Easter - a little late!

So I decided to finally post our Easter pictures. We colored our eggs on Friday night, when we had our little "hunt" on Saturday morning. Growing up the Easter Bunny always came on Saturday morning, because Sunday was the time that we think about Jesus. I was happy to keep this tradition with my kids. Here we are coloring Eggs.

So very interesting.

Awesome, Dora DVD!

"I like eggs!"

Later, while Jason and I were getting ready to go to my parents' house for an egg hunt, Noah was in his chair going to town on his chocolates. I have to give it to him for sitting at the table. He even put on his bib. Luckily I have taught him well, and he is a good boy and listens. This boy sure does love chocolate.

Grocery Smarts

So here is a website that is completely free. You just have to put in a code and you can find all the deals at all the stores you need (in Utah)

Here is the website: www.grocerysmarts.com and the code is: g84cjf

Just look at the picture or the website and you will see what I mean. In order to get the most of the deals, you will need the Sunday newspaper coupons. But the nice thing is, you don't have to cut all the coupons out, you can just file them away (after writing the date they came on them) and the website tells you when and where to use them.

The key in using the coupons is, using them when the items go on sale. An average grocery store has everything on sale at least once in a three month time frame. So you can get a lot. And sometimes you don't even need the coupons.

Anyway, we are working on our budget a little better now, so this was just something I thought I would share with you all, and hopefully this can help your family too!

Let me know if you have any questions and I will help if I can.

Noah's observations...

So I was watching "Dancing with the Stars" this morning while I exercised, and Noah observed something I wouldn't even think he would notice. He looked at the guy, Christien, and said "he's waked," (meaning naked) and then said, "his arms are waked."

He continued to watch and said, "his back waked." Meaning that girl's back. He thought it was so funny. I would never think he would even pay attention to things like that.

This is yet another reminder that I need to continue to be careful of what he hears and sees. He is just a big sponge, waiting to soak in whatever comes his way.

Before I was a Mom...

Before I was a Mom: I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried.I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him/her down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

What a joy it is to be someone's mom, or even better, a mom of two! HAVE A BLESSED DAY!!

Worst Dishwasher EVER!!!

Yes the title of this posting says it all. I do have the worst dishwasher ever!

When we first moved into our new house last July, I used the dishwasher a couple of times, but it never really cleaned the dishes well. The dishes would actually feel dirtier when they came out.

Last night I put in a load and I ran the dishwasher, and it was a full load. Well I guess I should have run the disposal before, even though there wasn't much in there. So I ended up washing my dished with corn, rice, and some chicken that we had last night. I ran the dishwasher again, hoping that it would help, but of course it didn't. I then had to soak all the dishes in the sink and wash them by hand. It wouldn't have been so bad if there weren't so many dishes. Noah was a good help rinsing of the dishes for me. What a good boy!

So therefore, we have the worst dishwasher ever. I only wish I could afford to buy a fancy new dishwasher. You know the kind that doesn't require you to practically wash the dish off before you put it in? I would love that. Well, someday I guess. Until then, I guess it is back to hand washing.

Eventful night

So Jason has been trying to get over a cold for a few weeks now, but he still has a bad cough, and sometimes he sneezes. Well last night, while he was getting ready for bed, he sneezed and woke Noah up. Usually Noah just cries for a few minutes and goes back to sleep. Well he started to call out for Jason after crying for like 10-min. So Jason went in to help him go back to sleep.

Well that little stinker would go back to sleep. He kept claiming that he was awake, and that he didn't need to go to sleep. This was at about 10:30 pm. So we decided to just let him cry himself to sleep. After a half hour of crying, I went in and tried to calm him down. He did okay until I told him that I needed to go to my bed and sleep. He just screamed and screamed, so I took away his bear and his favorite blanket, and told him if he stopped he would get it back. He didn't stop, so about 11:30 he started screaming louder, and Gwen was starting to wake up. So Jason went in there.

Well Noah was crying to much that he started coughing, and when he does that he make himself gag and throw up. Jason caught most of it, but he yelled for me to get a towel or something. I grabbed my towel and started for him. Well, Jason couldn't see that I had a towel and we kind of ran into each other, so needless to say, it got all over the floor.

We had to clean up the carpet, bathroom floor, Noah's bed, and Noah. We all didn't get to bed until well after midnight. Luckily Noah went to sleep. I don't think he liked that he threw up, so he was more obedient to go to bed.

We are all a little tired today, but surviving. We are praying that tonight is better. Any suggestions to help my little Noah not freak out when we try to put him to bed? He always finds every possible excuse not to go to bed. So much fun being a parent.

Noah's Swimming lessons