Monday, July 13, 2009

Our Visit to CA

What a trip!! We had such a great time visiting family in CA. It was a much anticipated trip since I hadn't been there in about 1 year and since Aaron hadn't been there for 2 years. We only wish it could have been longer!! Thank you to my family for making it such a memorable, awesome vacation for us! (WARNING: tons of pics to follow - you can click each collage to enlarge the pictures and see them better)


Pics taken on the road trip to and from CA!


Pics taken of our awesome visit!


Pics of our fun at Aunt Carol's visiting, swimming
and having a grand old time.



Pics taken at the Crestline July 4th Parade!

More pictures from CA Trip


Fireworks and the races


More family pics


Awesome Sea World Animals


The Kids at Sea World
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Last pics from CA Trip


The bunch of us at Sea World

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Visit The Secret Stitch Club

The Secret Stitch Club

Check out this blog! Their aprons are so fun and festive. Not only that....but you have a chance to win one....for FREE!! (And from my previous entry you know what a sucker I am for free or inexpensive items!) OH, AND there is a recipe for a scumptious-looking, tongue-tingling, filled, Key Lime Pie cupcake! Yum!

Friday, June 26, 2009

Couponing!

So, if you're like me, maybe you've thought about couponing or heard about the huge amount of money people save using coupons, but the thought of going about the task seems too overwhelming. I am by no means a "great" couponer....in fact, I am just starting out. But, already I am seeing the savings an the benefits to using coupons. And, if I can do it....anyone can do it.

Here are the 2 gallons of milk I got today....and you know how much it cost me?
40 cents!! And that was for both!!

This is an easy deal that might just get you hooked on couponing. In your Albertson's ad for this week (if you don't have one you can get one from the customer service counter), there are 2 double coupons. This means that with any coupon you have, Albertson's will double the value of it. You can find some printable coupons here to use with the double coupons from the Albertson's ad. The site allows you to print each coupon 2 times. The coupons are free and the only thing you need is a printer! There are TONS of coupons you could use with the doublers. (The milk coupon is on page 8 of the coupon site). I hope you find this helpful (even just for a great deal on milk) and I wish you happy couponing!

Here are some of my recent savings!
$22.31

$9.18

I never would have known how to get all of that on my own
for only $16.49. The attendant working helped me get the
best deal. I owe him much thanks!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Christmas in May

Livvy got a wonderful surprise last month! A package from family in CA full of Christmas presents! She loved it (as you can tell in the video below). Thanks family!! We love you lots!






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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Livvy starts practicing READING!

If you have a child who is starting to read I totally recommend the site Starfall, found here. It is totally free and such a neat program to help kids learn to read. Here is Livvy playing on the site the first day we discovered it.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Father's Day

Livvy and I started preparing for Father's Day quite a few days in advance. We visited the mall a couple of times (would have only been 1 time had I not dropped one of the 2 watches I got fixed for him - which loosened a mechanism which they had to re-fix). Livvy found, printed and colored a book for Dad, all which she did on her own. And, after finding out one of his favorite treats are thumbprint cookies, (which I usually only make at Christmastime, and then according to Aaron, hand out so there aren't really enough for him to enjoy), we made lots of cookies! We had a wonderful time together preparing to celebrate Aaron and all that he does for us. He is a wonderful father and husband and we are blessed to have him in our lives.







Provo City Fair

A couple of weekends ago Orem city had their Summerfest and we went to enjoy the carnival. It was Livvy's first time at a carnival and she LOVED it! We had a great time.








After the rides, we enjoyed some DEEE-Licious Pier 49 Pizza!



(Livvy took this pic - not bad - although I did have to crop off much of the left side)

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Spring/ Summer Fun Catch Up!

As soon as I finished this past semester, we didn't hesitate for very long before jumping into enjoying our summer. Here are some - no LOTS - of pictures of the fun we've had so far. (You can click on the collages to make them bigger if you so desire).

We had a lovely picnic with our good friends Cal and Whit and enjoy seeing them regularly for Canasta night!

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We've eaten several outdoor lunches at the park and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves (back when the weather was nice and sunny like it's supposed to be)

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We've had a fun visit at the park with Shantell and Ethan.


And then we've had some everyday, typical, Blinzinger fun.
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Hopefully you are enjoying your spring/summer as well!