Swim Lessons and BBQing

Tonight was another night filled with swim lessons, BBQ, more swimming, dessert...and more swimming!! We have a little fish on our hands!

Morgan has been in the water 2 times this summer so far...and she is jumping in and turning straight to her back, kicking, blowing bubbles, and jumping in freely to whoever is there.

Tonight she just wanted to be close to Grandma and Grandpa...she jumped in and swam to my mom...a little nerve racking, but she is confident...and I will get there!!

Grandpa was teaching her to spit out the water when she got it in her mouth.

Now Auntie Mel on the other hand was teaching Morgan how to color paint with ketchup...on her belly...what a mess Auntie Mel had to clean up!! 

Our little fish is getting ready to turn two...35 more days...

Suited for Success

In Mary Kay the rewards and recognition just keep coming for me. I started my MK business in January and in the last 6 months my life has done a 180 and just keeps getting better. One of the first BIG steps you take in Mary Kay is becoming a Star Team Builder...which means you are wearing your Red Jacket. Well...I am there! I am an official "Red Jacket Holder" and am so excited to be moving up so quickly with this company. My first recruit came the day after I signed up and right away I started making 4% commission from her sales. Then I just kept partying and recruiting until I am where I am today. I have 4 members on my team...aiming for 5 by the end of the day. At 5 team members I then can go on target for my first FREE car. The money that I have started to make with my MK business is starting to compare to what I was making as a teacher each month. So as I continue to build my business I just want to take the time to thank all of you that have encouraged or supported me. Thank you all!! The friendships I have made and my walk with Christ are bigger and better now than ever before. MK offers hope for women and that is what I want each and every woman I meet to see. So come celebrate my success as I am offering a 50% off item to each individual that places a $50.00 or more order from July1st through July 30th. Let's make each day beautiful as we take care and pamper ourselves!!  Check out my new site and follow for more free product promotions at http://skincareandmore-chrissy.blogspot.com/.

A few projects by Shawn

Recently my husband, Shawn, was laid off of work...again, so this time he decided enough is enough and has started is own company doing property maintenance. This business has taken off, mostly with the landscaping, but a few other jobs have come out of it too.

My husband is quite the welder. Making side gates, pool fences, hitch covers, and so much more. Here are a couple of his most recent projects. 

The first is a planter that goes around a tree...fill with dirt and plant your favorite flowers. The lady who ordered this likes coyotes, so as Shawn and I were brainstorming some ideas, we thought it would be neat to paint the silhouettes with glow in the dark paint. 

Shawn hand cut out all of the designs that you see here.

The next project was a shoot glass holder for another customer.

These are the pieces he started with.

This is the actual piece that will hold the shoot glass that he coiled up.

Finished project...

I LOVED this one so much that I thought it could even be a votive holder....so guess what project is next on his list...wink, wink....

Shawn has quite the creative mind when it comes to metal and a welder. I'm so proud of him!!

Flirty Apron Give-Away

A blog that I follow, Oops, I Craft My Pants, is having a Give-Away...check it out!!

Would you like to win your very own Flirty Apron? Of course you do. Who wouldn't want to look and feel wonderful while slaving away in the kitchen? Here's how to enter:

1. Leave a comment on this post saying which Flirty Apron you like the most (there are men's and children's aprons too, don't forget to check them out!)
2. Follow Oops! I Craft My Pants (tell me if you already are)
3. Blog, Tweet, or Facebook about this giveaway.
4. Purchase a Flirty Apron (worth 2 entries so leave two comments)
So there you have it. Four (technically five) chances to enter. Make sure to leave a comment for each separate entry! Giveaway will end on Wednesday, June 30, at 4 pm Mountain time.

Swim Lessons and Gardening

We started our private swim lessons for Morgan this past Tuesday. I can't even stand the thought of swimming in a public pool...so we opted for private lessons instead. Morgan was so excited to get her suit and "flops" on..she was dancing and posing about the kitchen.

Morgan did so well for being her first time in the pool this summer. She was not timid nor afraid of anything. She kept rolling to her back to float, which we were told was one of the harder tasks, so we went with it.

