We DIG Worms!

There is nothing I love more than being in the Kindergarten classroom.  This week I was Mystery Reader.  What does one do when Valentines Day is over and it's too early to celebrate St. Patricks's Day?  Hmmm...

So I took a look at the kiddo's current curriculum and there it was-dirt, soil, and rocks.  And before I knew it I was planning an activity all about those slimy little creatures who live there.

This kids had a blast and I was pretty impressed by not only my, but their ability to toughen up and shake of the oooohhy-gooey yuckiness of it!

I read two super cute books about worms and then you guessed it, each Kindergartner got their own worm to observe.  We watched them squirm and wiggle and even named them!

And because I couldn't these little cuties get out of there without a sweet treat, I boxed up some delish gummy worms for their dining pleasure.

As for the live buddies, they all went home in a small home of soil with strict instructions to release them into their real habitat at their house.  Lucy found a perfect spot in our flower bed to let her little guy go.

Oh the fun of Kindergarten!

Sweet Candytopia

Are you ready for a delicious post?  Get your sweet tooth ready! Because this is going to be YuMmY!

When I heard Candytopia was visiting Atlanta, I knew it would be the perfect Valentine's gift for my sweethearts.  Imagine a museum of candy with pictures, exhibits and creations every where you turn.

I grabbed tickets and stuck them in the kid's V Day boxes.  Of course, they had no idea what was ahead of them and instead gravitated toward the tangible goodies inside.  But, after their visit, they all admitted it was the best "Valentine's present ever"!

To make the outing even sweeter we enjoyed the day with a few of our fave family friends. The anticipation was beyond...let's get in there!

Even the presentation to enter was pretty cool.  The staff was full of excitement and the entry lobby was a taste of what was to come.  These giants doors opened into a literal world of candy fun!

There were about five rooms in all and each had a unique theme and flavor to it.  And of course, free candy in each of them...pockets were bulging.

I think Maggie's favorite was the art gallery.  She was fascinated with the portraits of famous people made of candy and insisted I take a picture of her with this one.  Pray for me.

Hold your breath...we are about to go under water.

This girl...I tell you, she always has me laughing.

The aquarium room was definitely impressive, but the rainbow room had everyone giddy and COVERED in confetti.

Even after using the blowers, we still went home with confetti in our hair, in our shoes, in our purse, and every where else imaginable.

The marshmallow room was an immediate favorite too.  Who hasn't dreamed of swimming in a pool of marshmallow madness?  Okay, so they weren't the real thing, but it was still pretty amazing.

Our final stop was, of course, the gift shop.  And yes, we left with more sweets....all in the name of Valentine's Day!

Such a SWEET SWEET day.  I love these little sugars of mine.

V Day = Sharing The Love

We LOVE Valentine's Day around here.  From V Day lunches to a table top decorated full of love. {And I might actually even have a picture to show you if it weren't for the puppy...yes, he is still cramping my style, but in a totally lovely way}.

However our FAVORITE part of Valentine's Day is sharing the love.  We will look for any excuse to gift our friends around here.

Knowing Jack is on his very last year of this {boohoo}, he knew he had to make it good.  We googled practical jokes and found this prize.  He was sold on it immediately and it was an easy peasy put together.

Pun totally intended...I think his classmates went NUTS over it!  I'm not sure his teacher is speaking to me though {eeeek}.

The girls, naturally opted for something a bit sweeter.  Mags and Lu are totally digging bath bombs here lately.  Along with face masks {but that wasn't quite as gender neutral, so we opted for the bombs}.

Maggie insisted I find blue ones for the boys.  She wasn't sure how this was going to go over with 3rd grade dudes, but from what I heard it was a success.

Of course, we never forget the teachers.  I'm hoping we sweetened their day with a Valentine Mason Jar complete with lemonade packets and reusable ice cubes.  I'm assuming they got plenty of chocolate goodies elsewhere.

And when it comes to sharing the love, I never forget my favorite threesome.  Following in tradition, we decorated the kid's door Valentine's Eve with a few things we love about them in hopes that they would wake up feeling the Love💓.

This was Lucy's...

Here's Maggie's...

And lastly Jack's...

The kiddos came downstairs to a Valentine breakfast and a red box of goodies for each of them.  Inside was a fun ticket to Candytopia {I couldn't imagine a better way to sweeten their day}.  Stay tuned for that delish adventure.

Don't forget to share the Love today. xoxo

Buddies & Basketball

SWOOSH!  And just like that another basketball season comes and goes.

This was definitely an epic season for our family.  Jack's team had a winning record and played their hearts out.  It was a lot of fun to watch.  I say it had something to do with the head coach {wink wink}.

Jack was bummed to see it end.  Playing with all your buddies sure is awesome.  But, we celebrated the season's end with a cookie cake and  I even managed to catch a few of them for a picture.

And if that wasn't enough to make the season epic, look who else hit the court this winter.  My baller loved playing with her buddies as well.  Nothing like besties and basketball.

Thanks to great coaching and great friends these girls had a super fun season.  Naturally, the celebration continued with more cookie cake.  And since I could get away with it, seeing as how this was a gaggle of girls, I gifted the basketball buddies with a little something shiny.

I filled these cute dollar store pencil pouches with a few heart day treats.  This girls LOVED it.

And in case you are wondering where my girly girl, Maggie, was all season long.  Well, you could find her on the bleachers {very well dressed mind you}, cheering on her siblings.  That girl saves all her sweat for dance classes.

We have teeny tiny little break and then we are off to soccer season for Lucy and golf for Jack.  One ends and another begins.