut another piece of floss approx. 6 inches long.  Tie this piece around the floss you wrapped on the paper and tie a knot.  Tie the knot very tight as it will be holding your tassle together.  Next punch a small hole thru the cardstock only and thread the floss thru and tie another knot.  Cut the floss that was wrapped around the paper in half. 

At this point put a small amount of glue where the hands are that was left unglued before.  Laminate either with laminate or clear contact paper and cut around again making sure to leave enough of a seam to keep it sealed.  There you have your Up bookmarks and are ready to fly away in your book.

Yummy Dinner

So we tried a new chicken dinner tonight and it was AMAZING!  All the crazy kids ate it and actually liked it.  Even the very picky and only eats meat on certain days, Crazy Kid #2.  Overall it was a great success and will be added to our list of favorites menu.  Thank you again pinterest.

Country Club Chicken
Recipe from Kayotic Kitchen

1 pound spaghetti (I used fettechini)
4 chicken breasts
1 large onion, diced
7 oz mushrooms, sliced (I doubled the mushrooms cuz I really like them)
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
5 slices bacon (I used real bacon bits cuz I really don't like to cook bacon)
1/4 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
2/3 cup sharp cheddar
1 apple (I used Gala and peeled it), diced
butter or oil
salt & pepper

Cook bacon in skillet until crisp; set aside and crumble. Do not drain pan.

Add butter to pan.  Season chicken with salt and pepper and brown on each side in same skillet you cooked the bacon in. Place chicken in casserole dish.

Cook onion, mushrooms, and apple in skillet until softened. Add wine or chicken broth. Mix in soup, bacon, and cheese; heat through.

Pour sauce over chicken and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

While chicken is baking, cook spaghetti or any other pasta according to package directions. Serve chicken and sauce over pasta.

Heather