Playing Outside

I was so excited that the weather was nice again. I love this weather!!! I wish that the whole month of March was just like today. When I asked the kids if they wanted to go outside they started screaming "Yes, yes, yes." I guess we've been held up in the house a lot this winter. I told the kids they could only take out one bike because we usually have about 6 bikes outside.

My little guy pedaling his bike. He is excited because now Daddy has to buy him a new bike.

My little girl asked me to play hop-scotch with her. She didn't want to share her rock, so I used a cork. Every adult should use a wine cork to play hop-scotch. LOL!!

I thought I would surprise the kids with lunch outside. They were so disappointed when I said lunch-time, but got excited when I said we could eat outside.

My little girl riding her bike. Yes she is wearing shorts, but she has on tights.

While we were outside I was able to take pictures of what I keep in my front seat organizer. I bought this organizer a few years ago.

Here's what I keep inside:

1. Lint brush-because I never know if I will find lint or dog hair on me.
2. Tissue- for the runny nose
3. Disposable Camera in case of an accident I can take pictures for the insurance company. (Bite my tongue)
4. Lavender water in a spray bottle to relax me if the kids are behaving badly or if I'm stuck in traffic.
5. Pens and scissors- because you never know if you are going to need one.
6. Hand Sanitizer to clean our hands after being in a store or someplace with a lot of germs.
7. Hand Cream to keep my hands from getting dry.
8. Remote for the DVR- so I don't have to stop driving to hit the play button.
9. Hat and Gloves in case one of us gets cold.
10. Magazine- in case I am stuck someplace.
11. Upbeat Music- in case I am tired or need a little pep.
12. Snacks- Goldfish, pretzels, and dried cranberries
13. Happy Meal prizes and Reese's Pieces just in case I need to bribe the kids. (You gotta do what you gotta do.)

Hope you have a chance to enjoy this early spring weather!!!

XOXOXOXOXO

Dirty Car

Keeping a car clean and straightened with two kids traveling inside is a difficult task. The kids like to take toys along for the ride and they occasionally like to have a snack. When winter hits it's kind of hard to keep it organized because the last thing I want to do is stand outside in the freezing cold. Pictured below is what it looked like after a very long winter.

Please don't judge me because of my messy car. I gave serious consideration on how to handle this messy business. I looked into several back seat organizer. They had everything that I could want but they were either black or grey. BORING!!! So I decided to attempt making them myself. I went to the fabric store and picked out fabric that I thought best suited my little kids. Here they are below.

Aiden got Rock and Roll fabric, is this not the best material for a him? He loves his guitars and music. I thought it fit him to a "T". It has pockets for his books, crayons, glasses, and his "handy dandy notebook." (Blue's Clues saying)

I made my little girl this organizer with flip flop material because she loves flip flops just like her mama. We are so excited that flip flop season is right around the corner. I added some flowers and lace to hers...well because she likes that kind of stuff.


Here's the organizers in the car. I made them so that we can just slip them over the head rest. It's long enough for the kids to get what they want.

I made a deal with myself that when we get home from someplace I take a quick minute to throw everything back into the organizer.

These organizers were successful for our long trip down to South Jersey over the weekend. I think I want to try to make a little trash bag for each of them, so they don't have me reaching around the back to get their trash while I'm driving. Stay tuned for that and other tips for keeping your car organized.

I hope you are enjoying this early Spring weather!!

XOXOXO