Mighty Beanz Challenge Success!
Jake has made it 21 full nights in his own bed! He got his beloved Woody doll for his big prize. I'm so proud of him!
John made it 7 full nights in his bed! He got Buzz Lightyear for his big prize. They play with these guys for hours. They act out the movie lines together. So cute.
We've kept the challenge going. John told me that Jake doesn't want a prize unless John is getting a prize too. Haha. Good one Johnny. :)
Friday, April 1, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
T-ball Practice
John's First T-ball Practice
John had his first ball practice on Monday 3-28. It was his first practice of anything ever! He had
school and practice. Dad said "our boy has his first full day!"
It was so cute. He's so proud of his glove and cleats. He was a little nervous but excited too.
His coach is nice and actually he's our neighbor. He gave all the kids gift goody bags. It was full of fun: two baseballs, whiffle balls, bases, a ball game, goldfish crackers, juice box, a baseball money bank. When Coach passed out goody bags, John said, "I love my coach!!"
He did great throwing and catching and learning about where to stand and how to stand. He loved hitting the T. John's excited for Wednesdays practice. Yay for T-ball!!
Ps. Jake played video games on my iPhone the whole practice. No jealousy. :)
John had his first ball practice on Monday 3-28. It was his first practice of anything ever! He had
school and practice. Dad said "our boy has his first full day!"
It was so cute. He's so proud of his glove and cleats. He was a little nervous but excited too.
His coach is nice and actually he's our neighbor. He gave all the kids gift goody bags. It was full of fun: two baseballs, whiffle balls, bases, a ball game, goldfish crackers, juice box, a baseball money bank. When Coach passed out goody bags, John said, "I love my coach!!"
He did great throwing and catching and learning about where to stand and how to stand. He loved hitting the T. John's excited for Wednesdays practice. Yay for T-ball!!
Ps. Jake played video games on my iPhone the whole practice. No jealousy. :)
Monday, March 28, 2011
Sweet Johnny
Sweet Johnny
After a wrestle session with dad, John got a little injury from dad, accidentally. He cried and needed an ice pack. Jake came over to us while I'm comforting John. Jake starts crying saying how sad he is that his big brother got hurt. It was so sweet. Jakey tried to be strong telling me how he felt and then he burst into tears.
Later, after Jake fell asleep, John said he wanted to write Jake a thank you. He went to the art table, drew a picture and wrote their names then told me he wanted to give the thank you to Jake.
John goes to Jake's bedside, tells him how thankful he is that Jake was sad for him when he got hurt from wrestling. He talks to Jake for a few minutes while Jake is asleep and then says goodnite, kisses him, and turns on the fan, shuts the door, and says to me, "I put jakey to bed, he's ok."
What. A. Brother.
After that John said he wanted to cuddle me. We snuggle up on the couch and he looks up in my eyes, touches my face and says "Mom. You're the most rightest mom I could have ever picked." I totally cried. I told him how special he is and how proud I am. He said "mom you have to stop crying or I will cry too."
I sucked it up.
Ahh! I love my sweet Johnny!! I'm so blessed to raise him. I am prouder and prouder every day. What a sweet funny smart sensitive loving little man.
After a wrestle session with dad, John got a little injury from dad, accidentally. He cried and needed an ice pack. Jake came over to us while I'm comforting John. Jake starts crying saying how sad he is that his big brother got hurt. It was so sweet. Jakey tried to be strong telling me how he felt and then he burst into tears.
Later, after Jake fell asleep, John said he wanted to write Jake a thank you. He went to the art table, drew a picture and wrote their names then told me he wanted to give the thank you to Jake.
John goes to Jake's bedside, tells him how thankful he is that Jake was sad for him when he got hurt from wrestling. He talks to Jake for a few minutes while Jake is asleep and then says goodnite, kisses him, and turns on the fan, shuts the door, and says to me, "I put jakey to bed, he's ok."
What. A. Brother.
After that John said he wanted to cuddle me. We snuggle up on the couch and he looks up in my eyes, touches my face and says "Mom. You're the most rightest mom I could have ever picked." I totally cried. I told him how special he is and how proud I am. He said "mom you have to stop crying or I will cry too."
I sucked it up.
Ahh! I love my sweet Johnny!! I'm so blessed to raise him. I am prouder and prouder every day. What a sweet funny smart sensitive loving little man.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Beanz are the trick
Mighty Beanz Challenge-day 6
It's going great. Both boys stayed in their beds all night again. So proud of my good sleepers!!
It's going great. Both boys stayed in their beds all night again. So proud of my good sleepers!!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Sleep is good!
Mighty Beanz Challenge Update
It's working!
Last night--after the revision of John's rules--both boys stayed in bed til 9am.
AND! They Did not come and get me up. Instead, John went into Jakes room and woke him up and went to living room and played!! They love each other in the morning. Best friends reunited from 12 hrs of sleep:)
It's working!
Last night--after the revision of John's rules--both boys stayed in bed til 9am.
AND! They Did not come and get me up. Instead, John went into Jakes room and woke him up and went to living room and played!! They love each other in the morning. Best friends reunited from 12 hrs of sleep:)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Choose another lane, honey!
Just want to give props to the KRAZY COUPON LADY for helping me to save over 50 bucks on my last two grocery trips! Imma krazy coupon clipping machine! It's actually fun now that I'm better at it. Krazy Lady helped inform me of little tips and advice, etc. Plus I love her blog because she has huge list of links to print coupons for 100s of brands! Hey, times are tough right now for us and saving a little money here and there is so helpful.
Here's my advice to fellow coupon clippers...
1. Plan meals
2. Eat before grocery shopping
3. Costco is a rip-off (yes I love it there, but I spend waaaay too much money in that evil place!)
4. Don't buy it just because you have a coupon for it.
5. I don't have a whole lot of brand loyalty. In fact, I LOVE generics :) I know, I'm weird. So, I print coupons online for generics at Target like Market Pantry and Up & Up...etc. You get the point.
6. Get over yourself and shop and the cheap places. Like the dreaded W's--WinCo and Wal-mart. Wal-mart will price match so if it's cheaper at Safeway (which is rare)--show them the add and you get the price and use a coupon and you've saved even more krazy lady.
Last night I saved 35 bucks in coupons at Albertsons! My shopping trip went from ~$85 to $50! I was so proud of myself :)
http://thekrazycouponlady.com/
Here's my advice to fellow coupon clippers...
1. Plan meals
2. Eat before grocery shopping
3. Costco is a rip-off (yes I love it there, but I spend waaaay too much money in that evil place!)
4. Don't buy it just because you have a coupon for it.
5. I don't have a whole lot of brand loyalty. In fact, I LOVE generics :) I know, I'm weird. So, I print coupons online for generics at Target like Market Pantry and Up & Up...etc. You get the point.
6. Get over yourself and shop and the cheap places. Like the dreaded W's--WinCo and Wal-mart. Wal-mart will price match so if it's cheaper at Safeway (which is rare)--show them the add and you get the price and use a coupon and you've saved even more krazy lady.
Last night I saved 35 bucks in coupons at Albertsons! My shopping trip went from ~$85 to $50! I was so proud of myself :)
http://thekrazycouponlady.com/
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