~Family Night Out & A Yummy Idea~

Last night we went out for a family night of fun. The weather was mostly rainy and wet all day, so we decided to take the kids out for some pizza and then to NEBS Fun World. The kids had a great time!

Waiting for the pizza

Our beautiful Avery

First they went on the bumper cars

Avery wanted to do some rock climbing

She almost made it all the way to the top!

Caleb was happy to go on the big slide in the jumping castle area

Then we all did some go-karting, this is Madison

Then when we left NEBS, there was a beautiful rainbow and the kids were excited about that!

It was a great evening for everyone!

And then check out this cute candy box that I made for a Birthday treat for one of our nephew's.

Making this couldn't have been easiser!

And really what kid wouldn't love to get one of these on their birthday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

~Caleb turns 5!~

We celebrated Caleb's 5th Birthday yesterday. He had a Great day and was spoiled from the time he woke up till the time he went to bed. After all, that is what having a Birthday is about!

He was excited in the morning to get up and open his presents.

Colin and I got him a Wii. Really we know that it was a purchase for the family but he was still happy!

In the afternoon we went to Colin's Dads house for a pool party and some cake with family and friends. He requested a Batman cake, but then wouldn't take one bite of it. Cheeky little monkey!

He was impressed with the 5 sparklers that I put on his cake. He said to me after 'that was a nice touch Mom.' He is too funny!

I can hardly believe that it has been 5 years already. Everyday he continues to amaze us and we know that it is only going to get better!

~& the celebration begins!~

Caleb's 5th Birthday is on July 18th & when it is one of my kids birthdays I can't help but create something for them! This year I made Caleb a curly ribbon wreath. I saw a blog where someone else made one and thought 'I have to make that!'

It turned out pretty good and he likes it, the girls have already asked me to make one for their birthdays!

With a styrofoam ring;

(I bought mine at Michaels but sometimes you can find them at the dollar store)

Some curly ribbon bows;

(I bought mine at the dollar store and choose the colours blue, yellow and red)

and a glue gun...

(at first I tried to use staples but they just kept falling out of the styrofoam)

I created this!

It was so easy and inexpensive to make. The blue and the yellow are actually the colour theme for his party based on the fact that he wanted a Batman theme.

I look forward to making these for the girls in some girly colours!

~An update~

Well, it's been a busy couple of weeks. We survived our crazy busy weekend of Avery's dance recital and I am so happy and proud of her. She did so well and thoroughly enjoyed herself. She received 2 awards, one for ballet and one for jazz (the 2 classes she was in). She was smiling the whole weekend. I think she was pretty proud of herself as well!

We had a visit from my parents over the Canada Day holiday and it was nice to visit and spend some time with them. We don't get to see them nearly as much as we should.

This past weekend, we went up to Colin's moms (who we also don't get to spend enough time with) and Avery and Caleb are there for this week. Soaking up the sun and having fun with Gramma & Grampa, and keeping them busy no doubt!

Madison has gotten her first babysitting job this summer and is liking that she has more responsibility and some of her own money.

The pics below were taken at a restaurant we stopped at to have dinner while on the way to Colin's moms.

All in all, the summer is going well so far.

This upcoming weekend is Caleb's Birthday, so the planning is underway. He is getting excited and so am I!

~Treats for Madison's Class~

Here they are. The last of the school treats for the end of the year.
For Madison's class we made gumball bouquets.
These turned out really cute!

And they were so easy to make,

That's it, school is done! Bring on the summer!

~Treats for Avery's Class~

Avery was very excited to give these out to her classmates.
They are chocolate bars and gum packets with homemade wrappers to give them a personal touch.

Probably, not a real good idea to give out gum and chocolate bars to a bunch of kids on a Friday afternoon, but oh well I'm not the one that had to deal with them!

2 down, 1 to go...

~Treats for Caleb's Class~

I started with a pack of mini bubbles
Some lollipops

Elastic bands

And of course, some homemade tags :-)

I attached the tags to the bubbles using an elastic through the hole

Then tucked the lollipop under the elastic

And there you go...an end of school treat to hand out to JK's

However, the lollipops made them a little top heavy and they kept falling over!

Oh well, the kids won't care!

These were so easy to make, took maybe 15 mins to assemble. Cost? The party pack of 24 bubbles was $7.00, the lollipops were from the dollar store, 20 for $1.00. So $8.00 to make 20 to giveaway. That's $0.40 cents each!

Keep checking back, I will be adding Avery's idea tomorrow.

~I'm excited...~

So I have finally figured out the end of year treats that each of the kids are going to be taking to school. I won't share them right now, as I have not started them yet but definately within the next week I will have the pics up. And yes, this is what I am excited about, it really doesn't take much ;-)
The idea I have come up with for Caleb's class is one that I have done in the past for Madison's gr 1 class. I have already finished the tags for that one and just have to assemble them.
Avery and Madison's treats are something new. I still need to do some desktop publishing for both of them. I will share the templates when I do.
Wow, only 2 more weeks of school. The kids are pumped to be done and have some time to relax.
I will be updating more in the next week, what with all the treats and then Avery's recital next weekend.
Hope everyone has a good week!

~A Busy Month~

Once upon a time there was a story of...

...and...

Little Miss Busy and Mr Busy also had 3 wonderful children who kept them even busier...

The month of June in the Hendry household is always a busy month for us. Every weekend in June has something going on. The kids are gearing up to be out of school soon, and end-of-year trips are in the next few weeks. Extracurriculars are coming to a close, with the finale being Avery's dance recital on June 26th. We are busy, busy, busy! As is everyone else I am sure. We are all busy in our own ways.
But you know what? I love it! It keeps us moving and something to look forward to.
Somewhere in there, we also have to fit in the projects around the house and I have to find some time to make the year end treats for the kids classes.
Maybe we can give up some of our sleep time...sleep is over-rated...right?

~An evening at the beach~

Today was a little bit of a celebration at our house. After nearly 2 years, Caleb has finally let us take him to the hairdressers to get his hair cut! All of this time Colin and I have been cutting his hair and doing a bad job of it, I might add. So tonight was his choice of what to do and he chose to go to the beach. So after stopping to get some ice cream, we headed to the beach and a great time was had by all!

(click on any of the pics to see them larger)

~Change is a good thing...~

So a new month in the Hendry household means some new changes.

Colin and I are busy making minor updates to our house so that we can list it to sell in the very near future. But we all know how fast the weekends go and with 3 children to keep us busy, we are slowly but surely making some progress.

The kids are well into their programs and loving this nicer weather that we are having. They are patiently waiting for the changes in the weather so that the mornings are not as chilly as they have been.

And for me?? Well, I start a new job on Monday! I am so looking forward to this next opportunity. Best part? It is only 10 mins from home!! Definately a bonus in my books.

Here's hoping that the nicer weather and a new month brings positive changes to everyone else as well!