The Hawaiian Day that was & wasn't

The last week of school they had a spirit week, or was it the week before the last week - doesn't really matter I suppose. Anyway on Friday of spirit week they were scheduled to have Hawaiian Day. Dan had taken Abbie to Wal-Mart to pick out a couple of new outfits (one for her one for Nate) & I had picked up some cheap flip flops at Target. The night before I got this great (at least in my head) idea to bling out the flip flops for Abbie.

I thought they turned out super cute & was so excited to show them to Abbie in the morning (we had even painted her nails a matching shade of pink earlier in the day), I was just sure she would love them. The next morning came and everything changed...

Nate got up, ready for school & off he went - he was so excited about the day ahead.

Abbie however woke up with a sore throat and a raging fever, so she didn't go to school. She was heartbroken about it. She LOVED the flip flops! We made a compromise, she got to wear her outfit to the doctor's office & I would get it all clean & she could wear it all again the last day of school. It made things a little better for her. (She ended up having Strep.) She looked so cute - both times!

See? SO CUTE!

 

Even a pretty hair do.

Really not feeling that great.

I eventually got a smile out of her.

I am grateful for warm days and cool nights, mostly that summer has finally decided to show up! Not that I love being hot - but the sunshine lifts everyone's spirits, and besides it really doesn't get that hot here - another thing to be grateful for!

Oh in the Indecision

Yesterday I couldn't decide what I wanted to post there were 2 that I wanted to do - then the day got away from me and I ended up getting nothing posted so today I'm shooting for a 2 for 1, and then I can post both the things I wanted to from yesterday - so without further delay:

The Krabby Patty

First let me start by saying I really don't like - maybe even hate - Sponge Bob. Long long painful story - However my kids don't share my disdain for him, and frankly Dan doesn't either. I try to filter (read - banish) Sponge Bob as much as I possibly can, that said the other day I was making chicken burgers for lunch for the little girls (this was before school got out) and Kassie informed me she wanted a Krabby Patty. For your reference, this is what a Krabby Patty looks like

Sponge Bob is a fry cook by profession & makes these all day. That's the show in a nutshell - plus a lot of crass junk, but I digress. So Kassie wants one for lunch, So being the creative mom I am (cough,cough, sputter, sputter) - ANYWAY I put her chicken patty on her plate and gave her a bun and asked what else she needed to make a Krabby Patty - she said pickles, so I got her pickles. She didn't ask for anything else (I asked again).

She went right to work.

 

Oops - sidetracked - time to taste test the pickles.

Almost there.

The final touch - smashing down the top of the bun.

Her final creation.

She eventually ate it all - although not full assembled. She tried, she couldn't get it in her mouth- gee imagine that! Funny funny girl. Now every time we have chicken burgers she says she's eating a Krabby Patty, so if she asks you for a Krabby Patty - give her a chicken burger, with pickles please!

So much to be grateful for. Today it's the creative imagination of an almost 3 year old, I simply can't wait to see what the future holds for her on this grand adventure of life. Love our funny little duck!