You'll Be Blown Away By These Pictures

Actually we were almost blown away taking these pictures. Some more than others (right Stacy?) Anyway we all piled up in an 18 passenger van and took off for Red Rock. Three moms and six kids. We must be nuts!! The wind was very aggressive, but we had fun anyway. Who wouldn't have fun with us and our kids?? A laugh a minute...then a few fights...then back to laughing. The kids did really well. We saw burros, caterpillars in nests, lizards, and Joshua trees. After getting blown around at Red Rock we stopped off at Bonnie Springs. The kids had a great time running on the grass and playing hide and go seek. They also found a water fountain and spent lots of time "getting a drink." We had a fun day with friends and can't wait to play again this weekend. ***no one needed technology today! A day without TV and DSi!! woohoo now I'm going for that mom of the year award!

St. Patty's Day

Today has been an exciting day for someone in the Eveleigh family. Maegan lost her first tooth today. She was so excited. I'm sure the Tooth Fairy is on her way. Check out Maegan's blog for the full story.
So I still have a wee bit o'crafty left in me...from mine and Christi's craft-o-rama last week. I had been thinking of making the girls St.Patrick's shirts. Of course I waited to the last minute. Here is what I came up with....the graphics are a free download from a great blogger site (How Does She?) They actually are meant to be cupcake picks, but I transformed them. Maegan gets the big bows because she's actually a Southern girl at heart- and Morgan...well her idea of a bow is a ponytail holder. So I had to go lite on hers. I made them new bows for their hair (clipped to the side of the shirt waiting for the morning get ready shuffle.) I love Maegan's bow. I've been wanting to try out that technique for awhile now. Finally played around and for my first try I was pleasantly surprised.
Hopefully the shirts will hold up for tomorrow...for a two hour project..NOT BAD!!
Happy St. Patty's Day (I'll claim a lil Irish here- my great gma was Irish-just don't tell the Welshman Mark)

Almost Over

Well my vacation is coming to an end...so sad! So I'm making the most of it this week. Christi and I have been crafting up a storm. We've started so many projects and actually finished a few. I think Dave (Chrisit's fiance) will be glad when I go back to work so he can come home and RELAX! Mark will also be grateful when I stop asking him to help gather my supplies and give me a crash course in working power tools. What can I say? its therapy and we all need it from time to time. I'll post some picutres later today of our projects. I don't have time to download now..I'm on my way to Lowe's to pick up our next batch of supplies.

We also did our Family Fun Nite last night-we extended it to Family & Friends Fun Nite-not only do Christi and I craft, but we cook and bake! HA
For dinner last night we made French Dip Sandwiches-YUMMO and rainbow cupcakes- the cupcakes were inspired by a blog and they turned out super cute. The kids helped us decorate. Pic to come later and we are already planning the next bit o business!

Family Fiesta

Okay so I've had some time on my hands lately(since I've been on vacation) and I read alot of blogs. Which leads me to Family Fun Nite. I thought this was a neat concept to take family time (meal time) to another level. And well as much as I like to coordinate and have a theme..this just seems logical that we do this.
Our first family night was tonight... Family Fiesta. The kids helped me plan the menu: fajitas and burritos. We also made sombrero hat cookies. The kids and I tried to add in a few extra touches-while we were out thrifting today..is thrifting a word? anyway we found the Ole cups and plates. Next time I really want to add some flare and have everyone dress up. We did have the mariachi music playing in the background, but we didn't have a hat to perform the hat dance. We finished off the night by watching the girls dance to the music, watching some iCarly (yep even Mark) and we put together two dinosaur puzzles that I scored today! Of course next time we will have a pinata and we will have to watch Dora or something. Mark wasn't thrilled when I announced my plans for the next Fiesta night (but he did like the idea of having margaritas). I'm already planning my May 6th shopping spree. Hurry Up Cinco de Mayo!
Anyhow-now I have to start thinking of next week's theme. Any ideas?? Eventually I want to work in some cultural history so the girls can learn about other countries...that gives me an idea-maybe I'll make a family passport and we can travel the world right here in our kitchen..hmm good thing I have another week off!

O&E odds and ends

A hodge podge of the last few days...my mom left Tuesday morning and the girls and I have been taking it easy. We were going full force the last week with my mom and I think I was just pooped out!! Yesterday was Mark's birthday. The girls and I made him cookie brownies. Maegan asked me if we had enough candles to put on daddy's brownie? I laughed because NO way were that many candles fitting on one lil brownie-but rather than explain-I just told her no because the house would burn down. I also got around to using the arugula that I bought at Malto's Farmer's Market. That was a neat experience. I found a great recipe for Cajun Grilled Steak with Mustard Horseradish Cream...YUmmO!!! at least I thought so. And finally I decided to get creative. Maegan has been telling me for the last week that we don't have enough St. Patrick's Day decorations. ?What? not that I normally go overboard- I mean isn't one wall hanging enough??? So rather than disappoint I got out the Cricut and went to work. Overall I felt pretty pleased about being "Lucky!"