What I Wore

Georgia is suffering from Seasonal Confusion.

Warm.  Cold.  Windy As All Get Out.  Warm Again.

After 10 years, I should be used to it but it still makes me crazy.

Here's a peek at what I've been wearing while trying to keep up with Mother Nature's Temperamental Nature.

Grocery Day - 50 degrees

black card - target; ruffle flower tank & jeans - ann taylor loft

 Sunday - Church (35 degrees)

striped sweater dress - h&m; jean jacket - gap; leggings - target; tan boots - dillards

Andrew recently pointed out that I've been dressing Josie like I dress myself.  

Case in point:

josie's striped dress - gymboree

Monday - Day OFF & Book Club (45 degrees)

dress - shop @ the beach; jean jacket - gap; leggings - 77kids; black boots - amy's

Wednesday - Bible Study (55 degrees)

striped button up - amy's cast off; grey card & skinny jeans - target; scarf - forever21; belt - gap

And a new messy hairdo to boot:

Friday - Babysitting, Target, Taxes (60 degrees)

purple & grey tank - target; cardigan & teal belt - gap; jeans - ann taylor loft; 

most essential accessory - coffee cup.

 Monday - Playdate with Ambo & Amy (65 degrees)

tie dyed shirt - from josie's party; grey tank & slouchy jeans - target

Monday Night - Hot Date w/ The Mister

coral dress - urban outfitters; grey cardi & black leggings - target; belt - gap; slouch boots - amy's


*Linking up with The Pleated Poppy and The Letter 4*

First Day Link Up

I'm in my second year of doing the First Day posts.

It's one of my favorite ways to look back on how my kids have grown.

I love seeing the normal old day to day life that I'm living.

And I think it's high time that you start loving it too!

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So here we go ladies, set out your camera on February 29th (Hello Leap Year!) and snap a few shots throughout your day on the 1st.

I'll post mine on the 2nd along with a little Linky Party so that you can link up.  

With all the Instagramers out there, there's no reason not to!

And if it's a total flop and nobody participates, I'll hang my head and drop it.

Although, I've suckered Amber into joining me so I think I'm good.

So have fun capturing a day in your life and I'll see you back here on the 2nd!

All My Heart

In a little twin bed.

Green

I got super lucky with Josie and Gabriel.

Neither of them are picky eaters.

I don't have to hide green beans in the spaghetti or load up their carrots with ranch (although I have been known to do both anyways).

They both like fruits and veggies.

But I've been reading up on nutrition and nobody in our family comes even close to eating as many or as much of a variety as we need to.

I'm trying to up our intake of food straight from the Earth.

And while my kiddos aren't super picky about eating veggies, it was hard to convince them that spinach and kale were awesome for breakfast.

Until The Green Lantern Smoothies entered the scene.

It's actually just a regular old green smoothie, but adding a fun name to it seems to have gotten Josie's interest.

It's now our go to drink in the mornings or for a quick snack.

I'm notorious for making my kids eat healthy while I sneak Oreos in the corner, but this one I actually love too.

Here's how to whip one up:

Toss some frozen banana into a blender.

*word to the wise, peel and slice your banana before you freeze them.  Nasty mushiness ensues if you don't.

Pour in some milk.  

We are phasing out cow's milk so I use almond milk.  Coconut milk would be good too.

Add a few heaping spoonfuls of yogurt and peanut butter for some lasting protein.

Blend, blend, blend.

This is when I call Josie over and say something lame like, "look at this bland, yellow drink!  Would a superhero drink something like this?!?! We better add some SUPER POWERS to this before we drink it!"

Then I add a ridiculous amount of spinach or kale.  

At least 4 huge handfuls.

Blend, blend, blend again.

You want that spinach really mixed in to get the good green color.  The more spinach you add, the more green your smoothie will be.  

I promise you won't taste it at all.

My little Super Humans love it.

It tastes like a peanut butter milkshake with a touch of banana.  It keeps me full until lunch.

Gabriel drinks his in 2 minutes flat and starts gunning for more.

It's healthy and yummy and erases any guilt when we eat Little Nicki's Pizza for the 5th time in a week!

Under The Sea - week 2

My Under The Sea theme kind of got off course.

We focused on some aquatic things but it was more of the mermaid, submarine, goldfish variety.

Either way, here's a peek at what we did over the past couple weeks.

Josie is doing a curriculum for reading, writing, and math.  This just shows our extras.

Fish Facts

I made another accordion book for some goldfish facts.  It was cute until Josie used it to sop up a water spill.  

She has 2 goldfish and according to what we learned, we do not take care of them correctly!  Oops!

Sensory Play

Josie loved this.  I gave her a clear bowl half filled with warm water and some Dollar Store treats.  Then I let her have at it.  She played with this everyday. 

When the mermaids got old I added in some submarines.

They were supposed to dive and rise when I put baking soda in them.  

They didn't.

Writing Practice

I took full advantage of her new writing skills and had her do her own thank you cards for all her birthday gifts.  We did a couple each day and had them all mailed by the end of the week.  

So nice to have her help with this now!

Math

We worked on counting higher numbers and her fine motor skills with this activity.  She counted the pony beads and put them on a pipe cleaner then I checked her work.  This was perfect for after naps when I wasn't quite done working since she could do it independently and just have me check when she was done.

Goldfish Counting

Octopus Counting

This was art and math rolled into one.  She painted her octopus one afternoon and then I added the numbers for our math project the next day.  She added the right amount of stickers to each tentacle.  This was a bit difficult for her to not mix up the tentacles but we stuck to it and got it done.

Next week is Dr. Seuss's Birthday!

We have a really fun week planned that I can't wait to share.