Graduation and Summer Relaxation!

Hello folks!  Its me . . . the slacker half of the Bits and Bobs! 

What can I say . . . the last week of school was a blur and on the VERY last day of school I got sick, said goodbye to my kiddos, I checked out of my room, went home, and turned into "I'm-on-vacation-and-you-are-lucky-if-I-actually-get-dressed-today" Lindsay.  Its not pretty folks. NOT PRETTY. 

Soooo . . . lots to share from the past few weeks.  First off - my kidlets had a real "official' graduation with caps and diplomas and everything!  They were so darn cute!  I, on the other hand, was a mess.  I tend to be a  . . . how should I put it . . . basically, I'm a nervous sweater.  As in I get sweaty, not the cardigan sweater.  So with all the microphone talking, making sure my kidlets didin't fall off the back row of the risers, etc. etc. I was a sweaty mess.  And then we took pictures. 

I'm sure I looked greeeeeeeeeat!  ;)

Anyhow, here are some pictures from the last day that I remembered to snap:

All my kiddos got memory books as their goodbye gift from me.  They are a LOT of work, but the kids LOVE looking back at the photos of all we did over the year!

Hanging up for the occasion was our kinder graduation portraits in cap and gown (idea from Little Kinder Warriors).  They just turned out so darn cute!

On the kiddos' desks were all their graduation "goodies": a framed picture of them in their cap and gown, their memory book, and our completed America book.  (More to come on that in a later post, I promise!). 

Since school's been over, I have been in full-on stay-at-home-mommy mode . . . . I have been organizing closets and old clothes for storage.  (Check out Jack's super sweet loafers that no longer fit!)

I have been cleaning up after my little "helper" (whose new favorite game it to empty every drawer and basket in the house).

We can often be spotted cruising the neighborhood. In the convertible, of course!

We have also been swimming every chance we get, including Mommy and Me classes!  (Note: That is not mommy's hairy chest in photo below!)

And finally, I have been doing some fun Pinterific crafts around the house!  I made these cute lil pinwheels for the Fourth of July festivities . . .

. . . and also this half of a yarn-wrapped wreath. 

Sigh.

Yep, I waited until the night before the Fourth, and after a whole episode of The Bachelorette this was as far as I got!  Oh well, guess I will have it for next year!!

Well, thats about it for now!  Hope you are all rested, reading a good book and laying poolside with a margarita in your hand!  Or just rested. :)

Lindsay

Some Random FREEBIES, and an Olympics FLASH SALE!!

Happy Thursday, Friends! Kerri here...
First of all, I CANNOT believe that some of you are already out for the summer! WHAT THE WHAT?? I am NECK DEEP in Open House madness, while some of y'all are wrapping up the school year. It is SOOO WEIRD! Not that I'm bitter or anything. Nope, not me!  :)


Every year for Open House I have my kids write autobiographies about themselves, and we do the WHOLE process (they feel sooo fancy working on their rough draft, and then writing their final draft!) We also step draw ourselves, and then trace with sharpie (of course!) and color in. Here are some final projects. They're cutey McCuteness!

If you are interested in doing this project with your kiddos, here is a the All About Me writing paper! Click the cutey girl to download...

We also made the covers for our GIANT art Memory book. Last year I made this crazy cover with snow-capped mountains (Why did I do this? I live in So Cal! I have no clue...), a road, trees, it was MADNESS! I am pretty sure there was crying from at least one of my students and the sweet friend that I suckered into helping me that day (Thanks, Miss Amy!).  This year, I wised up BIG TIME! I used the adorable backpacks from Abby's Fun With Firsties pack that I had saved since September (these were fabulous!), added the kids pictures, and made a cute little title. DONE and DONE!! 

NO SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS THIS YEAR,  MAN!! HA!

If you would like the title thingy I made, for your memory books or whatever else you may be doing with your chitlins, here it is...

We also made Rainbow Fish Piranhas for our Rainforest this week from my Rainforest Art and Writing Unit! Of course, my boys asked if they could add big giant teeth, but alas, the answer was HECK NO! I very kindly explained that piranhas teeth are very sharp, yes, but VERY tiny, so you would not be able to see them anyway. Waa waa waa waa. They were crushed...oh well!

We will also be learning about Acrostic Poems, and writing one together when we study monkeys next week. I made a little Monkey Acrostic Paper which you can get here...

After we write the monkey poem together, they will write their own "Rainforest" acrostic poem. Fingers crossed they do a good job! :)

Wow!! That was a bunch of RANDOMNESS, huh?? On another random note, I just had a craving for KFC Mashed potatoes and gravy, which is SUPER random since I am a vegetarian and NEVER set foot in that place! Weird! (No, I am most definitely NOT preggers, the baby factory is CLOSED!)

After Memorial Day, I will be starting my Summer Olympics Unit (cue Olympics theme song). Have any of you seen the new Olympics commercial with Morgan Freeman narrating?? Gives me chills every time and gets me all excited for my Michael Phelps! Did you know that Chobani Greek yogurt is an official sponsor of the Olympics? I read that on my yogurt this morning, and thought of Men's gymnastics! HEE HEE!

This little unit will be on sale for only $5 for the next 48 hours, or until I get around to changing the price, so get yours today!!