Good Morning Beautiful.....

HOW WAS YOUR NIGHT?

This is how Amea decided to greet the world this morning. Also to eat her breakfast...

Are we worried how today might go....?

Maybe

A Very Merry UnBirthday!

Saturday we wanted to have a fun day with the kids, and everything that was going on around Idaho seemed like too much money for what was going to be there to do. Then my brilliant husband came up with the idea to have an unbirthday party with the kids. It was so much fun! We started by watching Alice in Wonderland. It was actually the kids quiet time so it was a perfect begining to the party!

Then we made hats from the movie. We made the mad hatter hat for Ty-kell and Amea got the Queen of Hearts crown.

They look pretty cute, and they love there hats!

Then we had a "Tea" Party with hot chocolate. The kids thought this was the best using the little cups and being able to pour out of a little tea cup and milk out of the cream container (I don't know what it is called).

Even Tyrone enjoyed it. We actually laughing so hard because the kids were spilling, and they both were being so danty with their cups.

Then what does every birthday party need.... presents! The kids enjoyed opening there gifts they picked out at the dollar store. Ty-kell picked out number flash cards.

Amea picked out colors and shape flashcards. I was so grateful that they picked out something educational and something we can keep around for a while instead of just throwing out in a day or two. Tyrone got batteries, and I got hand sewing needles. I know we are so spoiled!

Then we did another activity we let the kids decorate container for their chore money. Our children are very modivated by pennies, and so we told them that they could get a penny for every chore that they do. They have to make their bed and clean their room before they get to do any chores for money.

We had foam stickers left over from a project grandma did with the grandkids two Christmases ago. The kids really enjoyed putting the stickers on the containers, and now they have a container for chore money.

And then we had cupcakes after dinner. They were very yummy! If you are wondering that is my version of a cheser cat... did not turn out as I thought, but they work.

As I said we went to the dollar store for our supplies.

So the damage from the day:

4 dollars for the variety of candy for cupcakes

4 dollars for presents

1 dollar for the 2 tupperwares

Everything else we had at home

So our little party cost us 9. 54.

We could have made it a lot cheaper by not doing candy on the cupcakes, but we thought it would be fun. They kids really liked it! 

We made out cheaper then anything else we were going to do, and we were able to have som great quality family time.