Last week we went to the Botanic Gardens with our friends. (Miss PD and her little friend were born on the same day within a few hours of each other.) When the kids saw this puddle, they jumped and ran through it for at least 15 minutes. At the end of those 15 minutes, [...]
Miss Petrie and her ballet friend get along famously. At the end of class yesterday, Miss Petrie told me, “Take our picture!” In the 10 months Miss Petrie has been in ballet, she has improved tremendously. It probably helps that these two cuties are the only kids in their class most of the time. Have [...]
Mr. Petrie and I love to play board games. Last weekend when we were cut off from the world, we dug out a new favorite, Power Grid. Playing Power Grid was a fun, exciting way to spend a couple of hours after the kids went to bed. We’ve also enjoyed Puerto Rico, Ticket to Ride [...]
I love this outfit my mom sent to Miss Petrie for her summer preschool program. After school, we went to a party for our little friend Lily. Her mom hired a clown. The clown was an incredible face painter! I once knew a man who dated Gates McFadden, who played Dr. Beverly Crusher on Star [...]
Whoa! We had a busy month at Casa Petrie. But what we spent the most time on was our backyard. Here’s a peek at our tomato box. Have a productive day.
Our little friend Luke recently turned four and his very creative mom threw him a fire station party. I love how the party was frugal and had so many special, homemade touches. I am always blown away by how much creativity and effort goes into planning a kid’s birthday party. [...]
I threw a shower for a friend this past Monday. You might recall the lollipop shower invitation I made. I was so busy hosting the shower I didn’t take any pictures during the shower! I think everyone had a fun time and the mom-to-be got lots of diapers (it was [...]
I had painted this sign for my friend’s new baby a few months ago, but I wasn’t thrilled with the way it turned out. But by adding some chipboard sea animals, the sign came together. I painted the sign in April. The wood came from our backyard fence project and I wanted to use [...]
Last week my moms club had the annual ice cream social at an adorable ice cream parlor called I Scream Ice Cream in Albuquerque. The store has all kinds of toys and is incredibly visually stimulating. The kids had a ball and we moms enjoyed socializing with ice cream. We did indeed meet near lunch [...]
Thanks to Kelly’s Korner for hosting Show Us Your Life- Baby Showers! A couple of weeks ago we had a shower for our good friend, Aja. You may remember the invitation I made, the shower favors and the baby gift. The shower was lots of fun with cute games and excellent food. All of the [...]