Elf on the Shelf---100 things Elf can do

1. read a favorite book

2. use masking tape to make a path or fun words

3. play a favorite game

4. play in the nativity set

5. snowball fight with cotton balls

6. play in a bowl of spaghetti (no sauce) : )

7. eat some Winter Oreo Cookies w/ Red Creme and dip in milk

8. bake a cake for Jesus birthday

9. play checker or chess

10. spin the bottle with stuffed animals

11. make a mess in the bathroom with the toothpaste

12. getting into the shaving cream

13. hang from a balloon bouquet

14. paint the kids noses with lipstick or sharpie (to match Rudolph)

15 play the Wii or Nintendo

16. hang on the Christmas tree

17. Elf The Car or make the car a Reindeer Vehicle

18. play the piano or guitar- holiday song sheet music is perfect

19. replace family photos with elf photo

20. elf photo appears as the screensaver on the family computer

21. write "ho ho ho" in toothpaste in the bathroom sink

22. hack into email or Facebook leave a fun little message

23. use dry erase marker to write on glass covering a family picture

24. play Justin Bieber Under The Mistletoe Christmas Music and have a Justin Bieber rock concert

25. take pictures (of themselves) - find the digital camera full of elf pics

26. love to drive. Find the car is parked crazy or car speakers blaring Christmas music.

27. put together a Christmas puzzle

28. unroll toilet paper - TP the Christmas tree or kids room

29. make snow angels in flour/sugar on the counter

30. empty out a drawer

31. use masking tape to tape something up

32. do a crossword puzzle

33. snack on candy - empty a candy bag

34. love Christmas music. Christmas music is on with the CD's everywhere

35. be a trapeze artist on a chandelier, kitchen rack, etc...

36. try on all the coats in the closet - leave in a pile

37. knit or crochet

38. write on an Etch A Sketch

39. use a dry erase marker to write some fun words on a mirror on window

40. use sharpie and write on mom or dad (the forehead would get a good laugh)

41. go fishing with goldfish crackers

42. sit atop a chandelier (make sure there is no fire hazard)

43. go sledding

44. sit on top of folded laundry

45. tea party with stuffed animals/barbies

46. love to drive Barbie sized car or jeep

47. color in a coloring book

48. bake some cookies and leave the mess for the kids to clean ; )

49. hang Multi Color Mini Christmas Lights in the kids room

50. leave fast food wrappers (with leftovers) scattered around

51. get out the hair dryer and hair bows

52. hide in snow boots or coat pockets

53. make a cup tower with cups

54. display the kids underwear and socks all over the bedroom or family room

55. play with play dough and cookie cutters

56. make a mess with the cereal - spell out the kids names with cereal

57. make lego figurines or sculptures

58. gets out the exercise equipment - headband around the elf's head is a must

59. marshmallow fight

60. snowball fight with cotton balls

61. turn milk green

62. hide something special and hide with it

63. paint on a piece of art paper a self-portrait

64. grab the remote for some TV viewing

65. hide in the freezer (they miss the north pole)

66. popcorn fight

67. play on the computer keyboard. elf the family (elfyourself.com)

68. do interesting things with candy canes - hang everywhere

69. wait at the bus stop for the kids to arrive

70. leave an elf Elf on the Shelf Ornament on the tree

71. play with blocks

72. get into stickers (round colored labels) and leave a mess

73. make paper snowflakes and hang around

74. bake some Christmas cookies

75. check out the fish bowl

76. ride a skateboard

77. ride a bike

78. hide in the mittens and place in an unusual spot

79. playground planking

80. hang from the rearview mirror in the car

81. graffiti with Can of Spray Snow

82. leaves a gingerbread house kit to decorate

83. to bring new socks or mittens to the kids

84. perch atop a headboard or picture frame

85. write out the dinner menu using wacky north pole terms for dinner

86. leave notes about doing well in school

87. love to make a mess with diapers and diaper wipes

88. green pee in the toilet

89. play with toys

90. play in bath bubbles

91. make an igloo with Sugar Cubes

92. hang out of the Christmas stocking

93. read the polar express book with lots of Jingle Bells scattered around

94. make a mess with Christmas lights

95. use scrabble tiles to leave a Christmas message

96. paint everyones toes red

97. sweep the kitchen

98. pile all the couch pillows into a pile

99. play tic-tac-toe on the bathroom mirror with lipstick or spray snow

100. write a letter to the kids using the world's smallest letter kit

GNO @ Steak Knife

Tonight Madison and I went out with my sister n nieces and their kids....It's so nice to be able to sit and enjoy my dinner and not having to inhale it ;)

