DOLLAR STORE CRAFTS!!!

OK I confess! I have always hated the Dollar store with a passion! It has always seemed to me like a landfill waiting to happen...But I saw the little BOO sign on Joy's blog and decided that if it turned out ugly I would only be out a buck. So I went to the Dollar Tree and bought the picture frame. You are supposed to print the letters out on newspaper but my printer is out of commission so I just drew them on with a sharpe.
While I was in the dollar store I picked up some cute little white pumpkins, spanish moss, and some hideous red berry garlands that were supposed to be for Christmas. I spray painted them black so they would be all Halloweeny!

Sunday drive

Liv wears these glasses EVERYWHERE! She gets some funny looks in the grocery store!

We went for a Sunday drive on the Nebo loop. I thought the trees would be really pretty but most of them haven't changed yet. Next weekend should be a better time to go. But the kids had fun and we took them on a short hike and let them have a picnic by payson lake.

Allie refused to smile for this picture. She wanted to have a picnic right then and was mad that she had to wait until we got back to the lake. She dishes out 90% of the drama in our house!

Gracie is the only one who cooperates with me when I want to take pictures. Sometimes I have to tell her to just be natural and not to pose.

Liv running through the trees.

Allie taking charge and carrying her load. I just love that they are so cute and little and the simplest things are so much fun to them. I really don't ever want them to grow up!

Handy Craps!

Today Allie and I made a monogram craft that I saw on Joysofhome blog. It was really easy and fun! Allie gets bored sometimes now that Gracie goes to school all day so I try to think of fun activities we can do. I think that they turned out pretty cute. I will probably hang them up but for now they are hanging from their bed posts. Oh and they cost under $5 each to make! That's for paint, ribbon, the letters, scrapbook paper, and the plaques!


I also made one for my living room. Oh and I was just kidding about the post title. My Dad teases about making "handy craps" instead of handy crafts. Whatever right!

Cake

Gracie had a loose tooth when I picked her up from school today. While we were eating fried chicken I heard this pop sound and she started bawling. Her little tooth had popped right out!
After dinner we were frosting the cake that we had made and Olivia kept licking the sprinkles and putting them back into the sprinkle thing. Yup I'll be throwing those away! I let the girls each decorate a side of the cake. Gracie's was globbed with sprinkles and Allie's had these icky little black spots on it. Yum!

Bargain Shopping!

Lately I have been working on building up my years supply of food. Today I went to Maceys and Albertsons and this is my loot for just $175.74!

9 bags of frozen veggies
3 bags frozen potatoes
5 packages baby wipes
4 packages egg noodles
5 bags brown sugar
5 bags powdered sugar
1 12 pkg case instant oatmeal
4 boxes corn flakes
1 12 ct case enchilada sauce
1 case 24 ct green beans
2 24ct cases ramen noodles
1 8 ct case apple juice
1 24 ct case green chiles
2 lbs breakfast sausage
3 cans cinnamon rolls
2 lb block of cheese
2 bottles ketchup
gallon white vinegar
fruit snacks
popcorn
2 bottles alcohol
cilantro
green onions
4 lbs grapes
8 bags malt o meal cereal
Free apple juice
10 cans campbells soup
10 cans swanson chicken broth
10 boxes rice a roni
oreos
chips ahoy
4 Freshetta pizzas
5 lbs extra lean ground beef
and raisins

Woo Hoo! I saved so much! My goal is to have a mini grocery store in my basement.. We still need to finish our cold storage but we are working on it. Next Saturday our Relief Society is going to be putting dry goods in #10 cans so I can't wait! Every time I add to my food storage it brings me so much peace of mind. I know I'm a dork but at least I won't ever be a starving dead dork!

My Stud Muffin!

I just wanted everyone to know that JR is such an awesome husband and father! We love him so much and He does so much for us! He and I are best friends and there isn't anyone in this world that I would rather spend time with. So when He reads this I hope He's happy and that it makes his day better and doesn't embarass him. Luv ya JER!

RAIN!

It rained late this afternoon and just as the sun was setting it peeked out from the clouds and made a really cool rainbow that ended just up from our house. The girls were all excited. They wanted to get on their bikes and get up there to get the pot of gold so they could be RICH! I remember chasing rainbows on my bike too. So funny! It kind of looks like my neighbors truck is at the end. Weird.

Labor Day Weekend

We went to JR's parents property in Salina canyon over Labor Day weekend. The kids had a lot of fun playing with their cousins and exploring. Grandma and Grandpa made a little play house that is really cute! The kids loved it!