Wheeler Historic Farm

Our Day at the Wheeler Family Historic Farm...

We started off with a walk through a hay/corn maze...

adorned with many decorations...


pausing here and there for a quick rest...

When we came out the exit, we entered the pumpkin patch!! We spent some time there, each person picking out that perfect pumpkin. Avy found her prize pumpkin first..

Dad and Mom found theirs next. (not pictured) followed eventually by Joshua. Who must have evaluated at least 20 or more pumpkins before settling on this beauty...

Attempting a group shot, while looking into the sun and BAKING...

Next we headed over to another section of the farm for a wagon ride. The kids had fun posing with this big tractor while we waited in line...

Finally it was our turn to load up on the wagon. Sitting down was a welcomed break for Mom and Dad, though the heat was still there.

After the wagon ride we spent the rest of our time walking the farm and looking at all the various animals. The kids really enjoyed seeing them all and petting a few.

There was a beautiful stream running through the farm with lots of shade. So we decided to stop there for some nice pictures (and a little break from the sun). The kids however, we just that, kids. They did not seem to cooperate.



Back in the sun to see more animals...




We had a really great time at the farm and I think the kids did as well. They did not want to leave!

Joshua's First Day of Kindergarten

Joshua was very excited for his first day of school. (9/1/2010) He practically ran all the way there, and has loved going every day since. He seems to do very well and we are very excited that he is learning so many new things.

Miss Morris ~ Room 101~ Eagle Valley Elementary

Mom and Josh

....In the bright, bright sun!

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Free Diapers for a YEAR!

So a few weeks ago I signed up for a free sample of Pampers diapers. Since I have been doing all this coupon-ing I have also been getting a lot of free samples. Well it came in the mail the other day and I finally got around to opening the sample box last night....and guess what!!!??.... in the sample box was a certificate from Pampers for free diapers for a year!!! Sweet huh! Guess i'll stop pushing Avy so hard to potty train now that we will have plenty of free diapers around!

BOOYA!

More great deals! Rite Aid, Target, and Walmart

Target: Shout- 2 bottles for $2.04

Walmart: - 3 tubs of Pampers wipes for FREE

Rite Aid: everything else

Total OOP: $36

Rebates coming in 2-3 weeks: $21.99

Instant Rite Aid Rewards: $7

Total cost for everything shown here: $7.01 including tax!

Awesome Target Dealio

Thought I would share with my few and faithful blog readers how I scored this awesome target deal for a grand total of +$1.76. Yes you read that correctly, I MADE $1.76 on this deal.

Windex- $12.99 -$5.00 off coupon from 5/9 SS insert in newspaper -$5.00 target gift card coupon from 5/2 SS insert in newspaper. -$3.00 off web printable coupon from target.com. = FREE plus +.01 in overage

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Finish Dishwasher Detergent- $5.00-$3.50 off coupon from a long time ago in newspaper. sorry can't remember the date. = $1.50

Schick Hydro Razors- $6.99x2= $13.98-$10 off coupon (2 $5) from 5/9 SS insert in newspaper-$2.00 target web coupons (2 $1) -$5.00 target gift card (in their add for this week when you buy 2) =FREE +$3.02 in overage

PAID= 13.24 Out of Pocket (including taxes)
Received= $15.00 in Target gift cards
MADE $1.76
SAVED: $47.98
Now who wants to come shopping with me? :)

Mother's Day 2010

Mom and the Kids just before Church on Mother's Day.
This was like the 10th picture we took, the kids were
not into pictures.

Mom and Josh. He's into the cheesy smile stage

Mom and Avy.

My big girl, she looks so old!

Joshie's Frist T-Ball Game

Joshie was really excited to be able to play T-ball with his team mates. So much so that he forgot how to play! (Well we are still learning how to play so there isn't much to forget, but we will say he forgot.) It was very enjoyable to watch him play and have so much fun with his team.

Couponing Fun

Target:
Total: $44.00
Total Paid: $15.74
Saved: $30.20
% Saved: 68.6%!!!!















Smiths:
Total: $59.27
Total Paid: $13.97
Saved: $45.30
% Saved: 76%!!!!!!!!!

Ta Da!

Finally got the Laundry room finished!
We have had this can of paint that I picked out for the Laundry room for a couple of months now but never got around to putting in the sweat equity. Well this weekend, we decided on a fly at about 2 in the afternoon that we needed to get it done! I also had Josh install some utility shelves that we had laying around for a bit more organization.

And Kalynne- you see that basket right there! That's the basket from Reagan's baby pictures! I've put it to good use ;) thanks Amy!

My saying on the wall did not come out like I hoped. It's a bit small, and I can easily redo it, but that's on the bottom of my to do list now. For some reason I really have a problem with foreseeing sizes.

My pretty baby in her new glasses!!!

30 Day Shred

Well after dealing with the disappointment of the lack of results from my daily biking, I decided to switch gears. I had bought this 30 day shred video months and months ago, but sadly never tried it because I was intimidated by it. Everyone I knew that had tried it, reported that they were hardly able to walk the 2nd day. I bought it knowing this, but thinking that must mean it gets results!

Josh and I decided to do this together and started our first 'day' last week. Boy oh boy is this a workout!!! Every muscle in my whole body feels like it was worked out; literally. Its only 20 minutes long, but because of that, it is INTENSE. I don't really buy into the idea of losing 20 lbs in 30 days, but I'm just hoping to see results in inches lost. To track that, Josh and I are taking our measurements weekly. We'll know in 4 more days if all this muscle pain is working!

Here's what to expect:
The video is based on a 3-2-1 interval component. 3 minutes of strength training (push ups, lunges, squats, butterflies, ect.) , 2 minutes of cardio (jumping jacks, jumping rope, butt kicks, punches, ect.) , and 1 minute of abs (standard crunches, reverse crunches, bicycle crunches, ect.) repeated 3 times in addition to a warm up and cool down. You do level 1 for 10 days, level 2 for 10 days and level 3 for 10 days. The only thing I have found disappointing so far is that out of all my muscles, the abs feel the least worked out. However, I am told that will change in levels 2 and 3. Now that we are on day 4 I can see that level 1 is getting a bit easier and soon we will move on to level two. But I am sure as soon as we start level 2 I will want to go back to level 1 again! (or so I am told ;) )
We have exactly 30 days to go until our vacation in Florida so wish us good results!!!