'Merica here we come, ready or not....

This is it. We are officially on our way to 'Merica, hopefully for a time of rest and fellowship. We have looked forward to the trip for a while and now it is here. We have many things we have to accomplish....like get Keke ready for college. Wow! I am still processing that one. I will be taking a mini blogging break during this transition period. And it will be a huge transition for my kids, so please keep them in your prayers. It has been a long time since they lived on 'Merican soil.

I plan to be back blogging soon. I have some new ideas rolling around in my head which I have been working hard on lately. I will have more printable packs for you as well as one BIG project for the year. I am really excited about this project and I hope that you be too.

So, enjoy the summer weather and I will see you soon. :)

Sun Graphic from:

Tot Tuesday

What's better than a few mashed potatoes?

Nothing! This is one way to get him to eat, just keep dipping the mixer into the potatoes.

Blast Off To Summer - X, Y, Z

XYZ....final post of summer count down.

 XYZ

Zoomer by Ned Young

This is it. We made it through the entire alphabet count down to summer. It was tough but I am glad we stuck it out. My final post for Blast Off is this....thank you for joining us through the countdown. What did we do for XYZ? We finished packing up the apartment and headed for an exciting adventure to the other side of the pond...'Merica. Hope you have an awesome summer! Enjoy your time....I know I will :)

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Blast Off To Summer - W

W is for .....

Water Play

Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash by Sarah Weeks

Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? by Rozanne Williams

When it was time to work on the letter W, it seemed like it was the hottest day ever. It was perfect for our water day. I bought a small cheap pool for the balcony. (I know we are only going to be here for a few more weeks but I thought the kids could get quite a bit of use from it.) I filled the pool with buckets from the bathroom, that's how desperate I was to cool off with no hose.

Then we had a picnic lunch inside to get out of the sun complete with a special treat from 'Merica - M&M's. It was a good day. All most to the end and to the time we take off. Hope you are enjoying the weather :)

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Blast Off To Summer - V

V is for......

Visiting Friends

 V is for visiting friends.  Recently, we had the chance to visit some good friends of ours. We had dinner, tea, and dessert. Then we had the opportunity to visit Zeynap's art workshop (pic of Zeynap's husband and J). I love her art work and we have been blessed by their friendship. 

Here's a sneak peak of what we were treated to. She is a talented artist and they are good friends. They will be missed during our stay in 'Merica. 

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Blast Off To Summer - U

On to letter U.......

Underpants

Bear in Underwear by Todd H. Doodler

Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman

We watched/read Bear in Underwear on the iPad since I don't own a physical copy of the book. The kids got a kick out of the bear trying on the different pairs of underwear and all of the silly reactions.

Then I gave the kids a bear to make. I found the free pattern from Chalk Talk. Kaleb experimented with glue and markers.

J designed silly underwear with a tree and flowers.

The Bear in Underwear turned out cute.

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Tot Tuesday

What I got myself into! One day, Kaleb asked to go upstairs to play and I told him it was okay. I even opened the baby gate to the world upstairs for him. I was planning on joining him but I needed to get a few items before I did. Little did I know that he found the forbidden fruit....a salt bin that J uses for play was wide open for the taking....and boy, did he take it! This is what I found...

Um...do you see my floor? By the time I got upstairs, the damage had pretty much been done. He made a mess so I just let him continue.

He dumped the entire bin into a container and mostly, on my floor.

He enjoyed the salt so much, what could I do? It all vacuums up, right? Well, I am still finding salt in the toys but it was worth it. He finally had a shot at playing with the salt. What fun!