Our little garden!

I've been wanting a garden for years, but our backyard is on a slope and makes planting anything hard. This weekend, Josh and his dad built us a garden! It looked like lots of hard work, but it turned out great!!!

In addition to the garden, they planted a tree that Alex insisted on helping with!

I love that she enjoys doing stuff in the yard. While they were working on the garden, we went and bought seeds. I let Alex pick everything. I figured we'd start with seeds and if they don't do well we will move onto small established plants.

If all goes well our garden will have 2 types of lettuce, tomatoes, pole beams, carrots, cucumbers, onions, 2 types of basil and strawberries!

Little Projects

I tend to get on project kicks! Like organizing the craft/game closet, organizing the pantry, tossing 90% of the stuff in the freezer and starting over. By far my favorite projects are Alex projects!

Sometime last year I made her a chore chart. We aren't perfect when it comes to using it, but it keeps Alex pretty accountable with little daily task she has.  She is in charge of at least helping to clean up all of her toys, feeding Cooper, helping to set the table for dinner and clearing all of her stuff when dinner is done and gathering her clothes and shoes that always seem to be strewn around the house and putting dirty clothes away and shoes where they go.

I made it using a magnetic dry erase board, scrapbook stickers and buttons with magnets attached to the back.

One of my most recent projects was inspired by Pinterest, of course! I'd seen the oil drip pan magnet boards for some time and I finally decided Alex needed her own so she has a place to display all of her little things. I couldn't leave hers silver so I gave it a few quick coats of spray paint and we were good to go! I covered magnets with purple and clear jewels so now she can hang whatever she wants!  It has only been up for 3 days and it's full of pictures we have colored. 

My most recent project was inspired by Alex. She turned her playhouse/bed into a bedroom for her American Girl doll. All of her clothes have been in a trunk so she lays them out everywhere. I decided she needed a clothes rack for her doll clothes so I built this cute little rack with a shelf for shoes and accessories. I was so thankful we had tons of wood that was already cut from the bed so all I had to buy and cut was a dowel rod and of course screw everything together! It's currently being painted and adorable little hangers are in the works. Alex will get to see it Easter morning when the Easter bunny brings it! I'm so excited, I know she will just love it!!!

Roll on!

For Alex's 4th birthday she got a new bicycle. We had a little tumble on her first ride and she has refused to ride it since.

Sunday afternoon I told Alex I had a conversation with her rapunzel doll and she really wanted to go on a bike ride. I explained I was too big for the bicycle, daddy was too big so then I suggested Cooper. Alex then informed me Cooper couldn't ride her bike because he has too many legs. She finally decided she needed to be the person to take Rapunzel on a ride. She rode up and down our whole street! Josh and I were soo proud of her! She's asked to ride the last 2 days. We go for a ride after school then she and Josh go back out while I make dinner. I love that my girl overcame her bike fear and now loves to ride (slow an cautious)!

Cowboy Day

Alexandra had Cowboy Day at school yesterday. Her school plans so many fun activities, brings in a petting zoo and a cowboy to do lasso tricks! It happened to fall on a day where I do lunch for all of the students and what goes better with cowboy day than barbecue?!?!

It was so unbelievably cute seeing all of the boys and girls dressed in their cowboy and cowgirl attire. Alex loves her some boots!

My cute little cowgirl and a pic with her bestie, Victoria!

Alex: 0 Sidewalk: 1

My poor girl had a run in with sidewalk yesterday. Unfortunately the sidewalk won this battle.

I got a call from school that she had a head on collision with a boy in her class on the playground. Somehow she ended up face first on the pavement. She had a bloody nose so she got to spend the rest of recess in the directors office with an ice pack on her nose. Thankfully there was no swelling, just lots of scrapes. My poor girl.

At least she was in great spirits when I picked her up from school!

Daddy Daughter Dance

Josh and Alex went to their second Daddy Daughter Dance last month.  Alex had a blast! Josh had fun, but experienced being dumped for her friends for quite some time.  Mommy got to get together with girl friends for dinner and wine!

It was so much fun to help my girl get all dressed up for her big date!

PJ Monday

My girl started feeling not so hot last night.  We had some friends over and by the time they left, she was on the couch, curled up with a blanket just zoned out.  She had a fever before bed, but by this morning, her fever was gone, but her energy was still low.  I decided to keep her home from school.  We've had the best lazy stay!  We are both still in pj's!



 



My little artist has been coloring most of the day.  She LOVES to draw.  Last week she drew every girl in her dance class performing on stage with Josh, my parents, his parents and myself watching in the audience.

This morning she painted our first family portrait.  I love it!  I plan on framing it and including it with our pictures we plan on hanging in the hallway. (if you can't tell, she is the one with brown hair, Josh is in the middle and I have black hair, and we are all holding hands)