Pumpkin Patch

Today we finally made it to the pumpkin patch! Mark has been coming up with excuses and getting out of it for about a week now. We went to the Pack Pumpkin Patch in Farmington. It was hard to get Luke to look at the camera, he just wanted to eat and look at everything around him! Yum! We ended up finding three great pumpkins. Can't wait to see what they look like on Halloween!

Saving Money

I never thought I would become a coupon person. Too much time and effort to save a little bit. However, I have found a couple of websites that do all the work for you! My favorites are It'sHipToSave and PinchingYourPennies. It doesn't take that much more time. Maybe I am just a dork, but it makes the accountant husband happy! Here a few of the great deals I found today!

GrocerySmarts has shopping lists that tell you if something is a good deal or not. They also have links to printable coupons. I got these items from the Albertsons shopping list. For these 30 items my original total came to 29.42. I saved 78.89!

I found these on It'sHipToSave. Originally each toy is $20. They were already on sale at Smith's Marketplace, after using a coupon I got each toy for $5. Merry Christmas Luke!

Finally Some Organization

One thing I really missed about our old house were our shelves. Last week we had the same shelves put in our new house. If there's one thing I love it's organization. These are the shelves in our fruit room and they are a big help!!!

First Snow

Last weekend we went up to a friend’s cabin with my family. I absolutely love fall. On the drive up the canyon we got to see the beautiful leaves, I loved it. On the drive down the canyon it was a blizzard. Talk about a short fall.

Here is Luke playing with Jack Jordan! Luke is at that age where he loves other babies. He smiles and talks to any baby we see in public!

Luke’s first time in the snow. He kept looking around at it wondering what was going on. He didn’t like the feel of it on his little hands.

Luke doesn’t get enough attention from Uncle Phillip and Aunt Jessica!

The boys listened to conference in the hot tub! Not sure how much they got out of it.

3 Months Without Cooking!!!

October Menu

Sun		Stuffed Shells	Ziti	Goulash	Veggie Soup
Mon		Veggie Soup	Beans & Rice	Fajitas	Buffalo Joes
Tues		Buffalo Joes	Orange Chicken	Meatballs	Spaghetti
Wed		Spaghetti	White Chili	Artichoke Shrimp	Tomatillo Tacos
Thur	Leftovers	Leftovers	Leftovers	Leftovers	Leftovers
Fri	Pizza	Pizza	Pizza	Pizza	Pizza
Sat	Waffles	Breakfast Burritos	Pancakes	French Toast	Belgian Waffles

My new job share partner Val introduced me to an amazing concept! I spent about five hours one Saturday and made enough freezer meals to last for three months. It has been amazing! I love not worrying about what's for dinner; it's prepared and planned out. This is our schedule for October.

Catching Up

It has been way too long since I last updated our blog. Here is a little catching up!

My dad and mom got Luke this Baby Einstein jumper. He is starting to like more and more!

Luke has decided that he doesn't really like formula anymore. All he wants is apple juice and mush. It is a pain to feed him. He is starting to get the hang of it now!

We had a bbq with friends and then went to the Davis County Fair. We of course had tasty fried Twinkies and Oreos! It was a lot of fun!

Over Labor Day weekend we went to Jackson Hole with Mark's family. We went to the Bar J Wranglers one night!

Luke riding the buffalo in Jackson! Yee Haw!

My brother Patrick had to come home from the MTC to have surgery on his hip. We don't know how long he'll be home, but it is so much fun to see him. We missed him a lot!

First Vacations

Luke took his first vacations this past week to Boise and San Diego. We had to go to Boise for Phil and Jessica's open house. We went boating the next day with her family. It was a lot of fun to be with the Nottinghams. When we got home Mark had to go to DC for a few days so Luke and I went to San Diego with my mom and Thomas. It was a lot of fun. Luke DID NOT love the airplane. However, he LOVED the beach and Sea World. He loved to look in the aquariums. It was so cute!