Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I don't think I'm Irish, but it's always a fun day to wear green! Make sure you don't get pinched today!

Slip Covers!

My lovely sister and brother-in-law gave us a wonderful (brand spankin' new) sofa, two arm chairs, and a coffee table from IKEA! They are just so perfect! The only problem with the whole set is that it is 100% white. And not just white, it's white canvas! Now if you have little kids, you'll understand that this could turn out to be a big problem. Well, I took a trip to IKEA to purchase some darker slip covers for the set, and WOW! They are expensive! So I am now searching Ebay every day hoping that someone will eventually put up the colors that I want. What I want is the sofa to be a dark brown, and the chairs like a bright lime green. I know it sounds weird, but it would look so sweet in my house. But if anyone wants to be generous for my birthday coming up, I wouldn't mind that either... hehe...

The Ultimate Blog Party!

I found this blog party thru my cousin-in-law (I guess you would call her that), and it looks like fun! I have to introduce myself to others out there that don't already know me so here goes...

My name is Shawn, I have been married for 4 1/2 years to my wonderful husband, Chris. We have two beautiful children, Kaylee (3) and Crew (10 mo.). We have moved around alot since we've been married, but are currently living in Sun City, AZ. I am a stay-at-home mom who loves to get out and get active in the neighborhood. We have play groups, Ladies Activity Club, Book Club, and several park days. I love to meet new people and I can't wait to meet new bloggers!

As far as the prizes for the blog party goes... My top picks are:
61 — The Very Cool LunchboxProvided by: Victoria P. Zurcher Designs
19 — Klean Kanteen Sippy CupProvided by: Non Toxic Tots
28 — Uncommonly Cute tees Provided by: Uncommonly Cute

If these gifts are already taken, then I wouldn't mind getting any of these:
#'s 70, 76, 96, 97, 118, 119, 124, 141, 148, 151

Biggest LOSER!

My scale and I are fighting right now.... (he's known to hold a grudge).

Whitney Pockets

So Chris says I am a blogging slacker since two people have already blogged about the trip we took this past weekend. We had such a good time!

We left Wednesday night to drive to St. George. Then Thursday we left St. George to head for Whitney Pockets, which is just south of Mesquite, NV. We stayed thru Saturday and everyone from Chris' immediate family was there for at least one night. Kaylee had so much fun with all of her cousins, she climed huge rocks, made a clubhouse, and went on several adventures. Crew stayed with me for the most part, but the last day I let him on the ground to play with his cousins and of course with the trucks. Chris had a blast shooting guns and riding his atv. I had a good time visiting with all the in-laws, and I got to read a little bit.

On Saturday night we celebrated Chris' birthday by have a feast of spagetti at his mom's house. Sunday we packed up and headed home... we also brought home something very special for me... but I'll blog about that a little later.

Oh and on the way home we went thru Jacob's Lake and Kaylee got to play in the snow for a little, and have an icicle sword fight with Chris. All-in-all, a great trip and I can't wait to go again next year!

Gone Fishin'

Ok, well not really... we are going camping! Off to Whitney Pockets again! We will be back in town by Sunday night. I will take some good pictures and post all about it when I get back. Have a great weekend!

Weeds!

So Chris and I just spent two hours at our rental property picking enough weeds to fill a whole trash can (the one that goes on the street). And to top it off, that was just the front yard! We're going to let the tenant take care of the back. Does anyone know what to do to make it so the weeds don't come back? Or at least something easier than picking them all? Prefferably something that is not going to make us go broke either... any advice out there?