2nd Happiest Place on Earth!

Let me just start by shouting out ... "I LOVE IKEA!" I would like to say that it is due to all of the time I spent in Denmark .. ikea is really reflects Scandinavian style ... but back on point, I loved it even before I went to Danmark. Probably the clean lines in the design or the minimalist approach or even just the simplicity of everything ... I LOVE IT!!

Well, the boys love it too ... there is a play area and good lunch/dinner food ... and of course, $1 ice cream.

So, I packed up all of the boys yesterday afternoon and we hopped on the freeway to the 2nd Happiest Place on Earth!

The trip was as expected ... I found a couple GREAT solutions to current issues at my house ...

This is going to solve my "boys messy room" issue. I bought one for both of my older guys with the idea that they can put all of "their" stuff in it that doesn't fit tidily in their dresser top organizer ... wish me luck & we'll see how it goes!!! The beauty of this lies in the peace from knowing now they have one place that neatly zips to dump all of their junk instead of pushing it under the bed!!!

Next, for me ... I keep lots of information in little folders ... I have a School folder, a Scout folder, a Church address list folder, a weight loss folder, a Christmas folder and a good idea folder ... yep, lots of folders. I like to label them with cute labels, but this is a topic for another time. I have run out of space and found these cute, minimalist magazine files. They should work perfectly and they have a spot for another label!!! YAHOO! Plus, I love the green color!

So, I found my great finds and treated the boys to lunch + dessert. It was a good trip ... I also learned a couple things ...

1) Everything is better after eating Swedish meatballs with syltetoj! YUM!

2) There actually can be a place for everything ...

3) My soon to be 17month old is He-Man! He wouldn't stop carrying around this stool ... I was so impressed!