Spring Mason Jars

Easter really came fast this year.

We did not do much decorating,

but I did pull together a few things.

I just love this little ceramic chocolate bunny.

Just a simple touch in our entryway.

 

He is sitting on a plate, that I believe was my Great Grandmother's.

The eggs are wooden and very neutral from Hobby Lobby.

I have been really loving mason jar crafts and décor this past year.

I guess everyone has because they are all over Pinterest.

This is a little vignette on my kitchen bar top.

This jar is from Target.

It was $1.79.

The eggs inside are from Hobby Lobby

and they are made out of a hard foam.

I was able to really squish them and

place them in the jar exactly

how I wanted because they are pliable.

I added some burlap and checkered ribbon to the top.

 

 

 

 

The next project I did were these jars for Mike's teachers.

I made a smaller version last year,

but this year I added the EOS chap stick

 that looks like an egg!

 

 These wooden tags were from the dollar spot at Target.

I just added washi tape and wrote a note.

I love how the lid turned out.

They remind me of a striped Easter egg.

It is just spring colored washi tape!

 

There are just so many cute ideas to make with jars!

Here are a few we wanted to make...

 

These yummy and sweet looking cake jars are from

Lovely Little Details.

Adelyn fell in love with these adorable bunny jars from

Ashley on Crafts Unleashed.

Her daughter was able to make these all on her own

and I really like that!

 

 

How cute is this Jelly Bean Jar game from

Momma's Fun World.

Catherine even gives a link to the free printable jars!!

 

Hop on over to my Spring Pinterest Board

for even more Egg-stra fun ideas!

St. Patrick's Day Fun

Ok, I have to keep it real here...

First, let me blame sleep deprivation,

as Miss Molly has been under the weather

and teething like a maniac.

Thus, I totally thought St Patrick's Day

was Wednesday; not Tuesday!

Eeek, mommy fail!!

This is why you will not see us wearing much green.

 So once I realized my mistake,

 I got LUCKY

and pulled out a few fun activities!

 We played this silly game with chocolate coins.

I found these at my grocery store for $1.

The kids were busy up stairs and

I quickly hid them around the front room.

I called them down stairs and said,

"The Lucky Leprechaun was here!

He hid his gold and hoped you wouldn't find it!"

 They caught on quick and started hunting!

The next two rounds they were the Lucky Leprechaun!

As you can see by Adelyn's face,

she enjoyed trying to trick her big brother!

 

We do own many St. Patrick's Day books.

But we do like this one.

This Even Bunting is a classic.

While you are looking this one up,

check out all her books.

She is a very favorite of ours!

For lunch Adam made his delicious, fresh guacamole!

This stuff goes quick around here!

We also had pickles and green grapes

 with our turkey sandwiches,

 and I colored the kids water green.

 The big hit of the day was the

delivery of our new water slide!

It was cool and cloudy and

had absolutely nothing to do with the holiday,

but since it took up most of our afternoon

 I had to include it!

We ended our impromptu

St. Patty's Day celebration

with lime jell-o, whipped cream,

 and green sprinkles.

 

All in all,

sure I messed up and did not get to do

the craft I had planned and

we missed our fun class at the local book store,

BUT really?  My kids did not care!

We had a great day and nobody got pinched...

Well, not too hard anyway!

PS. Here is the pin of the craft

I wanted to do with all the kids!

CUTE, right?

(The watermark says Sassydealz.com, but the link would not work for me)

 

Block Party

We celebrated this 4th of July with

all of our neighbors by having a block party!

The kiddos look extra cute eating their hot dogs

and playing games in their red, white, and blue!

Mike's favorite was the cupcakes...

no big surprise here!

My favorite part was the bike parade...

I brought lots of fun stuff

for the kids to decorate their bikes.

Mike pretty much watched and ate another cup cake 

while I decorated his bike!

 After the bike parade, I planned a few fun games for the kids...

but since I was leading the games we did not get pictures. 

