in case you missed it.....

Please be sure that you take a minute out of your day and watch this video via Silverbox Design Studio.

PS.  Grab a tissue first!

can i get an allowance???

I guess at some point every parent hears that question?  Allowance???  Hmmm.... just had some mixed feelings about a specific allowance system.  So, after an idea on Pinterest (of all places?!?), our family has started this system!

Glass jars from Wal Mart, popsicle sticks, craft paint, ribbon and a sharpie.  Each of the boys has their own jar with their own chores written on the sticks.  One end of the sticks has the chore, the other end painted their color.  Once the chore is done, flip the stick up to the color end.

At the end of the week, check the jars.  If all the sticks are flipped "color up," they get a trip to the reward jar!

The reward jar had to be appropriate for the boys, ages 11, 6 and 3, so there is a mixture of money rewards, as well as things like being able to skip vegetables at dinner, or pick breakfast over the weekend.  

So far, the boys LOVE this new system!

i want to do this!

original photo and post found here

party planning again

I am in "party mode"again this time of year.  Planning for B's seventh birthday celebration next month! I came across this banner today on Etsy and just had to share.  Would be so versatile for almost any party, boy or girl, because of the colors!

buckets of fun

Getting in the mood for fall and Halloween after a chilly rainy day yesterday...

Check out these Halloween buckets from TheMacbethCollection.  

treasure these days...

Since school is back in, I have been forced to "re-think" my organization of school work and artwork.  While I have devised a notebook system for my boys, I am still perfecting it and if it does not work, this great book idea might do the trick!

back to normal...

As you have noticed all around you,  school is back in session and fall is in the air!  Pumpkins and mums are appearing in the stores, along with LOTS of Halloween costumes!

Here are the"tiny humans".... well, one not so tiny anymore, he started middle school this year!  But, here they are.  Side note, I promised Cameron this would be the last year I would make him take a picture on the first day of school.  We will see if I can hold my promise!