My boy finally gets the key to life...
If you do this...
Then....
So finally I can say to him.
"If you go potty in the toilet, Then I'll give you a candy"
"If your good in the store then we can go play at the park"
"If your not a good boy then you can't play with your cars"
"If you touch that it will hurt!!!"
On and on and on...
YEA!!! Think about it...once your child gets that, then communication is so much easier. OHHHHH I'm a much happier mom now. Yea!
So why am I thinking so much about this...Jacob finally went potty on the toilet 5 times today!!!!! Every time he went I gave an M&M. He loveslovesloves chocolate. Crazy. So once he realized the if - then...he started to go potty lots and lots. Yea!!!!! I hope we can ditch the diapers soon and launch into cleaning up potty on the bathroom floor & bringing extra clothes everywhere we go. oh so fun. ;)
Wednesday, June 18
Walmart Deals Last Week
I forgot to blog this...
Paper - .89 !!!
Kotex - free
Travel size- free + overage: Gold Bond Lotion, Jonson's Lotion
Oral B Floss - free
Post-It flags (2) & Post-It highlighters (2) - 1.89
Zantac (2) 8 ct- free + overage
Total Bill - Free!!!
Why Free? If the product is 1.00 & your coupon is for $3.00 - then you get $2.00 towards your other items!!! (only at Walmart I think, maybe Target too)
thanks to...
This girl Posts A LOT!!! - check out the navigation bar on the right to see Walmart deals and lots more.
Ralphs on Monday
21 Jars Beach Nut Baby Food3 Beach Nut rice cereal (free)
3 yogurt/juice Beach Nut things... (free)
3 juice (1/2 gallon?)
1 canister Oats
3 pk paper towels
1 16oz. cat food (free - for my neighbor)
1 scotch brite toilet scrubber starter pack
1 double pack Ocelo sponges (free)
1 big bag choc. candy
1 18 count eggs
1 4pk Yo + yogurt
1 ketchup- staple in our house-jacob loves it!
1 brown mustard
2 gallons milk
2 boxes cereal (.50ea!)
3 Knorr size dishes
2 toothbrushes (free)
1 toothpaste (free)
1 Lysol
53 items for $31 !!!
11 of the items were free!!!
Yea!
I went shopping with my friends Jennifer and Cari. Jacob & Cari's 2 year old were in the double stroller and Lexi was on the shopping cart that Cari pushed. It was sooooo funny...and loud. Next week we'll probably switch off babysitting like we used to do during shopping---lots easier. But we still got all our deals!
Thanks to TheGroceryGame.com - love it
Saturday, June 14
Father's Day Coming...
Father's Day gift.
I thought really hard this Father's Day about what to get my hubby...
I'm really cheap lately because of my coupon shopping so gift buying at full price is really hard for me. I finally decided to buy him something for his artwork. AND yeah!!!!! I HAVE a Michaels coupon to buy it!!!! Can you believe that there's marker sets at Michaels for WAY over $100! (didn't buy that, would NEVER buy that). I bought a portfolio case to keep his current art projects in. I don't have to worry about him finding out...he NEVER reads "our" blog.
Confession: When I got home I put it on the patio when I couldn't figure out where to hide it because its really Big. I'll totally hide it inside after he's asleep...
2 DAYS LATER...I remembered it was still on the patio!! In the sun, exposed to the elements. No bag or box over it. Oh shoot.
It looks good still. Sweet. Hope he loves it. Responsible, I know. Happy Father's Day hunny :)
I thought really hard this Father's Day about what to get my hubby...
I'm really cheap lately because of my coupon shopping so gift buying at full price is really hard for me. I finally decided to buy him something for his artwork. AND yeah!!!!! I HAVE a Michaels coupon to buy it!!!! Can you believe that there's marker sets at Michaels for WAY over $100! (didn't buy that, would NEVER buy that). I bought a portfolio case to keep his current art projects in. I don't have to worry about him finding out...he NEVER reads "our" blog.
Confession: When I got home I put it on the patio when I couldn't figure out where to hide it because its really Big. I'll totally hide it inside after he's asleep...
2 DAYS LATER...I remembered it was still on the patio!! In the sun, exposed to the elements. No bag or box over it. Oh shoot.
It looks good still. Sweet. Hope he loves it. Responsible, I know. Happy Father's Day hunny :)
Trip to the Irvine Park
Lexi is 4 months now!!! 
