Archives for December 2015

Troop Beverly Hills

December 30, 2015 By Cari@MakingOurMemories 1 Comment

Over the summer, I signed up Big Sister for Girl Scouts. A few weeks went by and I got an email asking for troop leader volunteers. Extra time with my little love and her friends? Why not give it a try?

If only I knew how much time this commitment would suck out of me?!?!? AHH – but when I see all those little happy faces it makes it worth it:)

In early November we held an Investiture Ceremony at the Elementary School to welcome the girls into Girl Scouts. I think they all had a great time!

I searched all over the internet for ideas! We went with a fairly simple “script” (similar to here) and decided to serve cupcakes and water after the ceremony.

I pinned each of the girls.

I made each girl their own Daisy Hair Bow and they also each got flowers, a balloon and a certificate.

Big Sister is so happy that I get to come to school and do this with her. It makes up for the lack of sleep:)

Halloween

December 29, 2015 By Cari@MakingOurMemories Leave a Comment

As mentioned, I am making up for some lost time and recapping the last few months of 2015!

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays!

Our amazing town organizes window painting. Big Sister has done this for the past few years and looks forward to it!

I wanted the girls to match this year – Big Sister decided that they should be Tinker Bell. Although I miss making her costumes; I don’t want to spend hours making something that I will have to fight her to wear! Picking my battles…..

Since Halloween fell on a Saturday this year, our town’s parade was on 10/31. So we started out the day marching in the parade.

And after lunch we geared up for a few parties and trick-or-treating.

A Halloween is never complete without Jack’s costume:)

First Birthday

December 28, 2015 By Cari@MakingOurMemories 1 Comment

Little Sister’s first birthday was on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in September. The weather was *almost* perfect – it was still warm, but not crazy hot. I say “almost” because after we ate cake it started to rain! I was SO glad the rain held up until the very end! It made clean-up a bit of a pain but at least we were able to enjoy the majority of the party!

Little Sister decided to celebrate her birthday by taking her first steps that weekend!

I ordered a Mickey Bounce Castle for the older kids to enjoy. And a neighbor was able to face paint!

Otherwise, I kept the party fairly simple (for me). I order a few of the decorations from Etsy Shops and some prints from Fox Prints. Sadly, the pavilion we had this party in recently burned down – so although these pictures hold great memories, they are a little sad too!

I think she enjoyed her first party!!!

Almost over…

December 27, 2015 By Cari@MakingOurMemories 1 Comment

With only a few days left in 2015, I thought it would be a good idea to recap the last few months! Two kids, full time job, Girl Scout Leader, wife, maid/cook/housekeeper – sadly, all seem to take priority over this “diary” of mine. Here is a recap of September 2015; albeit a few months late! #betterlatethennever

With Big Sister starting Kindergarten, our annual Labor Day weekend in Saratoga Springs, NY was a welcomed “break”.

We had breakfast at the Track – right next to the horses!