Happy Birthday Baby!

He did it!

He made it through his first year of life without any major incidents.

Besides the time he had to be under the billy lights,

and the time he fell off our high bed,

and the time he fell into the water in the bath,

and the time his sister laid on him,

and the countless times (wait, all of the above have been "countless" times except the billy lights) his fingers have been smashed in drawers,

and I can't forget to mention the last 2 days when he fell off a kitchen chair (one time because he was snitching in some cookies that were on the table).

But,

he made it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUG!

Here's the birthday boy at his best!

So, here's a funny story about "ears":

One day we went to Target as a family.

Not sure how BOTH parents missed it, but at some point we looked up to see Graysen holding "bunny ears".

No idea where he snatched them up from.

Gary put them on G's head and that was the beginning of the obsession for "ears".

Graysen could not get the smile off his face. He thought he was THE coolest thing around. He LOVED those ears.

When Gary tried to take them off, he cried.

When I tried to take them off, he cried.

When Kyri tried to take them off, he cried. HARD!

It was hilarious.

So, we let him wear the bunny ears around the store. We did NOT give in and buy them. We somehow distracted him long enough to take the ears off and leave the store without them, but just thinking about it makes us all laugh.

Thankfully Kyri got these (pictured above) ears form her cousin's birthday party.

Graysen wore them for a good part of the day today.

Quite fitting for a birthday boy, I suppose.

Plus, he thinks he's pretty big to be able to climb into his sister's princess chair all by himself.

He IS one, after all!!

And THIS:

is how you turn a single stroller into a double one.

I could not be more grateful for my precious little boy! He smiles more than any baby I have ever seen, which brings so much joy into our hearts.

He makes me melt.

I love him.

Happy Birthday, Baby!

The Kids

I haven't been very good about updating our blog lately. So, here's a quick look at what the kids have been up to lately.

Pretty sure that life jacket would save her....if she didn't slip out of it first. That is, if she could even make it to any water without tripping on it first!

Our handsome bug sporting a cute mohawk

Just plain CUTE! Oh I could just squeeze him....and I do.

This is what the kids get away with when Daddy's in charge. Good thing she knows better than to try such a thing with her mama :)

Hope she doesn't fall off!!! But check out how long her hair is getting.

Oh how I love this girl. She will NOT take off her pull-up unless SHE wants to (candy is a GREAT incentive) and she will NOT put her shoes on the right feet if she doesn't HAVE to.

I'm not sure who's enjoying themselves more....

but I do have to add that G LOVES the swing and laughs himself silly when he gets in. It is worth every minute of pushing him even in the cold.

We have a kazoo, a toy flute, and a couple of these whistles. G is VERY good at making noise with them and VERY proud of his accomplishments.

I walked into the bathroom to see this:

And then she rubbed her hair with a dirty, wet sock:

REALLY hilarious!

Nighty night

G somehow managed to get some cereal on his head while eating breakfast. And it stayed there while he played. I'm not really sure at what point it fell off, but I think it had something to do with hiding in the "Dora bag" (aka sleeping bag)

Ok, so I wasn't going to post anything about my coupon shopping, but I just couldn't resist. We have gone to KMart EVERY day this week to participate in their double coupon days. (You can only use 5 coupons a day, thats why I had to go back so many times) But look at the kind of deals I got! Everything in this picture was free except the Clean and Clear face wash. It was $.49 So, with tax I paid $.96 for ALL of this!!!

And I didn't take a picture, but on another trip I got a movie for $1. And I didn't even have to join a movie club!!

And I have decided there are a few things I will NOT buy for the next 6 months or so (unless I can get them for FREE) because I have SO many that I got for less than a dollar or free. Things like deodorant (for both Gary and me), razors (again, for the both of us), body wash, face wash, dryer sheets, chocolate chips.....just to name a few.

YEA for couponing!

OH! And Gary and I? We're doing just fine. He works all day and studies all night. I coupon. We are such a FUN couple!! And if Gary decides to take classes this summer? Well, I will just plan on seeing him in a few years when he's all done with school. But until then I will coupon away.