CorNBeLLy'S

Last Saturday we went to CornBelly's with Parker, we got discount tickets for $3.93 each, and Parker was free- so a nice little family outing. (the tickets are normally $12.00, which I am sorry, it was fun, but not THAT fun- $3.93 each, that I will pay) So here are some pictures from out fun time there.

Sitting on the wooden Tractor

His Ride for the trip, he had it pretty easy

But it is ok, because he was really excited and enjoyed it.

Helping Daddy pump the water pump to push the ducks to the other side.

You can tell that Joe is concentration because he sticks his tongue out - :) Parker does it sometimes too.

On the large jumping pillow, Parker was on it for all of 2 seconds when we was like "Hot, Hot" so I had to take off my shoes and bounce with Parker, he then LOVED it and I understood why he was saying hot, even though my socks the rubber was quite hot.

Oh, look at my cute little, wait GIRL?? Oh, well, even with pigtails he is ADORABLE!

Riding with daddy on the go cart ish ride, Parker and I rode too, but I don't have pictures from that...Darn...

Parker is VERY determined to help, he is very much a doer, he does not like to stand by and watch.

Inside the little wooden train.

Crawling through the little train, I thought this was HILarious because he didn't want to kneel, so he did the monkey walk through the "tunnel"

This was just a cute candid shot of him enjoying the day.

LOVE, love, LOVE this picture.

You can't quite tell, but he has his hands on 2 of the water pumps, and he was pumping with both arms, it was so funny and he was VERY into it.

All in all we had a LOT of fun. The only part he wasn't too sure on was they had a little kids corn maze, but it was covered so it was DARK- not a good idea there, he turned the first corner (I went with him) and he turned right back around. I couldn't even see in there so we decided to go have fun elsewhere.

New Site & Going Private?

Ok, so I have decided that since I seem to not have enough on my plate, I am going to do a seperate blog that has strictly my deals posts. I will still write for LowBuyLehi, but this blog will just be the personals ins and outs of the family while the other blog will be strictly my pics of deals and such. I am debating going private. Let me know what you think on that, if it is a good idea or not, or if I do, if you want to be invited so I can see what I need to do. The new site is It's a Coupon Life

WeeKLy DeALs

Ok, so I haven't posted deals for a little bit, and so here are the most recent ones.

WalGreens

~Total Spent OOP- $1.52 ( I used $10.00 in register rewards from last week) But I got $13.00 in register rewards, Total Saved $39.37- Basically what I paid for was tax, my subtotals on everything was either .01 or .00.

Wal-Mart

~I got 4 AirWick I-Motion Compacts and 3 Airwick I-Motion Scent Oils - Total Spent OOP $8.04, Total Saved $61.89

Albertsons, Smiths, and Rite Aid

~At Albertson's I got the 12 cans of Campbells' soup- Select Harvest and Chunky- Total Spent OOP $7.45, Total Saved 28.88, PLUS I got a $5.00 Catalina coupon for next time.

~At Smiths I got 12 boxes of Jello/ Pudding (these are the BIG boxes) 4 boxes of Kraft Deluxe Mac& Cheese and Velveeta Shells, 4 Boxes of Wheat Thins, 2 Kraft BBQ Sauce, 2 boxes of Golden Grahams, and 2 boxes of Kix- Total Spent OOP $12.90, total Saved $34.29. ( Had I had Golden Grahams coupons, I would have saved more, but aside from those I had a coupon for Every Single item there) PLUS Parker got an adorable cute little stuffed dog that the manager gave him because he was being a little fussy, they lost the box that had them in it, found them, couldn't sell them so she asked if it was ok for Parker to have it and he was a happy boy the rest of the shopping trip :)

Then at Rite Aid- (I will post a real picture when I exchange them) But there was a super good deal going on for the Huggies Diapers, but all the Rite Aids in I swear all of Utah was out, and they weren't going to get any more til a week from Saturday (after the deal and rebate were over) but the Rite Aid off 1600 N. was substituting the Rite Aid Diapers, using the price of the Huggies and when the Huggies came in you would exchange the Rite Aid Diapers for the Huggies. That is the story in a nut shell, but basically the diapers were on sale for 3/$33 for the Jumbo Pure and Natural, but then I had $3.00 off Manufac. coupons, $2.00 off Rite aid coupons, and $5.00/ $20.00 coupon, so I did this transaction twice, 3 packs of Diapers, $9.00 manufac coupon, $6.00 Rite Aid Diaper coupon, but then I had the $5.00 off $20.00 purchase (which is before coupons) so I spent $14.92 for the 3 packs of diapers, but then I get a $10.00 Mail in Rebate back, which makes the diapers $1.64 a PACK! HOLY CRAZY DIAPER DEAL, also on one of the transactions I got 2 Clean and Clear Items, and they paid me .50 for each one :) on sale for $4.50 each had 2 $2.00 Manufac coupons, and 2 $3.00 Rite Aid coupons. PLUS I get to submit my receipts for their Fall Gift of Savings and get a $10.00 Rite Aid Gift Certificate, so they are basically paying me for the stuff. Not too Shabby :) , Oh ya, total saved $74.12 (after figuring in the rebates, but not the gift card)

