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For about four years now, we've had movie night with the boys every Friday night. It is one of our favorite traditions and kicks off the weekend in such a fun way. For the first few years we took them to the movie rental store and they each took turns picking out what we would watch. These days it has turned into a Redbox or Netflix movie, but still just as fun. And bonus points if the boys agree on the same movie!
In addition to the movie, here are the essential ingredients for our movie nights:
1. comfy pj's
2. movie theater style boxes of candy
3. popcorn
It doesn't feel like a proper movie night if we aren't wearing our fleece pajamas, curled up on the couch with a box of hot tamales or Mike & Ikes and a big bowl of salty, buttery popcorn.
This week we amped movie night up a few notches and built a fort for the boys! They were so excited when I surprised them with that fun addition.
I pulled out their faux firepit, some battery operated candles and their softest blankets and pillows. You could say they were happy campers. <<< See what I did there?
And of course we had candy and yummy Pop Secret popcorn to enjoy.
And it wouldn't be movie night without some silliness from my Benny... {If you can't tell by the above photos...Landon was tired with a capital T!}
I already can't wait for this Friday. Although now I think the boys will be expecting a fancy fort every week!
Do you have family movie nights? What are your essentials?
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XO,
We LOVE to craft at our house. Big surprise, huh?
The boys might actually love it more than me, especially Landon. Every day when he gets home he pulls out his paper, crayons and random bits of stuff to make a book or an airplane or some other gadget.
So when Artterro offered to send us a Christmas ornament kit, we were so excited. Landon actually carried the kit around the house at random times for a few weeks until I was ready for us to make the ornaments. Poor kid. :)
But it was worth the wait because they had lots of fun and their ornaments turned out great!
This was the first time the boys had done decoupage, and they did really well with it! They had to get over the fact that their fingers were going to get messy {I know...boys should love that stuff right?} but otherwise they really enjoyed the process and how the paper became molded to the shapes of the ornaments. The kit came with a fun variety of tissue paper and trims, and different ornament shapes.
Ben went straight for the heart shape...
And Landon chose the star...
I only have a few photos of the boys making their ornaments because my fingers were covered in mod podge! Definitely a project where you need a separate photo taker.
Here are our finished ornaments. I love how the boys mixed the papers and trims. They are beautiful!
We even have a few ornaments leftover to make later. This kit is a great craft to do at the holidays to make ornaments for your own tree, or to give away as gifts.
*The supplies for this craft were provided by Artterro but all opinions, and sticky fingers, are 100% mine.
XO,
Tonight, I was driving home from grabbing the family some dinner, and I came to an intersection behind a stopped car. They didn't have their turn signal on, no one was coming, and they weren't moving. After waiting for a few seconds, they turned on their emergency flashers, so I started to slowly drive around them. I looked over to see if the driver needed any help, and she was looking at her phone.
Seriously. Is this becoming a thing?
When a text is more important than paying attention to the road and your fellow driver?
She was at least stopped, but that isn't always the case.
A few years ago, our car was totaled when a neighbor looked down for a second, swerved, and hit it head on. It was parked in front of our house thankfully, but she hit the car so hard that it flipped ours into the middle of the street and her air bag deployed. She wasn't seriously hurt, but I can only imagine how the outcome could have been different.
Here is what our car looked like after the accident...
It doesn't look horrible, but it was enough to total the car, and it wasn't drivable. I still miss that little red car.
All it takes is a second. A small distraction like a text, phone call, or even changing the radio station.
I will admit that I allow myself to be distracted while I'm driving. I'm better about it when the boys are with me, but when I'm alone I can let my phone grab my attention. Lately I've been trying to leave it in my purse, and only check it when I'm stopped, and sometimes not even then.
It just isn't worth the possible consequences.
The Decide to Drive campaign was created by the The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Auto Alliance to increase awareness about the risks of distracted driving.
The Decide to Drive program aims to empower drivers and passengers to speak up about distracted driving, continue the conversation at home, work and play, and reduce distracted behaviors behind the wheel. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), of the nearly 33,000 roadway fatalities in 2012, there were 3,328 fatalities and approximately 421,000 injuries in distracted driving-related crashes. Scary, huh? To think a lot of those could have been avoided by simply putting down a cell phone?
The AAOS and the Auto Alliance urges all drivers to keep their most sophisticated safety features engaged at all times: eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.
Have you experienced a distracted driver moment, either yourself or witnessed one from another driver? I know thinking more about this and the scary statistics will keep me from letting my phone distract me like I have in the past.
Let's stay safe friends!
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
XO,
