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And the winner is…. Name Bubbles!

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I apologize if my Children are a little incoherent, it was early and they were making their best effort to get ready for school!
And the lucky winner of the pack of Name Bubbles is…..
 Heather B.!!
(Heather, I don’t have anyway to contact you! Please email me so I can get you your labels! Guys if your blogs are private please make sure you leave an email address. If I can’t get in touch with Heater in a few days we will draw another name.)
Don’t fret if you didn’t win, Michelle at Name Bubbles offered to do ANOTHER giveaway so check back next week!! 
P.S. We left our shoes at the playground on Saturday during a softball game, a woman came walking through all the bleachers asking for “the ivanovsky girls” she had found my daughter’s crocs and figured she might have a chance at finding us! Thanks Michelle, you just saved me $30!!!!

Easter Photo Essay!

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Ah, the dyeing of the Easter eggs and the smell of vinegar…
I can’t believe we dyed 50 eggs and they are all gone between the deviled eggs for dinner and the egg salad for lunch. 
Someone remind me that I can make egg salad anytime of the year, for some reason I forget about it for 11 mo. of the year, and it is really good. The homemade kind that is! Not the kind you find in a pre made sandwich in a vending machine! Eeewwww!

 Happy with what she got in her basket. (nice look Emma!)
Not happy with what he got!

I wish I had a video of the dramatic throwing himself on the ground and the kicking of the legs. 
I thought this was funny with Shadow checking out the big bumble bee. 
He might think he is too cool for Easter egg hunts but the sponge bob pants tells me he is not…
Easter Dinner.

This is the kids table at dinner. We had 13 children and got 12 of them at this table.  The adults were in the living room at two more tables. I need a bigger house! 
Suzanne saved the day, again, and let us borrow tables and chairs. 
I might post the recipes for what we had for dinner because I was pretty happy with the way it all turned out and was able to make most of it ahead of time. I hate cooking all day and like to do as much the day before as I can.
“Um, did she get something better than me?”
I have the greatest Sister in law on the planet, in fact I usually forget that we are actually related and think of her just as a best friend.  Then someone reminds me that my Brother is somehow involved in the whole thing! 

She organized an Easter egg hunt for the throngs of children that were at our house and tied in the Easter story with it, by mixing in the clues in the eggs. It turned out soooo nice! Below are the kids looking for their eggs with the clues. When Tonia got to the story the kids were so quiet and sat and listened to the other kids read out loud and talk about what they found in the eggs.
Foreshadowing?? I hope not!
What a great weekend we had and what a blessing that we were able to share it with our Family and really good friends. I want to thank everyone for being so patient with all the kids and the really full house. No one complained about anything all weekend and it was really nice. There is something special about this time of year, the weather is beautiful and everything is growing. 
I love that we live in this wonderful country where we can choose to worship as we please and that we have the opportunity to celebrate the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ without persecution. May we not take this freedom for granted and may we keep this spirit with us all through out the year. Happy Easter!

Easy Easter Craft-Bunny

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I can’t remember where I first saw these but it was years ago. At least 15 because I have been making them that long. I love them because they are cheap and the kids can make them. You non-crafty types (me included) YOU can make these in under 23 seconds, thats the record!

Take a cheap hand towel, I like white. The cheaper and thinner the better. They have them in packs at Wal-Mart for like 10 for $6
Fold one corner up like you are making a bandana.
Keep folding…
When it is all rolled up, fold it in half.
Next, now this is the hardest part, take the open ends (the ears) and fold it back almost half way. This is making the bunny face and ears. 
Take a rubber band and secure the little face of the bunny. I had to use a hair tie because I used a heavier wash cloth, the thinner clothes can be done with a rubber band. Twist it around a few times so it is tight. Now pull the ears up a bit, and your done!
Tie a ribbon around the rubber band so you can’t see it.
If I had all the supplies I usually give him some googly eyes, a little pompom nose and a little pompom tail. But I didn’t want to pull out the glue gun. I think he is cute as it!

I stick a plastic egg in the little hole behind his ears, it is a perfect spot to hold something. I am using these as name sign for Easter dinner. I am putting everyones names on the eggs and putting a bunny by every plate. 
They are cute and less than $1 each to make. Can you beat the 23 second record?? 
What traditions do you have for Easter?

Giveaway Wednesday!! Name Bubbles!

