Lovin' little Brock

We had the chance to care for a friends baby the other day. Genevieve totally adored this little fella. He was such an easy happy baby.

Genevieve made sure Brock always had a toy to play with.

She also wanted to make sure he was warm. However, she kept putting it over his face.

The car seat and bouncer were also very entertaining to Miss Genevieve.

She really is smiling in these photos. It kinda looks like a crabby face, but that is just her "Cheese" face.

Tyler also enjoyed having a baby in our house again. He had Brock laughing. Too cute!

This baby was so easy to tend to! We'll take care of him anytime, Val! =)

So, did any of my St. George friends notice this sale in the Albertson's add?

Well, you should look at it today!

There are coupons at www.coupons.com that go along with the add

PLUS there are 3 double coupons in the Albertson's add too.

The end result......

My total came to $4.67

Not my best deal, but not bad for all the name brand goodies.

Most of it will come in handy for our trip next week.

FYI: There weren't coupons for the cereal, but it still made a good buy because some of my coupons - when doubled - made those items cost negative .33 cents. you can only print one of each coupon per computer....luckily I have 2 computers at home. And you can only use 3 double coupons per visit.

Anyway, you have until next Tuesday to get there! You can do it!

Call me if you need any help.

By the way MOM, I'll be coming by to print more coupons and pick up your double coupons. =)

More Summer Fun

Another idea from the Family Fun magazine.

I took the boys over to Home Depot and picked up all kinds of supplies. We then came home and spent a lot of time creating then playing then creating some more.

The boys drilled holes in some caps and pipes so the water could shoot out.

Tyler noticed that the funnel was overflowing.......so he used a spray nozzle to help squirt out some of the water. Good thinkin' Tyler!

Genevieve thought this cap looked a little like a drinking fountain.

I left for a baby shower and came home to see that Dad had helped to created an even bigger and better water area. He found some cool things like a hose attachment and something that will direct the water in another direction when turned. The boys learned a great lesson while I was gone........Dads are much cooler than Moms.

You can't really see where the water is shooting out in this next photo, but Tyler had it shooting out the top and sides of the pipe. It was just like something that you would find at the splash pad. So fun!

We have spent many more hours outside creating new paths for the water to flow.

I can't wait to see my next water bill.

By the way, did you notice the blue bird feeder in the background of some of the photos? That was designed and built by my cutie pie Hayden. This morning I saw 5 bids eating out of it at the same time and 2 more birds on the fence...waiting for their turn? or watching out for trouble? I'm not sure, but Hayden sure has attracted many birds to our yard with his feeder. He decided not to put a roof on the house in the middle so that he could fill it with building supplies for the bird's nests. My Hayden....what a clever and thoughtful fella.

Next stop.....the bath tub

Summer Fun

How do you keep cool in St. George?

PLAY WITH ICE!

The boys helped me make our ice blocks with colored water. We let them freeze overnight.

Then we had about two hours worth of fun with them.

Tyler tried building with them, but they were too slippery.

So, Hayden came up with an idea to play hockey with an ice cube for the puck and little bowls to hit them with. That kept them occupied for a while.

Genevieve thought they tasted good.

Another fun summer activity that we found in the Family Fun magazine was to take an empty water bottle - cut off the bottom - cover it with a damp towel - and dip it into some soapy water - then blow!

This is what happens.

It makes the best bubble snakes. Just don't inhale like Tyler did. =) YUCK!

If you have any fun activities for us......let me know! We get awfully bored sometimes!