Keeping the Tooth Fairy in Business

This has been a big week for the kids. Jacob lost a tooth yesterday. We were at a restaurant and he said "mom, I bit into a seed". I didn't think anything about it. Jack later noticed his tooth was gone and we thought he swallowed it once again, but the "seed" was actually his tooth, so we were able to put it under his pillow. Today, Jenna lost her first tooth (how sad). The tooth fairy is going broke, but at least I remembered last night to put the money under the pillow!!

Happy 7th Birthday, Jacob

Today, my "little" boy turns 7!! Happy Birthday, Jacob!! I can now tell people I have a 9, 7 and 6 year old instead of saying two six year olds that are not twins!!! After Joshua was born we waited a little while but knew we wanted another child. With all the problems I had getting pregnant with Joshua we didn't know how it would go. I went to the doctor for my yearly only to find out that I was pregnant!! Then I had a miscarriage. I was so devastated. I knew I couldn't do this on my own. I didn't want to go through everything again. The doctor told me to wait one cycle and start trying again. I never had a cycle. One night I felt sick and I couldn't shake the feeling. A friend called and I told her and she said "your pregnant". I had to meet Jack somewhere to give him some money so I did that and then ran to CVS to get a pregnancy test and sure enough it was positive. Jacob gave me some scares throughout my pregnancy, but God blessed us with a beautiful, healthy baby boy! We love you Jacob!!! Happy 7th birthday!!

Schools Out........

Today is the last day of school. I'm not sure if I am happy or sad! The end of school means end of the year parties. Joshua had his Tuesday. His class went to Noah's landing (which I may have to visit this summer). I couldn't go to his because I had to go to Jacob's. Jacob's class had his at White Deer Park. Then Tuesday night Jenna's class had hers at Mrs. Morris' house. I'm so grateful for the great teachers my kids were blessed with. Each of them were so awesome and I couldn't have asked for better.

Jacob's Party

Jacob's birthday is Saturday the 29th. Because we will be out of school and because it is a holiday weekend we decided to have a party for him this past Saturday. We went to Adventure Landing. After much research, this seemed to be the best place as far as value. For under $100 (we had 8 kids) we got popcorn, pizza, and all the drinks we could have. They also gave the kids goodie bags, provided the paper products, gave Jacob a birthday mug. We also gave each child 40 tokens to play games, one game of laser tag and they got unlimited golf for almost 2 hours!! He has told me several times how fun his party was. I think we definitely got our moneys worth!!

Early Edition of Money Saving Monday

Monday mornings are rough, so I thought I would post early again. This week was a FABULOUS money saving week. To start the week off, I got two FREE bottles of Herbal Essence shampoo, a three pack of Dial soap and some Old Spice hair and body wash (not for me of course). Next I saved at the grocery store. Harris Teeter ran their Super Doubles, so of course, I was there. I saved $30 in coupons (this is not counting the savings of using my VIC card). Coupon clipping does pay!! Finally yesterday at the yard sales (we managed to get some in before the rain) the kids got two videos, I bought a game for 25 cents and some great Christian hardback books for 50 cents each. Jack managed to snag a deal on some action figures which are worth some money on Ebay, so hopefully we will make some money. I LOVE saving my family money!! Sorry I didn't take pictures, but I have a lot on my camera from Jacob's party.

Field Trip

I've been busy working so much, but I had the chance to go on Jenna's field trip Tuesday to Marbles Kids Museum. I'm so thankful for the days off so that I can go with my kids on their field trips. Both of my kids have enjoyed this place so much that I think I will take them back one day during the summer.

football fun

I decided to try to record some of Joshua's game Saturday. I didn't get much footage because it is hard to follow him, but I did get this one play where he pulled the flags off the other team. He did really good on defense this week and stopped some potential touchdowns. We won again and are now 3-0. Go Jets!!