fun with the girlies!

Baby Julia is another crazy sleeper, though not as crazy as Katey was. Here's here in her little bassinet, NOT using the sleep bumpers!

Isn't she huge?! She's already almost 11 1/2 lbs. SO much bigger than Kate was and such a relief!

Me and Kate made this really yummy pie for when my parents were here. It's Turtle Pumpkin Pie. You can see the recipe on my other blog here.

family comes to visit!

My mom, dad, grandma, aunt and uncle came to visit last week. Kate had such a good time with them. We went to this outlet mall here in town and Katey loved playing on all the little cars and stuff, plus she just got new light up shoes from grandma and papa and she loved those!

My mom, grandma, Kate and Julia.

halloween, better late than never!

Here's our Halloween pics finally! Kate was a bumble bee princess and Juls was a lamb. So cute! We went to this outdoor mall we have here, called Town Square, where they had a Safestreet with trick-or-treating and stuff. It was pretty fun but there were TONS of people there.

check it out!

Check out my new blog: www.tosaveapenny.blogspot.com

I'm posting ways that I've been saving money the last few years and then stuff I've been learning recently. It's been super fun so check it out if you're interested and tell anyone else who might be interested!

the girls!

Katey in her Charger's hat (GO CHARGERS!) and Julia completely bored out of her mind!

Before church on Sunday. Julia's already getting huge!

Katey helping Mama vacuum. She loves to help out with stuff like that. So sweet!

Kate laying next to Juls. She's been a really good big sister (minus when she tipped Julia out of her swing trying to pick her up...)

Julia in her swing (the one Katey tipped her out of, good thing it's close to the ground!).

my cool cvs week!

Yes, I know, a cool CVS week? What the heck does that mean?! Well, let me tell you. I already told everyone a few posts ago how my favorite blog is www.moneysavingmom.com. Well, I have been learning how to "CVS" and was actually quite successful at it this week. I went last night and got several items (Colgate toothpaste, BIC Soleil razor, 4 razor refills, Lady Speed Stick deoderant and Always Infinity pads) and paid only $1.70 for all of that. Plus, now I have $16 to spend next week that the store gave me for free. "How is that possible?" you ask...well, you have to go to the blog above to find out because it's pretty complicated and since someone else has already explained it in detail I see no need to. There are also some really great deals at Target this week that she outlines on her blog. Who doesn't like getting stuff for free?! I sure do and this has been so fun!

some great pics by danielle!

So one of my good friends, Danielle, took some pictures of baby Julia when she was six days old. Here are some of them. She did a great job! There would be some with Kate too but she wouldn't cooperate at all! Oh well!

Julia Paige!

Well, she's FINALLY here! The doctor's decided I needed to be induced on Friday because baby's heart rate was dropping whenever I would have a contraction. So we went to the hospital and Julia Paige was born on Saturday morning at 10:38 am. She was 6 lbs 12 oz and 19 in long. She is so precious!

The new big sister!
We took that picture of Katey when she was 5 days old. They look identical!

and still waiting...

Yes I know, the ticker up above says I'm 41 days pregnant. No baby yet. Today is officially the latest due date I have gotten. Last Wednesday was the first so that's what I was going by. I guess it was just wishful thinking! Apparently she's not ready to come out yet, though I'm pretty much ready! Pray for me because I'm a little freaked out about the delivery part. Knowing what to expect has made this second one worse than the first! I just can't wait for it to be over and for Julia to be here! I know Jason is really excited and anxious for her to be here too! Hopefully she'll come soon....

a really cool website!

So on Tuesday at MOPS one of the other moms at my table and I were talking about couponing and price matching at Walmart and budgets and all that good stuff. She gave me this website www.moneysavingmom.com and it is SO cool! If your family has any kind of budget, if you like saving money, this website is totally for you! One part that I'm particularly excited about is CVS. I had no idea CVS could be so cool! She explains all about how to get stuff for free there and I just can't wait! Another way we save money in our family is to shop at Wal-Mart for our groceries (Super Wal-Mart or Neighborhood Markets) because they price match other grocery store's prices. We have saved SO much money by shopping there, mainly on produce and meats! I'm a big fan!