Art for the Kiddies - Guest Post @ Mom It Forward {+ more about Nat}

I'm so excited to tell you about this fun art project my daughter & I did. I'm contributing over at Mom It Forward today - here's the link to the post!

Kid's Art: Spray Bottle Silhouettes

I'll be putting the full tutorial here on our blog as well in a few weeks.

Now, I know you've been waiting patiently, so here it is! Some more interesting and not so interesting facts about me:

1. I like kid's stuff. Growing up, I always wanted to be a Kindergarten teacher. Then I went to college and found out how CRAZY intense Kindergarten is now (no naptimes like back in the day...) and decided on anything but. So I taught 2nd grade for 2 years. It was crazy in it's own way, but great. I will always have a special place in my heart for my little Bloomington Hills Bobcats, my very first class.

{By the way, I've been re-pinning like a mad-woman from my own Pinterest board to our My Sister's Suitcase Pinterest account - so if you're not following us, today's the day! Here is the Kids Ideas board. I'll be adding to it all throughout the day!}

2. Speaking of kids, I kind of obsess over children's lit. If I had all the money in the world I would want to own a cute little "shop around the corner" type bookshop. Buuut, since my priority right now is Mommy, I settle with the public library. And I'm okay with that. I get pretty excited. Yes, over books for my kids.

Scholastic Book in NYC {faint!} source

Here are some authors you need to check out (literally. At your local library.) if you haven't already:

Mo Willems {Elephant and Piggie Series, Pigeon series}
Chris Raschka
Rosemary Wells {my daughter is going through a Max & Ruby phase and I kinda love it.}
Anna Dewdney
Bob Shea

"Books, check 'em out!" - California Raisins

3. Our family loves Disneyland. It's kind of our brother Bryan who is passionate about it and has shared that with us. I mean, we have always loved it and were lucky to go as kids, but he is the best tour guide when we go as a family!

 So I talked my husband into going when our first was a baby(on my birthday) and we went again when our little boy was the same age (on my hubby's birthday).

 November 2009

November 2011

 My little girl loves it now too and always says "we could go to Disneyland tomorrow!" 

I wish, honey. I so wish. 

Well, that's all for today! We'll be back Monday with a little Father's Day Gift idea! See you then!