ReCeNt DeaLs

Here are some of the recent deals I have gotten. The first is from Albertson's~ I got 3 Danimals Crush Cup packs, 3 Danimals Drinkable Yogurt, 2 Dandactive Immunity yogurts, 2 pineapple Druit Naturals, 1 Wholly Guacamole, and 4 packs of Bic Pens for---$2.03

Next deal was at Macey's (now I know that I said that I don't think that typically Associated Food Stores have fantastic deals, but this one was- key word is typically)

I got- 10 Club & Cheddar 8 packs, 6 Fudge Stripe Cookies, 7 boxes of Fruit Snacks, 3 Boxes of Yogo's, 10 Boxes of Rice Krispy Treats, 4 boxes of Fudge Grasshopper Cookies, 2 Gallons of 2% Milk, 1 Gallon of Chocolate Milk, 1 2lb bag of Macaroni noodles, 5 loaves of Bread, 2 packs of Bacon, 4 lbs of Apples, 4 lbs of bananas. Now, this WOULD have cost me $102.88 without coupons, and the Keebler stuff still on sale- which they were. However my total OOP (out of pocket) was...

$22.77 AND

yes, there is an AND

I will get at least $10.00 back in rebates- possibly even more! Now that is a fantastic deal!

First Born

This was something I did about my pregnany with Parker-

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?

Yes

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?

Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?

Excited and scared!

4. HOW OLD WERE YOU?

23

5. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?

I took a test- HELLO- how else are you supposed to find out : )

6. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?


Joe was there, and then my mom and bro, and then eventually everyone else.
7. DUE DATE?

Sept. 19th

8. ACTUAL DATE BABY WAS BORN?

Sept 12th

9. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?

For about 2 months- could NOT stand the smell of fast food

10. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?

Cereal, A LOT of cereal...with milk I might add (typically I HATE milk, and will eat cereal dry : )

11. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?

Nothing or no one that I can think of, all in all it was a pretty fantastic pregnancy

12. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?

boy

13. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?


Heavens no!

14. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?

about 15

15. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?

Yes-

16. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?

I knew- I kinda helped with it~

17. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?

We found out he was breech at 35 weeks, and he didn't turn

18. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?

Orem, UT

19. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?

Not a one : )

20. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?

Joe

21. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?

Joe, the doctors, nurses... I supposed it wasn't really "give birth" cause they just took him : )

22. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?

C-Section

23. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?

Well, they tried to do a "version" (where they try and get him to turn by pushing and pressing on your stomach) so they HAVE to give you an epidural for that, so I already had it for the c-section-

24. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?

7 pounds 3 ounces

25. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?

Sept 12th @ 7:47 am

26. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?

Parker James

27. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?

22 Months, 25 days : )

FaRm CoUnTrY

Since all this August Thanksgiving Point is having their $2.00 Tuesdays, I have decided to take advantage of them each Tuesday. Yes, I realize that it being such a good deal, I will have to fight the crowds of kids and parents alike, but what better way to find out which venue Parker enjoys most. So it is $2.00 (obviously) for myself, and kids 2 and under are FREE- which equals- very cheap Parker and Mommy date. For this first Tuesday in August we went to the Farm Country and Parker LOVED seeing all the animals, especially the goats, horses, and cows. There was the cutest mommy cow with her baby- and there were 2 baby horses. Parker had no fear when it came to wanting to touch all the animals- I just need to remember to bring quarters to get some corn because apparently the goats won't give you the time of day unless you have food in your hand. Parker kept on trying to pet them, but they would sniff in his general direction and move on to a child whose mother brought quarters. Lesson Learned. Overall we had a really fun time. We did end up spending about 50 minutes waiting in line to ride the ponies, but Parker seemed to enjoy it, he wasn't like squealing with joy, but he wasn't crying, he was holding on to the saddle all by himself and he was...content. So- I chalk that up to SUCCESS! Anyway, here are some videos of Parker there. I have to remember to film lower so I catch more of his face and not the top of his head. Although now you can see his cute haircut. We cut it on Sunday because it was seriously like 3-4 inches long.

MoaB

We went to Moab over the weekend with Joe's brother Brian, his wife Lindsay and friend Jeff. It was a lot of fun, we went off roading and site seeing at Arches and other places. We got home Sunday morning- at like 2 am.

