Money Saving - so fun!

Many close people call me the "coupon queen" One thing that I really enjoy doing is cutting coupons on Sundays, well, it takes all of like 10 minutes for me to do. Then on Wednesdays when I receive my ads for Market Street, Sprouts, and Kroger in the mail - I go through them and figure out what I need, what I have coupons for, etc.

So, my excitement this week was that I spent around $27 and I saved $28 using coupons, sales, etc. Les was very proud of me b/c he leaves me in charge of Zachary's formula and diapers; which I have yet to pay full price for, and our groceries. I hardly ever buy anything for full price! I will if need be, but that's usually rare for me. One thing that I love is Market Streets 40% off meats. I buy meat, wrap it, mark it, and freeze it; then when I'm ready to cook it I just get it out and thaw it out.

Anyways, just wanted to share one of our excitements this week!! I know we get excited about crazy things, but when you save 1/2 off your grocery bill; it's hard to NOT be excited!!!

Have a great day!!!

Jumperoo

Oh gosh, Zachary had an absolute ball today while in his Baby Einstein Jumperoo!!! He loves to jump on your legs when you hold him, so I have tried him in the jumperoo a few times. Today exceeded all the other days b/c of his excitement!! hahaha My boy is growing up too quickly - now he is sound asleep!!! :)

Tonight Zachary is going to go to his very first Firework Show!! This time last year I was pregnant, but had NO idea, so I guess technically, this is his 2nd show........hahaha ;) I am prepared for him to be a little scared, but enjoy it too. He is very observant, so my prediction is that he just watches in amazement. We're not going to be right under the fireworks, although that would be awesome, but just to the northwest of the fireworks!!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, LES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was our first year of being parents and it is awesome!!! I love being a mom and wouldn't change a thing. :)

I want to also wish all the other dads that I know happy father's day. My dad, my brother, my cousins, my uncles, etc. You're all so special!

This picture was taken the morning of Father's Day, they were so cute. Zachary had a onesie on that said "Daddy's Champ." They were both in blue that day - too cute!

Here is Zachary in church. He was giving his daddy some love and sucking on his hand. He loves his hand and will always suck/bite on it when he's on your shoulder.

My son and my mom are famous - check them out here!!!

http://www.komennorthtexas.org/race_photos.html



p.s. I made an awesome dish last night and it was pecan crusted chicken. Oh my gosh, it was very good - even Les liked it. He can be hard to cook for, but he's come so far since we first met! :) I plan on definitely making this again. If you want the recipe - my little creation; then just let me know.

More pics!!!

Here are a few more pics from May/June that we've been up to! Zachary went to the Komen Race for the Cure with me the 1st weekend of June. My mom is a 5 year breast cancer survivor. During the walk, we ran into Ronald McDonald, so here is a pic with him! Zachary just stared at him - pretty funny. :)

Here is Zachary in the flamingo glasses and his Komen onesie that I made for him. He was a hit out there and everyone took his picture. These glasses are given to the survivors, so we had to put them on Zachary too!!! What a good sport he is. :)

Here is Les, Zachary and I at the Honey Grove Rodeo - I think this was the last weekend of May. We had a good time and Zachary was VERY observant for a good hour. He sat in my lap facing out and just looked around at EVERYTHING!!! He stayed awake for the whole rodeo and decided that he would eat his last bottle of the day during the bull-riding. He didn't fall asleep until after the rodeo and during the band.

Here is Zachary at the lake for trip #2. I bought him sunglasses to help protect his eyes - he looks so cute! He's not the fondest of his sunglasses, but he'll get used to them. :)

Here is a close-up picture of Zachary in his life jacket and blue sunglasses. Gosh, he's so cute! He has been so good with everything that we have taken him to do. He definitely doesn't want to miss out on any of the action, so, he'll stay awake; then take a nap when it's over.

Hope you enjoy all the pics!!!

Pic Update!!!

Here are a few things that we've been up to the last month or so!! Enjoy!!!!!!

This picture was taken on his 3 month birthday!!