 We played pin the star on the flag,

ice cube and spoon races, and water balloon toss!

The city fire works started around 9:15,

so we piled into the best backyard for viewing

where we dances, jumped on the trampoline,

and did sparklers and glow sticks!

Super fun 4th for The Feys!

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Happy Easter!

Seems like no family can stretch out a holiday like The Feys can...

We had one very long Easter celebration...

First up was an egg hunt with my super fun playgroup...

It started with Mike's first soccer game of the season,

then a mommy vs Addy wrestling match in the car...

mommy won as you can see... she IS in a darling Easter dress!

And then a detour as we went to the wrong park...

a second detour as the gps was off by a block...

but, at last we did make it and the kids were ready! 

Turns out Mike is one heck of an egg hunting coach...

the little kids hunted first and he helped his sister find a ton of eggs...

never touching one himself... that is pretty hard for a four year old boy!

By the time he had his turn, he was full speed!!

and pretty much unstoppable!!

I had to stop him so that everyone got a fair share of eggs...

As you can see, Mike was all about the thrill of the hunt...

he was one happy and proud kid.

Addy? Well, again as you can see...

she would much prefer a naked, shoeless, non- hunt...

 just give her the candy...

Next up was a mid week neighborhood flash light egg hunt!!

Once again... Mike was VERY excited

and had a plan all worked out!

The dads walked the kids around the block

while the mommies hid all the eggs.

Each kid had a flashlight and a glow band. 

Addy started off strong...

but gave up and just opened and ate her eggs!

Mike was a crazy man... he ran everywhere and

I even caught him staring out of his bedroom window

hours later looking for more eggs!!

This hunt was so fun, even I can't wait to do it again next year!

We did two more egg hunts on Saturday with family at the lake house.

I did not get pictures of the hunts, but I promise Adelyn was in a swim suit...

Only afterwards did she get to strip down and color eggs naked!

Mike's coloring skills were much like his hunting skills...

color as many eggs as you can in a short amount of time,

 so you can go back and swim!

Adelyn, however has found her calling!!

She loved the kit I found that lets you really paint the eggs

 and would have painted for hours

if we did not need the table for dinner!

Look!  A smile! 

We painted and dyed six dozen eggs... for 3 kids!

My cousin, Michelle and I remember coloring and hunting

tons and tons of eggs at my grandparents,

so we thought this was a normal amount...

I hear this might be a bit much??

So, I asked my little egg artist to show me her hands....

that's is when she noticed them herself...

I really think here she is thinking...

"Was it worth it? 

Was painting and dying all those eggs worth this mess?"

(ps.. it has been four days and she still has dye up under her nails!)

By Easter morning, we were calling Mike "MR EASTER"...

So Mr. Easter woke up bright and early...

and was scoping out my bedroom window for eggs!

Adelyn was pretty much a pile on the floor, mad at the world!

I am looking forward to the day I can give this kid a cup of coffee!!

Mr. Easter was thrilled with every thing EB left him in his basket...

 even down to the black jelly beans.

He had an "Ooo" and "Aww" for everything!

Addy?  Well, she hated the fact

that EB left her a pez with no candy already loaded.

But, we let her find the first egg...

that was the one and only high for her!

But to Mr. Easter...

it was like Christmas and

a school day all rolled into one!

Nope, this was not a track meet...

just a backyard egg hunt...

with no other competition...

Still he ran full speed... enjoying every egg he found!

This is my very favorite Easter photo...

My two babies and their very different personalities.

Adelyn totally distraught that these eggs are not plastic and have no candy inside.

Mike beaming with joy and asking to hid them all again!

"Really, these eggs don't open?"

"I can't believe you woke me up for this!!"

In case you are wondering...

I am ashamed to say we did not go to church Easter Sunday.

Even more ashamed,

that we have been here for nine months

and have not found a home church.

This is not okay to us. 

We know this is the year to "settle"...

so, we will be finding one very soon!

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