Friday, December 19, 2014

Christmas Lunchbox Ideas

Need some snack ideas for you little one check out what I packed this week?
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Monday, November 24, 2014

Lil Sis Gets Ready: Ring Dance Style

I can't believe it! Wow! It happens all too fast! My baby sister went to her ring dance. She looked gorgeous, but I couldn't stop thinking she was all grown up, and honestly it was mixed emotions of joy and sadness. I love you Allie more then words could express!
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Friday, November 7, 2014

Poison Control & A Trip To The ER!!!

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Monday, November 3, 2014

My Cousin's Baby Shower

My cousin Christopher and his fiancé Danielle are expecting their first child. This was their Lion King themed shower for baby James.



The Mommy & Daddy To Be
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Christopher & Danielle 
enjoying their shower for Baby James :)

The Decorations
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Loved all the hanging and wall decorations. 
They really set the theme, and added warmth with all the soft colors.

Don't you just love these favor bags? They were filled with a votive 
Yankee candle that smell amazing.

The balloons were adorable. Simba was just too cute hanging out at the shower!

The Goodies
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Lion King inspired cake.

There were two of these cupcake stands adorned with super cute cupcake toppers that were handmade by the Grandma-to-be!


The shower was beautiful. There is nothing like family, and one things for sure James has a family that loves him and can't wait to meet him. He will be showered with affection and will bring joy to everyone he meets!
It's incredible how we can love someone we have never met, 
but it's true indeed...
we LOVE you Baby James!!!

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Friday, October 17, 2014

Shoprite Coupon Deals (10/12-10/18)

I have another haul video for you!! This time it's from Shoprite I took advantage of some great sales and paired them with catalina's to get the best savings. I hope you liked today's video...If so don't forget to like, share and subscribe! You'd make me one happy mama if you did! :0)
 Shirlee ~ xoxo


Spent: $53.33 Saved: $112.78  with Sales, Coupons & Catalina's
Transaction #1
Buy (2) Shout Products $2.99 each
Buy (2) Windex Products $2.99 each
Pay $7.90
Get a $3.00 Catalina

Transaction #2
Buy 2 Febreze Air Effects $2.99 each
Buy 2 Swifter Wet Clothes $4.89 each
-(2) $.50/1 Febreze product (excluding trial/travel size), any P&G 9/28 exp.10/31/14
-(2) $.40/1 Swifter Refill, Solution or Dust & Shine (excluding trial/travel size), any P&G 9/28 
exp.10/31/14
-(1) $3.00 Catalina from Transaction #1
Pay: 9.16
Get a $1.00 Catalina (Febreze)
Get a $4.00 Catalina (Swifter)

Transaction #3
Buy (2) Puffs 3pk ($5.69) $4.99
Buy (2) Charmin Basic Double Roll 12pk ($7.28) $5.59
-(1) $1.00 Catalina (Febreze)
-(1) $4.00 Catalina (Swifter)
Pay $13.16
Get a $5.00 Catalina

Transaction #4
Buy 1 NY State Apples, 3lb Bag – $1.49
Buy 1 Dunkin Donuts coffee creamer – $2.99
Buy 7 Butterball Turkey Bacon – $1.67
Buy 3 RedPack Tomatoes – $1.00
Buy 3 Kix Cereals $2.00
Buy 3 Cocoa Puffs
Buy 4 Bachman Pretzel Stix 12oz or Kidzels 22oz $1.99 (sale Price)
Buy 4 So Delicious Coconut Milk Yogurt $2.99 (sale price)
Buy 4 All Whites Egg Whites 16oz $2.50
-(1) $5.00 Catalina from Transaction #3
-(1) $0.75/1 Kix cereal listed: Kix, Berry Berry Kix, Honey Kix, ShopRite eCoupon, exp. 11/01/2014
-(3) $0.75/1 Cocoa Puffs cereal, exp. Varies
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Thursday, October 16, 2014

