Dave and I have decided on a name for the little guy. His name is Charles Stewart Mader. We will call him Charlie. Charles is a family name on all sides. The name game was not a fun thing but so happy with the final result.
I cannot believe we will get to meet sweet Charlie in just three months! It’s crazy how fast time flies by.
Lexie wanted to send both sets of grandparents a long distance hug. It was a fun project and Lexie thoroughly enjoyed painting her hands. The ribbon taped to the back of the hands is the actual measurement of her arm span. The grandparents were pleasantly surprised.
As for treats (valentines), I had to make two different sets. One for MMO and one for preschool. I couldn’t do the same because some kids are in both classes with Lexie.
For MMO I found a cute idea from Pinterest. I changed it up a bit but the general idea came from there.
I got packs of goldish and decorated them with V-day ribbon along with some homemade labels. I added something sweet as well (a sweetarts lollipop). The kids needed a little sweetness on Valentines day. 
For Lexie’s Preschool class, I found another cute idea thanks to Pinterest.
I filled bags with honey/chocolate teddy grahams. A little “bear hug” from Lexie. And since her class is the Penguins, I found these cute penguin stickers to stick on the bags. I also thought these kids needed a little something sweet. So I included “princess castle” suckers.
As for the teachers, I made strawberry cupcakes with strawberry icing. Lexie was my little helper. We had a few left over to indulge in.
The cupid came to visit Lexie on Valentines Day morning. The cupid loaded her up with a bunch of Disney stuff for her to take to Disney world in a few days.
A “Daddy Warbucks” locket. Thanks Papa and SuSu. Also thank you to Auntie Brit and G’ma & G’pops. Lexie loved all her goodies!
Lexie also got a cute bear/candy hearts (that she already ate) from her friend, Spencer. So cute!
“Thanks for my treats!”
The picture above was so funny. I kept telling Lexie it was time to get in the car for school. She looked at me and said, “five more minutes.” I couldn’t help but chuckle.
I’m always looking for fun DIY projects. Since it’s been so nice outside lately (feels like spring), Lexie and I have been enjoying sitting/playing on the deck. While she has tea parties with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, & Daisy, I figured I would take time to do a fun craft.
I love, love, love silhouettes. I had the famed author/silhouette artist, Clay Rice, do Lexie’s silhouette recently. Silhouettes are so classic and never seem to go out of style. They also make great gifts to grandparents/family. Since I adore paper (stationery), I’m always looking for unique cards. For some reason I saw Lexie’s framed silhouette in the family room and thought of a fun idea – make silhouette stationery! It wasn’t very hard and I already had the materials on hand.
What you will need:
Inspiration
Trace the original silhouette with tracing paper (I didn’t want mess up the original one). Cut it out. Use the traced cut out to trace onto your card stock. Then cut out all the card stock silhouettes (this takes a little time). Use glue to attach the silhouette onto the front of the plain cards (I prefer a glue stick. Elmer’s glue can sometimes cause the paper to clump in places). Voila! There you have you’re very own silhouette cards. I was thinking about running the cards through the printer to personalize the card before I glued the silhouette on, but thought it looked better without a name. I kept it classic.
Finished Product!