Jacob will be 3 yrs on November 12
More pictures coming soon...
The expense:
241 Toll Road - $2.75
Parking $5
Orange County Zoo - $2 each adult. Children 2 and under Free.
Train Ride - Jacob & Mommy $4 each
Gas - $7
Total $26.75
WORTH EVERY PENNY!
We brought cold drinks that I got at Stater's this week for super cheap and some snacks. They have food and sodas there but its definately cheaper to bring your own.
There was also a playground for Jacob - that was his FAVORITE part of what we call "The Train Park"
Overall, this was a FUN day and a cheap! (you know how I feel about deals:)
Tuesday, June 10
Still Alive
Its been a while huh!? Still alive and having a blast. Here's a little about our last 2 days...
Monday:
Lexi & Mom wake up 5am - oh goodness.
Jacob up - 7:30. Not smiling, grumpy. :(
Left house @ 8 (I think)
Ralphs with both kids, my buddy Cari, and her boy Toby - Coupon shopping
Post office - mailing ebay stuff (4 packages)...my new hobby. Yes - with both my kids. They're becoming pros at the post office. Jacob is such a good boy. When we drive up he says, "Yea mom, its the post office!!! Let's get out."
**Jacob is getting so big!!! He loves to talk and sometimes I CANNOT believe the stuff he says. Newest phrase, "are you kidding me?" (gets that from mom)**
Stater Brothers - really cheap drinks for Jacob. 10 pack minute maid juice drinks for 1.25
Naps for the kids - not long enough. Mom worked on ebay (I made $92 today) & laundry
Pool Play Date - Jen & Cari brought all the kids over to swim. SOOOO fun.
---Thanks for all your help with Jacob Cari :)---
Dinner: $5 pizza. yum & FHE: budgeting. ugh
Vons - at least once a week Cari & I go shopping at night w/o our kids...its a nice break. We goof off & get ggggreat deals!!
Tuesday:
Lexi & Mom up at 4am - UUUUGGGGHHHH! (I'm NOT going to go into detail but we had a really bad night!!)
Mom & Lexi 20 minute power nap before Jacob woke up.
Jacob up - can't remember the time. I was packaging ebay stuff.....7 packages today. wow.
"Hi mommy, I slept good. Mom - I scared of spider"
Me: Good morning Jacob. Did you sleep good?
sigh: "Yaaaaa mooooom, I'm awake!!" BIG SMILE today.
Left house around 8:30 - Cari picked us up.
Walmart - coupon shopping. (I'll blog about that later....good deals!!)
- - - At Walmart we brought the double stroller for her boy and mine - gave them snacks and drinks.They were such good boys. Also we had a cart with Lexi's car seat, diaper bag, purse, coupons, canvas shopping bags, 2 mommy sodas, hmmmm....I think that's it. OOOO, and all the stuff we bought!!!
After Walmart it was time for Chick fil a!!!! My favorite outing of the week.
Chick Fil A 10:15am.- the boys played on the toys while Cari, Jen, and I hung out and ate. Yummy. My favorite is the chicken nuggets in the rolls with honey on them. Oooo so good - don't judge, just try them. Its a breakfast item to come before 10:30. Yup. Chicken for breakfast.
Quick stops at Staples & Old Navy. I sat in the car while Cari ran into Old Navy for a gift card and she sat in the car while I ran into staples for packing tape.
11:25 school pick up for Cari's 5 year old.
Post office - Cari sat in the car with the kids while I ran in.
Home - take picture of deals, put away, and clean up a bit.
Heath came home for a minute. He works a few minutes away. :)
Nap for Jacob. Just crying for Lexi - poor girl is teething. (yessss...my kids start teething at 4 months. Jacob had 14 teeth at 12 months - crazy huh!!!) Her and I had lots of bonding time instead of napping time today. (ebay can wait....after all, I do ebay so I can stay home with my kids....sooooo I should spend time with my kids and not ignore :)
Jen dropped off toys for Jacob. Her Spring Cleaning is like Christmas for my kids!!
I can blog right now because Jacob is playing with the new toys - occasionally showing me his favorite. Lexi is sleeping in my left arm- occasionally waking to whimper a little. sad face.
~Typing one-handed is hard.
That's all the happenings so far for today. Busy days....but we love it! Mondays & Tuesdays are usually the only days that are this busy. So fun.