CVS Coupon Deals (10/12-10/18)

I have another haul video for you!! This time it's from CVS I took advantage of some great sales and paired them with coupons to get the best savings. I hope you liked today's video...If so don't forget to like, share and subscribe! You'd make me one happy mama if you did! :0)
 Shirlee ~ xoxo

LAST WEEKS CVS COUPON DEALS: http://youtu.be/PXM18LnpcVY

How I rolled my Extra Care Bucks This Week:
Transaction #1
Buy 3 Aquaphor Ointment Tube – $6.79 each
- (1) $5 ECB from Beauty Rewards
Pay: $11.56
Get $10 ECB

Transaction #2
Buy 1 Colgate Enamel Health Toothbrush 1 ct. – $5.99
Buy 1 Colgate Enamel Health Whitening Toothpaste Clean Mint, 4 oz. – $4.49 
Buy 7 Starbucks Refreshers – $1.50 each
Buy 1 Trident 50 ct. – $2.99
Subtotal: 23.97
- (1) $1/1 Colgate Enamel Health Toothpaste or Toothbrush, CVS printable
- (1) $1.50/1 Colgate Enamel Health Toothpaste, any, exp. Varies
- (1)1/1 Colgate Enamel Health  9/28 SS, exp. 10/16/2014
- (1) $1/1 Colgate 360 or slim soft manual toothbrush excluding plus, triple action, extra clean and classic, 9/28 SS, exp. 10/16/2014
- (1) $1/2 or 1 (2) Trident Singles or (1) Multi-pack, bottle or bag 18ct+, 10/12 SS, exp. 11/22/2014
-  $10 ECB from Transaction #1
Subtotal: 23.97
Pay: $2.97
Get: $5 ECB (Colgate)
Get: $2 ECB (Starbucks)
Get $1 ECB (Trident)

Transaction #3
Buy 1 Aleve PM Sleep Aid Caplets 20 ct. – $6.99 each
Buy 4 Bayer Aspirin Tablets 24 ct. – $3.19
Buy 4 Bayer Aspirin Tablets 24 ct. – $1.59 (50% off)
Subtotal: $25.75
- (1) $3/1 Aleve pm product 20ct+, 9/28 SS, exp. 10/18/2014
- (8) $1/1 Bayer aspirin 20ct+, 10/12 RP, exp. 12/13/2014
- $5 ECB from Transaction #2 (Colgate)

Transaction #4
Buy 1 Colgate Enamel Health Toothbrush 1 ct. – $5.99
Buy 1 Colgate Enamel Health Whitening Toothpaste Clean Mint, 4 oz. – $4.49  
Subtotal: 10.48
- (1) $1.50/1 Colgate Enamel Health Toothpaste, any, exp. Varies
       (1.00/1 Colgate Enamel Health)
- (1) $1/1 Colgate 360 or slim soft manual toothbrush excluding plus, triple action, extra clean and classic, 9/28 SS, exp. 10/16/2014
- $7 ECB from Transaction #4 (Aleve/Bayer)
Pay: $1.49
Get: $5 ECB (Colgate)

Transaction #5
Buy 1 Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Nail Polish – $9.99 (limit 1)
- (1) $2/1 Sally Hansen miracle gel color, top coat or value pack $7.97+, 10/5 RP #1, exp. 11/04/2014
Subtotal: $7.99
- $5 ECB from Transaction #5 (Colgate)
Pay: 2.99
Get: $5 ECB (Sally Hansen)

Transaction #6
Buy 2 Jergens Moisturizer 3 oz. – $2.57 each (limit 1)
Subtotal: $5.14
- $5 ECB from Transaction #6 (Sally Hansen)
Pay: $.14
Get: $4 ECB (Jergens)

