Easter Party!!!!

When it comes to children, there is always a party celebration on the horizon. Easter is one of those big celebrations that everyone loves to enjoy. I have been planning my son’s class Easter party for about a month. His class will enjoy a game, craft and egg hunt. I will start out the party with them making a bunny bag to collect Easter eggs. They will also try to guess how many jellybeans there are in eight different jars. I got different size jars / bottles so the numbers are very different. In two jars I mixed up some gummies, candy corn with the jellybeans so it makes thing very interesting.

When these kids find out they will have a chance to win one of these jars felled with jellybeans they are going to flip. I needed to make this very organized or with 19 excited children, it could get very ugly very fast. I labeled all jars alphabetically. Then on the matching large egg, I wrote the number of jellybeans on the back. Each small egg represents a child in the class. That child will tell me how many jellybeans they think are in the jars. I will write it down and whoever comes closest will win. The second closest will win a baggie with 20 beans in it. The third place will win a baggie with 10 beans. Every child will be a winner.

Now for the craft!!! The bunny bag… I used white self adhesive foam board for the bunny face.

Then I cut a tie out of blue foam board. With the leftover white foam board, I cut small circles to fill in the center of the tie. I used pink paper for the ears and whiskers. Use black paper for the nose and eyes. 

This will be the only thing they will have to cut out.

Glue all parts on with a glue stick.

Lastly stick the bunny to the bag.

I can’t forget they will end the party with cupcakes and juice. I will make a post of the party on Friday. 

Our traditional Easter Bunny Picture.

 We have many traditions and one of our favorite is going to see the Easter Bunny. There was a time when the Easter bunny held my little boy in his arms. Now my little boy is not so little anymore and he will only sit next to him. I'm hoping I could get a couple of more years of these family favorite pictures.

Anxiously waiting!!!!

Over the weekend, we had a fun play date. I am going to post many pictures of these little ones so their mom can see how much fun they had. Their mom has not seen her two children since March 6th. She has been in Russia adopting their new beautiful addition to their family. They have been in the process of adopting their European princess for four months. Her family here is anxiously waiting for their new sister to come home. It looks like it might be another week before she gets to come home.  You can read more about her adventures.  Our lives adventures
It is so nice now that it is staying light later. They came over and played inside for about an hour. We then had pizza. After pizza they all went outside and played with the vehicles. They have some great imaginations. The emergency scenarios were so funny. They were making believe they were going to a fire then the fire truck broke down and the John deer came to the rescue. The john deer had to follow the fire engine to make sure it would not break down again.

The fire truck broke down and The Cisco Kid is on the job.

His little helper along for the ride.

The Cisco Kid is on the radio trying to worn the fire truck there is a problem.

They pulled into the repair station they set up with signs.

 

After a very exhausting time fighting fires, repairing the fire truck and racing around to save everyone they were hungry for some cookies, and cookies they got. It was a very fun play date. 

An every day Condiment can help you loose weight!!!!!!

Choose This Fat-Burning Condiment

It's perfect on potatoes, very good on veggies, and divine in salad dressings. And the best news yet? It may help with fat burning. The magic condiment in question: vinegar.

Obese people who took in 1 to 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar daily in a study melted significantly more body fat and belly fat than a group taking a placebo -- despite being on the same diet and exercise plan.

A Sour Path to Skinny

Vinegar may offer a weight loss boost thanks to acetic acid. Seems this sour stuff does double-duty fat-blasting, inhibiting the body's ability to store fat while boosting its ability to burn it. And even though apple cider vinegar was the type used in the recent study, researchers suspect most varieties of the liquid seasoning could have the same get-skinny effects. (Find out what the YOU Docs think about vinegar and weight loss.)

Other Tart Benefits

Vinegar also seemed to help lower bad-for-the-heart triglyceride levels and systolic blood pressure at the end of the 12-week study. That's a Sherpa's load of health benefits for one little flavor maker. So get your daily dose of vinegar with one of these tart-tasting, waist-whittling RealAge recipes:

When you're craving tart: Give your salad and grilled veggies a refreshing citrus-flavored punch with this Lemon-Balsamic Vinaigrette.

When you're craving savory: Add a Mediterranean touch to chicken with this Chicken in Garlic-Vinegar Sauce.

When you're craving sweet: Add a bit of tangy sweetness to dessert with these Balsamic-Spiked Strawberries.

Did You Know?

Apple cider vinegar can make your skin and hair beautiful, too.

By RealAge

Can Balsamic Bring Weight and Blood Sugar Down?


by Mehmet C. Oz, MD, and Michael F. Roizen, MD


Q. Is apple cider vinegar the only vinegar that works for stabilizing blood sugar and cutting appetite?

A. It doesn't seem to matter what vinegar -- white, apple cider, or even red raspberry -- you use. What's critical is that you use the vinegar that has 5% acidity (acidity is typically marked on the label). The waist benefits of vinegar come from its acetic acid. In balsamic vinegar, it's masked by a sweet taste, but it's there. Trust us, we're docs.

The antiglycemic effect is greater the more vinegar you consume: The bare minimum for lowering your blood sugar is 1 to 2 tablespoons. It's not the most chuggable liquid, so we think the best delivery system is as a salad dressing. Mix your favorite vinegar with olive oil at a 2 (vinegar):1 (oil) ratio, and serve with mixed leafy greens, crucifers like watercress and arugula, and other veggies.

I guess that is why the most popular salad dressing when on a diet is a light vinegarette dressing.   Makes sence to me!!!!