Taylor Swift Concert

I gave Emma tickets to see Taylor Swift in concert at the Tacoma Dome for her birthday back in June. The concert was this week and she had a fabulous time. Here are some pictures from the event. Her friend Alexis was able to come with us. They wore matching outfits.


Emma bought herself a T Shirt, which she wore to school the next day



Sung her heart out all night long!


Emma took lots of pictures with her camera


We got there early and had dinner


Taylor is singing "Fifteen" during her encore


The girls are making a heart with their hands in front of one of Taylor Swifts many truck in the parking lot after the concert.

Well Everyone, She is Officially 1!

Evalin turned 1 year old this last Saturday. These are some pictures that were taken that day:

Tacoma News Tribune Subscription Deal!

So the biggest obstacle in couponing is getting a hold of free or practically free Sunday papers. If you have to pay for the papers/coupons then you are really not saving much money by using the coupons. I just found this great deal at The Coupon Project on a "News Tribune" Subscription that makes their Sunday paper lots less expensive. If you order a subscription for just one Sunday paper they charge you $3.75 to deliver it or $2 when you buy it from a stand/store, but if you mention this deal when you call you get 3 papers for only $3 per week delivered. Plus the News Tribune is the only paper I have found in my area that gives you all 3 coupon inserts: Smartsource, Redplum, and P&G. Seattle Times doesn't give you the Redplum.

It may be silly, but this makes me so excited! :)

He Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth

Over the past year I have made some very large life changes. Watching this video today I felt "he took the words right out of my mouth". I feel it is time to share this with my friends and family.

My Mother's Day Present!

I got a wonderful book of poems from Emma for Mother's Day! So wonderful that I want to share with you some of her creations:

Growing Up

When I was one I was already walking,
and you helped me.
When I was two I tried to talk,
and you helped me do it.
When I was three I was in preschool,
and you dropped me off every day.
When I was four I got my first tricycle,
and you bought it for me.
When I was five I went to school on the bus,
and you let me do it.
When I was six I learned how to do A.R. tests,
and you were happy for me.
When I was seven I had lots of people at my birthday party,
and you accepted that.
When I was eight I made this poem for you,
and you know now
As I grow up there's one thing for sure I will always be your daughter!

Limerick

There once was a girl named Lilly, who was quite silly.
She scrunched her toes, blew her nose
Thats all she does, no really!
There was a boy, who loved his toy.
He also loved his Mommy, the boys name was Tommy
And has a friend named Koy.

Playing Catch Up!

To try and catch up on the last few month of life, here we go!

We had our 3rd girl! Evalin, who is now 5 months old!





Leora turned 5 and started Kindergarten!





Emma turned 8, had a great soccer season, cut her hair to donate to Locks of Love, and attended a Taylor Swift concert in New York!





Eddie and I are still best friends, holding hands through the journey of life!

Girl Scout Cookie Time!

Emma joined a Girl Scout Brownie troup a few months ago and it is Cookie Sales Time! You can view the cookie choices at:

http://www.girlscoutcookies.org/

If you are interested in purchasing some from Emma please email, text, or call me to let me know. Orders are due by January 23rd. Cookies are $4 a box. Her troup retains 70 cents per box sold and the rest goes to the Girls Scouts to support the organization and communities activities. Cookies will be delivered mid February and payment is due at time of delivery.

Emma's goal is to sell atleast 75 boxes. The more boxes she can sell the greater incentive prizes she can earn. She is very excited at this!