School and Butterfly Hotdogs!

I'm sorry...I know I haven't posted in forever! With going on vacation for a week, Katherine's birthday, school starting, and going back to "work" part-time at church all happening within 2 weeks, we were busy!! We had a fabulous time on vacation this year but unfortunately didn't take a lot of pictures since our famous photographer, Eric (Daniel's brother), wasn't able to join us until mid-week (I know I only have myself to blame!). I do have some photos, and will try to post some of our great trip soon.

Anyways, Katherine started school this past week and is enjoying 2nd grade with Ms. Knapp! I personally love the routine of school and getting up early! It's amazing how much we get done by 7 a.m.!! There's just a new fresh start with Fall and school starting!

Also, I saw on this blog here how to make these super easy and cute butterfly hotdogs! We improvised a little since I didn't have the pretzel sticks, and also used the jr. grands biscuits so I cut the hotdogs to size, but it's a fun way to make an easy lunch/dinner for the kids (I used the extra roll to sorta make a mini butterfly for Christopher since he was napping)! And they got to help too (which is partly why the wings are backwards I think)! Anyways, they turned out cute I think :)

Aren't they cute!?

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Old Navy Coupon!!

Wahoo...I don't know if I've ever been more excited about a coupon before! Lately, I've been following a lot of neat money-saving blogs to see if I could cut our grocery budget down from about $1,000 a month and I'm proud to say that I've done that this month and cut it down to $400...more than HALF! That's partially why I haven't posted blogs in a while because this definitely keeps me busy, but I guess is well worth it! I use to just clip a few coupons, head to the store, and be so excited when I'd save $15-20 in one trip. (If you're interested in knowing the money-saving blogs I follow, let me know and I'll forward them to you!) Anyways, OldNavyWeekly.com hides several coupons on there each week (usually reloads on Thursdays) and a big coupon on there is $75 off $100 purchase. I tried last week to get it and even stayed up til 2 a.m. trying, but no luck (I really enjoy the challenge:). Last night, I tried at 8 p.m. and found they reloaded

A Little Bit of Christmas...

I've had a lot of fun this year decorating for Christmas! Last year we really didn't decorate since we had just moved into our house and weren't even in town long enough to enjoy it. Plus in years past, we've had a 4 foot Christmas tree that was "child-proof". Well this year our tree is definitely not child proof but I guess we took the risk. It's been great watching the kid's faces every morning looking at the tree and turning on the lights and train underneath it. We also figured out that the train calms Christopher down and sometimes puts him to sleep! Last night he was really fussy and after a while we weren't sure what to do. So we just sat down in front of the tree and turned the train on for Matt, and Christopher just watched it go around and round for a while and stopped crying! We'll have to try that again!...maybe we should keep the train out year round! :) Daniel was in the Christmas spirit last night and decided to wrap two presents

Joseph, Mary, and Baby Jesus...Contemporary style

Yesterday I went to the store for a few things and ended up buying a Nativity set and displayed it in the house. Of course, it wasn't long before the kids found it and started playing with the pieces. Matthew ran around saying "Baby Jesus!...I love you baby Jesus!" and then Katherine wanted to pretend that Christopher was baby Jesus. So a few towels, headbands, and bathrobes later, this is the outcome:) Katherine praying over her newly born baby Jesus- Katherine and baby Jesus so excited and filled with joy- Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus in the stable (yes, with a Christmas tree in the background)- Luke 2:14 "And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth."

Mary's Moments

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