Science Experiment!

                                                                    Vinegar and Baking Soda Project!



     I'm sure most people already know about this awesome experiment but I thought I would just go ahead and write about it anyway because well its awesome! So besides all the magical things baking soda and vinegar can do on their own and together, they also make great kids experiments! 

Here is a great website that will give you some insight into the 
wonderful world of baking soda as well, http://www.care2.com/greenliving/51-fantastic-uses-for-baking-soda.html?page=1 



What you need:

         Baking soda
         Vinegar
         Food Coloring
         Dropper
         Shallow dish
         4 or so little cups ( I use old play dough containers)


What to do:

         Sprinkle baking soda into bottom of shallow dish.
         Fill each small cup with vinegar
         Put a couple drops of food coloring into each cup (red in one, green in another, blue, etc.)
         Fill dropper with colored vinegar
         Disperse into baking soda and watch your kids be amazed!
         Continue on until you run out of baking soda and then add more baking soda and repeat.

                                                  Hope you and your children enjoy this project!

                                                                  Happy Experimenting!

                                                                              Ashley

Meet Ashley

           Hello, I'm Ashley!

               Well here is a few things about me in case your wondering :)  

                      1. I have an awesome husband            

                                                    

           2. I have a silly 3yr old daughter

                                                  

         3. I currently have a bun in the oven

        

        4. I love squeezing my husband 

       5. I have 2 crazy dogs

   6. I'm sorta obsessed with making lists

      7. I love relaxing and writing about things that make me happy

       8. I love to work out

          9. I like reading and learning about nutrition and new workouts

       10. I love to bake delicious morsels with my daughter

                            

 

                                                

                  

  

  We hope you enjoy reading about our everyday adventures as mommas, wifeys and domestic extraordinaire s.

Ab circuit!

Well its almost summer and you know what that means……It’s time to get those abs in check. Here is an abs routine sure to make your middle burn like the rice you made yesterday then forgot about…

  Do 4 sets of each exercise and if you really want a burn do them as a super set. Meaning you do each exercise in a row then rest and repeat.
 
 If you are a beginner try starting out with 7-10 reps of each set with a short break between each set.

Hanging leg lifts (if you do not have a bar do lying leg lifts or crazy 8’s)  x 15

Russian Twists x 20

Bicycle crunches x 20

Jack knife x 20

Reverse crunch x 20

Happy burning!
-Ashley


Disclaimer- We are not trained professionals or health care providers, before starting any work out regimen you should  always consult your physician.  Any application of this or any other routine is at the views discretion and sole risk.

Cardio Circuit!

Did someone say cardio? I happen to have a love hate relationship with cardio. Some days I just want to run, jump and tabata my pretty little heart out and other days I pretend I have never heard of such word. However cardio happens to be especially good for your health, it improves circulation, strengthens your heart and lungs and it also offers an array of health benefits. This being said lets get started on our cardio workout of the day!

 30 jumping jacks
 30 jumping lunges (15 each leg)
      Rest 20 sec.
 15 burpees
 15 mountain climbers
      Rest 20 sec.
 10 squat jumps
 10 tuck jumps
      Rest 20 sec.
 
 Repeat as many times as you can, if you can only do it 1x then next time try for two and so on.

Remember to drink lots of water and stretch!

Happy Sweating!
-Ashley

Disclaimer- We are not trained professionals or health care providers, before starting any work out regimen you should  always consult your physician.  Any application of this or any other routine is at the viewers discretion and sole risk.

Powder sugar explosion!

Disclaimer: If your wanting to keep your child and your kitchen clean this probably isn’t the activity for you, but if your down for having a longer clean up time then the actual project please read on…..

So one day I was cooking and my daughter was sitting there wanting to get it on the action, however I wasn’t particularly doing anything she could help so I decided to find something that would make her happy and make her feel like she was helping sort of.. Thus I broke out the powder sugar, bowls, and measuring cups and she had quite a good time.
                                 
                                                                    So basically what you need is:
                                                                                Powder Sugar
                                                                                 Mixing Bowls
                                                                              Measuring Cups

Pour some powder sugar into each bowl and stand back :) This last time we had a powder sugar explosion it eventually turned into a food fight which was fun but messssssssssssy! Any who it cleans up well and sure to make awesome memories for the kiddos! 

You can also place the powder sugar on a cookie sheet and practice writing letters or making shapes in the sugar!

                                                                              Happy Playing!
                                                                                   -Ashley

Wearing their "Daddy" pants - Asiya

My husband received a gift from someone that my boys loved. They were Ninja Turtle pajama pants. What's not to love about that? 

So they asked if they could wear them... 

Here is Spider wearing his Daddy pants.

And one of Zombie :)

They sure wear them well. ;) hehe

Create a worm farm - Asiya

Something that I am trying to improve my skills in is gardening. As I do this I plan to post do and do not's. Haha!

One thing I did with my sons recently was create a worm farm. Zombie and I were learning about animals that burrow in school and a worm farm is a great way to show them a live example of burrowing. 

Also, earthworms are great in your garden! They also are good bait for fishing if you enjoy using live bait.

