Daniel built the girls a "teepee" that will also double as a place for grandma to grow veggies (up the poles hopefully): 
I can only imagine the conversation going on above:)
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Enjoying Spring!
The girls LOVE being outside. I can't imagine a more wonderful thing when I will soon need something to entertain them other than me:) Hopefully I will be spending a lot of time outside in the fresh air watching them play while enjoying and nursing a new baby! M loves to ride her bike with training wheels. Liv has a tractor that she loves to ride and wants to be like big sis with her helmet on so here she is wearing grandpa's helmet: 
Daniel built the girls a "teepee" that will also double as a place for grandma to grow veggies (up the poles hopefully): 
I can only imagine the conversation going on above:)
Daniel built the girls a "teepee" that will also double as a place for grandma to grow veggies (up the poles hopefully): I can only imagine the conversation going on above:)
Monday, March 28, 2011
Menu Plan Monday
Here's what we will be eating this week:
Breakfasts: oatmeal, toast, eggs,whole wheat banana muffins (yum!), baked oatmeal, lazy granola, and lots of cold cereal.
Lunches/snacks: leftovers, sandwiches, soup, black bean brownies
Dinners:
Monday: Chef Salad
Tuesday: Enchiladas
Wednesday: Ravioli from the freezer with marinara, green beans
Thursday: Cheesy Beef and Rice Casserole, broccoli
Friday: Calzones
Saturday: Game Night! Homemade Mac N Cheese, Hot Dogs, Peas
Sunday: Clean out fridge/leftovers
What's on your menu this week?
Breakfasts: oatmeal, toast, eggs,whole wheat banana muffins (yum!), baked oatmeal, lazy granola, and lots of cold cereal.
Lunches/snacks: leftovers, sandwiches, soup, black bean brownies
Dinners:
Monday: Chef Salad
Tuesday: Enchiladas
Wednesday: Ravioli from the freezer with marinara, green beans
Thursday: Cheesy Beef and Rice Casserole, broccoli
Friday: Calzones
Saturday: Game Night! Homemade Mac N Cheese, Hot Dogs, Peas
Sunday: Clean out fridge/leftovers
What's on your menu this week?
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Way too much shopping (the one time in my life bargain shopping is exhausting:)
Walgreens: $0.54 after $2 RR
Freddies: $25.12 (6 packs Tillamook, Seattle's Best Coffee, 4 lbs Challenge butter, strawberries, 8 packages Ronzoni pasta, sour cream and marked down Yo-plus. A bit of a splurge trip (getting the good stuff, but for good prices:)
Albies: about (gasp!) $50. I figured I was running out of deal getting steam so some things I would've just lived w/o I thought I would get anyway since it takes SO much energy to get out of the house! A few of the pricier items were 6 or so lbs of ground beef, 3 lbs of sausage, a bunch of yogurt, organic whole milk, honey bunches of oats ($0.49/ea raincheck), pepperoni, juicy juice, apples, ronzoni garden delight, some powerade for labor bags:) and 4 light ranches. I am sure I am forgetting a few things, it was a load!
Wal-Mart: not sure of the totals because I need to take a couple things back that rang up wrong. It was a crazy trip because Liv fell headfirst out of the cart and landed on her face!! We drew quite a crowd and had to fill out an accident report, plus it was well into nap time and past lunch time by then. Good times. Freebies: floss. Super cheap: Yakisoba, carefree liners, Revlon nail clippers, gain dryer sheets, Motrin PM (I take these sometimes recently...so much soreness! Bad mama, I know), black cotton dress $1 on clearance, 2 pack toddler mittens $0.50. Staples: pinto beans $0.68/each, white rice for those occasions when brown doesn't cut it $0.62. By the way, Liv was just fine. Kids are so resillient, and I am thankful for that!! ;)
Totals: well, let's just say I'll be over budget this week, but not too bad for this month. Next month I will hopefully be hanging out with a new baby for the last half of the month and not shopping!!
