He has been taking a couple of steps here and there. But this past week he starting walking all over the place! It is hard to believe that he will be 11 months old in just a week and half.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Next Phase
Owen has entered the next phase of his life...
He has been taking a couple of steps here and there. But this past week he starting walking all over the place! It is hard to believe that he will be 11 months old in just a week and half.
He has been taking a couple of steps here and there. But this past week he starting walking all over the place! It is hard to believe that he will be 11 months old in just a week and half.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Guess what...
Guess what day of school it was today...
...the 100th! I am not sure when this became such a big thing but the 100th Day of School in the elementary schools is HUGE!
I sent these cupcakes for Banks to share with his class! I heard through the grapevine they were disappointed there were not 100 of them {but their teacher was very thankful}!
Banks brought home this paper from the 100th Day...
I circled my favorite answers!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Killing 2 birds with 1 stone
Banks started a new subject this semester…
S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G
On Mondays he is given a pre-test with 10 words. If he spells the word correctly, he gets to pick a more challenging word from 1 of 3 lists. Mrs. Propst sent home several ways to get the children excited about studying their words. One of her suggestions was using Scrabble tiles. Nanny Nan sent this to Banks yesterday…
All the tiles zip up neatly in a little apple! He had the best time last night using the tiles to spell his words…
After he spelled the word, we tied in some Math. I had him add up how many points it was worth. Then he figured out which word was worth the most points and which word was worth the least.
This week there was a tie for the most points – object and January were both worth 17 points. The word worth the least was list {worth 4 points}. So far he has aced his spelling tests…let’s hope it continues!
S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G
On Mondays he is given a pre-test with 10 words. If he spells the word correctly, he gets to pick a more challenging word from 1 of 3 lists. Mrs. Propst sent home several ways to get the children excited about studying their words. One of her suggestions was using Scrabble tiles. Nanny Nan sent this to Banks yesterday…
All the tiles zip up neatly in a little apple! He had the best time last night using the tiles to spell his words…
After he spelled the word, we tied in some Math. I had him add up how many points it was worth. Then he figured out which word was worth the most points and which word was worth the least.
This week there was a tie for the most points – object and January were both worth 17 points. The word worth the least was list {worth 4 points}. So far he has aced his spelling tests…let’s hope it continues!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Valentine's Shrinky Dink Tree
I have been wanting to turn these branches into something crafty for Valentine's Day....
...I just couldn't find anything I liked! Last night I was reading this post on a friend's blog when I discovered these...
...Valentine's Shrinky Dinks! I knew they would be perfect for my branches! We had the best time during our snow day making our SD Christmas ornaments...so I knew the kids would be into them. Mary Reese spent hours coloring hers...
Banks colored for a little while and moved onto the Wii. Owen took over one of his pages...
I am always amazed that they go in the oven one size and in less than 3 minutes they come out a fraction of the size...
We punched holes in them before we baked them so we could string them for our Valentine's tree...
How fun is that...
While at Target we picked up a few of these...
...paired with a homemade treat, they make the best teacher gift!
...I just couldn't find anything I liked! Last night I was reading this post on a friend's blog when I discovered these...
...Valentine's Shrinky Dinks! I knew they would be perfect for my branches! We had the best time during our snow day making our SD Christmas ornaments...so I knew the kids would be into them. Mary Reese spent hours coloring hers...
Banks colored for a little while and moved onto the Wii. Owen took over one of his pages...
I am always amazed that they go in the oven one size and in less than 3 minutes they come out a fraction of the size...
We punched holes in them before we baked them so we could string them for our Valentine's tree...
How fun is that...
While at Target we picked up a few of these...
...paired with a homemade treat, they make the best teacher gift!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Family Favorite: Pizza Pinwheels
Pizza Pinwheels were a favorite of mine growing up. My kids love them as well! They are super easy and always a hit. They pack in a lunchbox fabulously!
First unroll a can of crescent rolls, then pinch the seams together...
Spread some sauce on top...
Top with some pepperoni...
Sprinkle with mozzarella...
Then you roll them up...
Cut the roll into 4 equal pieces...
Place on a baking sheet...
...and bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes...
Delicious & Delightful!
Even better when served with some piping hot chocolate chip cookies...
First unroll a can of crescent rolls, then pinch the seams together...
Spread some sauce on top...
Top with some pepperoni...
Sprinkle with mozzarella...
Then you roll them up...
Cut the roll into 4 equal pieces...
Place on a baking sheet...
...and bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes...
Delicious & Delightful!