Gosh .....I can't believe how fast my lil princess is growing up....I can't wait until Chloe is old enough to be able to join Madison and me on our girls outing.....

Have a FABULOUS SATURDAY

Felicia

will be back

Wow, its summer and I am way behind on blogging. Gone are those long nights sitting in front of the TV watching shows and blogging. Here are the endless summer nights playing, traveling, and staying out way too late. I wouldn't have it any other way. I absolutely love summer!

5 things why I LOVE being a MOM

1. Goodnight kisses, tickle fights and BIG FISH Hugs! I also love their contagious smiles! My son sure knows how to milk that one.

2. My chubby babies! I was blessed with chubby babies and I LOVE every. single. roll! Those chubby cheeks, thighs, and chubby fingers are so yummy to love on! Once they grow up that a different story ;)

3. Hearing my son talk… it almost makes me sad when he learns how to pronounce his words the correct way. It’s just so dang cute listening to him say wuv you (love you), sawry (sorry), lelacopter (helicopter), baby seester (baby sister), mooore cookie pease (more cookies please), AWWSUME (awesome), Plowe (Chloe)

4. I truly enjoy getting down on the floor and playing around with my three little munchkins. I especially love doing this with my baby girl. She gets so excited and opens her mouth SO big when I get down on her level. Then there’s that giggle…ah! Nothing’s better than a laughing baby!

5. I {Heart} Nap Time. I really do. As much as I LOVE being a mom, I enjoy that time to myself to renew my magic “super mommy powers.”

I had a wonderful Mothers Day, and I hope you did too! I feel so blessed to be a mom. It definitely comes with it’s challenges, but I am so grateful for my three beautiful children. They are so fun!

Children Museum

My kids were getting cabin fever from being cooped up in the house this week...we got back from Destin on Wednesday morning and been indoors since then...just doing arts and crafts...since it is extremely too hot outside...so today I decided to take them somewhere r else they will go stir crazy inside ;)

We headed to the Children Museum...they had a blast...especially with the BUBBLE area..can't believe something so simple can make them so HAPPY ....what am I gonna do with them next week???? Guess I am gonna hit Michael's for some canvas so they can start painting and doing some more arts and crafts indoor....

What are u guys doing this summer.....I need some suggestions of what to do indoors with the kids...any IDEAS??

~Felicia

Destin.....memorial weekend 2011

Our first summer vacation was to Destin for Memorial weekend...we had such a great time..the kids loves the beach especially Madison..she could have spent the whole trip there. This is the 1st time Chloe has been to the beach and she loves it too ;)

We spent everyday at the beach or the pool...but only for about a couple or hours....then we would all go out to dinner. I cant wait to go back again before this summer is over....

~Felicia

Zoo

To celebrate Chloe bday and Madison graduation we wanted to do something just us 5 can enjoy so we headed to the Zoo for some fun and QT with our 3. We had breakfast at a local restaurant and headed to the Zoo as the doors open ....we took our time and saw each animals and teach the kids about the different animals and where they came from. We then had lunch their and finished off the trip with 5 rounds of the carousel....Chloe loved it ;) her first time on the carousel

UNTIL NEXT WEEK for our next family outing...hum...where are we gonna go?? Stay tune and find out :)

Madison's Kindergarten Graduation

Madison and Ethan

Chloe, dad, Ethan, mommy and Madison

Madison graduated from Kindergarden today....Happy Graduation my lil gal...we are so happy for u...Good luck in 1st grade sweetheart

Happy 1st bday

today my lil gal is 1

my heart aches a little just the thought of how fast they are growing up...seems like yesterday I bought this 7lbs 10 oz baby home from the hospital

She has really grown into her own self...very independent and full of life with TONS of character..

