Some people think all I do is talk about health and wellness...well, sometimes I do, but part of being well is also filling your time up with things you love.  There is a lot I love about summer, the pool, spending time with the kids, family vacations...list continues.  BUT...what I really enjoy is my summer projects.  I lay out these projects each summer for a chance for me to GROW personally.  This summer I have several things on that list but one of them was making summer dresses for my daughter.

Both of my grandmother's sewed.  One sewed in a factory for a living.  And, I was SO blessed that both taught me how to sew!  I pulled out my sewing machine, dusted it off, went shopping for fabric and created a few fun dresses for my daughter to play in.

Here are some pictures.  I added adjustable straps at the top for her comfort.

I had a blast!!  And...completed a summer project!  Do you have summer projects?  If so, what are your they?

School has started, cooler weather, and lots more!  Today became FALL DAY!  I couldn't help myself...my favorite season needed to be celebrated.  Here are just a few ideas so that you too, can have a FALL DAY with the kids! 

Books:  SEASONS, Fancy Nancy's Halloween or Bust, Book on Thanks

Theme was ALL about Fall!

Lunch:  PB&J sandwich, cheese and yogurt

Craft:  Tree of Many Colors.

Snack:  Cranberry and White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies




For Lunch was some yummy PB&J but I used the Pampered Chef (click on the link for my pampered chef lady, if you don't have one) small cookie cutter set, to carve out some lovely "fall" like shapes for the kids to eat.  Today, I just so happened to be in the mood for pumpkins.

From Target!  All you need is 1 egg, water, and a good bit of butter...or I use yogurt based margarine. I used this as a great opportunity to let the kids help.  Each of them had 2 ingredients and we just mixed in the bowl.  I gave them each a spoon and let them spoon the contents on the pan.

Here I just took construction paper and made a tree and cut out some dots for leaves.  We talked about how the leaves change color and how they fall (which is why my daughter put them all over the tree).