Nakita Grinie

Can you believe it's February?!?

Once February 1st hits, I am all about Valentines Day.

I have a slight obsession with making Valentine's printables & making Valentine's treats.

They are just so fun to make! 

I love going to Target to see what things they have in their Valentine's section and I enjoy thinking of sayings to go with candy & other items.

 

I needed a non-candy item for Luke to bring to his friends at Bible Playhouse & to give to neighborhood friends.

He picked out heart shaped glasses.

Here is what you need:

 - Sunglasses

- Scissors

-Hole Punch

-Bakers Twine (or ribbon/string)

- Printables printed on white paper

I  got these at Target, but I have also seen heart shaped sunglasses at Party City, Michael's, Hobby Lobby & Oriental Trading.

 I thought of 3 different sayings that would go with Sunglasses, so I made printables of all 3 sayings!

 The first one is "I only have eyes for you"

The 2nd on is "I've got my eyes on you"

The last one is "You give me heart eyes"....this saying was inspired by the heart eyes emoji :)

 These are SO incredibly easy to make.

Print out which printable (or printables) you want.

Write names on them,  Cut them out, hole punch the top & use bakers twine (or string/ribbon) and tie around the sunglasses.

 So cute!

 Enjoy!

Here are the Printables for you to download. 

Each sheet has 12 Valentines.

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LOTS of fun stuff for you on this Monday!
How about a $400 Visa Gift Card to spend on Christmas this year?!?!

I am not a big Black Friday shopper, I went shopping on Black Friday one time when I was 7 months pregnant with Kate. NEVER AGAIN!!!
So, I prefer to do my Black Friday shopping online from the comfort of my home, in my pj's :)
Last year, I did ALL my Christmas shopping online and had it all done by Cyber Monday!
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Congrats, #287 Norma!

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It's finally here........Spring Break.

It has been a looooooong stretch of school since Christmas Break and I am so, so, so thankful to have this week off of school.

It is 3 pm and we are ALL still in our Pajamas!

The Monday of all our breaks (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring Break), I always make sure we have NO plans. It's nice to just have a day to lounge around in our pj's, do crafts, play outside and bake things. No plans. Just hanging out. 

This is espciecally necessary today because we had a super busy weekend.

I threw a Baby Shower for my younger sister on Saturday (I will blog that this week!)

and Kevin took the girls to Pine Mountain Lake for the weekend. 

Luke & I had a fun weekend just the 2 of us.

I forgot how easy just 1 kid is (compared to 3)

Kevin and the girls had an absolute blast at the lake with some of Kevin's childhood friends.

Today, we are all exhausted (which is why we are still in our pj's!)

 Not only is it the week of Spring Break, but it is Holy Week.

A week that changed the world. The week Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice for us by dying on the cross to forgive us for our sins. And, then the miracle of all miracles happened....God raised him from the dead! He is Risen!

Here are some fun activities that you can do with your kids this week to get you in the Easter Spirit! Many of these will help you focus on the true meaning of Easter....that Jesus died on the cross for all of us and rose again 3 days later.  Some of the other activities are just for fun!

We do this on Good Friday & have the lollipops appear on Easter Sunday representing that God has taken the old and given us new life. 

 You can read Luke Chapter 18 in the Bible with this activity.

 Talk about how Jesus’s body was laid in the tomb then on the 3rd day was raised from the dead and lived again.

 Bunny Prints

 On our front walkway made with flour on Easter Morning:

(Marshmallows leading them to their Easter Baskets)

Resurrection Rolls (Recipe HERE)

Download them HERE if you haven't already!

These were a HIT last Easter. Instead of candy in the eggs, use these coupons!

Use silk ties to dye eggs! So fun. 

{Instructions HERE}

The girls and I are working on our 2014 tie dyed eggs later this week. Can't wait!

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And, the winner of the Rodan + Fields Regimen Giveaway is:

Michelle

Congrats! Leave me a comment with your email!

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What is your favorite Easter Tradition? Would love to hear about it!

Mine is making Resurrection Rolls with the girls & re-telling the story of Jesus dying on the cross for our sins and have my girls understand more and more what that means each year.

I also love spending Easter day with family & friends. 

And of course, eating a Reese's Peanut Butter Egg. 

Best Easter Candy Ever!