Even better when served with some piping hot chocolate chip cookies...
Thursday, January 14, 2010
What happens when...
you are the baby brother to a girly-girly sister who loved to play dress up...
Bless him!!!
She did make up it up to him tonight...
...by sharing her ice cream cone! By the looks of the pictures...
...he thought it was a fair trade-off!
Bless him!!!
She did make up it up to him tonight...
...by sharing her ice cream cone! By the looks of the pictures...
...he thought it was a fair trade-off!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Snow Days
This is what our street looked like as we were loading up for school on Thursday...
This two were dressed and ready but secretly hoping for an early release...
All the snow stopped soon after we all arrived at school, so just knew we would be in session for the day. Then all of a sudden the snow started to fall again and they announce an 11:30 release!!! The best news ever...we got to go home early and didn't have to make up the day! By the time we all arrived home, this is what our street looked like...
Later that afternoon, we found out that school was cancelled for Friday...
...Owen said "What? No School Tomorrow?" because by that point all the snow had pretty much stopped!
We hunkered down for the game with...
...big bowls of chicken veggie soup and piles of cornbread.
Friday morning, Banks and Mary Reese were dying to...
...play outside in what little snow we had left! After I made them come in and warm up, we were looking for a little project. I remembered something Banks got for Christmas from Santa. Do you remember doing these?
...Shrinky Dinks? First you color them {they took this part serious}...
Then you put them on a baking sheet and pop them in the oven...
...and in about 3 minutes they come out looking like this...
They had the best time watching them shrink! Our Shrinky Dinks were actually ornaments which came with this little tree for display...
Won't this be fun for the holidays?
It is another fridged day around these parts. If you look closley out the window, you can see some tiny flakes of snow falling. I think I am offically ready for Spring!
This two were dressed and ready but secretly hoping for an early release...
All the snow stopped soon after we all arrived at school, so just knew we would be in session for the day. Then all of a sudden the snow started to fall again and they announce an 11:30 release!!! The best news ever...we got to go home early and didn't have to make up the day! By the time we all arrived home, this is what our street looked like...
Later that afternoon, we found out that school was cancelled for Friday...
...Owen said "What? No School Tomorrow?" because by that point all the snow had pretty much stopped!
We hunkered down for the game with...
...big bowls of chicken veggie soup and piles of cornbread.
Friday morning, Banks and Mary Reese were dying to...
...play outside in what little snow we had left! After I made them come in and warm up, we were looking for a little project. I remembered something Banks got for Christmas from Santa. Do you remember doing these?
...Shrinky Dinks? First you color them {they took this part serious}...
Then you put them on a baking sheet and pop them in the oven...
...and in about 3 minutes they come out looking like this...
They had the best time watching them shrink! Our Shrinky Dinks were actually ornaments which came with this little tree for display...
Won't this be fun for the holidays?
It is another fridged day around these parts. If you look closley out the window, you can see some tiny flakes of snow falling. I think I am offically ready for Spring!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Brief Recap of 2009...
January - rung in the new year with cousin Carter, shopped with Aunt Stacey for wedding & bridesmaid dresses
February - celebrated Valentine's Day, cranked out a science fair poster & made snow angels
March - welcomed the arrival of Owen Patrick Murphree, placed in the county science fair & spent Spring Break at home doing lots of arts & crafts
April - started T-Ball, celebrated Easter & Banks had Field Day
May - Owen went on his first road trip to Natchez, finally got our garden planted, Mary Reese performed as a rosebud in her dance recital, my Alpha Chi pledge class had a slumber party in the sorority house, Banks graduated from Kindergarten & we watched the hot air ballons on Memorial Day
June - spent a week at the beach, picked blueberries & got Aunt Stacey hitched
July - spent the 4th at the lake, spent some time at Point Mallard, Owen learned to roll over, Banks lost his 1st tooth, enjoyed dip cones & free movies at the Monaco
August - everyone started back to school, spent some last weekends of summer fishing at the lake, welcomed a new cousin (Callen) & squeezed in one last trip to Point Mallard
September - welcomed fall weather, attend football games and tailgating parties & Owen turned 6 months old
October - Fall Festivals at both schools, spent Fall Break @ Ross Bridge & Boo at the Zoo, Owen was baptized & trick-or-treated with friends
November - celebrated Mary Reese's 5th Birthday, Owen learned to crawl and pull up & enjoyed Thanksgiving with family
December - adopted our elf (Dasher Minty), decorated gingerbread house, went on a field trip to Santa's Village, had breakfast with Santa & had a hectic holiday season
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