Disney Craftiness: Stroller Sign

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 The countdown is on my friends...117 days until my personal Disney trip. To say I am excited is a bit of an understatement.

It's time to start getting crafty. I wanted to make a sign for Sally's stroller. If you have ever been to Disney, you have probably seen the sea of strollers outside each ride and restaurant. It's quite possible that there will be someone else with the exact stroller that you have so its a good idea to do something to make your stroller stand out.

Here is what you need:

scrapbook paper

chipbord shape

modge podge

foam brush

scissors

Since you want this sign to last for several days, you need something thick. You could use a wooden shape, but I chose to use a page from a chipboard album. The whole album was $1 at Michaels. I only needed one page so I can save the others for another project. 

I created a word document with "Waltograph" font and printed it out onto scrapbook paper. I used the chipboard page and traced it onto the scrapbook paper...cut it out and modge podge it onto the chipboard shape. If you have a machine that does vinyl letters, you could easily use that too. I then found free Mickey head shapes and resized them I cut one out and also modge podged it on.

I punched two hole in it and used ribbon to tie it onto the stroller. I love the way it turned out!

Summer Happy

I wanted to do something for Sally's class for the end of the year. I found the cutest free printable from "i heart naptime" blog. The link is here. 


I went to Target and bought a case of sidewalk chalk (on sale this week for $2.69!). 

I used some plastic bags I had and some ribbon from my ribbon scrap jar. I think they turned out cute!

Speaking of the last day of Mother's Day Out...here is a side by side picture of Sally...first day vs. last day. Wow...she has gotten so grown up. Slow down sweet girl!!

Sand Between My Toes and Pretty Much the Best Mother's Day Ever!!

Two weeks ago we spent 6 glorious days in Sandestin, FL. We had a really rough night with Sally...she was up all night and I woke up feeling super nauseous. We were about 2 hours late getting on the road but we really needed some sleep. Sally was so good on the drive down. Seriously...so good! We have a DVD player in our car so between endless Disney movies, reading books, eating snacks, singing songs and napping, she was a happy girl.

We stopped at Chick-fil-a for lunch and let her play for a good 30 minutes on the playground. 

We finally got to the condo and it was really nice. It was located in Tops'l right next to Sandestin. Although we were a short walk to the beach, it was fine. I loved how the condo was decorated ;) Here is a picture.

We were right by one of the pools...like it was literally outside our door so that was really nice too!

Joe's mom and stepdad were supposed to fly in that night but got stuck in Dallas due to bad weather. We made the most of it...a quick trip to the beach for Sally, grabbing a quick dinner at Elmo's Grill on 30a and heading to the grocery to get food for the week. 

Elmo's Grill is a cash only, no nonsense type of place...with great food and live music. Here is a picture I stole.

The next morning we drove over to Ft Walton beach to get Joe's parents from the airport. As soon as we came back it was beach time. Sally was so happy to have her feet back in the sand. 

After several hours at the beach it was back to the condo for a late lunch, showers and nap for Sally. When she woke up, we got ready to go to dinner. I had a little photo shoot with her...she was not at all interested.  

For dinner, we headed to Local Catch. It's on 30a and never has a wait. I had some yummy Caribbean shrimp tacos.

 That night we watched Frozen for the first time..crazy I know!

The next day it looked a little cloudy/rainy but we went to the beach for a few hours in the morning. Sally loved the sand, the water, the waves, the seagulls...you name it. She was in her element and wasn't scared of anything.

That night we cleaned up and drove into Destin to the Crab Trap.

 I hadn't been there in several years but it was a place we used to go to all the time growing up. I was pleasantly surprised. I had the Blackened Shrimp Skewers with Pineapple Salsa, fresh veggies and rice. It was really yummy!!

After dinner we walked out on the beach to take some pictures. I managed to not get one shot of all three of us the whole trip...boo!

The next morning we woke up early. It was Mother's Day and Joe surprised me with some gorgeous Kendra Scott earrings that I have wanted for a while...and he even went early to get doughnuts from the Doughnut Hole!!

Right after a delicious breakfast it was time to hit the beach. The sun came out in full force and Joe and I got cooked.

We went to eat dinner at Louisiana Lagniappe (my favorite place in the area). It was fabulous!!

Seriously....best Mothers Day ever. Can I please spend every Mothers Day at the beach from here on out??!!

The next day was our last day. The sun was out again and since we had gotten burnt the day before we had to be extra careful.

My sexy hubby pulling the wagon to the beach.

Seriously...I could get used to this view!!

That night we went to dinner at Stinky's Fish Camp on 30a. It was yummy (as usual). After dinner, we drove down 30a to Seagrove so I could scope out the house we have rented for October.

We had such a fabulous trip. I love having Joe's parents with us...not only are they a big help but they are super fun ;) I truly could live at the beach...no joke...every time we go down there we get start looking at real estate. I can't wait to go back in October!!