Baskets of EGGcellent FUN!

TONS of pictures. Hope you all had a great Easter!

Special Sunday Flashback

I was cleaning out the gargae today (hunting for scorpions) and decided to go through my old pictures (what did not get used in scrapbooks) and I ran across these and they made me think back and really think about how fast time goes by.

These were from Sofia's 2nd Easter, 2005. She was about 17-18 months old. I so loved this outfit and found precious shoes at Target that matched perfectly. She had so much fun at her first egg hunt!

Happy Easter to you all!

Spend the night fun

This weekend, two of my friend Jamie's girls stayed Friday and Saturday night with Sofia and I. We had a lot of fun! We were supposed to have gone to the Easter parade today but the cold rain put and end to that. So what else was there to do but...go to the Goodwill! Yep, we all headed off to the good will. I have each girl $3 to shop with and the all ended up with a purse and 2 other small trinkets - Laynee a flute and a noise maker thingy and Mackenzie a pom-pom and Woody from the Toy Story. Sofia picked a bear and small bag of odd and end things. Me - I scored 4 dresses for eBay. Today was 1/2 off day so it was super crowded but super cheap as well!

This afternoon we went for a little walk over at the mountain and I snapped a few fun shots. It was been a fun weekend. Oh except for the part where I was driving down the road and a SCORPION came out of the car AC vent and was crawling across the dash. I had to kill it with Sofia's flip flop while I was driving!! Serious pest control going down here tomorrow!!!

Spring Swap Fun

I had the opportunity to particiapte in a great Spring Swap - only problem - I am a terrible swap parther! Sorry Robyn! But I pinky swear my package was dropped off at Fed Ex last week and is on its way! I was bombarded with eBay packages and managed to get those out the door while neglecting my swap gift I have been riding around with! The bad thing is (Robyn don't read this) some of the items are holiday inspired and now look, tomorrow is the holiday! Save them for next year!!! I just know I am going to be banned from swaps from here on out. See what happens when you leave the South...you lose your manners!!!!

Having said all that - look at all the wonderful presents Robyn sent me:

So many wonderful things! Thanks you so much and the candy is already gone!!!!

Easter and Park Fun with Great Friends!

Today was a great day! Sofia and I had a picnic with my newly reconnected WONDERFUL friend, Jamie, and her kiddos and then we had an Easter Egg Hunt. It was a beautiful, but windy Arizona day. The kids had a great time and it was really nice to share some time with a friend.

Mackenzie and Laynee are spending the night with us for 2 nights and so far things are great! Sofia is having a great time with playmates! Everyone is pooped and sleeping as I type this! What a great day!

Flashback Friday

Easter 2004, 6 months

School Easter Party

Sofia had her class Easter (well they called it Spring) party. They listened to a story, colored eggs, had an egg hunt and an Easter party. Oh and the kids loved playing with my camera! Things went well until someone picked Sofia's real egg with her initials on it and they put a hole in it from holding it too hard. Oh it was a tragedy! She also got upset when it was time for me to go back to work, but overall, it was a nice event.

Doesn't this hat look like the lady off of Hee Haw? You guys remember that show?

With her teacher, Ms. Tina Her Easter basket - amazing what pipe cleaners and paper plates can make

Me and my little Easter Bunny!

The tragis aftermath of the broken egg...lip still poked out over the broken egg..

Oh and by the way - we killed scorpion #4 tonight - in the house - it came in from the laudry that was hanging up and drying. This time, Sofia got bitten -- luckily it did not really hurt her and since it was a larger scorpion, they are less potent. She did not cry or anything. I hate those things so much!

Happy Easter!

Happy Birthday Dad and Paw Paw

Happy birthday to my dad!

We Love you!
Whitney and Sofia

Saturday Bargains

Hi everyone! Hope the weekend is going well for you. Very low key, but busy day today. Went to run errands but on the way out, we did stop at 2-3 yard sales. I spent $11 and got all of the below:

• 8 crystal dessert dishes


• Homedics massager (Sofia picked this?)


• Adidas hat


• Glittery pipe cleaners for crafts


• black lamp


• 2 standing starfish made out of basket material (I'll use these on top of my armoire when I switch to my summer decor)

The 2 starfish cost $10 and all of the other things were $1.00 total. Not bad!

Later, we took Nugget to get groomed (I'll post pics later) and we were early so we went into Saver's (thrift store) and I found a few items I could not live without (I know, I know):

Ralph Lauren skirt for Sofia,$1.99

2 Carters Nightgowns in nearly new condition, $1.99 each (then 20% for the special sale of the hour - sleeveless)

lamp for my desk, $5.99

Good Lad Black & White gingham dress with ladybugs - New - $3.99 (same sleeveless sale)Lilly Pulitzer Capris - will be put on eBay - $3.99

Super cute talking dog (Sofia's pick)$3.99I also used my frequent shopper card and saved an additional 30% off of my total!

I love bargains!

Etsy

Do you guys Etsy? I just bought something for the first time tonight. I have long been an eBay girl (thanks Lucinda) and have spent many an hour searching over clothing for Sofia and then later selling on eBay. But tonight I found myself over on Etsy and for custom-made stuff, I am thinking I like it better. What do you think? Have you bought great stuff? Do you craft and sell things?

I bought 2 outfits for Sofia tonight. Here they are:

What do you think? If you want a link to the artist, just let me know! I think there are a lot more custom-made options on Etsy than eBay these days.

Flashback Friday

October 2007, Sofia got a major hair cut for the first time!