Happy Birthday Troy!!

Well, this Sunday was a great day...Mothers Day and Troys bday!! So, we had a day full of celebrations! We a nice church service with the kids singing in sacrament "I Often Go Walking", except Macee chickened out on us agian and wouldnt go up..but thats ok, she has sung it to me a million times at home by herself!! Then we came home and had a nice afternoon with the kids and had Troy's cousin Tom here with us as well. Mom got some special Mothers Day cards and some pretty flowers from Tom W. The kids all gave their dad presents and the kids and Tom made snicker cake!! Here is Troy with his birthday cake, and LOTS of candles!!

Blowing out ALLL those candles...we were airing out the room before the smoke detector went off!! REALLY!! Britton getting some love after giving his gift to dad...his little hot wheels of a yellow camero that his dad loved!!

Jalan's 25 things we love about dad poster he made for his dad....including things like,

"ugly-free, super wicked, handsome, fast reader, loves mom, smells good, 37 years" (Ya, he is 38) Wow that kid is so funny! He has wit and so much love!! Here are the girls giving dad their gift...they wanted to give him something he would use everyday...so they gave him...HIS wallet and phone...arent they generous?? Gotta love teenagers! I think they stole that idea from Alvin and the Chipmunks!

Jalan showing dad about his presents he have...Jalan is always so generous and spends hours creating gifts and working on special things...what a heart this boy has! This is what birthday for dad is like in our house...hang all over dad...repeat....

Sister giving her daddy his present and getting a nice big hug and kiss...She gave daddy one of her favorite stuffed animals, the same one he has gotten the last 2 years! haha..

Macee and her new bestest buddy...Troy's cousin Tom W!! She wont leave his side and he is always stuck playing dolls, jumping on the tramp or just hanging with macee...he is such a great sport to play with her so much! We are really enjoying having Tom around our house!

State Track Meet

Well, of course I cannot do this right, so of course, the pics are uploaded backwards.... BUT....Here is Brookie at her state track meet this last Saturday. She did really good in track this year, suprising her coach in her improvement since last year. Her coach said she was one of the fastest on the team...yet she never got to run an individual race. she ran the two relays this year. she ran the 4x100 and the 4x200. She did really good! Their team won regionals, and qualified for state in both races. Saturday she went to rend lake college and ran. Their 4x100 took 4th, and their 4x200 took 8th place. It was a good accomplishment, as they had some really tough competition.


Here she is with her 2 medals, all done! Whew what a relief! I'm sure I was more nervous than anyone in the stands...why is that i get nervous still just watching???

This is their 4x200....she was so close to passing the girl the whole time..Brooke was the anchor leg and got to finish, but this was one of the heats, and so even with the 2nd place finish, they finished 8th overall.

Brooke started the 4x100 relay, so here she is just starting out around the curve...look at those legs!! Go Brooke!! And no, she isnt the only one in the race, she is just on the inside, so everyone else is in front of her! :)

Our Sweet Little Glasses Girl

Ok, so I took Macee to the eye dr for her check up before Kindergarten, and guess what...she needs glasses!! They said she has 20/30 vision. So, she had to get glasses!! yeah us! They had to dialate her eyes, so here she is in her cute old lady glasses! so funny!! Here she is this morning before preschool all cute and ready to see good! If only we can keep them on her face, and not the counter!! Its definitely taking her some getting used to wearing them!

What a cutie pie!!

Ok, so my best one yet!!

Ok, so here is my most exciting coupon winnings!! Ok, so I got all this for.......$2.13!!! Yes, I KNOW!!! The pic is blurry in my excitement and didnt notice until I put it all away...so, I got; 3 Johnsons buddies, 4 bottles of Kraft Mayo, 2 boxes of puffs tissues, dobie scrubbers, 5 bags of chex mix, 5 bags of granola bites, 5 tubes of sunblock , 3 bottles of eye drops!! I was so excited!!

