It's That Time Again...

Super Double Coupons!

 

My couponing trip this time around was pretty great. I was able to get a lot of things we really needed like meat, BBQ sauce, ziploc bags, etc. Maybe because of that this couponing trip left me feeling extremely grateful for the ability to provide food and groceries for my family at a minimal cost. Even though food prices keep rising couponing gives us the ability to keep our food budget relatively low and to still be able to add to our food storage in case of an emergency. It may take a lot of time and effort but in the end couponing really has been worth it for me and my family!  

 

 

So here's what I got on my (first) super doubles trip this month:

 

Baking Cups

7 Bottles of BBQ Sauce

4 Boxes Hefty Ziploc Bags

Huggies Baby Wipes

2 Boxes Wheat Thins

Bottle Hellmanns Mayo

Bag of Rice

2 Boxes Rice Pilaf

Box of Spaghetti Noodles

Dishwasher Detergent

Colgate Mouthwash

Pita Pockets

Bag of Chicken Bites

2 Bottles of Simply Lemonade (for Savannah's upcoming first birthday party!)

Gallon of Milk

2 Meat and Cheese Wraps

Huge Bag of Lunch Meat

10 lbs Ground Beef

Package of Chicken Breasts

 

Total Spent:$46.59    Total Saved:$88.39

 



Baby Shower and Easter Fun

I've been a little remiss in posting so now I'm playing catch-up. In March I had the opportunity to help with one of my good friend's baby showers. Rachel is married to Chris Dixon who was one of David's best friends growing up and they are about to have their first baby, a little girl named Kenedee.

The theme for the baby shower was "So Sweet" so all of the food was sweet themed: sweet potato pie, sweet and sour chicken, sweet and spicy bbq sandwiches. It turned out really cute.

Here are the cupcakes Courtney made for the shower. Aren't they amazing?!

 

Here's the momma-to-be. She's so beautiful!

Here's another beautiful girl who crashed the party! By chance, David and I had a house showing at the same time as the shower so David brought Savannah and hung out at the shower with us until the showing was over. Savannah was sitting on the kitchen island playing with a clementine and we looked down and realized she'd bitten a chunk of the skin off. After that we peeled it for her and let her go at it. She'd never had anything really citrusy before but she seemed to enjoy it!



A couple of weekends later was our nephew Jackson's birthday. He wanted to go to the Atlanta Aquarium and since David's aunt lives in Atlanta we took a quick trip down there. David's dad came up from Florida and met us at the aquarium. Here he is with Savannah before the dolphin show.

Savannah didn't really get what was going on most of the time but we still had fun!

We attended a 3-D show...

Savannah definitely didn't like it so we waited in the hallway until it was finished.

Our Fatty Munchkins

At David's aunt's house we were sleeping in the living room. Aunt Kimmie was teasing Heather because she made David's bed and even turned down the covers. Kimmie left and came back with a mint for his pillow. Such service!

Swinging on the porch with her favorite cousin Caroline.

On the way home David and I stopped in Greenville, SC which is a very nice city that has had a lot of restoration done in the older sections of the town. There is a beautiful park in the middle of the city with a huge bridge.

David took a picture of this plaque for you, mom. Historical Marker!

We got back from Atlanta Saturday night and had Easter at our house on Sunday. We only really got one picture of Savannah in her Easter dress. It's a dress my mom gave us for her before she was born. It is beautiful!

Date Night, a Cousins' Lunch Date, and a Birthday Party

This past week David and I had an amazing date night. Thankfully our wonderful friends, Chris and Rachel, were willing to watch Savannah while we were away. We are so grateful to them, especially since Rachel is almost eight months pregnant!

 

We started our date at Natty Greene's, a well-known pub and restaurant in downtown Greensboro. It's named after General Nathaniel Greene from whom Greensboro gets its name. The food was yummy and I love that the restaurant is in a revitalized old brick building. The atmosphere is definitely part of the fun.

