A time to be Creative!

This week our Teacher's Aid store was running a big President's day sale...25% off EVERYTHING!!! Rebecca and I couldn't pass up such an opportunity. List in hand, we headed out yesterday for the dollar store and the teacher's store to get stocked up on craft supplies, posters, books, etc. We found some great things, including the Eric Carle Very Hungry Caterpillar bulletin board set to bring some color to the basement walls. While Rebecca napped, I went to work setting up a creation station in the basement. Finally, all our supplies, workbooks, and idea books have a proper place. Rebecca was thrilled when she woke up and now we can hardly drag her out of the basement! Her favorite projects?.....stringing beads for necklaces and using glitter glue - LOTS of glitter glue. LOL

If you were Rebecca,

This week if you had been Rebecca it would have been quite a busy week. One morning you would have risen with the sun (to mommy's dismay....LOL) and been bright eyed and inspired. By 7:15am you would have been hard at work painting masterpieces, even before breakfast. Saturday afternoon you would have been delighted by the warmer temperatures (mid 40s) and thrown yourself wholeheartedly into the spirit of Spring, with a picnic for two....Daddy and you! Also during the week you would have visited an auction and fallen in love with a piece of junk on wheels. That said piece of junk looking to you like the book carts from the library. (You would have already been to the library twice this week.) After investing a few more dollars and a few cans of spray paint Daddy would have turned your little find into a treasure for your room! Now you can roll books to any part of the house to perform storytimes for your three dolls, whose names this week happen to be Kate, Emma, and Hickey. (of all things!!!!) The mailbox would have held Valentine's presents from Iowa, Arkansas, and Missouri, to open and enjoy. Throw in a few stops at indoor and outdoor parks, a visit to Bouncing off the walls with a little friend, making cupcakes and Valentines with mommy, and another picnic on Sunday, and you have a full week.....Rebecca style!

Rebecca's Big Girl Bed

Over the weekend we had a great time shopping and finding deals as we marked things off our "buy for the children" list. Rebecca officialy moved into a twin size and we have already converted the crib back. We also found some adorable Mickey Mouse decor for Levi's room. I feel like we're almost ready for him to show up, but we still have 16 weeks or so to go! Rebecca really seems to be growing up fast and she is always talking about things she is going to show and teach Levi....I hope he's ready for her!;-)