Easter eggs and... Oh dear!

I love coloring Easter Eggs with Hunter.  I don't know if it's the giggles, the amazement on his little face, or the bright colors that give me hope that Spring will eventually come?  I guess it's all of the above!  We had to color eggs last night because Hunter is off to Daddy's for the weekend. So we got all the gear out, boiled our eggs, and had a great time together laughing and experimenting.  One of us more than the other.  Can you guess who had more fun with color?  I bet you can by the time you get to the last few pictures.

 Ready to start!!!!

 This Egg tie dying machine (only 5 bucks) was great in theory, but it didn't work very well.  Hunter only produced one egg out of this before he moved on!

 Uh oh Hunter has messy hands (he hates messy hands).

 Scrub a dub, dub!

 Taa daa... Beautiful eggs.... Exit mommy to get and egg holder from upstairs...

Upon my return to the kitchen...

 Oh dear!!!!

Okay, so he got over his fear of messy hands... And this morning they are still purple.

PEACE!

And a very Happy Easter to you all....

Friday's Guilt Tip ~ #1

Alright my lovely working Mommies.  Here is my first tip for my new feature.

~Gratitude Journal~

If any of you journal or have journaled in the past you know that it can be an awesome release for things you need to get off of your chest.  I am a great believer in journaling for this reason.  However, when I was introduced to the Gratitude Journal I didn't realize how much of my journaling was negative, hurtful, sad and yes, depressing.  I can't believe that these are the things, the moments that I have decided to capture and remember forever??? 

Well, as I was out to lunch with a new dear friend and Co Worker, the adorable Kristal, we popped into a little boutique, and she picked up this adorable orange journal and asked if I had a Gratitude Journal?  I had never heard of that???  She explained and I had  to have it!  Now a little tid bit about the adorable Kristal!  She is pretty much AMAZZAZING!!! I am in awe of her every time we get to talk! See her blog here mamatoaydenandcaler.blogspot.com. A breath of fresh air is this girl.  So smart, beautiful, fabulous style and yes a super, single, working Mom (why is she single??? It baffles me too :))

Thank you Kristal for this wonderful tip!  You are a great Mom, and I celebrate you!

The way my gratitude Journal works...  Every day I take 3 GREAT things that happened in my day and I write a short one or two sentence description about each GREAT thing.  It only takes a moment and when I am done I am smiling.  I feel better about the good things, and I don't dwell on the bad as much.  It reminds me that I am doing good and it also makes me focus on doing "more" good every day!

Remember if you enjoy this feature and would like to contribue a tip, please email me at kimberlee2004@gmail.com 

Put Guilt Tip and your name in the subject line.

"She loved life and it loved her right back" celebrate her passion! ~ Compendium

Happy (Guilt Less) Friday! 

 The fabulous Kristal and her precious little people Ayden and Caler (p.s. Caler, (he's the littlest little one), works for the US Government! A-dorable)

 My Gratitude Journal

New feature

Okay Working Moms...  this post's for you!

As you may know I am a Working Mom, and not only do I have to work, I am a single working Mom. (Boo).  Well if you are like me there is a tremendous amount of guilt that is heaped onto a working mother when it comes to our children. There are questions I ask myself daily...  Am I doing enough? What more should I be doing?  How is what I am doing effecting my child?  The stress and pressure is enough to make a volcano erupt!  Well I had the wonderful opportunity to stay home with Hunter yesterday and had one of those morning talk shows on while I was getting ready for the field trip, and half listening, I heard the topic was about the guilt working mother's have. "Light bulb"... It immediately dawned on me that I knew at least a dozen of my dear friends that are struggling with being a working mom, single or married.  And I thought what a wonderful way to put my blog to good use... well hopefully...

My new feature - FRIDAY'S GUILT TIP!

Tips, tips, tips... Every Friday, from coping, fun activities for you &  your kids and some just for you, and self reassurance.  We are definitely NOT alone in our working mom struggles, we weren't the first and we won't be the last, but we can be the best, the very best we can be... 

I know I have a lot of wonderful working Mom friends who are insanely creative so please feel free to leave me your tip, and I will be sure to credit you with your idea one of the Friday's Guilt Tip posts...  kimberlee2004@gmail.com Please put Guilt Tip and your name in the subject line.

I'm so excited for this opportunity to help, and I hope you all enjoy it!

"She decided to enjoy more and endure less"... Compendium

  

Fly me to the moon....

Yesterday Hunter's school went on a field trip to the Clark Planetarium, and guess who forgot her camera???  Booo, Hisss.  So these were taken via my "Crapberry" phone.

Hunter got to let his imagination run wild, and oh boy did he pepper me with questions!  I just revelled in his 6 year old little self processing and making sense of what he was seeing. A great Mommy moment once again.  But never you fear, I was able to ruin the whole day by blurting out 8 little words...  "We have to go to the grocery store"! Bhaa... However, I was able to reclaim some of my "Great Mom" status by having a "Peekza Picnic" in the living room followed by baseball practice with the neighbors... Phew! 

 Just a little side note... While Hunter was playing in the tub before we left, he was putting his head underwater and I told him to be careful and asked what exactly he was doing???   "I'm BATHtizing myself" (of course he was :)) I swear he says the cutest dang things.... 

 Mr. Drake (the kids love it when Mr. Drake visits) Mrs. Drake (teacher) Ms. Launa (Principal)

And all the kiddies 

Jacob, Jayson and Hunter on Mars

Graduation picture day

Today is graduation picture day.  Really Hunter's outfit is so cute.  I couldn't get him to hold still long enough for me to pull and prod, so things look a little goofy.  He also got new shades (just like Daddy's) that I couldn't get him to take off.  He's pretty cool though.  So here is my plea for the day...  How do I get time to stop?  Well at least slow down.  He will be graduating Kindergarten in less than 2 months, and it is killing me.  And his is not the only youth time is taking it's toll on.  As we were reading in bed last night he grabbed my hand and compared our arms and hands.  "Mommy, you have way more vines than I do, and yours are poky outy".  And yes I meant to say "Vines"  that is what he calls veins.  So alas, we are all being robbed of our youth one day at a time, but I don't have to like it ;) 

Such a little stud!

Mommy's dreaded vines :(

A cold day in doors... Boo to the cold weather!

So what do you do on a cold, snowy morning?

Here is what Hunter did.

1st: Bundle up in the most snugly blankets while Mom makes breakfast.

Mmmmm... Dump eggs, toast and hot chocolate

Then you play with Batman and friends and enemies.

And of course there is always the inevitable Monster Truck attack on the Bat Cave. 

I think I remember that in the comic or maybe it was on a T.V. episode?

No matter, Batman is no match for a dueling set of Monster Trucks. 

It was a very fun filled snowy day, full of little boy giggles, smiles and imagination.

Just Kidding!!!

Okay, so my last post I titled "Spring is in the air".  Well my friends a cold front hit and blew that spring air completly away!  It was 70 something degrees on Friday.  I sent my son to school in shorts and flip flops.  When I pulled into the babysitters drive way, he was playing with water guns?  Less than 48 hours later... well lets just say warm Jammie's, hot meals and coca were the call of the day. 

This is what I woke up to Sunday morning.

And I thought only men could be this fickle...  Ahh spring in Utah