Dinner in about 2 hours. Nothing planned yet. hmmm.
Monday:
Lexi & Mom wake up 5am - oh goodness.
Jacob up - 7:30. Not smiling, grumpy. :(
Left house @ 8 (I think)
Ralphs with both kids, my buddy Cari, and her boy Toby - Coupon shopping
Post office - mailing ebay stuff (4 packages)...my new hobby. Yes - with both my kids. They're becoming pros at the post office. Jacob is such a good boy. When we drive up he says, "Yea mom, its the post office!!! Let's get out."
**Jacob is getting so big!!! He loves to talk and sometimes I CANNOT believe the stuff he says. Newest phrase, "are you kidding me?" (gets that from mom)**
Stater Brothers - really cheap drinks for Jacob. 10 pack minute maid juice drinks for 1.25
Naps for the kids - not long enough. Mom worked on ebay (I made $92 today) & laundry
Pool Play Date - Jen & Cari brought all the kids over to swim. SOOOO fun.
---Thanks for all your help with Jacob Cari :)---
Dinner: $5 pizza. yum & FHE: budgeting. ugh
Vons - at least once a week Cari & I go shopping at night w/o our kids...its a nice break. We goof off & get ggggreat deals!!
Tuesday:
Lexi & Mom up at 4am - UUUUGGGGHHHH! (I'm NOT going to go into detail but we had a really bad night!!)
Mom & Lexi 20 minute power nap before Jacob woke up.
Jacob up - can't remember the time. I was packaging ebay stuff.....7 packages today. wow.
"Hi mommy, I slept good. Mom - I scared of spider"
Me: Good morning Jacob. Did you sleep good?
sigh: "Yaaaaa mooooom, I'm awake!!" BIG SMILE today.
Left house around 8:30 - Cari picked us up.
Walmart - coupon shopping. (I'll blog about that later....good deals!!)
- - - At Walmart we brought the double stroller for her boy and mine - gave them snacks and drinks.They were such good boys. Also we had a cart with Lexi's car seat, diaper bag, purse, coupons, canvas shopping bags, 2 mommy sodas, hmmmm....I think that's it. OOOO, and all the stuff we bought!!!
After Walmart it was time for Chick fil a!!!! My favorite outing of the week.
Chick Fil A 10:15am.- the boys played on the toys while Cari, Jen, and I hung out and ate. Yummy. My favorite is the chicken nuggets in the rolls with honey on them. Oooo so good - don't judge, just try them. Its a breakfast item to come before 10:30. Yup. Chicken for breakfast.
Quick stops at Staples & Old Navy. I sat in the car while Cari ran into Old Navy for a gift card and she sat in the car while I ran into staples for packing tape.
11:25 school pick up for Cari's 5 year old.
Post office - Cari sat in the car with the kids while I ran in.
Home - take picture of deals, put away, and clean up a bit.
Heath came home for a minute. He works a few minutes away. :)
Nap for Jacob. Just crying for Lexi - poor girl is teething. (yessss...my kids start teething at 4 months. Jacob had 14 teeth at 12 months - crazy huh!!!) Her and I had lots of bonding time instead of napping time today. (ebay can wait....after all, I do ebay so I can stay home with my kids....sooooo I should spend time with my kids and not ignore :)
Jen dropped off toys for Jacob. Her Spring Cleaning is like Christmas for my kids!!
I can blog right now because Jacob is playing with the new toys - occasionally showing me his favorite. Lexi is sleeping in my left arm- occasionally waking to whimper a little. sad face.
~Typing one-handed is hard.
That's all the happenings so far for today. Busy days....but we love it! Mondays & Tuesdays are usually the only days that are this busy. So fun.
Dinner in about 2 hours. Nothing planned yet. hmmm.
Wednesday, April 30
Lexi Rose - 2 month pictures
My cousin Kristine McNairy did an awesome job taking pictures of my little princess. It was so fun to watch her interact with Lexi AND her hubby Scott was so cute with my little girl! (Cum'on! Time for little ones...haha) These are just a few pics of Lexi's photo shoot.
Thanks Kristine!! Here's her website...CHECK IT OUT!!
Friday, April 25
Saturday, April 19
Remember Silly Puddy
I didn't think they still made this stuff. I forgot how MUCH it looks like gum...yuck!
Jacob loved it and seemed soooo into it. Still stuck in the carpet.
Just like my mommy...
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