Bounce

With Andrew bouncing off the walls, I thought it would be a good idea to get out of the house this morning. We went to a local indoor bounce place (very cool). To my surprise, Andrew looked at the whole bounce arena with suspicion. He stuck by my side even though we were the only ones in the toddler area. He warmed up a bit and found the most enjoyment in the mini ball pit.



Here is his apprehensive face




In this picture he looks a lot like I did as a baby.

New pets

Ever since he came out of my womb, Andrew has been asking for some fish. Okay, not really. However, "fish" was one of his first words and his room is all fish stuff. We pulled an old tank Adam had in the garage and got a few goldfish for Andrew's room. He loves it! Also, the gentle hum of the air pump makes a nice white noise... Great for naps and bedtime!

The dog days of summer

Here is Andrew with Mojo, our aunt's dog. We enjoyed a refreshing day by the pool with family on Sunday afternoon.

Water fun

Yesturday Andrew and I had a ton of fun with the mom's group from church. The park we went to is my new favorite. Here is Andrew playing in the frog fountain. Moments later he fell forward into the stone frog, giving himself another shiner. Poor guy!



Here is a picture of him today with his colorful eye.



This looks like a bad case of eighties eye shadow!

Beach

Blackjack is in doggy heaven every time we take him to the beach. With so much energy, he is hard to wear out. He swims and fetches the ball out of the ocean. He's a great beach dog and very obedient (though hyper).
Andrew loves playing in the sand and picking up shells. On this trip, he actually enjoyed the water a little too.
He looks so big here!
Pointing to the Creator of this beautiful day!

Little Tasmanian Devil

Andrew has been wearing me out lately. He is all over the place and seeks to get into everything. Today he climbed up on the dining room table and was crawling around on it in circles. He also threw the remote in the toilet. Naps are also hard to come by, whew... I'm worn out! How can I get ahead of this little fireball!

Grocery Savings

I am loving learning the game of coupons and saving money. I just got back from Publix where I saved over %50 using coupons paired with the BOGO sales. I spent 25.48 and saved 30.81. This total includes produce, toilet paper and meat. Here is a breakdown of how it worked:
Cottonelle 24 pack toilet paper on sale for 6.49-.75 coupon = 5.74
2 packs of fruit roll ups of adam's lunch. BOGO 2.75-.50 coupon = 2.25 for 2
2 Ocean Spray 100% juice BOGO 3.99- 1.00 coupon for each juice = 1.99 for 2
Luzianne Tea 24 pack 2.29-1.00 coupon = 1.29
2 Mueller Spaghetti BOGO 1.39- 1.00 coupon for each = -.61 for 2
Bridgeford stick of pepperoni 4.89 (not on sale, but adam's lunch)
2 blocks of Publix cheese (mozarella) 2 for $4
3 packs of blueberries on sale 3 for $5 (1.66 each)- $2.00 competitor coupon = $3 for 3
1 pack of strawberries 2.50

Total 25.05 + .43 tax = 25.48
Savings (including weekly sale and coupons) 30.81

I forgot a few things that I had coupons for which would make them free, so when I return a movie I'll pick them up and hopefully get more pasta and Ocean Spray juice.

Thanks for humoring me!