Halloween is approaching!

Hello everyone! I haven't posted in awhile...school, school, and more school work. I dread the beginning of school every year, but for paperwork reasons only! I love seeing the students again and getting back into a routine. I will be posting in a couple of days a little project I just completed for Halloween and it turned out so cute!! I love glittery things so keep checking back and you can find out how to create your own 'glittery' Halloween decor for your home! :)

American Girl Felicity Birthday Party

Alivia attended her friend Caroline's American Girl Felicity Birthday Party last night and it was darling! The girls each brought their American Girl to the party and a table was set for the girls AND for their dolls! My friend Leslie had made tea sandwiches, cookies, mini rolls with strawberry freezer jam and pink lemonade to drink. The girls each received an apron and mop cap (handmade by Caroline's mom) to wear (so cute!). They kneaded homemade bread (then baked by Leslie), cut up strawberries for homemade strawberry freezer jam (which was jarred for them to take home). For their goodie bags, each girl received their homemade bread, freezer jam, a paper cone filled with old-fashioned candy, a bag of homemade marbles, and homemade sugar cookies. Alivia sat in the car with her friend Arianna on the way home and all they talked about was how AWESOME Caroline's birthday party was!

Dinner with Old Friends

I enjoyed a wonderful meal last night with some old friends I worked with in Newark. We ate at California Pizza Kitchen in Easton and it was wonderful! Definitely try the Greek pizza with avocado substituted for the mediterranean chicken, FABULOUS! Unfortunately, the dinner was a goodbye dinner. One of the therapists I worked with for a couple of years, Tracy Hitesman, took a new position with Boardman City Schools. I wish her the best of luck in her new job and many new and wonderful adventures!(Tracy is the young lady in the front row on the left).

Summer Class at Glass Axis

Alivia and I went to Glass Axis in Columbus for a class on glass blowing yesterday. We met our friends Leslie and Caroline there and boy was it interesting! They have to heat the glass to 2000 degrees in order to manipulate it into the shape they want. They put small shards of glass (almost like sanding sugar you use on sugar cookies) into the hot glass to make the different colors. The girls really enjoyed it and got to make a bracelet with two glass heart beads to take home. If anyone is ever interested in going to Glass Axis, it's located on Norton Avenue in Columbus (right off of Olentangy River Road) and they offer classes for children and adults all year round!

Summertime!

Hello everyone! Hope you are enjoying this beautiful summer we have been having so far, HOT of course :) Here is a sneak peek of the little picnic baskets we are giving our friends who are joining us tomorrow for a picnic at our house! More about the picnic to come...

Alivia's 8th Birthday Chinese Tea Party

Alivia celebrated her 8th birthday on June 19th with a few friends at the house. She has been intrigued by the Asian culture for awhile now so when I mentioned if she'd like to have a Chinese Tea Party for her birthday, she was onboard! The girls were given Chinese chengsoam dresses (along with their invitations) to wear to the party. They enjoyed sweet and sour chicken, wonton soup, and egg rolls for dinner with cupcakes for dessert! The girls also received chopsticks to eat dinner with and enjoyed some green tea. After gifts were opened the girls departed with fortune cookies dipped in pink chocolate and sprinkles to take home in chinese take-out boxes! A great time was had by all!

The Beginning

Hello everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the summer with friends and family :) The last weekend of June we spend in Uniontown, Pennsylvania celebrating the wedding of my niece Rachel to Brandon Katzeff (my new nephew-in-law! YAH!!). The wedding was beautiful and the bride was stunning (I may be a little prejudiced since she's my niece, LOL!) I wish Rachel and Brandon a lifetime of wedded bliss and joy :)

Carnival Birthday Party Favors

These are the favor bags the kids all carried around Chase & Cole's birthday party to hold their prizes from the games they played. The bags were also filled with stickers and a foam clown nose for the photo booth :) The bags were specially made from a very nice woman named Sandy Mickle. If you ever have a need for cute gift totes or favors, look her shop up on Etsy.com (Hugs and Holidays). You won't be sorry!

Chinese Tea Party Favor

Here are one of the favors the girls will be taking home with them on Sunday. I took fortune cookies and dipped them in pink chocolate melting wafers (which I purchased at Michael's) and then dropped pink sprinkles on the chocolate. The tag reads 'Thank You' in Chinese. Stay tuned for more goodies!...

Preview!

Here are just a few decorations I will be using for Alivia's upcoming 8th Birthday Chinese Tea Party on Sunday. I'll post a few more pictures of the invitations and favors as I get them finished. The girls are all wearing cheongsam dresses we purchased while in Chinatown during our visit to San Francisco this past Spring. Should make for some great photo ops with the girls :)

Chase & Cole's 4th Birthday Party

Hello everyone! The kids had a great time at their Carnival 4th Birthday Party this past Saturday! There were carnival games in the backyard and lots of smiles to go around! Here are some pics. of the festivities and more details of the party to come later :) Enjoy!

Whew!

Hello Everyone! I have not been a good blogger as of late! The end of the year has taken it's toll on me yet again (I'm recovering from allergies, a cold, meeting after meeting and mounds of paperwork). We also just had the twins' 4th birthday party today and I hope to post pictures tomorrow or Monday of all the fun! It was a great time with family and friends :) Until then...

We Return To Your Regularly Scheduled Programming...

Sorry we've been MIA for the last month or so...the family has had a lot going on (work, trips, Brownie meetings, life!). We have a late Easter dinner tomorrow night, Jason's birthday tomorrow, Mother/Daughter Luau on Saturday night and then a slight reprieve for the week. I'll post some pictures of the Easter dinner, birthday, and Luau hopefully on Monday, so stay tuned!...

Father/Daughter Mardi Gras Dance

Here is a picture of my darling husband and daughter at her Girl Scout Father/Daughter Mardi Gras Dance held this past Saturday evening. Aren't they cute?!

Our Sweethearts

Here is picture of our 3 sweethearts on Valentine's Day. The family went out to lunch at a Chinese Buffet (chinese food is Alivia's favorite!). How did you spend Valentine's Day with your sweethearts?!

Snow, Snow and More Snow

Here is a pic. I took of the houses across the street this past week while shoveling our driveway (for about the 10th time!) Spring, where are you?!

School Valentine's

Alivia made these treat bags for her classmates and filled them with candy. The personalized stickers were ordered from an Etsy seller, Envogue Designs. We embelished the mailboxes (bought from the Target Dollar Spot) and she is giving them to her two classroom teachers. We filled them with notepads (also from the Target Dollar Spot) and a small box of Anthony Thomas chocolates. Hopefully she will get to deliver them tomorrow!

Valentine Crafts

Hello everyone,

This is my first post on our blog and I hope to be able to keep all our family and friends updated on what is happening here in Pataskala, Ohio with the Massie Five :) Alivia just recently hosted a little Valentine's party for some of the neighborhood girls and here are some of their crafts as well as the decorations and party favors they took home.  All of the kids had a great time crafting and snacking on treats :)