Hope that you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Love, Kyle, Ila Anne and Warren

My Check Up Stats (I'm 7 3/4 months)

We had Warren's checkup today. We originally had it scheduled for yesterday morning but when we went to leave the car wouldn't start, the battery was dead. I called to let them know that we would be late. One of our home teachers, Jake, came over and helped to jump start the Jeep. By the time we got there we were about 30 min. late and they said that we would have to take a no show fee. We explained again what had happened and the receptionist said she would talk to the Dr. they usually give you one freebie.

We are grateful that we found out about the battery sooner than later because Kyle would have been late to his class. Thank you Jake for your help!

Warren had a great time at the Drs. he was very talkative and wiggly. He weighed in at 16 lb. 14 oz. and is 26 in. tall. He is getting pretty close to crawling. As of now he scoots backwards and turns in circles. He loves jumping and standing. We are loving him and grateful to have him in our home.

Some of My favorite places to find out how to save /spend money

Freebies 2 Deals

You should sign up and get emails to find out how to get things for free, build up your food storage, etc... Malea is great! She posts multiple times a day.

Savvy Shopper

This was my first introduction to couponing. Last year Amy "The Savvy Shopper" came and spoke to our ward to teach us about how to save money. It was awesome! Before getting the paper I would go and use the site to help me shop the sales. The sales are even better now with coupons. I am very grateful for her and what she taught us that night. Thank you AMY!!! Thank you Kyle for chasing down the Boys and Girls Club who started us on our subscription and to my Mom and Dad for the extra paper and to the Daily Herald who we subscribe from(awesome customer service too)

If you are interested Alicia another Savvy Shopper is coming to our church to present about Savvy Shopping it is the 27th of January at 7:00 if you are interested please contact me and let me know.

Pinching Your Pennies

and others too

then there are the couponing websites a plenty, but by using these other websites they have links to them and maybe do your own search too. Everyone wants you to be their stuff coupons are extra incentives to do so along with rebates etc.. find a good sale make money off the rebate it is great!

Deal of the my day... 2 of them $0.94 at Albertsons (5 boxes of cereal, 8 yo plus yogurts, 2 skippy pb, 4 starkist tuna) + $5.00 to use on my next shopping trip and $5.00 in box tops for Rees Elementary

Steal 2 staples 2 reams of paper and a binder which will end up costing $2 no coupons for this one though

Finals are done

The holiday is officially begun

Kyle doesn't feel well

Grateful he doesn't need a pail

By his bed

Just to rest his weary little head

I am playing in the PG (Pleasant Grove) Basketball league with a friend from college and some of her friends. It has been so much fun. The first game we played against a group of high school girls from American Fork. I enjoyed being on the court. The last time I really shot the ball was the day before I had Warren. I love playing and getting to know the other players on the team. This week we played another group of moms. We won the first and lost the second. The season will continue after the New Year. I need to practice.

Deal of the week 6 boxes of crackers a $1.88. (Triscuts, Wheat Thins) thank you Buy Low and a customer who shared a coupon with me.

I gave Warren a little trim again and left him with two very distinct hair cut lines, he still is as cute as a button. We are loving his smile more and more, his laugh, and his little dance, it is so stinkin' cute hopefully we can get it on camera one day so we can post it. When he wakes up in the morning he looks at this lamp that is in his room. I take him over to it so he can touch it and then I turn it on to see what he'll do. Today he let out this cute little laugh the first time we did it this morning, so I did it some more. Having him around is so much fun. Babies appreciate the small things and are so curious about the whats around them. It makes life so much more interesting.

We are looking forward to Christmas to spend time with family. Merry Christmas to you all!

Finals Week

Let the party begin, almost. Kyle has finals this week, then one more semester. Last Friday we attended a closing social for the teachers at the ELC (English Language Center). There was a white elephant gift exchange we got velcro and wall mounting tape, I was really excited, they will be so useful. After the party we got in the jeep to go home. It didn't start... mmm... what was the matter? My dad came to pick us up and to take Warren and I home. My dad and Kyle returned to the jeep and got Triple AAA to tow it to the shop. (I am so grateful for them, they rescued Warren and I one day when I accidentally locked him in and me out.) They found out that the ignition was broken. We'll be back in business tomorrow. In the meantime my parents let us barrow their car. For which we have been tremendously grateful for many reasons. 1. We needed to get to church, I guess we could have walked. 2. Shopping at Walgreens. 3. More shopping. Thanks for letting us use the car!!!

Week in Review

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Yeah, the first real snow of the year how exciting! On Saturday I was able to get 2 boxes of Special K Blueberry cereal for $.60, thanks to Smiths and coupons. I am so excited to try it! I went to a Relief Society activity too. We were able to go to the temple this week too, thanks to the Lind's for watching Warren for us. I was able to see a couple of the people that I worked with, which some I've been hoping to see for a long time. It is a sweet experience to talk with those sisters in the temple who have been such a great influence in my life. I also had an embarrassing experience this week too... yikes maybe I'll share it another day. I learned that there are some questions you don't ask. Warren tried sweet potatoes this week and is a big fan. He also earned the title of super soaker, launcher, or whale this week. One morning after feeding him he spit up just like usual but it was like there was a waterfall coming out of his mouth or like the water from a whale's spout. One of the cushions was damp for 4+ hours. Kyle is counting down the days till he is finished with this semester, making plans for the TESOL conference and his Master's project.

Books

Last night I was reading to Warren, pages on books make such fun crinklely noises... thin page... Jacob 3 is going to be taped in now.. thank goodness for tape!