~So all in all, I spent $58.11, I saved $199.20, plus I got a $5.00 Catalina coupon, $13.00 in Register Rewards, and should be getting a $10.00 Rite Aid Gift Certificate.

Bag

On Saturday Joe got back from the REI garage sale and he had gotten this cute little kid sleeping bag for Parker that he thought we could give him for Christmas, but we let him see it first to get his...reaction, and HOLY COW! He LOVES his bag- that is what he calls it, since Joe got it on Saturday he has slept in it every night and taken his naps in it everyday, it is CRAZY! Anyway, here is his nap in the bag.

I suppose

That this has to happen at some point-

And I swear that we are not white trashy and that Parker walks around in his diaper, I just finished changing him and he booked it towards our closet, saw the shoes and had to try them on. Typically he walks around the house in Joe's shoes, so this was a first for him to try on mine...

So Peaceful

Wish I could nap like this everyday!

Now before you think I have nothing better to do than take multiple pictures of my sleeping babe, I don't~ Really I have a gazillion things to be doing, but definitely are not better than watching Parker sleep, he is so peaceful, and it is very tempting to just take a nap next to him.

DeALs

Here are some recent deals that I got-

This was a combination trip- I got the Danimals Drinkable Yogurt at Albertsons- used a rain check from before and

spent OOP - $1.42- Total saved $13.79

I got the Triaminic, gum, and Tic Tac's at Walgreens,

spent $.82 cents OOP, Saved $17.68 PLUS I got $11.00 in register rewards.

The rest of the stuff I got at Macey's- Tortillas, sour cream, butter, spaghettiO's, mandarin oranges, baking cups (90 per pack for .79 cents!) eggs, and canned soup and I spent $14.99- they don't show what you saved, but I got everything on a really good sale, so I would bet I saved about 50%

This is my WalMart Trip- I got 3 pounds of onions, 3 Green Peppers, 3 Red Peppers, 1 bunch of Cilantro, 4 pounds of Broccoli Crowns, and a containers of Oats- Total spent OOP $5.76- Total Saved $11.36

Here is my Albertson's and Target trips.

At Target I got the 2 Healthy Mixers, 2 Glade Candles (seriously, I think I have like 20 of these...) and 2 Rimmel Mascara- Total Spent OOP $2.16, Total Saved $13.66

And at Albertsons, I got 4 Pepperage Farms Cookies, 4 Cambell's Chunky Soups, 2 Tomato, and 2 Chicken Noodle Soups, total Spent $10.05, Total Saved $20.68, PLUS I got a $5.00 Catalina Coupon to used next time. Then at another Albertons I got the 2 Boxes of Ritz Crackers, and 2 Ritz Crackerful's. Total Spent OOP $1.46, Total Saved $11.51, and lastly ( I had a harder time finding these) 2 Downy Fabrid Softner (64 oz) Total Spent $2.53, Total saved $6.64

Parker's UpDaTE

Well, we went to Parker's 2 year checkup today- he HATES, LOATHES, DETESTS going to the doctor, I swear that all I have to do is step into the office and he starts freaking out... lovely- well here are the stats

Height~ 37.5 inches- 98.83 percentile
Weight~ 27.34 pounds- 42.08 percentile



He is getting so big and seems to be really developing. He is very good with colors, especially blue, green, yellow and purple (go figure, I would have thought purple would have been down on the list) he is really good at some letters too, H, R, B, A, and E. Here is a fun tag that I have seen, so because Parker is now 2, I think I shall do it.



Name and Meaning: Parker- One who manages parks (not too exciting- we picked after someone, not the meaning itself)

Age: 2

Nicknames: Parks, and Parkey

Favorite Activities: Running, playing, jumping, dancing, sliding, swinging, helping mommy clean, especially likes putting the dishes away, playing with grandma, karina, Michael, daddy and mommy, wrestling with daddy on the bed, jumping on mommy, laughing, the list really goes on and on.