Coupons!!!

Ok, this is mostly for Casey and Nicole..I finally started couponing and am LOVING it!! Its so addicting! Its like a game...I cant wait to get the sunday paper to see what coupons are there this week, and whats on sale!! will it be a jackpot week or bust?? haha.. So here are a few of my shopping buys..of course not as good as Casey's deals, but I am learning!! I am so proud!

Schnucks-$41.53-kind of alot, but look what I got!!
gogurts-1.77 ea, electrasol tabs-1.49 ea, tissues-1.00(needed, not on sale), eggs-2.00(Needed, not on sale), air freshner kits-1.99(normally over $10), doritos-1.29(not on sale, macee snack), dish soap-.50 ea, air freshner-free, floss-free, crescent rolls-.50 ea, cinnamon rolls-.50 ea, pop tarts-1.58, pasta packs-.66 ea, dressing-free, cereal-1.66 ea, band-aids-.50 ea, eggos-1.48 ea

Walgreens-$16.93- seems like alot, but I got the sodas for us since we were thirsty,

razor-1.99, glucose meter-free, deoderants-free, dr p-free, chex mix-1.00(just on sale), lotions-1.30-3.25(not very good deals, Im still learning!)

Walgreens: vitamin water-free, peeps-.75, reeses-1.25 asprin-.80 and cleanser-2.00

CVS:9.96-milk-2.49(needed it), pantene-1.00 ea, razor-.99, softsoap-free, pantiliners 1.49(needed), cookies-1.00(needed)

I went to Kmart and got this stuff: $44 it seems like alot..but look close at all the stuff I got! pringles-.50 ea, poptarts 12 count-1.25, kotex-free, lotions-.50 ea, deoderants-.09-1.00 ea, floss-free, dishwasher tabs-2.50( would have been free if my kmart would have doubled up to 4.00 like everyone else..ours only does to 2.00..bummer!), cough drops-free, hersheys bliss-1.00, bandaids-.19, shampoo-.50, shave gel-.69, pine sol-.50, loreal eye shadow-.45 each! CVS: 13.66-tresemme- 1.33 ea, softsoap-1.00 ea, crest-.50, makeup-3.00 ea

Target-I took Paisley and we had a blast!! haha...28.75

Soda-free), pringles-.75, goldfish(Macee's snack)1.09, fruit snacks-.52, warm delights-.75, danimals (Macee's other snack)2.00, dove-1.50 ea, deoderant-free, quattro razors-2.94 ea, suave-.44 ea, johnsons buddies-.22 ea, pepto bismol-4.94(not on sale, just tummy trouble at home) As you see, if it wasnt for macee's snacks I would save alot of money!

Plus there's more, but this is enough to bore everyone enough..Im sorry I am just excited!! Its such a great feeling to come home with bags of stuff and know I didnt spend very much...of course I feel its getting out of hand getting things for a great deal!

Big Girl

Ok, so Macee got her pics at school a couple of weeks ago...here she is..she is growing up so fast and losing her baby look...she looks like a big girl! wow~~ The black and white one was SOOOO adorable, but turned out kind of weird on here...but here is another one...what a doll she is! If I dont say so myself..

Preschool Graduate

Well, Macee is about to graduate preschool...haha. She has really enjoyed preschool this year, and it has been great for me to have a couple of hours a week of free time to get some stuff done. She is so excited for next year to go to Kindergarten, but probably not as much as me! I know, I am a bad mom....I hear people say, you should enjoy this time, as she will be grown and gone so soon...ya ya...I know! But you dont know Macee! I love this girl more than anything...but she is a handful! She is just high maintenance and requires my 24/7 attention and wont leave my side for more than say 30 seconds. Even as I shower, use the bathroom, or anything else....and she is 5!! She really needs something to do!! haha. But here is my baby all growing up so cute..I cried when I saw the lady taking this picture...what a cutie!