2014 East Idaho Home and Garden Show

Can you tell what the kids favorite part of the 2014 East Idaho Home and Garden Show was?  Out of hundreds of vendors, the girls and cousins had so much fun playing with the day old baby quail at their favorite, the Coop Craft booth.  As you can see, they are VERY tiny and absolutely adorable.  We were at the booth a long time as the kids just didn't want to be pulled away.  Even Ethan, our toddler, liked them although he was too nervous about what they were too touch them.  Obviously the bigger kids didn't have any issues with that.

Can we keep one?

One of the King cousins kept asking if she could take one home with her since they were only $2.  The quail is the cheap part.  It's the rest that adds up quick!  Although, I did get some ideas if we ever decide to do chickens again.  The vendor used a small fish tank with wire mesh on the bottom and a heat lamp.  We happen to have several currently empty fish tanks and an unused heat lamp on hand.  Great idea for baby chicks.  

We all had fun at the Clearwater Spa booth playing miniature golf.  The kids got a piece of candy for trying and if they made the put then they got a big candy bar.  Only one kid made the put but I got lucky and made one, too.  The gentleman then sent me to the next levels and told me I could win a free date night if I made it.  Wahoo!  Hubby and I are going out while oldest babysits!  Totally free date night.  Thanks Clearwater Spa!

Hubby and I's next favorite booths were the landscaping designers: Outback Landscape Inc., Lawn Tech, Bushman Landscaping Inc., and Merrill Landscaping.  I was hoping to find some ideas for the backyard and I wasn't disappointed  We found several very nice and easy to do firepit design ideas.  The one by Bushman Landscaping, Inc., was our favorite as it had the outer seating area that would fit a lot of people.  I told out oldest we found a fun project for him this summer.  He looked a little wary when I mentioned that as he and our second son weren't there to see it.  Haha.  It will be fun to enlists the kids' help to get it done once the weather warms up. 

All in all we had a good time.  If you happen to be in East Idaho in March, stop by Idaho Falls and check out the East Idaho Home and Garden Show.  We look forward to going again next year!

40 Bags in 40 Days 2014 Declutter Challenge

I just saw this posted online at a cleaning forum I am part of.  It sounded interested and I am wanting to delclutter as we have WAY too much STUFF!  So, I popped on over to Ann's website.  I'm not Catholic but I am a typical American who needs to simplify.  Sounds like fun so I a joining the party!  I'd much rather spend my life doing fun things then reorganized, picking up, and reorganizing stuff again and again.  I'm so excited to get started.

I've gone in spurts and done big house decluttering sessions before.  But I still find it an amazing phenomenon that I can house again and find more stuff to get rid of.  Plus, it is such an exhilarating feeling to know I am never, ever going to have to pick up whatever said item again.  It's AWESOME!

The basic premise for this challenge is you have 40 days to get 40 bags out of your home.  You can dump it, donate, sell or whatever you want with items as long as they leave your house.  You pick the bag or item size.  It could be a grocery bag you could get rid of a whole couch!  Have fun with it and enjoy simplfying your life.  Stop by the WHSB group pages for team support, too.  We are going to have a good time!

If you are wanting to to join the White House Black Shutter's 40 Bags in 40 Days 2014 Declutter Challenge, stop over at her website, join the Facebook group, Instagram @whsbblog, or follow on Twitter at @whbsblog.

Nike Football Creeper and Hat Set from Kohls.com

Nike Football Creeper and Hat Set from Kohls.com

Our 14-year old absolutely loves his 1 year-old little brother.  He can't get enough of playing with him.  Often he calls DS #3 his football and hauls him around under his arm like a ball.  Brotherly love at it's best, right?

While flipping through the Sunday ads this week, I came across this cute outfit in the Kohls ad for $11.99 (originally $20.00) and just started laughing at how absolutely cute it is! I had to go find DS #1 so he could see the outfit and he got a huge grin on his face.  We had to admit that DS #3 would look super cute in this outfit!  The creeper even has a football texture print on it, too.  They definitely thought of all the details.  Adorable!

And, with the NFL Super Bowl XLVII just around the corner on February 2nd, you have to admit it would be fun to have our own special little "football" at the party.  The baby gets passed around to everyone anyways, right, so you might as well make him fit into the theme and have a good time with it!  The perfect outfit whether you are a Denver Broncos or a Seattle Seahawks fan because everyone wants possession on the ball.  Haha.  Love it, Nike!