Christmas Party 2012!

This year we had our first Christmas party! Three toddlers were running around the house, jumping on beds and eating sweets it was awesome! We also worked on a art project that was a lot of fun. First we made salt dough ( mix 1 cup of salt, 1 cup of flour and gradually mix 1 cup of water). The kids all picked the teal food coloring for their dough.  Then we played with the dough and shaped it into a circle to make a small plate. The kids made an impression of their hands in the dough and baby Dane made one of his tiny foot. We made little holes at the top of the plate for a ribbon for hanging and baked it for 3 hours at 200 degrees. The plates came out great and will make great Christmas present for the grandparents.

 

What I Want For Christmas!

What do I want for Christmas?

Hummmmm.....I had to think about this for awhile. My husband emailed me while he was at work and told me to hurry up and send him my Christmas list. Haha well this year I don't have any items that I really really want. Last year I wanted and needed a new wallet and purse. I was very impressed with my husband last year, he got me exactly what I wanted. I told him what specific purse I had been eying, but left the wallet up to him. He made an excellent choice. I get complements all the time for my Betsey Johnson wallet. 

But, this year I want a present that will have more meaning and something that will motivate me to continue working with art and fashion. This year I want a craft nook!

Currently all my art and craft supplies are in a Rubbermaid box in our linen closet and the top shelf of my closet. It is super unorganized and annoying to go through. I need something that will keep me organized, looks clean when not in use and out of reach from my daughter. I dont need her sticky fingers getting into my stuff. lol Lu has her own art supplies! Humm.. maybe lu needs a craft nook too... Oh but this is about me. haha

I need my own area to be creative. 

So I've been using Pintrest to get some ideas and these are the top 3:

                   P.S. I also asked for a date night (dinner and a movie), and a gift card :)

     

Dr. Seuss Cookies I found on Pintrest!

 I found these cute Dr. Seuss pinwheel cookies on Pintrest and had to try to attempt to make them.  I am not a very good cook and definitely not an avid baker. But, I figured baking would be a fun activity for my little toddler and a yummy treat! I bought neon food coloring (my new favorite medium) to make the cookies nice and bright. I think I will bake and cook more just so I can use the food coloring. Purple macaroni and cheese anyone...eww lol  

So my cookies don't have the cute spiral like the ones on Pintrest, but they taste good! I was kind of side tracked with the whole baking with a toddler bit. Lu and I will try again for our Christmas party on Wednesday!

Below is the link for the Recipe!

http://www.soudersstudios.com/recipes/rainbow-pinwheel-cookies.php

Follow the Book Road

Lucia's favorite past time is creating a path around the house, with her books.  I'm not sure how she got this idea, but its a very cool process to watch.  She talks to herself while shes creating and she definitely has a strategy.  Lu knows that there are some books that connect and some that do not.  I think shes a genius for creating a road with her books!  I'm so proud of my Lu for being so creative and resourceful when finding a medium.

Cherry Blossom Tree for Lulu

I always wanted to paint a mural in my child's room. Since, we are renting and we are not sure how long we will commit I decided to get a wall decal for Lu's room.  I purchased the cherry blossom at Target. Oh, yes Target my favorite place to shop for everything! I can spend hours in Target. Now, that I live in Santa Barbara ( there are no Targets in SB) shopping at Target is a real treat. I am already planning my next trip to a Ventura Target for Christmas gifts and party supplies for a small holiday party for Lu and her friends.  

Back to the decal it was super easy to stick to the wall and it is reuseable, so when I made a mistake I could peel it off and fix it in a sec.  I attempted to do this after I made dinner and was already feeling tired, but it was no problem and took about 10 minutes. I want to try to find monkey decals to place on the wall by Lucias bed. If I can find three little monkeys jumping on the bed that would be so awesome!

      

Potty Training Pt. 2

We are still in potty training mode! Monday Lu tried wearing underwear, but that wasn't very successful. So we are back to her not wearing bottoms. I think we will continue with her not wearing bottoms until shes consistent and then try underwear. Yay! for my Lu I am very proud of her she is such a big girl!  

Glitter Nail Polish for the Holidays!

This week I was looking for some fun holiday nail polish. I wanted something sparkly that reminded me of tinsel and glitter. I was happy to find this pack of four colors for $12 at Sephora. It was such a steal and I am loving my sparkly nails! 

Potty Training!!!

Lulu is potty training! We are on day three and shes doing really well.  We had a couple accidents, but shes starting to get the hang of it.  Sometimes she tells me when she has to go and we run to the potty. A couple times she sat on her potty all by herself, ( I was sooooo proud). I have started to reward her with an m&m after she does her business, just because she didn't seem that interested in using the potty.  The encouragement wasn't enough for my primadonna lol! Lucia loves candy so far its been working. I will post an update soon! I can't wait for her to be diaper free! But then again my baby is growing up soooo fast its crazy!!!