Freddies: $25.12 (6 packs Tillamook, Seattle's Best Coffee, 4 lbs Challenge butter, strawberries, 8 packages Ronzoni pasta, sour cream and marked down Yo-plus. A bit of a splurge trip (getting the good stuff, but for good prices:)
Albies: about (gasp!) $50. I figured I was running out of deal getting steam so some things I would've just lived w/o I thought I would get anyway since it takes SO much energy to get out of the house! A few of the pricier items were 6 or so lbs of ground beef, 3 lbs of sausage, a bunch of yogurt, organic whole milk, honey bunches of oats ($0.49/ea raincheck), pepperoni, juicy juice, apples, ronzoni garden delight, some powerade for labor bags:) and 4 light ranches. I am sure I am forgetting a few things, it was a load!
Wal-Mart: not sure of the totals because I need to take a couple things back that rang up wrong. It was a crazy trip because Liv fell headfirst out of the cart and landed on her face!! We drew quite a crowd and had to fill out an accident report, plus it was well into nap time and past lunch time by then. Good times. Freebies: floss. Super cheap: Yakisoba, carefree liners, Revlon nail clippers, gain dryer sheets, Motrin PM (I take these sometimes recently...so much soreness! Bad mama, I know), black cotton dress $1 on clearance, 2 pack toddler mittens $0.50. Staples: pinto beans $0.68/each, white rice for those occasions when brown doesn't cut it $0.62. By the way, Liv was just fine. Kids are so resillient, and I am thankful for that!! ;)
Totals: well, let's just say I'll be over budget this week, but not too bad for this month. Next month I will hopefully be hanging out with a new baby for the last half of the month and not shopping!!
We have us some cameras!
Both my mom's camera and mine got replaced this week! Daniel and I found a deal on a Cannon (very basic) at Shopko and ended up spending about $50 after coupons, sale and giftcard. Not too shabby! So I will be posting more pictures again, yay! Here are a few random pics from the last week with mom's new camera:
Supamodel:
Grandpa and his newly cuddly cat (whipped by the girls):
Getting my check-up:
That's all for now, but many more to come!
Supamodel:
Grandpa and his newly cuddly cat (whipped by the girls):
Getting my check-up:
That's all for now, but many more to come!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Menu Plan for the first week of Spring 2011!
Here's what we will be eating this week:
Breakfasts: oatmeal, toast, eggs,whole wheat banana muffins (yum!), baked oatmeal, lazy granola, and lots of cold cereal.
Lunches/snacks: leftovers, sandwiches, soup
Dinners:
Monday: A mixture of leftover teriyaki chicken/rice veggies made into fried rice, and more peanut noodles w/ broccoli
Tuesday: Enchiladas
Wednesday: Cabbage Beef Soup, grilled cheese
Thursday: Ravioli from the freezer with marinara, sourdough bread, green beans
Friday: Frozen Pizza OR something else from the freezer
Saturday: Game Night! Homemade Mac N Cheese, Steak, spinach salad
Sunday: Clean out fridge/leftovers
What's on your menu this week?
Breakfasts: oatmeal, toast, eggs,whole wheat banana muffins (yum!), baked oatmeal, lazy granola, and lots of cold cereal.
Lunches/snacks: leftovers, sandwiches, soup
Dinners:
Monday: A mixture of leftover teriyaki chicken/rice veggies made into fried rice, and more peanut noodles w/ broccoli
Tuesday: Enchiladas
Wednesday: Cabbage Beef Soup, grilled cheese
Thursday: Ravioli from the freezer with marinara, sourdough bread, green beans
Friday: Frozen Pizza OR something else from the freezer
Saturday: Game Night! Homemade Mac N Cheese, Steak, spinach salad
Sunday: Clean out fridge/leftovers
What's on your menu this week?
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Family photos: the waiting for baby boy edition
Tomorrow marks 35 weeks!
