It must run in the family...

I came home today, walked into my room and found Cinderella and Snow White dangling from their necks by the power cord to my alarm clock. Some might find this scary, maybe a little unnerving, especially coming from a 3 year old. But I find it normal, and somewhat hilarious. I'm not going to name names, but I think that this must run in the family.

Easter Eggs!

This Easter was really fun. Our neighborhood prepared to have an Easter Egg hunt on Saturday down the whole street. We all put eggs filled with goodies in our front yard, and then at 9am we all went down the street and the kids went crazy! It was really fun, we pushed Crew in the stroller and Kaylee got a basket full of candy which she quickly inhaled about half the candy. (we have since put the candy in a safe spot out of her reach).

Sunday was fun too. At Church I tried desperately to instill in the minds of my Sunbeam class (they are 3 year olds for those of you who aren't familiar) that Easter is not about the Easter Bunny, but about Jesus being Resurrected. I think most of them grasped the idea, but probably forgot everything as soon as they walked out the door. Oh well, I tried.

After Church we went to my parents house for ANOTHER Easter egg hung (no wonder kids get confused!). We also had the classic ham and potatoes for dinner. I didn't take any pictures of the kids in their Easter outfits, but they were adorable... I am considering dressing them up again just to have some cute pictures... but that's alot of work...

Please tip your server...

Well, I officially started serving tonight. It is harder than it looks believe it or not. I am still technically training, but I got a good taste of what it's like to be on your own on the floor serving. It was non-stop, and I found myself by the end of the night wanting to sit down with the customers and have a drink and some tostada chips with salsa! The hardest part so far is knowing what goes in the alcoholic beverages, and what goes on top of them as well (lime, orange, cherry, etc.) The other servers say it will come to me eventually though.

Swimming Lessons!

Hello Ladies! I am going to be teaching swim lessons this summer at Camille Week's house. If anyone is interested in signing up your kids, let me know asap. Please call me @ (623) 444-6053 or email me @ shawn_syphus@hotmail.com

There will be 10 classes per session. Each class runs 30 min. The cost of each session is $40.00

I am able to teach all levels of swimming, (ages 3-10) **

The1st session starts May 5th - May 16th. (M-F) Class times start at 9:00am; 9:45am; 10:30am; and 11:15am.

2nd Session- May 26th-June 6th
3rd Session- June 16th- June 27th
4th Session- July 7th- July 18th
5th Session- July 21st- Aug. 1st
(these are tentative, and could change based on need and demand)

My swimming background: I have swam a total of 11 years competitively on a state and national level, and 5 years in triathlons. I taught swim lessons for 5 years to all ages. I went to college on a swimming scholarship to The University of Houston. I am very experienced in teaching proper technique to all ages, and making sure the kids have fun at the same time.

**If you are interested in private lessons for yourself, a child younger than 3, or older than 10 please let me know.

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?