She LOVED kicking her feet and splashing everyone.

By the end of her first lesson, Morgan was trying to swim away by herself...she did NOT want anyone touching her. So excited to have a little swimmer on our hands! Now if I could just get my parents to hire Shawn to build a fence around their pool!!

After swimming and eating dinner we headed next door to do a little gardening for Pat, my parents neighbor. Morgan was so excited to help pick tomato's.

Once her bag was full she was ready to go. The joys of summer just keep getting better! Although I want it to last forever...I really don't because it is just TOO HOT!!!

LOST

This years theme to camp for Zach

 

Here is Zach and a few friends on the bus headed to camp...they are all girls...hmmmmm

This is what Zach is sleeping in...true camping is what I call this!!

Zach is in the yellow/orange suit...

Having fun in the lake

Looks like he is having quite the experience. 

Movie Monday

Each Monday 4 moms and 7 kids head to the movie...

Morgan LOVES sitting in her BIG girl booster seat and she claps and sings with every movie. If there is a dancing part in the movie...you got it...she is up out of her seat dancing!! Such a show off...but a cute on at that.

 

 Here are 2 of our friends...Ryann with her mommy, Melissa. Ryann has a brother named Travis and each Monday morning when I talk to Morgan about going to a movie...she always says, with excitement, TRAVIIISSS...so cute what they relate to the different events in their lives. 

Father's Day and Beyond

Father's Day was spent having breakfast and a movie at Chrissy's Cafe. The menu consisted of French Toast, Bacon, Sausage, Corned Beef Hash and a little vegan menu for my sis. The movie was Morgan's pick..."NEMO"! Oh the joys of falling in LOVE with a movie and having to watch it a hundred times a week.

After breakfast was done and cleaned up we packed up Zach's bag took him to the church so he and 600+ other kids and leaders could hop on a bus and head to California for a week to camp...and learn...and play!! He was a little nervous when we dropped him off, but as soon as he saw his friends he was good to go! They arrived safely on Sunday night and have been having so much FUN ever since.

Next, Shawn, Morgan and I headed to Prescott to see Shawn's parents. Morgan had a fever, but her spirits were good. She LOVED coloring with her "PaPa"....

and posing by her Daddy....

and sitting on the fountain.

We are so lucky to have such wonderful men in our lives.

SWEET gift for Dad

This Father's Day I decided to get crafty...(there is always a mess with my craftiness...)

Three 6 packs of Crush...Orange, Strawberry and Grape...Shawn & Zach had a lot of drinking to do!!

24 empty bottles....

6 different labels for the bottles...Dad related

6 new bottle cap covers... 

and a whole LOT of candy and scrapbooking paper.

One SWEET treat for the Dad's in my life!!

My Extreme Home Make-over....

As you all know we have recently moved...again...and I am at it again with turning this house into a home. Here is a little sneak peak of some progress in the master bedroom and bath.

This bathroom only has one sink and then a spot for a vanity stool. Well, I needed more storage space so I spiced it up a bit. This is before....

 This is after...I had some blue fabric from when I was teaching and used it on my bulletin boards, and I had some flowers and ribbon too. I just used a nifty little staple gun and made these counter curtains. Then with the blue canvas totes we had I filled them with bathroom necessities and under the cabinet they went. Nice and clean and unseen!! The cost of this project was...$0.00.

Next, I headed to my local dollar store for these items... 

A few candle holders, some case bowls and vases, a little sand and some shells and some Gorilla Glue.

 I took the candle holders and glued them to the bottom of the vases and bowls to make them stand higher...and prettier! Then I filled each one with a little beach decor. 

This is what I got. Three beautiful pieces of decor for the small cost of $5.00. 

Many more pictures to come, as I finish our bedroom. 

Next is the living room make-over...here are a few before pictures...

Now for the after...

We repainted everything in this room. Added special decor to the plant shelf and best of all removed all the old carpet and replaced it with this beautiful tile. With pictures of family and friends through out and candles burning, I also try to make it feel like a home not just a house!!