Credit goes to Blake & Kathy Gregory for photos :)
Credit goes to Blake & Kathy Gregory for photos :)
Friday, March 18, 2011
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Menu Plan (what we've eaten already and what we'll eat!)
Here's what we will be eating this week:
Breakfasts: oatmeal, toast, eggs,whole wheat banana muffins (yum!), baked oatmeal, lazy granola, and lots of cold cereal.
Lunches/snacks: leftovers, sandwiches, soup
Dinners:
Monday: Back from our roadie to Seattle (in which we got our midwife, doula, hospital & labor tub nailed down finally!) and had chicken/asparagus broccoli that my mom cooked!
Tuesday: Teriyaki beef in the crockpot over brown rice with mixed veggies
Wednesday: Creamy Smart Taste Pasta, peas, asparagus, and oatmeal biscuits
Thursday: Date Night at Olive Garden! Mom watched the girlies while we had a nice meal with a gift card! I pretty much ate a whole bowl of that salad myself:) They ate hamburger veggie soup and hotdogs:)
Friday: Hmmm...not sure about tonight! Anyone have ideas? I am just cooking for the girls, grandpa and I, grandma and Daniel will be out..
Saturday: Spagetti and Ravioli, green salad, bread
Sunday: Clean out fridge/leftovers and then grilled cheese/tomato soup (share with small group?)
What's on your menu this week?
Breakfasts: oatmeal, toast, eggs,whole wheat banana muffins (yum!), baked oatmeal, lazy granola, and lots of cold cereal.
Lunches/snacks: leftovers, sandwiches, soup
Dinners:
Monday: Back from our roadie to Seattle (in which we got our midwife, doula, hospital & labor tub nailed down finally!) and had chicken/asparagus broccoli that my mom cooked!
Tuesday: Teriyaki beef in the crockpot over brown rice with mixed veggies
Wednesday: Creamy Smart Taste Pasta, peas, asparagus, and oatmeal biscuits
Thursday: Date Night at Olive Garden! Mom watched the girlies while we had a nice meal with a gift card! I pretty much ate a whole bowl of that salad myself:) They ate hamburger veggie soup and hotdogs:)
Friday: Hmmm...not sure about tonight! Anyone have ideas? I am just cooking for the girls, grandpa and I, grandma and Daniel will be out..
Saturday: Spagetti and Ravioli, green salad, bread
Sunday: Clean out fridge/leftovers and then grilled cheese/tomato soup (share with small group?)
What's on your menu this week?
Friday, March 11, 2011
What's up with us in March
Pictures are still mostly on hiatus (which means I am having serious withdrawals related to not being able to take pictures of my shopping trips!;) since we haven't decided on a camera (or where that fits in our budget:). And yes, I have been getting some good deals-frozen food month has been a lot of fun in the coupon-shopping arena. Let's just say we are well stocked in frozen juice, sweet potato fries, fish sticks and frozen veggies! Which now that I think about it will make some great zero-prep meals for the last few weeks of pregnancy or after the baby comes that aren't 100% devoid of nutrition.
A few bits of news from us (important and not so much!):
~we got a much needed new bed today! I slept on this same bed when I was a teen and it was a hand-me-down from a grandparent then! (and I am 30 now:)
~we met with one potential doula yesterday via skype and will meet with another plus the midwife group we will probably use in Seattle on Monday. Excited to have things settled soon!
~this next week will be 34 weeks...so baby is just a month away from "full term!"
~we are getting closer and closer to our one-time goal for France funds!
I am sure there is more but that is all I can think of for now:)
A few bits of news from us (important and not so much!):
~we got a much needed new bed today! I slept on this same bed when I was a teen and it was a hand-me-down from a grandparent then! (and I am 30 now:)
~we met with one potential doula yesterday via skype and will meet with another plus the midwife group we will probably use in Seattle on Monday. Excited to have things settled soon!
