Weekend Wrap Up (6.5.15 - 6.7.15)

This past weekend was great, but I felt like we were go-go-go the entire weekend and our house was a bit neglected. We figure, it's the quality time that the kids will enjoy anyway when they get older.

On Saturday morning, we ventured over to Pleasant Hill for the annual kids fishing derby. The kids had a great time, but we should have dressed them a bit warmer because it was a bit cold with the wind blowing over the water. Unfortunately, the kids were bored to tears after about 30-minutes because they weren't catching any fish so they wanted to play on the swing-set until the raffle drawing. The kids got some great prizes at the raffle drawing. Little-C got a remote control truck and R-man got a family pack of tickets to the Blank Park Zoo.

Christmas Wreath for under $30

I have been wanting a Christmas wreath for our front door, but all the ones I have seen have poinsettias on them. I wanted something simple with a bow and Christmas ball ornaments. I decided to make just what I wanted and it turned out to be a lot cheaper than the ones I saw in the store.

Cost of items I used to make the wreath:

• 24" green wreath - $6 at Mills Fleet Farm
• Solid glass ball ornaments - $9.99 for two boxes at Michaels
• Bow - $3.99 at Michaels
• Gauge wire - $3.49 at Michaels
• Wreath holder with suction cup -$2.99 at Hobby Lobby
• Total = $26.46

We first assembled the bow to the wreath! I wanted a bow that was unique and luckily Michaels has a variety of homemade bows for sale. This bow was originally $7.99, but I had a 50% off coupon so it only cost $3.99.