Happy Birthday my sweet little Chloe.

looking forward to many many many more

I love you TTM

PONTACHOULA..... Kingcake ...ummmmm yummy

Strawberry Shortcake Kingcake. This is a slice of heaven ;)

Disneyworld 2011

Truly is the HAPPIEST place on EARTH

Tet ...year of the RABBIT

Truoc them nam moi Tan Mao 2011 - Cau chuc toan the Gia Dinh va Quy ban be than thuong xa gan mot Nam Moi duoc doi dao suc khoe, an khang thinh vuong, duoc nhieu su may lanh trong nam moi va van su duoc dep nhu y....Chuc Mung Nam Moi Tan Mao :)

wishing you, your family and all ur love ones , a HAPPY NEW YEAR full of good health, fortune, success, love ♥♥ and much happiness ♥♥♥♥

teriyaki salmon

I love to eat salmon and this is by far one of the easiest recipe to make...

I love it on rice, salad or even just on top of big piece of cucumber ..

Ingredient: salmon

honey

teriyaki sauce

green onion

happy cooking

xoxo

FN

Renew...

Just renew my "zoo and aquarium" membership...perfect time since the weather is getting warmer and just in time for the summer ;)

My kids can go to the zoo every weekend...for some reason they never get bored of it.

diaper cake

I love making things especially crafty things...so when my niece asked me to make a diaper cake for one of my other niece babyshower....I was more than happy to agree to do it..The them color was blue, green and brown...so here it is..

should come with a REBOOT button

Lately I feel so run down and in a funk...is there a REBOOT button that I dont know about?? I thought that the beginning of the year I would really start it off with a BANG...I think that is exactly what I did..and now I am running on LOW or getting all jam up. I have so many projects going but nothing is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I feel like I am on automatic pilot...I wake up and I just go go go go etc..and the cycle goes on and on...I need to UP my step and finish these projects with more of a motivation. Can anyone tell me where the RESET button is?? I think what I need is a GET AWAY with just me and my 4...I need to RESET my family. I need to wrap up loose end and REFRESH my self and my family to REALLY start off

2011

love letters

every HOLIDAY i try to do something fun for the kids ...so Valentines I wanted them to participate in the "love" holiday....so I got them each a mailbox so that they can write little cute notes or draw a picture for each other. I also wanted it to be a way for Madison to practice her spellings words and its a great way for her to read also...pronouncing the words out...and its also a way for them to be learn to appreciate each other and expressing nice gestures. Tonight Ethan and I wrote a little "love" letter to Madison wishing her well on her spelling test tomorrow ...

When Ethan went to sleep I wrote a little cute letter/draw a picture of how much I love Ethan and so happy that he is doing so well in his potty training ...NO ACCIDENT day or night ;)

For Chloe I just drew a whole bunch of hearts on her letter...

Cant wait to see their faces tomorrow morning :)

If anyone have any other cute suggestions that they do with their lil ones please share it....I am always looking for new ideas

XOXO

FN

Seafood a la vodka pasta

I love making this dish cuz it is so QUICK and has so much flavor....I think it took me about 20 minutes and dinner is served

Ingredients:

1/2 pounds of shrimps (peeled deveined)

1 pound of crawfish tails

1 can of rotel

1 t of garlic minced

1 cup of VODKA

1 t of blackened seasoning

pinch of parsley (dried)

butter

1 pound of pasta

green onion to garnished

red pepper flakes to garnished

gonna be a daily thing.....

pecan praline

cream cheese and ROYAL (lemon, strawberry, apple and cream cheese)

Jan 3rd marks the beginning of my KING CAKE addiction ....this is gonna be one of my WEEKLY trips to the different bakery to get my KING CAKE fix. Last year I got one every week until RANDAZZO close down for the season ;(

My favorite has to be RANDAZZO then DONG PHONG

and my favorite flavor is cream cheese....

well...if u have never had KING CAKE before ...it is a MUST try...I LOVE it and LOOK forward to every MARDI GRAS season

Happy eating

XOXO

FN