Entering Arches~

Really, am I the only one that see the sheep??? (it is called Sheep Rock- I didn't make it up)

Yes, we went up this hill and yes, it is a lot steeper than it looks

Part of the bandanna club, Joe had black, Brian~ blue, Jeff- Lime Green, Lindsay- Green, Parker~ Orange, and me, well, I was not part of the club, I am not really a bandanna wearer...

After Brian's jeep went by, I got a nice little misty spray after the fact- you can tell as I am surprised as I am taking the video...

-Deals-Deals-Deals-

Ok, so I love using coupons, I know~ I have said this many times before, but it is true~ This week at Smiths they would double your coupons with NO limit as to how many coupons you could use. FANTASTIC! The only issue I ran into is that they didn't have all the items that I wanted to use coupons for, I will have to see if I can get a raincheck and see what they say about the double part of it. So here is my transactions at Smiths

Sorry for two pictures, but I forgot to put the soup and yogurt with the picture. So I got all of this for $16.00- 3 pizzas, 12 Hamburger Helpers, 4 Campbell soups, 2 yogurt, 3 toothpastes, 3 Nut Clusters, 4 chilies, 1 Ajax, 2 jars of pickles, 3 tornados taquito things, 3 salad dressings, 2 softsoaps. I think that is everything. All in all, between the "Fresh Values" and coupons, and doubles I saved about $70.00 or about 89%- I feel good about that : )

Now, it is summer and what is so great in the summer (especially) Ice Cream- That's right- it is yummy- don't take my word for it, just ask Parker : ) Here is a deal I got at Albertson's

I got 14 pints of Breyers Ice Cream, 6 little baby cups of Haagen Daz Ice Cream, 4 Klondike products (I originally had 2 Choco Tacos : ) and random to the post but 2 packs of Buitoni fresh pasta and it cost-

(drum roll please)

$2.79

Yep, and I even got another catalina coupon for $4.00 off when you buy any breyers, klondike etc product. And if I buy 5 more, I will get another coupon - it is like a circle, it doesn't seem to actually end. : ) Anyway, I still have to go to Smiths and Albertson's tomorrow, and possible Thanksgiving Point for their $2.00 Tuesdays, and babysit my niece. It will be a crazy day.

GaRdEn

This is the first year that we have had a "real" garden and we are reaping the "fruits" of our labors- haha, well I guess the vegetables at least. Note to self, when you plant a zucchini plant, apparently you can't leave it for even a day because the zucchini will get HUGE! The zucchini and yellow squash plant especially have been...thriving- I mean we are talking growing squash like bunnies have babies- there are TONS! Joe suggested that I plant less plants next year and I asked him how do I plant less than one- we both laughed over that because they are just growing and growing. We have a single pea plant, and green plant that grew (even though we planted a couple rows each) But they are doing good too, we have a LOT of green tomatoes and are just waiting for those to ripen, we have a good amount of peppers, the only issue with those is that the plants started off short, and they haven't grown much, so the peppers can't get too big. Oh well, overall the garden is doing great and we are enjoying eating the tasty veggies from it.

MoRe DeALs

Here are some more deals I got this week- It was from Target and Albertson's (and on a super sad note- Associated Food Store is buying out almost all the Albertson's in Utah, so no more double the coupons, and Catalina coupons- this TOTALLY sucks!) Anyhoo, here is from some deals I got at Albertson's -

For all of this, I spent $2.95- now can you see why I am bummed that Albertson's isn't going to be around?!?

Then at Target I got all of this-

And I spent about $6.90- Not too shabby right?!

Anyway, these are some of the good deals so far. I love saving money~ (of course, who doesn't?!?)

SmiLeY BoY

Parker's Favorite Part...

Of the water was throwing rocks into it. He didn't actually like going into the water, but throwing rocks into it was just fun. By the way, this picture was taken by my sister Karina and edited in Picassa

Yum!

Really, is there ANYWHERE I can put something that this boy cannot get it- I think not- He climbed up onto the table and got the can of root beer, drank some and then said- YUM!

Another "YUM" experience was while we were at Warm River, we stopped off at the local grocery store to get ice cream, Parker was asleep, but as we were leaving he woke up and so my mom gave him a taste of her ice cream- it was huckleberry- Parker typically just likes vanilla or chocolate - not strawberry or anything else, but apparently he also likes huckleberry because he finished my moms (SORRY Mom! : ) Here is him after we took away the cup-