~this next week will be 34 weeks...so baby is just a month away from "full term!"
~we are getting closer and closer to our one-time goal for France funds!
I am sure there is more but that is all I can think of for now:)
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Baby Boy Shower @ WVBC
Last weekend I was blessed with a beautiful baby boy shower at a friend's house from our church here in the Wenatchee Valley. When my family moved here in 1994 I never pictured myself back at the church almost 20 years later with my two (almost three!) children and a husband! Although no church is perfect and we've moved around quite a bit recently (Puget Sound to North Carolina to E. WA) we've been blessed with wonderful church families in all three locations.
Here are a few pics our friends the Smith's gave us (our camera still on the fritz).
We were blessed with a group of almost 20, including my mom, grandma and friends I've known for almost 20 years (hi D!). What a sweet blessing.
Here are a few pics our friends the Smith's gave us (our camera still on the fritz).
We were blessed with a group of almost 20, including my mom, grandma and friends I've known for almost 20 years (hi D!). What a sweet blessing.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Grandma Pat's Happy 80th (surprise!)
All the cousins, no spouses at Grandma's Happy 80th, thanks for the pic Amanda!
All the cousins minus the spouses and Grandma Pat!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Menu Plan for the week of March 6th, 2011
Here's what we will be eating this week:
Breakfasts: oatmeal, toast, eggs,whole wheat banana muffins (yum!), baked oatmeal, lazy granola, and lots of cold cereal.
Lunches/snacks: leftovers, sandwiches, soup
Dinners:
Monday: Tofu Parmigiana (this got rave reviews on allrecipes.com...I think I better serve some meat on the side for my dad!) The tofu was on markdown at Top Foods for $0.29/each
Tuesday: Chinese Chicken Fried Rice
Wednesday: Spagetti w/meat sauce, green salad, garlic bread
Thursday: Tuna Casserole (make one for the freezer??)
Friday: Easy Peanut Butter Chicken in the crockpot
Saturday: Roast, baked potatoes, green beans, rolls (game night!)
Sunday: Clean out fridge/leftovers and then grilled cheese/tomato soup (share with small group?)
What's on your menu this week?
Breakfasts: oatmeal, toast, eggs,whole wheat banana muffins (yum!), baked oatmeal, lazy granola, and lots of cold cereal.
Lunches/snacks: leftovers, sandwiches, soup
Dinners:
Monday: Tofu Parmigiana (this got rave reviews on allrecipes.com...I think I better serve some meat on the side for my dad!) The tofu was on markdown at Top Foods for $0.29/each
Tuesday: Chinese Chicken Fried Rice
Wednesday: Spagetti w/meat sauce, green salad, garlic bread
Thursday: Tuna Casserole (make one for the freezer??)
Friday: Easy Peanut Butter Chicken in the crockpot
Saturday: Roast, baked potatoes, green beans, rolls (game night!)
Sunday: Clean out fridge/leftovers and then grilled cheese/tomato soup (share with small group?)
What's on your menu this week?
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Top Foods Deals
If you have a Top Foods nearby this is a great week to shop there! I was able to purchase:
1 whole chicken
12 cans old orchard 100% juice (frozen)
3 packs tofu (on markdown)
8 1 lb packs frozen veggies
1 Nestle cookie dough (marked down)
2 boxes honey nut cheerios
3 cresent rolls
2 packs large eggs
for just over $16!
I would post a picture but our camera (and my mom's!) are both broken so we are in the market for a new one. If you see a hot deal on one please let us know (under $100:).
1 whole chicken
12 cans old orchard 100% juice (frozen)
3 packs tofu (on markdown)
8 1 lb packs frozen veggies
1 Nestle cookie dough (marked down)
2 boxes honey nut cheerios
3 cresent rolls
2 packs large eggs
for just over $16!
I would post a picture but our camera (and my mom's!) are both broken so we are in the market for a new one. If you see a hot deal on one please let us know (under $100:).
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