Transaction #7
Buy 1 Garelick Farms One Gallon Whole Milk – $3.59
Buy 1 Crest Sensitive Toothpaste, Brushes, Rinse or Glide Sensitive Floss – $4.79
Subtotal: 8.38
- (1) $1.50/1 Crest rinse 473ml+, 9/28 PG, exp. 10/31/2014
- (1) $4 ECB from Transaction #7 (Jergens)
Pay: $5.50
Get: $2 ECB (Crest Rinse)
Get: $1 ECB (Milk)

Transaction #8
Buy 2 Get $1 ECB (limit 1)
Buy 1 Garelick Farms One Gallon Whole Milk – $3.59
Buy 1 Nestle or Mars Chocolate Fun Size 9.78-12 oz., Twizzlers Twists 22 oz. or Hershey’s Snack Size 8.8-11.6 oz. – 2/$5
Subtotal:11.09
- (1) $1.50/3 Mars Fun Size Bags, exp. 10/31/14 (RP 10/05/14) 
- (1) $2 ECB (Crest Rinse)
- (1) $1 ECB (Milk)
Pay:$3.59
Get: $1 ECB (Milk)
Get: $1 ECB (Candy)


Spent: $34.01 Saved: 108.16 with coupons & rolling my ECB
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Thursday, October 9, 2014

CVS Coupons Deals (10/5-10/11)

I have another haul video for you!! This time it's from CVS I took advantage of some great sales and paired them with coupons to get the best savings.


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Monday, October 6, 2014

How To Make Cheesy Chicken Nuggets

Today I'll show you how I make my cheesy chicken nuggets. These are so yummy your kids will love them, and there baked so you can love them too!



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Sunday, October 5, 2014

CVS Coupons Deals (9/24-10/4)

I have another haul video for you!! This time it's from CVS I took advantage of some great sales and paired them with coupons to get the best savings.


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Preschool Snacks (Planetbox Shuffle)


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Planner & Coupon Binder Supplies Haul(Office Max & Staples)

I have another haul video for you!! This time it's from Office Max and Staples. I need to get my life in order so a new planner was on my to-do list. I needed to add a new coupon binder and supplies to that list as well so I picked up a few things. When I have both binders finished I will gladly show the finished product!


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Trader Joe's Haul *New Items* (9/20/14)

And here we go again! I have another Trader Joe's Haul for you. We picked up some new items that we have tried and I like everything we bought.


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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Dollar Tree & Target Haul

I have another haul video for you!! This time it's from Target and the Dollar Tree.  Even though we moved almost 7 months ago we are still getting certain things figured out. New house means new systems. I wanted to get myself organized with my cleaning products. I think this haul help to solve the problem. Will it make cleaning fun...I doubt it, BUT it will be easier, and I'll take that ;)



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Thursday, September 18, 2014

Lovin' Our New Lunch Boxes

My friend Jana put me on to these awesome lunch boxes by Planetbox. We got two Planetbox Shuffles, and I think that's the perfect size for my boys Pre-K snack. I plan on doing a review in a few weeks when I've use the product a bit more, but for now,  I was just to excited not too share these with you!


Don't forget to check out Jana's channel! Click here to see her awesome lunches!
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Sunday, September 7, 2014

Disney Cars Birthday Party

We threw a Disney Cars themed party to celebrate the boys 4th birthday. We had family and friends come by, but one special visitor gave us an amazing surprise. The party turned out better then I could have planned. I can't believe my little guys are big boys. No more toddler stage. It's such a blessing to be their mom.


THE DECORATIONS
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I loved how the food table came out. I have made decorations for past birthday parties, but this year I was on a time crunch...So off to Party City it was to pick up pre made-ones. Let me tell you I really might reconsider the homemade ones since this was a cinch to put together. 
  
We bought two ballon bouquets. Which where pretty expensive if you ask me. Almost 45 bucks is kind of crazy, but I tried rationalized it by telling myself they would last a long time. Guess what...it's been over a week since the party, and we still have Lighting McQueen and Mater in our living room. They make the kids happy every day. 


