Locks of Love
{pretty, happy, funny, real} Memorial Day 2012
Also quite real was the increase on the scale after a weekend of eating out and celebrating Pentecost (though I did pass on the cake!) and Memorial Day. Hopefully after another day or two of eating healthy and exercising I will be back down to last Friday’s weight, which had been a new post-partum low since December, and not blow it again next weekend!
End of School Year Teacher Appreciation Gifts
Even though my children will be continuing through the summer on a few subjects (Math, Science, and maybe some History/Geography) all of their other classes are coming to an end for the school year, before we move on to Golf Camp, Swimming Lessons, and all sorts of other summertime fun!
Watching the Solar Eclipse {May 20, 2012}
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| Watching the Solar Eclipse |
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| 6:34 pm (Wishing my camera would capture the full “Ring of Fire” and not just the bottom edge) |
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| 6:35 pm – Another attempt… |
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| 6:36 pm – Looks more like an eyeball, instead of an eclipse! |
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| 7 shots taken locally by a friend – This is what we saw through the special glasses. Made me wish I had a better lens and filter for taking pictures of the sun! It was awesome!! |
Baby’s First Food
Bud wanted to try a piece of that cake on Pentecost Sunday so badly that I asked one of the kids to bring me a jar of baby food from the kitchen… It was time to let Bud try some solid foods! He just didn’t want to wait until 6 months, like Rose. I’m hoping to have the chance to start experimenting with making our own baby food, but for now I picked up some Earth’s Best First Fruits and Vegetables.
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| My sweet little Bud! (5 months and 1 week old) |
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| I just can’t get enough of his cute little smiles! |
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| Bud’s 1st Bite of Baby Food – Earth Best First Bananas |
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| 2nd Bite… He did not want to let go of that spoon! |
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| “Mom, may I have another bite of banana, please?” |
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| I’d say they were a hit! Don’t you think? |
Celebrating Pentecost, the Birthday of the Church :: 2012 Edition
The Good Shepherd’s Garden Party :: Week Seven
This week, for The Heavenly Zoo, instead of having a party with all the menu items, I’ve been making my kids a special lunch each day. At first I thought I’d make a batch of cupcakes, decorating six each day for each animal, but then I decided (since I’ve been trying so hard to stick to my diet) that I’d try and come up with some sandwiches instead. I served the special lunches with WATER, since it was the first symbol for the week. The week started out great with reinDEER, LION, and BEEHIVE sandwiches, but since Thursday and Friday were so busy I finished the week with PEACOCK pizza & salad, PELICAN trail mix, and fiery PHOENIX chips and salsa this afternoon.
I hope you all have a very blessed Pentecost Sunday!
{this moment}
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| Bud at 5 Months |
An Alphabet of Mary
Have you seen the latest book written and illustrated by George & Brenda Nippert at Catholic Artworks? Created in the same style as An Alphabet of Saints, which we used Along the Alphabet Path and inspired my Painted Alphabet Saints, An Alphabet of Mary is another beautiful and inspiring book for children.
I am looking forward to sharing it with my children! It has been a busy month, so I’ve been saving it for the upcoming (traditional) feast of the Queenship of Mary on May 31st. (Which is also the new feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Elizabeth.) My hope is that I can bake a crown cake, prepare a Marian Tea, and then share this book with my children to honor Our Blessed Mother one more time, during her month of May.
NOTE: Over the past year I have had many, many, emails asking for information on Catholic Artworks, and why they were taking so long to deliver orders. Last week I finally spoke with George Nippert, the owner at Catholic Artworks, and he shared a little bit about the many struggles their family has suffered and that the last of the overdue orders were finally shipping. Mr. Nippert said that all new orders will ship promptly and that he is offering the following sale through May 31st. I really hope that they will be able to start shipping promptly, since they really do have some nice products to offer.
All products ordered will be 30% off with the code “Let_it_be” – Plus, if you order a copy of An Alphabet of Mary they will also include a free poster if you mention Shower of Roses.
Highlights of the Ordination of Bishop Liam Cary
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