First, what you will need to create a worm farm is:

• Earthworms (get them at a fishing store or a pet store)
• Soil
• Container to keep the worms in (recycled glass jar)
• Spray bottle full of water
• Small scraps of fruits or veggies (I used apple skins and zucchini scraps)
• Dark paper
• Tape

I used a recycled pickle jar for my project. Any glass jar will work but if you want to be able to see the tunnels that the worms make, you may want to choose a clear one. Make sure you clean it out really well. You will need to punch a lot of holes in the lid of your container and the set it aside. My husband helped me with that since I am accident prone. ;)

Put a layer of soil at the bottom of the jar and put very small scraps of fruit/veggies on top of that layer. I used apple skin and scraps of zucchini. Then spray the soil until it is moist, not soaking.

Repeat the process until your jar is full of soil. 

Add your worms to the top. We counted ours that we bought from Petsmart. We had over 130 in ours! The worms will burrow themselves.

Place the lid onto your jar and then wrap the dark paper around the jar and secure with tape. The worms need a dark, damp environment. Make sure you remember to spray down the soil every couple of days to keep the moisture in. Don't flood them though, I made that mistake once and it killed our worm friends. :(

You can check on the little critters every once in awhile by removing the paper and checking out their tunnels. :) If you need to add some to your garden/take on a fishing adventure - simply get them out! :)

The best way to eat pudding - Asiya

The best way to eat pudding can only be described with a picture of Zuko. Enjoy!

Maybe pudding is a good hair care regimen? Toddlers really keep life entertaining so thought I'd share!

Cake volcano - Asiya

Hello all! I thought I'd start out with a post about my sons love for the show Cake Boss. Some of these posts are things that we did awhile ago, such as this one. I think my oldest was 5 at this time. :) Ah, memories.

Anywho, since we all really enjoy watching that show together the kids wanted to play Cake Boss. They wanted to create a volcano cake. Here they are with the ingredients for our chocolate volcano cake. As you can see here, Zombie, my oldest is ready to rock that cake's face off. 

The key to success in any baking adventure is being ready to beat it into submission...

We used the top of our Big Top Cupcake silicone baking set to create the shape for our mountain. Then they frosted it with strawberry icing and used chocolate syrup for lava. What volcano would be complete without sprinkle "rocks"? 

I love the ideas these guys come up with for us to do. Their volcano was indeed very tasty.

Meet my 4 little monkeys - by Asiya

Since a great deal of my posts will be related to my kids/parenting, I thought pictures and intros would be nice to share on here. I don't use my children's real names in blog land so in future articles I will refer to them as the nicknames that I name below.

As I had mentioned before in my own quick bio, I have four sons:

Meet Zombie:

Zombie is 7 years old and is in the first grade. He is homeschooled and loves it. Here he is showing off his missing top teeth! He is growing his hair out really long so that he can cut it to donate it to Locks of Love. I believe that kids should be encouraged to have their own "style" that they are confident and so that they can express their individuality. Zombie currently loves science, is not fond of math. He also loves Star Wars, video games and playing with his friends. 

Meet Spider: 

Spider just turned 5 this month! Here he is at his birthday party. The theme he picked was Kitty Rock Stars so he is sporting whiskers. He will be entering kindergarten next year which he is very excited about. He is very artistic and loves pretending to be a cat. He loves coloring his hair with hair chalks so you can expect to see many pops of color with this little guy. 

Meet Zuko: 

This guy is two years old and will be celebrating his 3rd birthday within the next couple of months! He is very active and loves anything to do with being outdoors. He has incredible coordination and quite a throwing arm for a little guy. I think he'll probably be the most athletic of my guys perhaps. 

Meet Scoots: 

This little guy will be 9 months old in just a couple of days. He was born on the exact same day as his brother, Zuko! He currently loves carrots and mango. He is very busy crawling, pulling himself up and using furniture to walk along with. He is a very happy baby and loves getting into anything he can gets his hands on! 

So those are my 4 little monkeys. All are a piece of my heart and pretty much my world.

Meet Asiya

Hello there. I am Asiya.

Down here, that's me. :)

I am not sure what to write about myself so enjoy these facts:

• I got married on Valentine's Day. This past one was our 5 year!
• I have 4 sons: 7 years, 5 years, 2 years and 9 months old.
• My youngest 2 sons were born on the exact same day!
• I am a housewife.
• I homeschool.
• I have a dog, cat, 3 ferrets, a bunny and I am sure more to add later.
• I love to do any kind of artsy goodness.
• I hate onions and cockroaches.
• I love to read and write!
• I used to hate exercise and now run for the fun of it. (What the...)
• I'm a huge fan of God.
• I can't sleep with my feet covered.
• I LOVE the outdoors.
• I live in a city but really want to live on land some day.
• I also host a separate blog of my own that I may link articles from at a later time.
• I love food. It's a favorite, so expect lots of food related posts!

Of course, there is a lot more that I could add to that but we'll get to that later. I really hope that you enjoy this blog that my friend, Ashley and I put together. Being a mother of four can be quite hectic so I hope that some of my tips on organizing, crafts and parenting can be of some help to at least one person out there. Always feel free to leave any questions you have, I'd love to hear from you! Pleasant blogging and peace be with you. :)