Western Day in Lewisville

We took the kids out to Lewisville for Western Day, we had a wonderful time. It was a bit warm, but bearable. Molly had a great time, she got to ride a pony, hold a little chick, play in the bounce house, get a Dora necklace, and the list goes on and on.... She really enjoyed the music and put on quite a dance show! Kyle had a great time too! He is walking all over the place but does not like to walk in shoes! Needless to say, I refuse to let him walk around barefoot, so he enjoyed most of the days' activities from the comfort of his stroller.

They Love Each Other!

How precious are my little ones?!?! Kyle loves to give his big sissy kisses, sometimes she doesn't like it (they are a bit on the slobbery side!), but tonight she gave in! Just melts my heart!

Playing Around

Molly was having fun for the camera!


being silly

being serious

Conversation with Molly

Molly - Mommy, there is a heart on the monkey (on a picture frame we have).
Mommy - Yes there is and who lives in your heart?
Molly - Jesus.
Mommy - Yes! And who loves you the most?
Molly - Jesus, and I love her too!!!

Grocery Trip

We went to Tom Thumb tonight, we usually don't shop there but they sent a coupon book in the mail with some good coupons and a coupon for a $30 gift card with a new prescription. We did pretty well, our original total was $77.83 and after coupons was $21.83 (of course we used the gift card we received for taking in a new script!)

Here's the breakdown:
Dozen Bagels - used $1.50 coupon from Tom Thumb mailer
Pack of sandwich rolls
Bananas
Gallon milk - on sale for $1.49 as part of their grand reopening!
2 packages of sliced deli cheese
Rice-a-Roni- used $.50 coupon from SmartSource that doubled, making the rice free
4 Easy Mac - mac and cheese - used $1 off 2 coupon from SmartSource
2 Guacamole Dips - used B1G1 from Wholly Guacomole and $.50 off 1 (that doubled) from the newspaper
1 Cream cheese tub
1 cream cheese block
Whole roasted chicken - used $2 off coupon from Tom Thumb mailer
Bag of shredded lettuce
2 Chicken noodle soups
1 bottle of olives
Celery
2 boxes of frozen brussel sprouts
Cupcake paper thingys :)
trash bags

In the coupon mailer was a coupon for $10 off a $50 or more purchase, in the store were coupons for 10% off a $50 or more purchase and we had a $5 off a $50 or more purchase from The Entertainment Book. Our cashier was great and took them all, and we actually got another 10% off - which is attached to our Tom Thumb card as part of their grand re-opening that we can use every trip until sometime in Oct.

Family Fun!

Our friends, The McClures, invited us out for dinner and bowling. Carleigh found a great place that has little bowling alley's and small bowling balls for kids. We had a great time and won a ton on tickets in the play area. Molly actually hit the jackpot on one of the games!

Molly cheesin' it for the camera!

Kyle trying to figure out how the balls make it through the contraption (I have no clue what this thing is called!).

This is where Molly won the jackpot!

Makenzie, Brian, Kyle, Malcom and Molly
(Molly's holding her bag of goodies she got with the all the tickets she won!)

Just being silly!

I just love when my kids are 'just kids', laughing and having a great time! Their laughter is the most precious sound!

Princess Molly

This was Molly's chair, but Kyle has taken it over! He loves it, the arm rests are drums so he loves to bang on it!

Making Brownies

For those of you that know me, I don't cook or bake. But, I decided how hard could mixing eggs, oil, water and brownie mix be?! So, Molly and I made brownies. I am finding that the kitchen is a great learning tool...teaching her how to measure ingredients, prepare food and teaching her patience in waiting for the food to be done. I might just try to do 'more' in the kitchen.

My Target Trip Today

As some of you know, my new hobby is couponing. I love going shopping just about every day and spending little, if any money! Malcom wants me to create a blog just about my savings and such, but really I don't think I have the time or desire to do so. For now, I will just periodically post some pics of my shopping trips on this blog.

Today I got:
4 - Kashi frozen waffles
3 - 4pk bundles of Kleenex
2 - TGIF Spinach Dips
1 - TGIF Buffalo Chicken
1 - Pack of Scissors

I spent $0.74 and received a $5 Target Gift Card for buying the Kashi waffles, so Target paid me $4.26. And actually, I used a previous gift card I received for buying Pop Tarts (which were free after coupons) to pay the $0.74, so this trip cost me zero, zilch, nada!

Happy 30th Birthday Pookie!

Monday was Malcom's 30th Birthday! We went to dinner at PF Chang's and then had some "google" cake. Anyone who knows Malcom knows he spends a lot of time on the computer, googling and working on seo. So I thought a Google cake would be perfect for his birthday!

Working Out!

Ok, this has nothing to do with the kids, but figured if I post my accomplishments maybe I will feel more inclined to stick with working out! I have lost 11 pounds to date, without really even trying, but today I decided to kick into high gear. I spent 2 hours this morning at the gym!!! My wonderful neighbor and I will be going to together every morning (well, except the weekend), I am so excited to really get myself into shape and look like I did back in college, maybe even high school! Prayers for strength and determination are greatly appreciated!

Happy Labor Day!

Hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day holiday! We had a nice relaxing day and enjoyed a bbq in the evening.