Constant Reminder.

The lilypie ticker is a constant reminder for me these days.

That my little man is growing up.

Walking.

Talking.

Playing independently.

Only a few short weeks and he'll be 1. 

A whole year has gone by. 

Motherhood is cruel in some ways. 

But most of all it is a magical experience you could not imagine until you live in it. 

A glimpse of our big boy at 11 and 1/2 months old!

Sunny Days

Went to the course today....just for a quick photo shoot.

Check out my Footjoys from the Gianniny's!

Putting lesson from the best!

One day, I'm sure I'll just be dropping off and picking up.

11.

Eleven months have come gone

Next will be a year.

I can hardly believe it.

You make me tired.

You make me worry.

You make me crazy (sometimes)!

But most of all you make me the happiest I've ever been.

You make the grass greener.

You make the birds chirp louder.

And the sun shine brighter.

I feel like the luckiest mom in the world to call you mine.

I love you more than you will ever know.



Are you talking about me Mommy?



What's Cooper up to these days?

• Trying to walk! Has 5 or 6 steps before the falls.
• Squeezes his face really tight and smiles as big as he can with squinty eyes when he thinks something is funny.
• Loves to crawl on, over, or beside Jack. He goes back and forth over him all day long.
• He also loves Jack's bed and will crawl to it and lay his head down in it. Hilarious!
• Likes the outdoors and will finally crawl on the driveway. Doesn't like the feeling of grass too much though.
• Likes to try to pick my moles off my skin! (gross I know, but pretty funny when they don't move and he is wondering why?
• Will talk your ear off...have no idea what he is saying except dada. I'm pretty sure he calls me "dada" too.
• Loves to climb. Thinking of a toy that I can get him that he can just climb all over. (any suggestions)
• Has more and more hair. Lots of hair on the right side (he needs it cut! haha). Still light brown/blonde.
• He is the happiest baby most of the time (except when those little white things are arriving)
• Has 4 new top teeth. The two middle top teeth are very far apart like mommies were when she was little!
• Very, extremely, overly curious and into everything!
• Does not like his carseart! Think he can make it another year facing backwards?
• Still pretty little for his age. Guessing he weighs around 20lbs. Has the shortest little legs ever. They are the cutest!
• Some 3-6 month clothes still fit him, but some 12 month stuff fits him too...go figure.
• Loves to give everyone kisses...even Jack.
• The funniest thing about Cooper is that he laughs all day long with me, Andrew, and Nana, but is very serious with strangers. Stares them down and will not smile at them at all.

And, of course, what every mom and dad say after they have a child, "What did we do with our life before you?".



Sharing at it's finest



Meal Planning 101

I know all moms are looking for new recipies to make. I think it would be nice if we shared a few on here since we all read each other's blogs. If you see something you like, just send me a fb message and I will send you the recipie. Don't know if I can remember all the recipies off the top of my head right now! HaHa!

Since Andrew's on WW and has lost 25+ pounds already, I've been trying to make things that he can eat as well. So here we go (I'll start with today) -

Tuesday - chicken casserole (very easy) with roasted red potatoes and broccoli
Wednesday - going to try out my BFFs recipie for her great-grandmother's meatloaf!  looking forward to this. will serve with mashed potatoes
Thursday - Chicken wraps with grilled onions (very easy, healthy, and yummy)
Friday - Since I got all that pasta for free and some cooking cream cheese (the new stuff) for 50 cents, I think I'll make the chicken pasta recipie on the container. I'll let you know how this turns out!
Saturday -  Delicious chicken (my grandmother's recipie). Roasted red potatoes and corn.
Sunday - going to try out the Pioneer lady's yogurt chicken

Another thing I try to do is if I make a casserole/pasta/ or anything that can freeze easily, I try to cook 1/2 and freeze 1/2. That makes for a little easier time later in the week (or the next week). I highly recommend doing this!!

Looking foward to seeing all of yours!

Thanks Jane for the inspiration.

Bonanza!!!

Couponing has become one of my favorite things to do. Crazy I know! You search, print, clip, download, organize, list, organize some more, print some more, etc. etc. It takes FOREVER to get ready to go to the store. But nothing beats the feeling of seeing the register go from $226 to $150.00 (that's 76 bucks folks)! Think of what you can do with all the extra money!

When grocery shopping, I've been trying really hard to not buy anything that isn't on sale. I mean, why pay full price? I use to be terrible and would just buy whatever. Now that I can see actual savings I can hardly believe I use to waste money like that. Oh yeah- and I don't buy stuff just because I have a coupon. I only buy stuff we actually use.

For example, this morning at Kroger, I got 6 boxes of pasta (the kind I already buy) for FREE!! And saved 34% off my total bill. My goal is to save 50% one day. I'm hoping with a little luck I can accomplish this feat!

If your into couponing, there are 2 really great sites out there. My neighbor, Kat, has this site. She does a great job and is even going to have a coupon workshop in our neighborhood this weekend! I'm super pumped to learn all the ends and outs (I think I know everything, but I know I don't). You've probably seen Coupon Katie in Live at Five at Four. Her site had a database of all sorts of coupons, which I really love. Its easy to use. This is where I discovered Target had coupons on their website. For those you who don't know, you can pair a Target coupon with a maufacturer's coupon and get a ton of savings. And I LOVE me some Target!

So, join me and SAVE money.

Just cause Jane wants me to (haha) I'll so some meal planning later.

My little stinker just woke up.

Next week

Looking forward to spending ALL next week with these two:

Oh the joys of teaching.

Like Father, Like Son

Cooper has discovered these:

We can't wait to show Daddy when he gets home!