Easter Sunday

Here are the two kids playing together yesterday. Justin and Nellie rec'd Easter bags with goodies...both were in love with their dogs......



What is inside?


Nellie was a good spirit and most of the time let Justin play with her dog too...he wanted whatever she had all day long.


See...I got both of them.


Surprise....later last night we got a visit from Uncle Sam.....Justin took to him very quickly....he found a new friend to play with. He was showing him how the hammer works and showing him all his books too...

a day at the park

Today I met up with a friend at the park...here are two photo's to share.

Frugal Friday - Week 3

cloth bags....I have about 6 of them and one from Costco...they are great...

1. you can put more groceries in a cloth bag than plastic - thus less trips from car to house
2. Some stores offer a bag credit if you bring your own....my store is 9 cents per bag...I average about 5 bags...that is 45 cents per week times 52 weeks and I save $23.40 per year.....pretty good.
3. you are saving the environment

Sometimes I forget my item, so if I am not buying too much, I ask to not get a bag. Yesterday I was at the local store and just picking up tylenol and motrin for Justin (teething)....and I asked to put them in my purse.....it worked great...between carrying a 23 pound child, bags of stuff, Iand a purse, it was easier to put the items in my purse.

Here we are walking

Molars

So, for the past few days we have been working on 2 more teeth. I though they were the "fang' teeth, but after looking online I think they are going to be his first set of molars.....Great! So far we have had a runny nose...mostly clear..only had to wipe this AM once...hoping it doesn't get worse, as I would like to go see Mom & Dad next week.

Fun with Justin

I have been a slacker at taking pictures....my camera has been full and so finally today I am clearing it off...here are some from the past few weeks.

Hanging out with Mom...


Here we are trying to get Justin to walk to us....we have tried to video it, but he then is more interested in the camera.


Justin rec'd a new plate, bowl, and cup set from a friend this past weekend...we have been having fun "playing" with it. We pretend we are eating from the bowl and drinking from the cup..he even shares with us :)

Frugal Friday - Week 2

I don't have a lot for the week...but here are a few thoughts.

Sometimes I have coupons that I don't end up using and after a while I know I won't use them, so when I am at the store, I will leave the coupon by the item that the coupon is for. I figure maybe someone will use it before it expires.

I haven't instituted this yet, but Justin's playgroup is only about 10 blocks away...I figure as long as the weather is nice, I should put him in the stroller and walk there....next week I hope to do this.

I had more, but I can't remember them right now....

Anybody have any GAS saving advice? I have heard only fill your car 1/2 full, and as I read recently in Reader's Digest to empty all unnecessary items out of your car...I don't see the article online, but if I find it I will add to post.....it is about this guy who gets his car to get 150 MPG...driving slow, windows up, no a/c, no stopping at the stop signs, etc....

Frugal Friday

Hi all,

I have been thinking of making my Friday a frugal thoughts day. I am always looking for ways save money and use what we have. Here are two things I have done this week:

1. I started looking in the pantry and the refrigerator to see what was on the verge of going in the round container and included that in our meal plan for the day.

2. I am in love with Bath and Body hand soap, so much that I use it in every bathroom. Not that this is bad, but I have 3 huge containers of bulk soap in the laundry room (paid $3.00 for them) and I have had them for about 3 years. Just plain antibacterial. So, I decided that when my B&B containers went low, I would refill with the stuff I already have...hoping I will still feel good about the soap usage....B&B smells so good.

Steps

Justin is starting to do a few steps, just today..I think he took 2...I figure that counts. he is now standing for longer periods of time and has a lot of fun with that. You will see in the pics below that he is standing up in one and about to fall down...really cute.

One Year Photo Session

We took Justin to get his one year pics yesterday. Since we were sick and gone this past month, it didn't happen on time. So, we are really 13 months, but we will call it 12 :)

He wasn't the happiest for pics, but here are the best ones.