Favorite Foods: Yogurt, cheese, crackers, cookies, & pizza

Least Favorite Foods: Well, at the moment he seems to be especially picky, so there are quite a few things he does not like, one of which is pasta- he REALLY does not like that.

Favorite Music: Loves all types, he really seems to like "I gotta feeling" by the Black Eye Peas

Favorite Toys: Cars, Handy Manny, zoomominos, balloons, balls, and slide

Favorite Books: LOVES books! Loves his Little People Flap books, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Hop on Pop, Mr. Brown can Moo, tons!!

Favorite Item of Clothing: Shoes, he likes his shoes.

What makes him happy: Playing, laughing, being goofy- especially mommy being goofy, being with family, having a nice nap.

What makes him sad: getting in trouble, or getting hurt (not at the same time...)

Funny words or phrases: Beep, Beep Purple Car, Beep Beep (at someone when they are blocking his way) Dacker (cracker) Binty (binky) gink (drink) Shoeshy (dinosaur- really, really not sure why on that one...)

MorE PiCTuReS

Here are some more pictures from when my friend took them~

Happy Birthday Parker!!

This is just a quick post, and I will make another post later with pictures and such, but this is just to say a little Happy Birthday to Parker. He is a fantastic, wonderful, thoughtful little boy and our family would not be the same without him~

Attention

Well, there aren't a lot of things that keep Parker's attention, one of which is typically TV- however, there are a few shows Parker likes to watch- Handy Manny (which he calls Mammy), Little Einstein's and for a movie, The Bee Movie- not sure why on that one... Anyway, here is my little babe involved with Little Einsteins'

The perfect TV watching slouch~

Parker wondering why I am bothering him with taking his picture while his show is on...

More DeaLs

So, I had to run some errands this morning, and this is what I got.

At Target, I got 5 Boxes of Fiber One Cereal, 2 Glade Scented Oil Candles, and 2 Refil Packs. Total Spent OOP- .17 - yep, I used a $5.00 Gift Card from last week, so I only paid .17 AND I got a $5.00 Gift Card for the Fiber One Stuff. Total Saved $31.24

Then At Walmart, I got the 3 AirWick IMotion Scented Oil PlugIns- Total Spent $3.41 Which is more than I would normally spend, but I saved$24.57, so not too bad. I also got at the AF Wal-Mart-2 Glade Sense and Sprays- and 2 Gallons of Milk, total OOP .43 - Total Saved 14.55- Ironically not the best as far as saving amount, but one of the least OOP.

Smiths~ I got 2 Hefty Bags, and a Lindt Truffle (for PARKER- NOT me) Total Spent OOP .39- total saved $6.26- savings of 96% which is good, but actually I didn't spend that much, so whatever...

Last Trip was Albertsons- I haven't gone there as much, I have not been as excited about the sales, especially since Utah is getting the shaft on double coupons. I understand that they have been bought out, but the transition hasn't happened, it is like it is dying a sad, slow death... Anyhoo, back to what I got I got 3 Dannon Activia yogurts, 1 Dannon Lite and Fit, and 4 single Lite and Fit yogurts, total spent OOP 3.49- Total Saved $13.61 plus I got a coupon for $3.00 off any Downy Liquid- YAY! I am running low...

So, all said and done, I spent $7.89- saved $90.23, and got a $5.00 Gift Card, not too bad~

ALmoSt

So, less than 1 week til Parker's birthday- AHHH!!!! I feel like last year I was so prepared and this year, I am so...NOT- we have a few things for him, but I don't have anything else, I guess I better get my butt in gear so he can have a fun little birthday!

A Couple MoRe DeaLs

Here are a couple more deals from last week. First was a Smiths Deals- When you bought 10 items, you got $5.00 off- so essentially .50 off per item. So I got 16 (total)Pillsbury Grands Rolls/ Crescent Rolls, Cinnamon Rolls, and 4 Green Giant Steamers and the total was about $10.74- Without Sales and Coupons would have spent about $49.00- so saved almost $40.00. Not too shabby. Sorry for the dark picture, and imagine 2 more biscuits (they popped open in the car- scared the crap out of me, and we had biscuits for dinner :)

The next Deal was at Wal-Mart- I got 3 Welch's Juice, 1 Gallon of Milk, 3 Season All Salts, 1 Yoplait Delight and 2 Glade Sense and Spray and the total was $3.45 after coupons. The Glade alone at Walgreens, is on sale for 5.99-- and I got 2 plus the rest for about half of that.