Can't Forget the Mommas...

I know... I was kind of putting my cart before the horse with my Summer printables post, yesterday. It's just that when the inspiration strikes, I go with it! =)

After several conversations on the phone with my mom yesterday, I woke up inspired to create some Mother's Day printables. Lucky for you, huh?!

They are both in 5x7 and can be downloaded for free by clicking on the Box documents below. Super easy.

I am having my mom (and my dad) along with my grandma, my aunt, uncle and cousin over to celebrate Mother's Day this Sunday. Unfortunately, Marcos has to work... :(  But I do look forward to spending some precious time with the "moms" in my life.

What are your big plans for Mother's Day?!

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Barefoot Nico & A Slight Adventure

We dropped Nico off at my parents' house this past weekend. He was due for a mini-vacation, just him and his grandma and grandpa.  We got there late Friday evening... he was excited! It had been almost a year since he last got to spend the night.

The excitement wore off mid-morning the next day. He wanted to come home. In the worst way.
He called me and said that he knew I missed him... and because of that, he should come home! Mind you, we live about 40 minutes from my parents... it wasn't a quick drive. Knowing he was perfectly fine, I told him to behave and enjoy his time.

My mom called a few minutes later. Nico certainly has a mind of his own.

He decided that he was coming home, one way or another. He literally packed up as much as he could, in his little suitcase, grabbed his bear and exited the front door.

Nico was about 5 or 6 houses down the road, when he realized that the ground was too hot for him to be walking barefoot. He finally succumbed to my parents who were calling him from their front yard.  However, he refused to bring his suitcase back. My dad had to eventually rescue it.

All was forgotten, of his failed attempt at escaping, when my parents took him out for pizza and games later on that night. Nico called me again, but only to ensure that I was looking at the super moon at the same time he was.

He had a great night. But wouldn't you know that he had my parents in the car at 12:30 the next day to bring him home, earlier than planned?! He said he just missed us toooo much! :)

I love that kid.

Summer Printables

Can you believe that May is way underway? And that before long, summer will be here?
Crazy...
I decided to celebrate the fact that in only a few short days, my kiddos will hanging out with me for two whole months (can't decide if I am happy or sad about that!)...
Here are a few free summer printables for you! You know, to get you in the spirit of all things summer! :)

Download them below...






Enjoy!


P.S. I know that teacher's aren't really giving dirty looks, right?! It's the song lyrics. I had to stay true to Alice Cooper! :)

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An Amazing Sight

Picture this... it's Saturday night... around 8:45pm Pacific time. We are outside, looking for this:

(via Channel 12 Facebook site, Uploaded by Janice Heath-Escochea - Photo Editing by Me!)

But the little telescope we are trying to use isn't doing a well enough job. My good camera isn't charged, so I can't take a picture. I had too much CranRaspberry Margarita, maybe. Either way, instead of the super moon, something else caught my eye.

My little palm tree out front has a growth on it. Maybe two. I had no idea these types of palms had growths on them (margarita, remember?!). I was in awe.

I left the kids looking at the moon through the telescope and I tried to figure out what was going on with the landscaping. Abby swears she sees David Bowie on the moon, holding up a sign, declaring his love for her.
I pay her no attention; this palm tree growth has me intrigued.

After spending some time on Google, not quite remembering the type of palm we have but guessing, I decided those growths make my little palms look suspiciously like those of the much older date palms.

Do you think they are dates?! Or will be dates?
That makes me wonder if these palms will one day grow up to be BIG palms. I thought they'd stay little forever. If I would have know, I wouldn't have put them so close to the front of my house.

Uh-oh.

Edited to Add: My dad came over on Sunday afternoon. He said they are Pygmy Date palms. After several hours of sleep, I remember now. =)

The Crying Potato

Alex had to make a Spanish Tortilla (or Tortilla de Espana) for Spanish class. The object was to get the pronunciation and commands 100% correct. They did not grade him on taste (he didn't take it to school) or quality of the video, or acting ability. Let's just say that the Food Network probably won't be beating down my front door anytime soon.



The kid actually had his sister do all of the work, while he filmed it and read from the script. She fell for it. But again, the point was for him to speak Spanish, not to cook.  Alex said that when he presented the video to his class, they thought the potato was crying during the part where it was being cut, when in fact, it was Isa laughing. Again, we are dealing with amateurs. Although, I am quite impressed with Alex's video making skills. I don't even know how to make a video. Yet!

In the end, Alex actually received an A+ on it. Very proud of him! =)

I will be even more proud when he finally cleans my stove top. That flip was M.E.S.S.Y!

¡Una Fiesta!

We love us some May 5th around here! It's another day where we can love on our Mexican food. =)
In just a few hours, we will have the grill on for Carne Asada. I have the pinto beans soaking right now for homemade refried beans. And I am about to get my salsa on (the kind you eat, of course).

Happy Saturday, my friends. And....

Fab Five Pins of the Week: Teacher Tokens

I don't know about the rest of the world, but school is just about out for summer here in Arizona. With only 20 calendar days left of early nights and early mornings, I am looking forward to some summer fun.

But before we go there, I wanted to share some fabulous ideas I've pinned to my Teacher Tokens Pinterest board recently. It's just about time to start sending small tokens of appreciation to all of the fantastic teachers out there.

It's a little harder to do for my high schooler, with the number of teachers he sees in a day, plus the fact that it might not be cool. So, this year, I may send them a note of appreciation on my own accord. For my middle schooler, same thing. That is why I can't wait for Nico to start Kindergarten in the fall. =)  But with all of that said, I figured I could still share what I've found to be adorable - in case YOU were looking for ideas.

#5 - from Somewhat Simple - an oven mitt filled with goodies.

#4 - from Rachel Berry -Thoughtful summer gift idea.

#3 - from Eighteen25 - Dry erase board.

#2 - from Tammy Mitchell Designs - SODA-lighted, super cute!

#1 - from Chic & Cheap Nursery - Crayon Monogram

There you have it. Five fabulous ideas for the teacher(s) in your life. I encourage you to take a look at each of the ideas, maybe they will give you PINsperation to come up with your own tokens of appreciation.