Baseball Season

Baseball season is over for us, but we had a great year.  The three boys improved so much, between practices and games, I would take them to a field and practice some more with them.  Their batting really improved. At the end of the older boys season, their coach went on vacation and I was asked to coach them, which I did.  I wasn't sure if I even wanted to coach or what to do with these kids, but we had fun and I actually enjoyed coaching.  Their last game was the teams best game, they played so well.  I think next season I will coach the whole season. We are looking forward to next year already.

 

 

 

 

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Day 4 of 30 days of Thankfulness

30 days of thankfulness- Day four: I am thankful for the internet.   I do so much on the internet- pay bills, post photos, facebook, school, check my children's grades, etc.. I can't imagine life without it now.

Harry Potter Theme Party

Yesterday we had my oldest son’s 12^th birthday party. It was a Harry Potter theme party. My son has loved Harry Potter for several years now, actually it is one of the things that he talks about over and over. And to be honest I have read all 7 years and seen all 8 movies. I, too, love Harry Potter. JK Rowling is a genius!

I created a lot of things for his party. I actually let my creativity run wild, and Pinterest helped a lot too! I also did a lot of googling for Harry Potter theme parties… some people are SOOOOO creative!! If I had more money, and more time there is no telling what all I would of done.

 

I made this sign for the porch... I painted it red and then used gold paint for the words and numbers... simple!  :)

This my husband basically did for me... ok, he painted it (thanks hubby).  It is a brown curtain and for the red bricks he used a sponge.  He did cut a slit in it so the people could walk through it.

One set of cupcakes. 

Another set.. Owls!  Oreos and m&ms.  :)

a 3rd set... quidditch cupcakes

The cupcakes on a stand on the table.

The table in the kitchen

 

The wands that I made.  They are sticks with hot glue on them and then I painted them in different colors.

The other table.  There are ties, a sorting hat, wands, glasses, and na Honey Dukes Candy Shop.




The house symbols and flags.  Printed the symbols off the internet.

 

 

The ties (here is a link - http://thebrilliantcraftytype.blogspot.com/2012/04/felt-hogwarts-ties-tutorial.html).   The sorting hat, I made.  It is a witches Halloween hat.  I got paper and crumbled it up and hot glued it to the hat.  Then sprayed hat the whole things brown.  The glasses I ordered from a party supply store.

 

More decorations.

Potter baby! 

 

He is casting a spell!  :)

The birthday boy!

Little brother as Harry Potter!

Little Potter Girl!  She is a beauty!

 

My other two didn't want to take pictures, my 8 year old was trying to be "cool" like his oldest brother.  And my 6 year old didn't like the ties at all.

 

Here are some other sites that I used for ideas.

 

http://justsweetandsimple.blogspot.com/2011/07/harry-potter-party.html

 

http://www.gracesscrapattic.blogspot.com/2012/04/harry-potter-potions-and-ingredients.html

 

http://serendipitycreative.blogspot.com/2011/05/parties-harry-potter-hogwarts-school-of.html

 

 

Eat Your Veggies!

Little man is now on both cereals (rice and oatmeal) and 4 veggies (carrots, peas, green beans, and sweet potatoes).  He isn't a huge fan of anything.  He will eat the oatmeal (sometimes), carrots (sometimes), peas (rarely), and the sweet potatoes (often).  The rice cereal and green beans, forget!  What a picky little eater!  I guess sometime in the next few weeks I will start either meats or fruits.  I am thinking about starting meats first since I know he will hate them!  He may never want to eat anything again once he starts fruits. We will see.  I am not in a huge hurry.