Poor Second Child

We are now down to less than three weeks until Emerson's birthday and I still have not done the invitations. What is wrong with me? I am without a doubt that I had Kaleb's invitations out by now.
Well, save the date. Her party will be on Saturday, November 10th @ 4pm at my parent's house. We were going to do it on Sunday, but Emerson will be baptized Sunday morning and we learned with Kaleb's 1st birthday that doing it all in one day is just too much. He never did take a nap that day and was mr. crabby pants through the party.
So, the princess will have a full birthday weekend rather than just one day! Now I am off to work on the invitations!

A little help for CVS deals

*The links aren't working for me this morning. I'll try to figure it out tonight if there is a problem.

These links are for cvs coupons. Print one out for the amount you plan to spend there on your deal. I re-use these over and over until they expire. I have never been stopped from using one for a second time on my card as they don't track them that way. Of course, I always try to go to a different store so that the cashier doesn't start to catch on!!
Remember, shop from the ad. Look for the items that will give you Extra Care Bucks back for your next shopping trip. There is no longer a limit of the number of coupons / extra care bucks you use on your shopping trip so you should be able to get your out of pocket spending way down.
I just bought the men's bic razors on sale this week. With coupons I spent only change and got a $4.00 extra care buck coupon to use next time. Remember, the extra care bucks print on the bottom of your receipt so don't throw it away!


$15/$75 - http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/promotion?pid=6106&step_nbr=160

$10/$50 - http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/promotion?pid=6105&step_nbr=160

$5/$30 - http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/promotion?pid=6104&step_nbr=160

$4/$20 - http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/promotion?pid=6103&step_nbr=160


valid through 10/28/07!!!
$15/$75 - http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/promotion?pid=6101&step_nbr=160

$10/$50 - http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/promotion?pid=6100&step_nbr=160

$5/$30 - http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/promotion?pid=6099&step_nbr=160

$4/$20 - http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/promotion?pid=6098&step_nbr=160

$2/$10 - http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/promotion?pid=6108&step_nbr=160

THESE ARE ALL LEGIT COUPONS OFF OF CVS.COM!!!

Free water at Kroger

Here is my thrifty deal of the week. Kroger has a catalina deal going on right now when you buy Ice Mountain water bottles. They have stickers by the water bottles that say "Buy two and get $3.00 off of your next order". Basically when you go through the line, a catalina coupon prints out and you can use it like cash on your next shopping trip.
Get two packs of the aquapods (mini water bottles) which are $2.99 each. The first time you do this you will pay $5.98. Not one but TWO of the $3.00 off coupons will print out. I have no idea if this is a fluke, but I have done it 4 times so far and each time two coupons print out. What this means is that you go back to Kroger, pick up the same two packs of aquapods, and give them the coupons. They will actually pay you $.02 cents to take the water!!!
These little bottles are great for Kaleb so I plan to stock up while this deal is going on. You can do it with any of the Ice Mountain water bottles, but the aquapods are the cheapest.

One week before preschool pictures.......

This boy is really trying to give me grey hair!

Jason had his clippers charging in the garage. While Kaleb was playing with his bikes, he must have discovered the clippers and decided to give himself a little buzz. He came running back into the front yard to announce his great accomplishment! Too bad he is back to bald for the pictures. His hair was actually looking very nice!

The reinactment!

But we did have a great weekend anyway! We took a trip to Armada to the big cider mill and orchard. While Kaleb really didn't want to do any of the fun things like hayrides or petting zoo, he was really into the pumpkins. Emerson was just happy to out in the fresh air, until she got hungry and realized that I wasn't going to give her any of my donut!!!

The only picture taken of me with the babes. Nice shot Jason!!

Some New'ish' pictures

Kaleb helping Daddy mow the lawn.

Emerson waving "Bye" or "Hi"

Next step: Lose the wheels!

Playing in the plastics cupboard.

And this was the result!

Lil Monster

Oh this girl is going to give Kaleb a run for his money, I can already see it! Emerson is still getting into trouble at daycare for being too rough with the other babies. She climbs all over them, grabs and even rams her head into them. I just don't know what to do. We tell her no when she grabs or hits at home, but she just gets that cute little grin and giggle then does it again. Also, the rough play is a daily activity at home between her and Kaleb. Of course to him it doesn't hurt to be climbed on, but to other babies it does. She is just too young to realize the difference.
I have tried to get Kaleb on my side by telling him that she needs to learn nice touches, and he agrees until 5 minutes later when he is rolling around on the floor with her. And to be honest, as long as she isn't crying and he is being careful, I don't discourage it because I like that they are interacting together.
Feel free to give me some advice!

We are ready for Halloween early this year. Both outfits have been bought already! I can't believe I'm ahead of the game. Kaleb is going to be Pooh and Emerson is going to be Piglet. Janelle said that she is going to be Tigger, which will end up being so cute. Of course, Kaleb informed me that he is going to be a witch. He said that Sophie at school is going to be a witch and so is he! I tried to tell him that witches are girls, but he wasn't having it. So then I just put my foot down and told him that he said he wanted to be Pooh, I bought the outfit, so that is what he is going to be. End of conversation! Now I'm just hoping for a cool night since both outfits are meant to keep the kids warm. Not like these 80 degree days we have been having!

This weekend Jason and I are going with Nick and Kristen to Cedar Pointe. I am soooooo excited. I am a roller coaster nut. Unfortunately I haven't been there in 9 years. Wow, has it really been that long? With college, a job, a wedding and then kids it just never seemed to fit in. Hopefully I like the rollercoasters as much as I did when I was a teenager! It is supposed to be a beautiful weekend. Hopefully we have the summer like day without the extremely long lines.

Oh and since nobody has been sharing the details............................................. cousin Jen is having a BOY!!! YAY!!! Congratulations Jen and Dan! We are all so excited for you!