Tattle-tale

To me today is the first real day of summer. The first day of being told everything that is going on when my back is turned and the first day of all three girls fighting with one another with no light at the end of the tunnel. I know for sure that there are 77 more days of summer for my girls.......it's not like I am counting down or anything LOL. The day the tattling calms down to where I can hear myself think........ahhh sounds heavenly, but for now I get to hear "MOM!!!!!" over and over and over again all day everyday! I really do love my daughters but for those who have kids....you know what I am talking about.

Birthday Cake idea

I was looking around on blogs for ideas for Caeley's 6th birthday. We came across this....

She started jumping up and down and saying that this is the cake she wanted for her birthday. Then I explained to her that there is no cake behind all those candy bars. And I showed her this picture....

She quickly changed her mind and said that she didn't want the candy bar cake. LOL. By the way I found this on From Inmates To Playdates.

Day 26: Most memorable trip or vacation

There has been so many trips for our family. Being a military family we travel a lot to see family and move when the navy tells us it's time. I think right now our memorable trip is moving to Texas. The girls were just old enough to understand what was going on. During this trip poor lil' Caeley had motion sickness and got sick a few times during the trip. On the second day of this road trip we were in Tenn. and we told our GPS to take us to wal-mart (by the way we were on the highway when we told the GPS that) and it took us to the VERY back roads of Tenn. and then all of a sudden the GPS said "you have reached your destination!" We look around to what the GPS was talking about since we were stopped in the middle of this dirt road and the closest thing that we saw was a house. So needless to say we never did find wal-mart when we wanted one but we found our way back to the highway and tried again when we stopped to eat.

Day 25: Family's ipod playlist top 5 or 10

When I share this list with you remember I have little kids :)

1. You belong with me - Taylor Swift
2. Today was a fairytale - Taylor Swift
3. Keep holding on - Avril Lavigne
4. How to save a life - The Fray
5. Joy to the world  - Three Dog Night

Day 24: Favorite dessert or sweet recipe

A family favorite is a recipe that my friend, Jackie showed me on the Kraft recipe site.

EASY LEMON CAKE

1 pkg. (2-layer size) lemon cake mix

2 pkg.  (3.4 oz. each) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding

1-1/2 cups cold milk

1 tub  (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

 

1. Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 2 (8 or 9 inch) round cake layers. Cool in pans 10 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

 

2. Beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 minutes. Immediately spread over tops of cakes.

 

3. Stack the cake layers. Frost with cool whip.

 

 

 

Last day of kindergarten

Today was Caeley's last day to be a kindergartener. It was bittersweet. The good side of it is that soon I will have 2 in school............SOON!! I'm only a little excited about that.  The sad part of it is my oldest daughter is leaving a teacher that she loves and how I wish this teacher could be her 1st grade teacher as well, but Anika will hopefully have her next year for kindergarten. Her teacher and I have become good friends and I plan to keep in close contact throughout the summer and hang out somewhere, MAYBE we could hang out at the "park" we both love (a joke between us). I have been helping out in her class all week and I must say I respect what she does 1000% more then what I did before this week. She goes above and beyond for her kids and she would do anything in the world for them.

She made each one of her students a memorable gift.

Here is Caeley's:

The poem says

You Are Special

You're a very special person.
I hope by now you know
How I loved to be your teacher,
And how fast the year did go.
I will always think of you
As through the years you go.
Try hard to do the best you can,
There is so much to know.
One thing I hope I've taught you
To last your whole life through
Is to know that you are special
Just because, you are YOU.

Day 23: Favorite local restaurant

We have recently discovered our local favorite restaurant. El Fenix. It is an outstanding mexican food place. The service was great as was the food. The restaurant was extreamly clean as well.