This time he did...

Blue

Our week was colored with blue.

With 3 boys I shouldn't be surprised :)

Rocco tells me almost daily,

"Mom I broke my leg!"

Well, this time he was right.

He was just happily dancing around for his grandpa,

stepped on it wrong,

and broke a bone in his foot.

A quick trip to the doc...

....for one blue cast.

And an hour later..

He was off!!!

Not slowing him down one bit.

And today

2 blue treats.

Bedtime snack of Blue popcorn.

(Popsecret Magic Colors blue butter)

And Roo enjoyed a blue marker.

What color was your week?

Easter Traditions

Every year my mom plants a pot of grass for each grandchild.

We keep them by our kitchen window

& they grow like crazy. 

This is only 2 days after a haircut!

BO LOVES giving them haircuts!

They get quite a close shave!

But in 2 days...it'll be ready for another cut.

But my FAVORITE tradition is

Ukrainian Easter Eggs.

My little sister & I both student taught under Slava, a woman from the Ukraine.  She taught it to her class every year & we were lucky enough to pick it up!

These are my first two eggs this year.

I like to use the traditional pattern and go crazy from there.

The details are so fun!

The newly cut grass makes a great way to display the eggs.

And of course a special egg in the lunch box is always a hit.

They are not cooked...

I give these eggs a survival rate of about 1,

maybe 2 days...

you know my boys!

Do you have any special traditions?

Making Memories

Life seems to be speeding up.

Just yesterday Annie was born.

Now, when I lay out clothes in the morning

there are FOUR pairs of jeans on my bed.

Even you might remember Roo being born,

and in a few weeks he'll be one.

I've been tresuring every moment of it though.

Taking joy in the little things.

This weekend we tapped a maple tree,

and even though it was no big deal,

I knew we were making memories.

In the bustle of a weekend full of activity and dear friends,

little moments like

finding the toilet won't flush because

there is an apple plugging it up,

and finding the boys giving Roo a makeover,

remind me to pause,

cuddle,

enjoy.

Won't last forever..

but the memories will...

What little memories do you hold dear?

Do'n it Day

I hadn't really been pinning too much until last week. 

On Friday I kinda got out of control...here is the proof:

Roo had to feed himself.

Bo was getting his own drinks.

Someone got bored & started "watering" plants.

And my laundry basket was found like this.

But Saturday all that pinning paid off.

I made my grocery list & got groceries

for 5 different healthy recipes I had pinned.

while the boys were on their own :)

I have already made 3.

Addicted to these.

Oatmeal breakfast bars.

Can't wait to use these tomorrow:

On my new Chicken recipe.

And even filled my freezer with

lots of cut up onions & peppers.

Then I made these jars that I saw on pinterest

& later regreted not pinning.

10 gems 10 pounds.

Lets start with that.

Move the gems to the other jar as they come off.

Saturday was a good day.

Preparing myself for lots of good days to come.

Thanks to pinterest.

:)

Try to do one pin this week girls!

You'll be glad you did!

(let me know if you do :)