 

 

After dinner we walked across the street to the historical Carolina Theater. The Theater opened in 1926 and has been completely restored. It now shows theater productions, hosts events, and plays old, classic movies. I had to go when I saw they were showing the movie "Singing in the Rain." David had never seen it and what better way to introduce him to this classic than at a theater that was around when the movie originally debuted?! I can't express how fun it was! 

 

(Sorry for the bad photo quality. We only had our cell phones.)

A few days later, Savannah and I went to lunch with David and our niece/cousin Caroline. Whenever they are together it is very apparent that Savannah adores Caroline! Caroline can always make Savannah laugh and smile. Here's a picture of Caroline reading Savannah a book in Chik-Fil-A. Don't you love Savannah's excited face? :)



 

Today we went to Rachel and Chris' apartment for a surprise birthday party for Chris. Our friend Priscilla was there with her daughter, Penelope. Penelope is three months younger than Savannah and she looks so small next to her. She is so cute! These two are going to be friends!

 

 

Bonus Pic: I painted Savannah's toes for the first time this week. The results were a little blotchy but not horrible for our first try.

Our Fatty Munchkins!

On Valentine's Day we had the opportunity to spend the day with cousins who were visiting from Oregan. They were staying in Atlanta so Courtney, Heather, the kids, and I drove down to South Carolina and met them half-way. We met at a McDonalds and had a wonderful time just talking and playing together. It was also exciting because Savannah fed herself for the first time while we were there! Yay!

 

Here are a few extras of our "fatty munchkins". (That's what I call Savannah....because I'm just that kind of supportive mother!)

 

Bathtime! She loves her rubber duckies.

The first time with her hair up. I pulled it up especially for Aunt Courtney because we were going to visit her in the hospital while she had Bracey. 

Super Doubles!

I haven't posted any of my coupon trips for a while but I decided my trip today was pretty great so I thought I'd share. Thankfully they had a lot of items on sale that will help with David's lunches!

 

Here's what I got:

2 Hefty Slider Bags
Package of Juicy Juice Drink Boxes
3 Hormel Compleats Microwave Meals
2 Yakisoba Microwave Meals
2 Uncle Bens Rice Cups
Speed Stick Deoderant
Children's Tylenol
1 Bottle of Hairspray
Bag of Hot Pockets Snackers
2 Packages of Pillsbury Cookie Dough
2 1/2 Gallons of Milk
1 Package of Butterball Sandwich Meat
3 Hormel Mashed Potatoes
1 Package of Meatballs
1 Package Perdue Chicken Fingers
1 Package Lloyds BBQ Meat

I spent $9.72 + Tax .94 = $10.66
I saved $67.93

Just a quick picture

This Sunday Savannah wore one of her cousin, Caroline's, old dresses. She looked so pretty so I had to take a picture of the occassion.

December Part 3

For Christmas, David's mom took us on a family vacation to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It was such a relaxing getaway! We had a great time. Thank you again, Heather, for taking us!

The hotel we stayed in had about ten different pools and several waterslides. Savannah loved playing in the water with her dad.

 

She got pretty tired after so much swimming!

On Saturday night we went to a fun Christmas show put on at the Alabama Theater. It was a really cute show and, as you can tell, Savannah loved it!

Just hanging out in the hotel room.

On Christmas Eve David and I went over to Heather's for dinner. She had bought Christmas poppers that have little crowns inside of them. Here's Savannah in hers.

Christmas Day was a special one since it was Savannah's first Christmas. We piled into our bed and read Luke 2, just like my family always did when I was growing up. Then we took the annual Christmas morning picture on the stairs. Afterwards we opened presents. Savannah's favorite part was definitely the wrapping paper. It was so fun to start our family traditions with her!

On Christmas Day Savannah got her first haircut from Aunt Courtney. My parents skyped so they could watch it too. Savannah was so good. She didn't cry at all.

 

Here's some bonus pictures of Savannah. What a chunk!

She's also started eating baby food. Carrots were the first type she tried and she seems to like them pretty well. We've also tried banana which took her a while to get used to.

What a mess!