Nolan Turns 2

On September 30th we celebrated Nolan's 2nd Birthday!!!!! I can't believe it has been two years already. He is so big and full of life. He has such a BIG personality and jut loves his Daddy. Nolan enjoys watching Mickey Mouse and Word World and playing with cars. Nolan really likes to wrestle and fight with Daddy, Nathan and Lexi. He growls and holds his fists up and then charges like a bull, it is funny to watch. He LOVES his baby sister Ava and doesn't like to hear her cry, even though he has been growling at her and making her cry (as off a week ago). He also really enjoys waking her up from her nap, no matter what time of day it is. As I am writing this Nolan is laying beside Ava holding her hand and saying "baby, baby" attempting to wake her. He makes us laugh everyday and has leaped into the terrible two's. "This to shall pass" is what I am telling myself. We look forward to many more birthday's with Nolan.

Luis & Amy

First REAL shopping trip with coupons

Well I went grocery shopping at Bi-lo using coupons and the sales ad. I purchased several items that were buy one get one free, the meal deal of the week and normal sale items. I used 4 coupons and one was doubled. I had things like Ice cream, Cheetos and bread. I have a weekly budget for food and the goal is to spend less than my budget and get more food for the week.

I ended up spending $63 on $94 worth of food for the week. I saved $30 and also got $.05 in fuel perks. That was good for my first week of doing this. I look forward to what the future weeks will hold for me as I adventure the ups and downs of using coupons.

Amy