Here's a close up of the cute centerpieces, snacks, and tableware. 



I also picked up this wall mural. It was so big that I split it up. I put the Happy Birthday part in our living room above the couch, and the characters in the dinning room as backdrop for pictures. 

Loved these hanging decorations too! We still have them up :)


ARTS & CRAFTS
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My parents gave this adorable table to the boys early, so they could have it for their party. I was able to find great Cars arts and crafts at the Dollar Tree. They actually had bunch of great finds there....We got Cars bubbles, a box of Cars tissues, the Cars arts and crafts, dishwasher safe Cars cups, and "matchbox type cars" of the characters that I put on food table.


THE CAKE
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The cake turned out perfect. The boys have chosen cupcakes the last two years so it was nice to have a fully decorated cake this time. We got ours from Big Y, and boy was it yummy. It was a yellow cake with fresh strawberry filling and whipped buttercream frosting. They were so excited when the saw picture at the bakery, but nothing compared to the real thing. Poor Caleb asked me everyday "Is the baker was done baking my special Lighting McQueen & Mater cake." When he finally saw it at the party he was super excited.
I love how they held hands. (LEFT) It melt my heart to see the twin bond they have. They may have to share a lot more then singleton siblings, but they don't seem to mind...yet at least! I think they will always enjoy the specialness of being a twins.

PARTY TIME 
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The boys really enjoyed ripping open their presents. They got bunch of clothes and a few toys. Which I was pretty happy about. They get spoiled with toys at the holidays, and their room is starting to look like a toy store. Clothes are much more practical plus it helps Dean and I out with school clothes. (LEFT)  I can't believe in midst of all the party craziness my Caleb stopped, and took a picture with his mama. That's a rare occurrence for my handsome buddy. (RIGHT)

  
PICTURES
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Here is the best family picture I we took. I thought pictures might be easier this year...Yeah think again! They were overdosed on chips & cake, but hey at least they had fun. 
(In order Noah, Dean, Shirlee, Isaiah, & Caleb)

 This one came out a little better, but poor Noah looks like he's catching flies...Hehe.
(In order: Allison, Noah, Caleb, Shirlee, My Mom, & Dad)

One of my favorite pictures from the party!! Love these two kids more then words could express <3
Allison & Isaiah

Don't feel bad if you missed the party. You know we love all of you, and would never want to leave you guys out! Just click the play button you've been cordially invited to Noah & Caleb's 4th Birthday. 


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Monday, September 1, 2014

Noah & Caleb's Birthday Vacation || National Harbor, MD

We wanted to take the boys on one more vacation before the summer was over. Since their birthday is on the 27th of August it worked out perfectly. We went with friends of ours who have a one and half year old little girl named Libby. The boys love playing her, and they all get along so well. We stayed at another vacation rental with 2 bedrooms, full kitchen, living room, and 2 bathrooms. Our bedroom was huge with a king bed, stand up shower, and whirlpool tub for two. The boys slept on the sofa bed again which I preferred since it was closest to our room. We went to the Awakening Statue, out to a "fancy" dinner, swam in the pool, and even went to Build-a-Bear! They kept thanking us for their birthday vacation. Well worth it!



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PICTURES FROM OUR TRIP
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Kiddo's geared up for the drive down

1st night there. Ready for a night on the town!
           
The ferris wheel looked beautiful on the water.

Love this picture

We watched a great fireworks display

Then it was off to the Awakening Statue that Caleb (LEFT) was so excited about.


After dinner the kids snuggled up, and watched some Bubble Guppies.

Day two started with this fun family photo on a super hot butterfly chair. 
I mean so hot we needed to put a towel down so we could sit on it.

Noah chillin' by the water

They loved this HUGE statue

Noah & Caleb in the statues mouth.

Libby & her Mama


 The boys loved their new Thomas the Train towels their Nana gave them.


National Harbor, Maryland
Cute little town right on the Potomac River


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