back to school mini notes

made these back to school mini notes to tuck into brandon's backpack or lunch bag to brighten up his day when he starts 2nd grade on september 1st.

i've been sneaking notes since he was in kindergarten. he loves it and it brightens up his day.

made up some of the punny sentiments myself.

btw, i don't just throw the cards into his bag.....i put them in a zip lock baggie so it doesn't get wet or dirty. ;)

these were fairly fast to make since i alway stamp extras when i make cards and most of these were already stamped. so i used up scraps of paper too that would have gotten tossed.

make some of these for your kiddos, young & old and slip them in their bag for a surprise! it'll make their day---i guarantee it will bring a smile to their face!

shout outs to brandon, bryan & me [LOL]

lately everytime i look at brandon, he seems to be growing and maturing. 2 weeks ago or so, brandon received a kindness award in school. i was invited to come to their assembly to watch him accept the award. and in true fashion, when his name was announced, he stood up and looked directly at mama! thanks for this great photo brandon! that's all i could've asked for!walking tall & proud----- you go brandon!! his teacher had such nice things to say about him and made me blush!look at his happy face and you can tell he was proud of his award.easy to spot my child right? always hamming it up! let's move on to bryan. a while back, i vowed to get him potty trained before he turned 3. well, it was a tough road to get him to do it but being as anal as i am and persistent, i didn't give up and he finally "got" what potty training was all about. and that was done BEFORE he turned 3. yay! we still had him in pull-ups at nite only but a few weeks ago, bryan asked to sleep in his underwear. now, i wasn't quite ready for that since i would be the one getting up in the middle of the nite to change him and the sheets. BUT he asked and his pull-ups were always dry in the morning. sure enough, he was ready and has been doing an excellent job staying dry!!
thank you costco diapers....it's been real but we are happy we don't need to shell out $45 for each box now! don't you just love watching your little one sleep? so peceful and sweet. look and him with all his animal friends!ok, now on to me =) a mini card i made that made the blog gallery challenge here. great to just have a bunch on hand for some fast thank yous. we have a t-ball game saturday! hope brandon gets a better feel of the game! he did pretty well at practice this week.

s u c k e r

a little pre valentine's post of some projects. these were meant to have been in the mail but i still have them in my posession. they are addressed & ready to go but..........i was waiting for brandon to write his name in them.
his school valentine's which i made (another post, another time) were passed out to his friends today at his "loved ones" party. the catch on those were each child had to write his own name on them. ALL THIRTY THREE!!! took a time span of 3 days for brandon. a combination of him getting bored, the writing getting messier on each one and ADHD-ness. i'm glad they make the kiddos write their own valentine's. makes it more special.
so if you want, just go ahead and pick the one you like and consider it an e-bloggy vitual card from us!

these were fast and easy to make. cut out card, cut out background paper, cut out strips of paper & punch w/ a border punch, and the fun part--select the chipboard die cuts (from K&Company). easy peasy. a card for a friend. i know she got it already so i am posting it. recycled a coffee cup sleeve by stamping the 'friend to friend' sentiment on it.

card for a baby shower that we went to last weekend. side note: bryan threw up after jumping in the bounce house for a few minutes. luckliy, it was NOT in the bounce house. we decided we may have worn out our welcome after the barfing incident so we left. we heard that bryan started a chain reaction cause 2 other kids threw up--IN the bounce house!for brandon's teacher this year. he picked out a cheesy box of chocolates at the store for her. he couldn't wait to give it to her! so sweet!

happy halloween

loving the pics of the boys from the pumpkin farm! such a beautiful backdrop!

so here are my cards i made for brandon's kinder class----ALL 35! like my cupcake holder? funny---i don't think i'll ever really use it for cupcakes since i don't really like to cook/bake. don't get me wrong, i'll never turn down a yummy cupcake! but thanks to my hubs for getting me this perfect cupcake holder! :-)

these were very quick & easy to do---really. even to my non-crafty friends, these were fast & easy to make.

cards and halloween treat bags all ready for brandon's class.

more of those treat jars filled with halloween colored M&M's, regular candy corn (boring) and caramel candy corn (fun). bryan has his eyes set on the M&M's. i still have some left over so he may just get lucky if he's a good boy!

happy halloween to all! brandon broke out in a high fever (103) thursday night. hope he isn't going to be sick. poor thing keeps waking up, tossing & turning. hard to see your baby sick.........

***some of you emailed & asked what was in the treat bag & the paper used***

besides the pencil, halloween card & bat/spider rings, a little individual fun dip was inside. (one of my fave candy growing up except i really didn't care for the flavored powder sugar---i liked the stick the best!) the mini cards fit perfectly hanging outside each treat bag.

paper used were from the dollar section from target. treat bags were also from there.

die cuts from K&Co.