Braun Forehead Thermometer

It has been quite the week at my house.  A disgusting illness made it's way into my two year old.  A flemy cough, fever, runny nose, and general sick from head to toe.  He has been pretty miserable but we are finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.  My boy is what I call a wiggle worm, in fact both of my boys are.  So taking their temperature is challenging.  I got this thermometer just in time.  It is a Forehead Thermometer from Braun and it has been a life saver.  All you do is put the thermometer at forehead level go forward and in, I kid you not, 3 seconds I had his temperature.  Now if only I had a medicine that acted and went down as quickly hopefully that is coming in the future.  I highly recommend if you want to make your life easier with sickness and fevers in your house that you pick one up.

***This product was provided to me for free from Influencer although the product was provided for free all opinions are entirely my own.

Frankenstein Feet

Items you will need for this Halloween project:
Green washable Tempera Paint
Black washable Tempera Paint
(1) white card stock for each child
Trashbag
Paintbrush
Wet wipes or baby wipes
Scissors

1)  I used a paintbrush and painted the lower half of the foot green and the toes black

2)  Then I had my boy place his foot on the paper and I held it down to make sure it made the best print.  I had to use my paintbrush to fill in some areas.  This part was very ticklish so beware laughter may ensue.  

3)  Then I left the paper to dry.

4)  When it is dry using your paintbrush and black paint make 2 circles on either side of the top for the ears, eyes, mouth, and scar.

5)  Then cut it out.  Don't worry about mistakes you can just cut the imperfections around it.

Here is my 6 and 2 year olds feet

Hope you enjoy making this fun and easy craft with your little ones for Halloween.

Picture Day

In honor of my son's Kindergarten picture day,  I thought I could share some of my cute, awkward, and embarrassing school photos throughout the years

4 years old

7 years old and who back then didn't have a photo with a profile of yourself in the background?

9 years old

My most awkward school picture at 14 years old.  I was up all night the night before because I was draining a pot of broccoli and the hot water poured out on my hand so I had blisters and a lot of pain. I had the great idea that I was going to take my picture without my glasses.  Oh I forgot to mention since I hurt my hand my mom did my hair.

If you have a funny or awkward school photo share.  Don't leave me out here awkward all alone.  

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An Orange at School

My boy has adjusted fairly well to Kindergarten.  He loves to go everyday (hopefully that lasts forever).  At his school for behavior they have a rainbow of behavior.  The best color is red and purple is the worst.  The order is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. It was a little confusing for him at first because at preschool red was the worst.  Throughout the day depending on the child's behavior the child is moved either up or down throughout intervals in the day.  At the beginning of the day everyone starts out at purple and they work their way up.  Great concept.  Everyday I get a report if anyone got a really bad color and what color he received during our drive home.  Well last week at car pickup, Aiden walked towards our car with his hands over his eyes.  I know my boy well and I knew he was upset. Still with his hands over his eyes I asked if he was upset and he said I don't want to tell you.  He buckled his seat belt and I drove toward home.  Then hesitantly he told me that he got orange and started to cry devastated.  He told me he got orange because toward playtime someone took his train track and he threw a piece of train track at him.  Now my boy does have a bit of a temper but it isn't normal for him to act out like this.  We talked about his reaction and with a promise to never do it again he calmed down a bit.  We had Pandora on in the car on the Sesame Street station and there is a song on there called Everyone makes mistakes.  I think Big Bird sings it.  He then said, "Mommy, I am so glad this song came on.  I really needed to hear it.  It reminded me that everyone makes mistakes right?"  Yes they do, Yes they do.

My Kid's Top Trader Joe's Picks

A Trader Joe's has recently opened up in our area and we love it! This is one store that my kids actually like going to, in fact they ask to go there all the time! They love the small kids shopping carts, free samples and juice, and of course the lollipops given to them by the employees. I love how the store goes out of their way to make kids happy and in return mom is happy! I also love their great prices on organic foods and a wide variety of yummy food without all the yucky preservatives. Over the years shopping there, both in California and now here in Orlando, my family has definitely found some favorites that are now household staples. These are some of our favorites that I definitely recommend trying!

1. Trader Joe's French Toast

Morning times are very quick now with school back. These are great and very tasty, even my non-breakfast loving daughter loves these! Just pop in the microwave for a minute and voila! 

2. Cinnamon Schoolbook Cookies

My kids love these, and I love that they don't have any artificial coloring or flavors! Plus they make snack time educational, and my 5 year old loves spelling words with these before gobbling them up! 

3. Joe's Diner Mac and Cheese 

I'm really not a fan of already prepared frozen food, usually because it contains lots of preservatives and just doesn't taste great. But this Mac and cheese is delicious. I love it because it tastes like a "fancier" Mac and cheese yet my kids devour it. My son loves me to make this in a morning and pack it in a thermos for his school lunch! 

4. Trader Ming's Soyaki Sauce

My kids are pretty picky eaters and dinner time can get very boring sometimes. This sauce is an awesome marinade that both my husband and I AND the kids love, win! We usually cut up chicken thighs and then marinade them with the sauce for a day and then pan fry and it is delicious. The sauce also works great with veggies. 

5. Trader Joe's Organic Popping Corn

We love popcorn here and it is a staple to our weekly movie night. This popcorn does pop up nicely and you can flavor it with whatever you wish, we usually like to melt a little butter to put in. The bag is pretty inexpensive and lasts a while, making it a great value! 

Progress Report

It is that time of year where you learn how your child is doing at school.  I received my boy's report and everything is S-Satifactory, N-For Need Work,  and U-Unsatisfactory.  Academically he had S which I was very happy to see.  I have been a bit worried about the transition to Kindergarten but thankfully he is doing great.  Then I got to the Behavior section and there were 2 N-For Need Work
The first was following classroom rules and the other was taking responsibility for his actions.  I was a little surprised by the learning to follow classroom rules almost everyday he gets red (the best color). But I was not surprised at the not taking responsibility for his actions.  My boy is famous for blaming someone else if something doesn't go right or he has an issue.  He is getting better though.  Hopefully we can get rid of that habit.  Do you have a child who has an occasional issues for blaming others when he has something go wrong?  I definitely want to break the habit because I definitely don't want him as he is older blaming everyone else for his problems.  Part of growing up is taking responsibility for your actions.  Fingers crossed that this is just a phase.