Soooo tired.....

Cooper (and my mom!) had a rough Saturday night. He spent the night at Grammy & Grampy's and woke up at 1:30 AM and wouldn't go back to sleep. He dozed off & on, but by 5:30 Grammy gave up and they got up. Needless to say he was REALLY tired. Noah & I headed to Hannah's b-day party & left Mike & Cooper home. Cooper was so tired he couldn't even make it though lunch. Mike realized that Cooper was being super quiet and when he looked this is what he saw...

He is sound asleep at the kitchen table!! :)

4th of July

We had such a fun 4th of July weekend! We go to the Tierney's 4th of July Extravaganza every year. Mike was in a softball tournament in Cascade, so it was just the boys and I. Noah couldn't wait for the water slide! Uncle Robert has one every year and this year was the biggest yet! The second we arrived Noah changed into his swim trunks and headed straight to the slide!

There was also a bounce house for the little guys - Cooper couldn't get enough!!

I did get them to sit still just long enough to snap this cute photo

...only because I was holding their cupcakes hostage!!

When it was time for fireworks we headed out front and got our front row seats...it was short lived. Cooper HATED the fireworks! He clung to me like a spider monkey and covered his ears with my hands! He cried and cried! Needless to say, Noah had a great time watching the fireworks with Aunt Kendall and Cooper and I played in the house! Maybe next year...

Thank You Krazy Coupon Lady!

I was home sick the other day and saw "The Krazy Coupon Lady" on KTVB. She was showing how she purchased a bunch of groceries for like $7 using coupons. So, I decided that with the economy the way it is & Mike having to take a pay cut, I would start couponing. (Couponing: [koo-pon-ing, Kyoo-] (v.) the practice of redeeming discount coupons in order to save money.) It is c.r.a.z.y. how much of a learning curve there is if you really want to coupon. I have been reading tons of blogs and trying to nail down the lingo. Today I checked the Kraxy Coupon Lady blog http://krazycouponlady.blogspot.com and saw a post for this hula umbrella at Rite-Aid and how to get it FREE! Well almost free... I jetted to Rite-Aid and lunch and scored my 1st crazy coupon deal. I paid...are you ready for this....29 cents!!! Basically, I paid tax!!! I was SUPER excited!! The theme for Janele & Josh's combo bachelor/bachelorette party is a luau, so this umbrella is going to be perfect!!

I am so excited! I can't wait to get the hang of this whole couponing thing and get my pantry & freezer stocked! Thanks Krazy Coupon Lady!!!

Bridal Shower

Saturday was my sister Janele's bridal shower.

I wanted her to have a wonderful experience, so I took two days off work to prep. The original plan was to have the party in my backyard...mother nature did not cooperate, so due to rain we moved the party inside. (Thank goodness we have a big family room!)

The party was wonderful! We had lots of yummy food, good drinks and good friends! A big thank you to those wonderful helpers who came early to help me get set-up! I could not have pulled it all together without you! Chelsea did a fantastic job on the cakes...they were so pretty I didn't want to cut them! I did of course because I do so love cake!! :-)

We played some fun games and and the weather even cleared up enough later for an outside photo!

I hope Janele had a wonderful time. Next up, the bachelorette luau! :)

So close..

the end of the semester is so close! Just one last paper to write! UGH! Why didn't I write the 1st one so I could drop this one?? Procrastination should be my middle name!

Weekend Fun!

We had a great weekend! Saturday we took the boys to Planet Kid. The boys had a blast! Noah went non-stop the entire time we were there. Cooper loved the ball pit...he thought it was hilarious to "swim" in them!

Happy Easter! We had a big family dinner at our house today. The boys were super excited to play with their cousin Mya.

Of course, the Easter bunny paying a visit was pretty high on their list too!

Noah was very excited by all the Spiderman items the Easter bunny left, but I think the Mr. Potato Head dressed as the Easter bunny he received from Aunt Jenny was the hit of the day!!

Where's Cooper??

Cooper loves to play hide-n-seek. Tonight while I was making dinner Cooper found a new hiding spot... what a cutie!