Back to School...Finally!

Our babies are finally back in school.  Classes were scheduled to start last Wednesday but a tanker fire in downtown Lincoln forced an evacuation of most of the area and pushed the opening of school back to today.  They were so cute this morning and even though I'm so excited  for them, I already miss them like crazy.  Jacob has even been wandering through the house saying, "Miss sisters."  Even though we had almost everything ready to go, this morning still felt like running a marathon.  We all need to get back into our morning routine.

I tried to make the girls a special "back-to-school" lunch and was aiming for "The Frog Prince" theme.  I included the story in the girls' lunch box to hopefully help clue them in.  I don't think my frogs look much like frogs.  :)  Oh well, it's the thought that counts, right?  

 We put the teacher's gifts together in preparation for classes to start last Wednesday.  I didn't put drainage holes in the silver pots and so I'm afraid to say our succulents were beginning to look a little worse for wear.  We made an extra to take to Anna's teacher from last year.  She is just so sweet and she and Anna were pen pals this summer.

 This may be my favorite picture from the day.  Jacob saw the girls holding up the chalkboard and so he tried to do the same...but upside down.  I love his grin.  Don't worry, I did comb his hair before we left for school!

We're looking forward to a great school year!

Teacher Appreciation Week, Day 4

Today's gift will be a day late and I may not get to a gift for tomorrow.  For day 4, I made these "little" thank you cards.  I've always loved Elizabeth Stones' quote about having children and thought it would be perfect for the card.  I wanted to add silhouettes and started cutting some out by hand....ack!  It wasn't very easy.  By chance, I mentioned it to my neighbor and she had a cricut!  She ordered the cartridge I wanted and we enjoyed a little girls' time last night while cutting out silhouettes. I have another fun larger silhouette to share in a few days.  It was really cool, so much so that I may need to add a cricut to my wish list for the next birthday or holiday!

A Little Birdie Told Me (Teacher Appreciation Week, Day 3)

Two sweet little birdies stopped by our house for a day or two and then flew off to see Lauren's teachers.

They took with them their own little boxes and nests.

The nests were filled with little button magnets for hanging all sorts of goodies.  We have several we use here at home to hang the girls' drawings on our fridge.

Before our fine-feathered friends departed, they found a comfy perch; one atop her box while the other sat guard near her nest full of buttons. 

Check back soon for the latest shots of our little man.

Teacher Appreciation Week Day 2

Lakeshore Learning is one of my favorite stores.  I thought a Lakeshore gift certificate would be an appropriate gift for Lauren's sweet teachers but I wanted to present it in some way other than just an envelope...thus the bucket of apples.  Lauren and I wrote a little poem to attach to the gift certificate.