Here is Christopher and Zachary. The 3 of us were at a party at the lake - we had a good time! We had fried chicken and all the fixins. :)

I think this is a really cute picture of Zachary and his daddy. They were not posing and just looking at me and I said," wait, let me grab my pic!!!"

Here is another picture of Zachary that was taken on his 3 month birthday!

Here is Zachary in his bumbo for the 1st time!!! My boy is getting so big!!

Here is Zachary in his bouncer for the 1st time. He looked so cute and just stared at this little sunshine that is bright and smiley!!

3 months today!!!

Our big boy is 3 months old today! On Monday, he weighed 12 lbs 1.6 ounces. I am not sure how long he was, but I know that he's getting big!!

He is down for a nap right now and before he went to sleep - I took some pictures of him with his 3 month old sign. :) I kept trying to get him to smile while I held the camera, but that was not successful. LOL As soon as I would turn the camera off and put it down and start playing and talking with him; then he would start to smile again. Crazy kid!!!!! I'll download the pictures that are currently on my camera b/c we've been very busy lately.

Things that we have been doing with Zachary:

• Rodeo in Honey Grove; which he LOVED!
• Met a few girlfriends for dinner at the Shops of Legacy
• 2nd boat trip with us, grammy, and poppy
• Komen Race for the Cure
• Sitting in a bumbo
• Trying to play in a bouncer

As you can tell, Zachary has been a very busy boy - he's such a big sport!!! Today we were going to go to a pool party, but it was moved inside. I ended up not being able to go b/c I got off work later than I had planned, but since we weren't swimming; then that was okay. I wish we could have gone to play with the other kids, but there is always next week's activity. We're going to be making Father's Day cards next week, so that will be fun!!! ;) I don't know how much Zachary will be able to color, glue, decorate, but we'll have fun doing it together and hopefully take some pictures along the way too. hahahahaha

Other news on the front - I started back to work yesterday. It's an adjustment, but overall, it'll be great once I get back in the swing of things. I am going to be working some in the office and some at home. I am excited b/c it's nice to stretch my brain again!! :)

I will try to upload the pictures this evening!!! :)

Kodi Update - 11 wks old now!

Kodi update! I believe that Kodi is now 11 wks old. I think that Zachary is 12 wks, so that would make her 11 wks........hahaha

Here is the day that we got her - she was 7 wks old in this picture - here is daddy and Kodi.
Here is Kodi and I at 7 wks - the same day as the picture above.
Okay, now the picture below is pretty funny. We had a kitten who was misplaced from her mother for a few days. I fed the kitty and Kodi enjoyed playing (tossing about, carrying her around, etc) with the kitty. The kitty wanted to play and that was the funny part. The kitten wouldn't let me touch her, but when I brought Kodi over to her, she immediately warmed up to Kodi and I. She followed me around like I was her mommy for 2 days or so. It was pretty funny!!!! Good news though, the kitty found her siblings and mommy! :)

Here is Kodi last week - you can see how big she's getting. We keep her during the day outside when it's nice. We have a stake that she's attached to and she just sits outside enjoying the weather. She's really becoming a very sweet dog!

Here is another picture of Kodi - Les put her in Zachary's swing and swung her. She wasn't quite sure what to think of it, but she just sat there and swung away for a few minutes. Then she figured out how to get out......hahahaha

Overall, Kodi is doing great! She's almost house-broken; which is great. She hasn't peed in her cage at night for several days now! When we get her up in the morning - she runs outside and pees like a good girl. Today I worked with her for a little while on sit. I couldn't wait to show Les when he got home her new trick. She's got it and it's so exciting!!! She's a smart girl and is eager to learn. We were also working on teaching her that her cage is her "home." We're going to start working on down next. She's getting it just a little bit - I worked with her for a few minutes this evening with that. She's very sweet and I'm glad that we have her - she's made a great addition to our family.

She doesn't replace our Kodiak, but she's been fun having her in the family. Her and Les, as I type, are running after each other through the house. She gets her own time with us both once Zachary goes down around 9 - 9:30 PM. Well, I'm going to head to bed now or at least get ready.

Goodnight everyone!!!!!!!!!!! :)