Happy Veteran's Day

This is my Dad when he first went in to the Army. Pretty cool huh! My uncle had found this picture and my Dad hadn't seen it in years. What a great day to honor our veteran's.

My parents are so funny, the went all over town getting all of the free food that all of the restaurants do for vets! Applebee's, subway and then to the car wash for a free wash!

My Dad is having partial knee replacement surgery a week from Monday. His knees are SO bad, he has been using a cane. It is going to be a pretty intense surgery. He even has to have a spinal. Finally, he gets to know a woman's pain!! My Mom can't say anything though, she had all of us naturally! However, I can tease him! He will have his other knee done later, they recommend only doing one knee at a time! So, hopefully he will do well in the surgery and Dylan can help take care of him when he gets home!

Happy Veteran's Day Dad!

Where have I been, and a great deal!

Hello, blog world!! I can't believe how long it has been since I have last posted. Well, it's just the same old story, busy times! School is unbelievable busy and just life in general is busy. Our camera went kaput and so we finally got a new one, nothing fancy:( just a camera! Couponing has also been on the back burner. I have only been getting the stuff that I really needed. Luckily because I couponed so much in the summer we have a pretty good stockpile. I haven't had to buy a toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, you name it for probably 6 months! It has been mostly food! I went to Walmart and used my Albertson's doublers and only spent, $9.42! I got the milk for .52! Then 5 packs of wipies, 10 trial size body wash, that I got paid to buy! Then 2 eyeliners and some cookies. I promise that I will post some more, with a lot of pics!!

New Calling

I just got a new calling in church and I am intimidated to say the least!! I am the new 2nd counselor in the primary presidency! AHHH, I have never been in the primary other than a teacher, and lets be honest that isn't the most intense calling in the ward! 2 months ago I was called into the nursery and I was loving it. I was in there with one of my best girlfriends in the ward and we loved it. Sharing time is going to be SO scary!! 15 minutes of just me standing up there giving a lesson that will teach the kids something sounds really scary. Also, conducting is going to be scary also! Luckily the rest of the presidency is letting me just be the hall person for a few weeks while I get used to everything. Except the hall person has it rough too!! There is always at least one teacher that just decides not to show up and the hall person has to go find a sub. Ok, I will stop venting!! I obviously got this calling for a reason, I need to grow in this area and I am really trying to look at it that way, it may just take me a few weeks:) I really like the other girls in the presidency and I am getting to really now them better. I also really love the kids in our ward, they are great and really cute! So, wish me luck because I will for sure need it!!

Almost done...

Tomorrow is my last day of classes. I have a huge final in the morning and then a project due in a class that night. AHHH! I want it to be over already. This semester has been really difficult on me and the family. I had 3 night classes and a class on tuesday/ thursday morning. Each time I had a night class I had to bring Dylan up to my sisters and then Aaron would get off and have to drive and pick him up. It was a lot of work and we are all tired! If I can make it through tomorrow I will be home free and I will be taking the summer off. I really need a break and a chance to just be a full time mom and wife!

Kalie has also been really busy. She graduates on the 26th and her big 18th birthday is on the 24th!! She is SUPER excited and we are seriously so proud of her. She has been working 3-4 nights a week at a book store until almost 10 pm and then getting up and going to school. She also starts her lifeguarding job this Saturday as well! She doesn't start BYU-I until January (dumb track system!) so she will be working 2 jobs this summer and then continue with the book store until she leaves for college. Busy, busy!

Anyway, I will post some pictures of everything when I am done with school!!

It's Official

Dylan is color blind. I have thought this for a while, because at school his teacher said that he couldn't see a few colors. So, I finally had him tested today and he is pretty severly color blind. The doctor didn't know exactly which colors he can't see very well but he said that usually reds and browns are hard to see. The doctor also suggested that I have him tested in 2 years where we will know how severe it is. Here is the link to be tested for color blindness. It is pretty cool. The first circle with the number 25, is one that anybody can see, color blind or not. However, the other ones aren't and you won't be able to see them if you are color blind. My dad is really color blind so Dylan had a 50/50 chance that he would and it looks like he is. I grew up with my Dad asking me all of the time if clothes matched, so I am used to it and I don't think that it is that big of a deal. Aaron was really shocked and kind of sad for him. Don't get me wrong, I am too but he doesn't know any different and it really won't affect him in his life. The doctor said the only career he couldn't have is a pilot in the air force, which is something I don't want him to do anyway!!! So, I just need to let his teacher know which is the main reason I wanted him tested. That way when they are testing him or he is doing an art project the teacher won't think he is getting it really wrong!!

A must watch!

Wow, I am a really bad blogger! I haven't posted anything in a while, just too busy with school. However, I just had to post about a show that is on tonight! It is called, Extreme Couponing!!!! It is AWESOME! Look for it on TLC. There are 2, thirty minute episodes and it is actually going to be a series. I have class tonight, but I am for sure taping it and forcing Aaron to watch it with me! He totally wants me to be like they are on the show and have a crazy stockpile, but I just don't have the time. Maybe this summer, with not having to go to school, yeah!!!!! Anyway I hope everybody watches and gets inspired!! Tomorrow my sister and I will be getting 30 bottles of fabric softener for FREE!! Just having to pay tax, I am super excited! I will post a pic as soon as I am done:)

First Soccer Game!

We finally signed Dylan up for Soccer this spring and he had his first game on Saturday! I was a ball of nerves, of course be he did really well! He scored a goal and was so excited! The only bad thing was that he kept trying to grap the ball to slow it down in order to kick the ball:) Silly boy! He is the one in shorts, I don't know what I was thinking, he was the only one in shorts and it was freezing. I felt like a really bad Mom! He had fun and Aaron is LOVING having a child that loves soccer. He has practice once a week and since I have class 3 nights a week, Aaron gets to take him! He loves it and I think that it is good bonding time!

His coach that was also the ref. It is so funny that the games only last like 45 min and half the time they are taking breaks. Dylan didn't even want to rest he was just wanting to run and scream down the field!! Ahhh, he is Aaron's child, I learn that more and more every day!!!!