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…hot pink fiberglass arm wear.  Just in time for the start of preschool in a week and a half. UGH!

Not going to lie, the last 48 hours have been awful.   But! We turned a corner yesterday after this hot pink number was casted and most importantly she is OK.  Details to follow…

When life gives you lemons…make this mom a lemon drop martini {or two}!

For more Wordless Wednesday photos head on over (but watch your step) to Angry Julie Monday!

With this heat we headed on over to Dippin’ Dots Fountain Valley this week for a cool little treat.

The dots were  SO colorful and happy, I had to snap a pic!

Emma loved them so much she would take a bite, then get up and do a little “I love Dippin’ Dots” dance.   Baby Sweet loved them too.   Since she has a milk allergy it was great to be able to take her for a sweet treat that has a dairy-free option too.  Love this.

Dippin’ Dots is doing a party cup giveaway coming up soon, you won’t want to miss, stay posted!

In the meantime, keep cool & if you are looking for a refreshing little treat, go see Debbie over at Dippin’ Dots.

Your kids will love you for it!  And for more fun Wordless Wednesday pics, dance on over to Angry Julie Monday!

{Disclosure: Dippin’ Dots Fountain Valley is a Tiny Oranges Sponsor}

This is what happens when you take a newly one-year-old to the beach.  Beach trip+ one year old = not so easy!

Sand e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e.

Even though we tried our best to keep her from putting it on her face and in her mouth, this was the result of even our best efforts.

Finally I had to give up and snap a picture.  Husband said “maybe sand is high fiber?”

And this is her sand goatee.  Nice look, huh?

For more Wordless Wednesday pics head over to Angry Julie Monday!

Our groove is sort of off this summer.  It is our first summer after a full year of preschool and our nice little school year rhythm just feels interrupted. Add to that the fact that my baby still naps two times a day, and that means we are home a lot.  Lately my 4 year old has needed a lot more supervision on ideas to keep her busy.  I am having to get creative myself.  If ANYONE has any other easy activities, please comment!  I need help!

I found myself creating an impromptu art project the other day. I thought I might as well make it into a blog in case anyone else is bored going crazy I mean looking for a fun easy summer activity!

The pull stuff out of your cabinets and make it into an art project collage!

Supplies needed:

1. Paper
2. Magazines or in our case a Bed Bath N Beyond mailer (which incidentally has a lot of good collage items! Who knew?)
3. Scissors
4. White glue
5. Paintbrush (optional)
6. Food coloring (optional)

My daughter asked me to make the glue a color. I guess they have colored glue at school.  So we ended up making different glue color combos using the food coloring which served absolutely no purpose other than being entertaining!   And she had fun using a paintbrush to brush on the colored glue to stick on the pictures.

The whole project entertained her for awhile & I got a kick out of cutting out random pictures and seeing them glued on a piece of construction paper.  Oh, the things that entertain me now…wow.

{I was just going to use one of these pics for my Wordless Wednesday but now that I am done writing it, I realize my Wordless Wednesday has a lot of words! For more Wordless Wednesday pictures head on over to Angry Julie Monday.}

My friend Melanie of Sensitive Sweets custom cakes and cupcakes in OC made these amazing cupcakes for my little ONE year old neighborhood bday bash last weekend. Red velvet for the patriotic theme of course with beautiful blue frosting and themed-sprinkles, flowers and stars to top. Absolutely gorgeous & even yummier to eat!

Too bad the guest of honor got stung by a bee on her way into the picnic which resulted in a minor allergic reaction and subsequently miserable baby. Murphy’s Law? Party girl had to go home early, but recovered just fine. I guess if there was ANY birthday for this to happen # 1 would be the one as she really had no idea what the hoopla was all about!

Ironically, given Melanie’s experience with her own son’s severe food allergies was THE person to have onsite when this happened! Sensitive Sweets makes regular delicious cakes (like ours!) but also specializes in cakes and cupcakes for those with allergies….dairy-free, soy-free, gluten-free, basically any ingredient-FREE-you-name-it, she can make it!

If you missed my previous post on my oldest’s daughters pajama party, click HERE to see the cake and cupcakes she did for that as well. People are still talking about how gorgeous they were! She is such a talent.

For more Wordless Wednesday pics, head on over to Angry Julie Monday!

{Disclosure: Sensitive Sweets is a Tiny Oranges Sponsor}