Remember these?

A lot of road trips started with these :)
Thirsty Two!

random acts of kindness day 3

It appears that we are a day off in the RAOK endeavor.  That is okay, we will just keep plugging along.  I'm a mom, I get confused - it happens, A LOT : )

So today, try reaching out to someone that you haven't talked to in a while and wish them a Happy Valentine's Day.  Or, perhaps bring a treat to your co-workers or neighbor today.  No time to do something crafty, that is okay.  Pick some of those yummy Lofthouse brand cookies that everyone loves!!  And if you do have the time, try to make them yourself.  Here is a recipe that I found on Pinterest that claims to deliver Lofthouse cookie goodness it is from the thenovicechefblog.com.  I would love to try these and create a gluten free version that I can eat.  Yum.  If you do try the recipe please let us know how they turned out.

Also, Michaels craft stores are also participating in Random Acts of Kindness week with a little craft flare.  Check out their ideas at Michaels.com. 

Thank you for stopping by. 

Meghan and Jessica

Day 2 - Random Acts of Kindness.

I don't have a picture from Day 1.  My son wanted to go to our nearby park to leave a gift and there happened to be another kid there, go figure : )  So, Cash ran up to the kid and handed him the little bag with a toy and turned around and ran back to me.

This picture is from Day 2.  We just walked over to the park and left these rubber ducks. Cash had a hard time today.  He just loves rubber duckies.  We talked about it a little and he finally got distracted with something else and we moved on.  I understand that this is probably a hard subject for my three year old to grasp.  What makes me happy about doing this is the smile my little boy had on his face when he ran back after giving the other kid a present.  I hope he will always have memories of being kind and doing good in his life.  No matter how small the gesture, it makes you feel good to do good.

Thanks for stopping by.

Meghan and Jess

Random Acts of Kindness

Just saw that this is Random Acts of Kindness week and we are so motivated to participate at Gracie J.

Check out the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation website here.
There are tons of ideas on the website that really got us excited.  Here is the list of the no to low cost Random Acts of Kindness you can practice all week long!


February 11 - Smile at 10 strangers.
February 12 - Buy something for the person in line behind you.  (Starbucks?)
February 13 - Reach out to someone you haven't talked to in a while.
February 14 - Bring a treat to a neighbor or your co-workers. (Try a pinterest recipe you have been wanting to try like this one. Or bring some yummy Valentine's Day treats.)
February 15 - Donate your time or money to a local charity.
February 16 - Cook a healthy meal.
February 17 - Let someone go in front of you in line.

We just went to the store to get the supplies to make our kiddo friendly Random Acts of Kindness week! Stay tuned for more ideas and info!

**UPDATE**

So, for the kids to participate in Random Acts of Kindness week I took them to our local Target store and let him pick out 5 gifts.  He chose things that he liked and we had a long conversation about GIVING the items away.  Here is Cash picking out a toy.

He thought this plane was so cool.

And we attached these little notes to the baggies.  I was also careful to package the toys in clear bags so the bags didn't look suspicious.  I guess people can never be too careful.  

Let the giving begin.

Meghan and Jessica.

Party planning is in full swing

My daughters 1st birthday party is in just 4 weeks and I am in full swing panning mode!! Time to get everything in order and bring the creative ideas to life :-) Having an Alice in Wonderland theme party and can't wait to share the outcome when I am done. Hope you guys check back to see the completed event, it's going to be a blast!! Here's a little sneak peak at my little Abby (Alice tutu) :-)

Pretty in Purple TuTu

As we said before our supplies have arrived, we are excited to share another pretty tutu skirt in purple! Such a pretty little thing on a pretty little girl.
Check it out on Etsy... www.graciejboutique.etsy.com!

Supplies have arrived!!

I am so excited to tell you all that our supplies for Gracie J have arrived!!! I have been going crazy just thinking about all the the great things to be made and sold to all of our wonderful buyers. Worked on a few thinks today and I wanted to share a little sneak peak... We will have a lot of our sweet stuff on our etsy shop coming soon so please check us out. Thanks for stopping by :-)