Tyler Turns 8!

It is Tyler's 8th birthday today! This is the first birthday that he got so excited about that he couldn't sleep. He has been counting down the days for weeks. Last night we put him to bed at 7:30; usually he stays up reading and playing until 9:00 or 9:30 but last night he wanted to go to bed right away so that his birthday would come faster. He told me this morning that he woke up at 3:00 and stayed up reading until Graydon came out at 6:00(He will be a wreck tomorrow). He came bursting in the bedroom this morning and said, "It's my birthday! I am 8! If I sin I will need to repent now, this is no longer practice!" I thought that was funny, I'm glad he understands that but I thought it was funny that that was the first thing he said. We've had a fun day going swimming and Tyler got to go and spend some birthday money on more Legos. I can't believe my baby is 8!

Playing in the rain!

I know that I just posted earlier but I had to post this. Megan was asking if she could play in the rain. I told her as long as she stayed in the driveway because I was on the computer and couldn't see her. I came out to check on her and this is what I found. Interesting outfit:) That is a winter jacket she is wearing. My kids make me smile.

Silly Megan!

Megan is so cute. I had to post some of the cute things she has said recently. The other day I was laying on the couch and she comes crawling up at my feet. I ask her what she is doing and she says, "Tiger seeks out Zebra, she finds her prey, she jumps, she tackles!" And she jumps on top of me. I laughed so hard. I had to write it down so I wouldn't forget it. She and Tyler have been reading a lot of Calvin and Hobbes lately so I'm assuming that is where she got it from. Also, a couple of weeks ago she was cuddling in bed with me and she said, "I could only get one eye open this morning, I was so tired. I was still half asleep." Where does she get this stuff. She makes me laugh. Yesterday we enjoyed the relief from the heat and opened the windows(when if wasn't pouring rain) and let the cool air in. The kids were building with legos and Graydon and I were reading on the couch, it was awesome. I am very blessed.

Crazy Coupons

I had to post what I got at Albertsons because this is by far my best shopping trip with coupons. I started couponing a little over a month ago and I think I'm getting the hang of it. My friends Tiffany and Cathy convinced me to do this and I am glad they did! This is what I got...

13 boxes of Cereal

10 Jars of Ragu

5 Suave Body Washes

5 Suave Kids Shampoo

2 Suave Professional Shampoo

3 2Liters of Soda

7 All Detergents

2 Jars of Skippy

2 Yoplait Yoplus 4packs of yogurt

2 Fruit Gushers

2 boxes 100 Calorie Right Bites

2 boxes of Cinnabon Bars

2 pack Stayfree Maxi Pads

2 boxes of OB Tampons

1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix

1 box Chex Mix Bars

1 bag Cheerios snack mix

1 package of brown sugar

1 gallon of milk

5 Wishbone Salad Dressings

2 Wishbone Bountiful Salad Dressings

2 Jars of Best Foods Mayo

$275.52 worth of products for

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$33.65 but wait.....

I had a $25 gift card from Graydons Reward points for traveling
(Something good for his traveling) and so I only spent

$8.65 out of pocket.

And I have a voucher for $10 off my next shopping trip.

Thank you Albertsons!

(And Thank you Cathy and Tiffany!)

Having Fun

I haven't posted in a long time so I need to catch up a little bit. The next few posts are some of the things that we have been doing lately. My mom has been asking for new pictures of the kids and so yesterday I pulled out the camera and we had a little fun.

Megan kept taking silly pictures. I had a hard time getting a normal one from her.

Tyler has been reading a lot of Calvin and Hobbes comics lately and this is his impression of Calvin. He is so silly.

Sun Valley

Graydon's family had their annual family reunion recently and it was in Sun Valley Idaho. We had a great time. The weather was perfect, in the 70's, and the landscape was beautiful. We went swimming, hiking, bike riding, and ice skating. The kids had a great time with their cousins and we had a great time seeing all of the family.

There was a little stream outside of or room and the kids had a great time jumping across it.

On our bike ride we stopped by the river to have lunch. It was a nice shady spot by the water.

Great Grandma Jenee played her violin while the kids danced for money or cookies. They had out two hats, you could choose what you wanted to give them, they preferred the money.

Megan had a good time ice skating and her Aunt Mekenzie was kind enough to skate with her since I thought it wasn't a good idea for me to be on the ice.

I'm quite sure what this pose is, but I thought it was cute.

Salmon Idaho

We went with Graydon to Salmon Idaho in June. It was so beautiful there. The kids had fun throwing rocks into the river and we spent time just taking a walk and enjoying the view. We swam in the pool, well they swam in the pool(the heater was broken and it was like 60 degrees,brrr.) and went to the local library. It was a great little mini vacation.

This was the view from or hotel room.

The river was moving sooo fast.

Megan took this picture, not bad for a 6 year old.