Kelly Kits vs The Dollar Store

So a few weeks back I bought a voucher on Mamabargains for 3 months of Kelly Kits. I had seen them on talk shows before. They're these cute little craft kits that come in the mail monthly. They contain everything for 2 children to create a masterpiece! I thought this would be great for the kiddos. Something that could come in the mail for them to do on a rainy day or a day where I need 10 minutes to myself.
Well my first kit came yesterday. Bear had school, so it was just Monkey and I. When I got the parcel I thought it was sort of thin, I was like hmmm I wonder what it is!!!! When I opened, to say huge disappointment would be an understatement. A Canadian subscription to Kelly Kits is $19.99/month or $199.99/year. I probably got $2 worth of craft items. See picture below.
This made me rethink. What's so hard about going to the dollar store, picking up $20 in craft supplies, which would be a lot of stuff! But take the time to cut it ourselves and bag them up in zipper bags. I plan on doing this in the upcoming weeks. Look for a post on that :)
I'm not usually one to complain about this kind of stuff, but this was just a little ridiculous to me. Usually it would be okay, not doing that again, but look at the picture. Would you pay $19.99 for that? Now to be fair, I will post my remaining two kits.

T'was The Day Before Father's Day..

And all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a cat!
It was a bit of a quiet afternoon in Mommyland today. Monkey was napping, Bear and his daddy went to lay down in his bed and read some books. After a while, I noticed it was a little quiet in the house, so I went looking and this is what I found! Serious cuteness, right? Bear rarely naps these days, so these moments really are the best.
Happy Father's Day tomorrow to all the Dads out there!

Learning Colours

Every experience is a chance to learn, even if it is just bath time! The boys have become obsessed with coloured baths! This is great for both boys. Bear loves mixing colours Seeing what we get when we mix 2 colours. Monkey loves dropping the little tabs and and watching them fizz around changing the water colour as they get smaller and smaller. Then Bear adds another colour, yet again transforming the water to a totally different colour! Fun, eh? These are extra awesome if you have a little one who maybe a little reluctant for bath time. I picked ours up at Walmart, you can also order from Amazon. Kind of on the cheap side? You can always make your own with a simple ice cube tray and a few drops of food colouring! So next time you hear but mom, I don't want to bath, just ask what colour they would like it to be ;)

Summer Bucket List!

Do you have big summer plans? As I was going through the calendar today going over everything that we have to do. It seemed like our calendar was quickly filling with summer chores more then summer fun. Don't get me wrong, even summer chores are fun! It's summer! Every thing's fun. But it seemed like our calendar was more like a babysitter's schedule then a family's schedule. So I created our family's summer bucket list! Little things that we want to do before the summer ends. With the exception of 'A Day Out with Thomas' everything on our bucket list is less expensive then an evening at the movies would cost for the four of us. I bought our tickets for Thomas a few weeks back, so we know for sure that's a go (the boys don't know that we're going, it's going to be a surprise...I guess it's a good thing neither of them can read yet ;) ) But pretty much anything else on the list can be a spur of the moment outing.

I LOVE scrapbooking! I used my digital scrapbooking software to create a cute bucket list. I'm going to print it off and hang it up so when the oppertunity presents itself, we can pick an outing and go. Also, because I've already created this, it's easy to print off to add to my Summer 2012 scrapbook! Not to mention, if we do everything on our bucket list, it's 9 new scrapbook pages, and 9 new blog posts! 

So, what's on your family's bucket list this summer?

Monkey the Meal Time Greeter!

This morning we had to do some running around. Bear needed some new shoes and shorts, we needed or order a new liner for the pool. Our errands of course ran over lunch time. So we thought we would  take the boys into Tim Horton's to grab something quick to eat, and didn't make me feel guilty like fast food chains do. If you have kids, you know you have a small window from the time you walk into a restaurant to the time kids have food in front of them before they start to loose their minds and make everyone around them pay! So we go in and order, my husband waits for our food, I take the boys to pick a place to sit. Monkey ends up beside the window beside where people walk in. Every single person who walked in was welcomed by this smiling face and a big wave. I always saw him being a coat check attendant, perhaps a bell hop. He's the one that when ever we have company he brings them their coat and shoes when he hears them say they're going to leave. After today though it makes me think, maybe he'll surprise us and be a Walmart greeter! 

Not to be outdone having pictures taken Bear of course had to pose with a super cheesy grin that would make any mother proud ;) 

Welcome to Mommyland!

I'm so excited to start blogging! This is something I've wanted to do for a while now and am finally just getting around to it! Let me start by introducing myself. I'm a stay at home mom to two wonderful boys who I will call monkey and bear. Monkey just turned two and bear will be five in September. I love reading blog's and seeing what here people have to say, so why not share what I have to say? Warning!!! I have a lot to say ;-)
So here's the fam! My husband and I have been together since we were 17, married 6 years this fall. This picture was taken mother's day at the beach. It was monkey's first time and he was a little nervous (as you'll come to learn, that's rare lol). He wasn't wanting to go near the water, wasn't wanting us to hold him while we were in the water. Finally right before we were ready to go home he decided he was going to give it a try and ran in...shoes and all!