The Conways: February 2012

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Pirates and Valentine Cards

Yesterday we taught the sound that "ar" makes. What better way than with a pirate theme! "Aaargh!" I bought a Pirate unit from Abby at The Inspired Apple, and with a few items from Hobby Lobby, we had a very "piratey" day!

The kids went on a word hunt around the room for "ar" words and then were rewarded with treasure from the pirate treasure chest when all the words were found and read.

And then today was Valentine's day. (This week is off to a crazy start!)

These are the Valentine's we made for Avery's friends at the daycare and the ones for the Grandparents.

Thanks to The Teacher Wife for this great printable I used for my students' Valentines!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Rick Rack Rosette Clips

I added new clips to the Simply Sassy Facebook page!

Rick Rack Rosette Clips ~ $2.00 each
dark pink
baby pink
purple
red
turquoise
baby blue
yellow

Decorating for Valentine's Day

Here's a few new things I made for Valentine's Day this year!
I thought this wreath would take me a couple of nights to finish, but once I got started, I had to stay up until I finished it. (about 2am!) It was really a lot of fun!

We don't have a mantle, so I decorate the shelf!

This year, I added the Valentine subway art, and I sewed the paper hearts into a banner for the framed picture of Avery and Jake.

I made Avery a banner of felt hearts for her window

Monday, February 6, 2012

Happy 100th Day of School!

Last week we had our 100th day of school. I wish I could share more pictures of all the fun stuff the kids got to do, but each picture shows their faces. But I can tell you that is was a great day, and so much more relaxed and calm than it was in Kindergarten! The one picture I can post is this walk-through sign that Tammy and I put up in front of our doors. To get into our rooms, the kids had to step through the zeros. Needless to say, they were VERY excited!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Happy New Year!

Happy 2012!!!

Avery stayed up untill 11:00 and we watched the ball drop in Times Square. She was so excited about her "sparkle juice"! Jake had to wait and celebrate on New Year's Day.

My little model

Spurs Game

Back at Market Square (yes, we LOVE Mexican food!)

We took the kids to the wooden playground

(Did you see Morgan and Hayden in the background?)

Merry Christmas (2011)

I love turning on Christmas music and decorating the tree the weekend after Thanksgiving. (I would probably start decorating earlier if my husband would let me!) I want to have the house all Christmasy as long as possible! Jake was so excited to actually get to help this year. And since Avery is a little taller now, we didn't have all of the ornaments at the very bottom of the tree like last year!

This year, we had four Christmases, and I love it!! I know some people complain about having to go so many places, but I want to celebrate with as many people as possible! So this year, we had Christmas a couple of weeks early with my dad's side of the family, then with just my parents, sisters, and their families, then on Christmas Eve we visited Tim's family, and then had Christmas day at our own house with just the kids.

Kallus Family Christmas

Avery enjoyed biting the head off of the snowman cookie Morgan made.

This girl is such a sweet big sister! She loves her Jakey Boy so much, and is always helping him and hugging on him. And she's so patient. Jake gets into his little screaming fits and she always tries to comfort him and calm him down even though it usually ends with her getting a smack in the face. But she always tries!