That's My Boys!

Ice Skating

Last Saturday night, Lance was begging to go ice skating. We had drove by the new Bentonville ice skating rink on Friday night and it sparked his interest big time. I promised to take him on Saturday night, so the two of us had a little date night. It was sooooo cold - but we had a ton of fun! They have these little red "walkers" for kids to push around - and it helps a ton! He fell a few times but just got up and kept on going! He loved it so much that I don't think he noticed the cold!

Lovin some Shutterfly

So you know how I am on this being "thrifty" kick? As I have been looking for Christmas card ideas - I stumbled across Shutterfly and found that they offer a huge selection of Christmas cards - ranging from 4x8 - 5x7 cards to even the folded cards. And they have so many cute designs to choose from. Go to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-staionary/holiday-cards to check out their huge selection.

I just recently started to use Shutterfly and I must say - they offer so many products. They have some great ideas for Christmas gifts too - calanders, photo books, mugs with pictures - you name it and they probably have it. Check out http://www.shutterfly.com/calanders

AND they are always having some great promotion - it is rare that you have to pay full price for an order. I am always getting emails from them offering free prints or shipping - my kind of saving!! This makes great photo gifts even more affordable - and this year, they have a special for bloggers which can result in 50 free Christmas cards!!! Go check it out yourself http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationary/christmas-photo-cards

They also offer a huge selection of invitations which I am going to keep in mind when planning the boys birthday party's. They are just so cute and having the a picture on them makes them more personal.

Now the decison process begins - if only now I can narrow down the photos and design to use....of course, I know whatever I choose, they will be fabulous coming from Shutterfly. Check out Shutterfly for your favorits cards and invitations.

We finally got our Christmas tree up and I thought it would be cute to get a picture of the boys with their new Christmas PJ's on infront of the Christmas tree. This is what I got....

Try #1

Try #2

Try #3

Try #4

AND I gave up! We will give it a try another time!

I am Thankful for....

I just love all the cute art projects the boys come home with from Mothers Day Out - especially this time of year, the teachers come up with some really cute ideas. This one just tickled me - Lance came home with this and it is a poster listing six things that he is thankful for.

Just in case you cannot read them, they are; 1. Kennny Chesny; 2: The Farm aka my Grandparents Farm; 3. House; 4. Grayson; 5. Pets (Riley and his fish); 6. Mom and Dad.




Well - at least Grayson, Matt and I made the top 6! Love the innocence of a 4 year old!

We went GREEN!

We have been wanting to get the house painted for some time and we finally took the plunge and had it done and we LOVE it! We chose a soft sage green color and did it through out the house except for the bedrooms (we had already painted them). It is amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do - it just makes the house feel fresher and cleaner and makes our white trim and furniture pop. So glad we did it!! Here are some pictures of our new paint color - not all the stuff is back on the walls so don't pay any attention to the bare walls :)

I am my Mother's Child.....

I have been seeing on some of my friend's post that they have been getting really good deals using weekly sale ads and coupons. So, I decided to give it a try - and all I can say, is it is worth it! My Mom has been doing this for years, I remember as a child getting so irritated with her when she would go to the store with her coupons and sale ad- but I totally get it now! Why pay full price if you don't have too?

With my first week of bargain shopping I went to Walgreens (they have a great Sunday ad) with my flyer and coupons. For my first week of shopping I got, 3 32-load bottles of Purex laundry detergent (not my favorite brand, but for towels, sheets, etc, why not at 1.99/bottle); 3 boxes kleenex, 3 boxes margarine, 1 bottle Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner, 1 bag sugar, 1 bag flour, 1 bottle Karo syrup, 1 can baking soda. All for.......

$19.85!!!

With my coupons and their sale item coupons, I saved a total of $24.34! It was a great opportunity to stock up on some baking items for the upcoming Holidays! I am just so excited - I will be doing this every week! It is well worth the time and effort!