Magnetic Quiet Book

I have been wanting to make a Quiet Book for years. I finally gave up on sewing one when I was pregnant with Zada. I'm not that great with the sewing machine, and I just don't have a lot of time to put into a project. I first saw this done by Wendy. When she moved I forgot about it (and I hope most of you did too because hers was really cute!) until I saw Jennifers on her blog The Craft Patch. I'm tired of hauling books, cars, and other toys to church for Troy. And now I only have to take ONE binder to church for him. We will see how it works this Sunday.

You put magnetic paint on the back of cardstock where you want your pieces to stick. Laminate it and your little pieces. Then put magnets on your little pieces. Pretty simple. I took my time and it still only took me a couple of weeks to finish. I got my ideas from Jennifer and Mormon Chic.

Build a Face

Painters Palette

This is one of my favorites. It's a animal matching game.

Road Page

Flower Garden

On this page they can sort the food from the clothes. I made a few envelope pockets throughout the book to hold the little pieces. (Again this is from Jennifer!) You laminate the pockets closed and exacto knife around them.

I also like the Magnetic Quiet book idea because I can keep adding to the book. Hopefully it pays off on Sunday!

Graduation!!!

On Friday Ted's parents, grandparents, brothers, and niece came up for Graduation. My mom and sister also came Friday afternoon. We enjoyed a BBQ Friday night. We also went to a park and the Farmers Market. The ceremony was Saturday. It was held in the Kibbie Dome and only an hour and a half. It was perfect. The speakers were good and the kids did great - napping for a good part of it. Afterwards we went to a Steakhouse for dinner and early Sunday morning everyone left. It was a short trip, but we are glad everyone came.

Cousin Kennedy and Troy having a great time.

Aunt Mel, Troy, Grandma Peck, and Zada

We went to the Farmers Market before graduation where Troy meet this big doggy.

Ted and his parents

The Family

Walking in

Walking across the Stage

Getting some Congrats hugs

Updates

Zada has been crawling now for a week or so. She is increasing her speed and today she pulled herself up to the coffee table. It's so fun to watch them grow! So far she has found cereal and chips on my kitchen floor. Time to start sweeping - multiple times a day.

We didn't get Troy an allergy test. He hasn't had anymore problems. The doctor told us it was probably a tree nut allergy (Since he's never had any problems with peanuts.) and gave us an EpiPen to have on hand. However, he has had almonds since then and been fine. So maybe it wasn't the cashews? Don't know.
Ted graduates this Saturday. He finished his last final Tuesday morning and started studying for the bar Tuesday afternoon. I am already a single parent! Graduation post to come. . .

12K

Yesterday we woke up at 5 am, got the kids up, and made the drive up to Spokane for Bloomsday! I had a great time and I'm so glad I did it. The only thing that could have been better was the weather. Luckily it didn't rain on us but it was cloudy and cold. It wasn't nice enough for Zada and Troy to stay outside, and none of the stores were open. I felt bad that Ted had to keep the kids in the car to watch a movie while I ran. All three of them got a nap while I was running though, so maybe I shouldn't feel so bad.

I finished 9,816 out of 44,490 people in 1 hour, 17 minutes. That was a bit of a disappointment. I wanted to do it under 1:15. But running with 45,000 people was a very cool experience.

We went to the mall after the race so that Troy could play before we headed home.

It was great to finish a goal. My feet were killing me yesterday, but I don't feel sore today at all. Now on to a half marathon!