$ 3.00 Yard Sale Treasure!

Trav has been complaining for years about wanting a "Home Teacher" chair. I always told him we didn't have room (or the $), but when I saw this beauty at a yard sale for $ 3 bucks- I knew I could find the space!

Fun at the park...

We took the kids to the park Saturday evening to splash around in the water for awhile- nothing too amazing, just evidence that we are trying to be exciting parents!

Busy in the kitchen...

Today has been one of those days that has been really productive in the kitchen. Even though my bisquits didn't turn out very well last night, it was still fun to try my G-ma's reciepe and I still ate 50% of them with butter and yummy homemade jam! We made fruit smoothie popcicles today, mint chocolate dipped pretzels and shredded chicken to put in bags for the freezer! Plus I chopped up a bunch of fruit for the next few days!

Animal Refuge Center...

Yesterday we met at the animal refuge center for our ward's playdate! The kids had a GREAT time listening to stories, doing a craft project, playing with the displays and looking at the animals. Willow was squealing with delight over all the stuffed animals that were on display- it was SO cute! We went on a little hike around the nature trail and then it was finally time to get 5 tired kids back in the van for the ride home!

Thank you thrift store!!! Beating yard sale prices!

This morning after swim lessons, I noticed that the little thrift store a block away was open! I've been wanting to go in for years but it never worked out until today. They had a $ 5.00 fill-a-bag deal. i looked around at Tristin's size first to see if it would even be worth spending $ 5.00. I hardly ever find decent clothes at yard sales for him because boys are rough on clothes at age 9! I noticed there were a ton of tee shirts- exactly what I needed, so we grabbed a bag and the fun began! Over a hour later, we walked out with our bag that we were able to fit 58 pieces of clothing into! Yeah, I'll admit, I'm pretty good at packing things into a small space, I have a Volkswagon, remember!(And the lady told me to fit as much as I could!
I was pretty thrilled! Less than .10 an item! that beats yard sale prices!
Tristin = 17 shirts
Daisy = 10 items
Willow= 12 items (2 still had the tags on them!)
Baby stuff= 10 items
Me= 5 items
Grace= 4 items

5 Ingredient Winner...

I don't know about you guys, but I hate to cook, and I especially hate turning on the oven when it's 85-97 degrees out- so I had to post one of my yummy favorites that is super cheap right now.

Chicken Ceaser Wraps!
Oh yum!

Tortillas= .99 10 ct (at Albertson's right now)
Tillamock cheese= $ 1.00 a bag (at Fred meyer right now)
Chicken= $ 1.99 lb (at Albertsons right now) I used the grilled strips from Costco- but it is way expensive. I got with a coupon a long time ago and just finished the bag.
Ceaser Dressing= hopefully you have a FREE bottle lying around from coupons!
Lettuce= .48 a head (at Albertsons right now)

Swim Lessons have begun...

Thanks to my amazing Mother, the kids were able to get signed up for swim lessons this year and today was their first day! I was able to get them in their seperate classes but at the same time! Perfect! The next 2 weeks will be fun, thanks again Mom!

Cleaning the Gutters...

Before the cousins moved to Oakley, we had one last BBQ Saturday night. We were sitting around visiting when Caprial needed a job to do. I quickly told her she could pull the weeds that had been growing out of the rain gutter- and she happily agreed! Trav helped hold the box while she shouvled nasty mud & weeds out, thanks Caprial for your amazing help!