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A few weeks ago Michelle from Name Bubbles contacted me about a giveaway. How cool is that??!! They generously sent me some of their products to test out. Name Bubbles is the leader in name labels, school uniform labels and waterproof labels. They will be giving a lucky reader a PACK of lables!
They sent me two different packs, I did some for the girls and some for the boys. At first I was not sure if I would use many of them as my kids aren’t in day care or pre-school. Was I wrong! These things are quality labels, not the rip-apart kind you have seen other places. The above label I put on Storie’s shirt and washed it in every load I did this week (the shirt is still stained by the way). The label stuck perfectly and still looks new. I stuck the larger labels on the kids toys that we take to baseball/softball games. We manage to loose something every time we go and with a last name like ours if it has a name on it we are likely to get it back!
I labeled all our books that we take to church and lose there, and all my books that I loan out to friends.
The best labels they have in my opinion are the “Bubble Toes” these are darling little feet that stick in the kids shoes. I can’t tell you how many pairs of Crocs we have lost at swim meets. These are water proof, and the best part, it has helped my little one know which foot goes in which shoe!!! She just looks at the sticker and matches her foot with it! She has worn these all week all day and the label looks perfect still.
I labeled all Rush’s sippy cup’s and everything he and the girls take to the YMCA when Paul and I go. The ladies at the YMCA were very impressed mostly that Rush’s zip lock that I usually throw all his stuff in I replaced with a lunch bag and that his name was actually on everything… thanks to Name Bubbles. This label is dishwasher safe and believe me I have been testing it! The sippy cup and the storage containers below I washed probably 8 times on hot and the labels haven’t budged.
Anyway, I am a huge fan now and am going to change my standard baby shower gifts to these! Name Bubbles has packs for camp, sports, birthday, school, daycare, nursing home and college. They come in tons of different colors and patterns, go check out her site and tell me which set you like the best. Name Bubbles will be giving one reader an ENTIRE set!!! The kids will pick a winner on Monday! For a second entry, link my giveaway to your site or follow my blog!

What was your weekend like?

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Lets play a game. Guess what we did this weekend? I will give you some clues…

It involves the above picture.
A garden tiller
A car in a ditch
1 1/2 yards of mushroom compost on the side of the highway
A internet cable being cut
3 Softball games and 1 baseball game in 5 hours
A lost dog
A 7 hour hunt for a new wheel for a 68 chevy, that doesn’t go on a 68 chevy.
An unfamiliar town that has NOTHING open on Sunday. 
Good Friends and Family
Can you take a guess? Oh and if you can get this question right you are smarter than my husband, “How much does 5 yards of mushroom compost weight?”

Cupcakes anyone? April Fools!

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April 1st is the greatest “holiday” ever celebrated by twisted parents! My parents have had their fair share of tormenting me as a child and teenager that I figure it is time to start with my own children. There is nothing better than coming home form school to yummy cupcakes waiting for you. Especially when your Mom and Dad tell you in honor of April Fools Day we will be having dessert first! 

WaHooo… for 3 min. you have the best parents in the world! Until you bite in a realize it isn’t chocolate cake and frosting but mashed potatoes and meatloaf! Oh yea, and the fruit punch is really jello. 
Did anyone get you good on the 1st?

Sleeping Beauty or Sleeping Storie??

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I am never surprised anymore at the places I find my 5th child sleeping. She has even fallen asleep on the top of my husbands head. Don’t believe me? I have the video to prove it. Most small children traditionally take naps, not Storie, she has been too good for those silly little nap things since she was about 6 months old. Instead, she unwillingly falls asleep in the most uncomfortable places and positions possible.

I think this might be a blessing for her in the long run. I have to have perfect conditions to fall asleep, my bed, dark room, night time etc. I am always jealous of people who can sleep anywhere and anytime. I can’t even sleep in the car, I am afraid I am going to miss something. 
Can you remember a crazy place your kids have fallen asleep or even you, when you were little? 
The best sleeping story I am going to post on my blog and send you a SURPRISE!

Swimsuit Giveaway! Need I say more??

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My Friend Jana over at The Meanest Mom is having a swimsuit giveaway. Go over there and sign up! She is giving away a swimsuit from Modbe they have an entire line of wholesomly sexy swimwear. Wahooo who couldn’t use a new swimsuit and one that is in style and actually fits you??!!
If you have time read her post on swimsuit shopping it is hilarious, I can think of about a bazillion things I would rather do than swimsuit shop, in fact I asked Avery (above child) what looking for a swimsuit for me a few weeks ago was like….

It’s A Rush!

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These might be a little graphic for some, but I had two different emails asking about Maureen’s birth photography. She did a phenomenal job and they are so beautiful. The hours she put into it was unbelievable. So these are a few of the pictures of our little Rush’s birth.

Sit still and smile.

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The nice Scholastic lady called today and did the interview for my two sentences in the June magazine. Everything was going well until she asked for a photo of me and the kids…

So my good friend Maureen is a photographer and not just any one at that. She truly has a gift. I HATE to have my picture taken, in fact no one would ever know that I existed except for a few photos here and there that you might catch my arm in. I called Maureen in a panic and said TODAY I have to have it TODAY.  I yanked the girls out of school 20min early, saved Tucker from math class and we headed over to Maureen’s. I am proud to say I still have 6 kids and didn’t kill anyone, Avery however thought she was going to die after walking through a fire ant pile that I told her to stay away from. But back to Maureen, she is brilliant and so creative and captures the kids the way they really are and that is why I love her photos. Maureen also took photos of the birth of Rush last year that are priceless. Check her website out, she is amazing! 

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