Easter

So, Ethan actually slept through a majority of easter. so i dont have any photos of him. But there's photos of some of the other family.. Josh and Jason dumping their loot. Jason and Addison (a little girl that my mom watches also) posing together. We had an awesome dinner. I ate way to much. we went to church and this year our church combined the early and later service into one and had it at the high school auditorium. the place was packed. the worship was awesome. Josh played the drums which was awesome. Pastor John had some really awesome words about our efforts here on earth and the promises we have to look forward to.

On another note. Seth and I have started searching for our first "home"... we have actually moved 7 times in our almost 4 years of marriage but this would be the first time we actually buy. we are tentativly searching. luckily for us the market is a very devastated market, many houses for sale, and not really anyone buying. we have so many to choose from but need to have some financial issues with work tied up before we can really move to the next step (putting in an offer)... anyways, our prayers is that God would provide the perfect place for us, and in His perfect timing.


litttle addison searching for eggs

i threw in this random pic of Ethan because it makes me laugh.

travel size

so... ive recently discovered the power of the coupon.. but yesterday i had an epiphane(sp?).. perhaps if i cant spell something i shouldnt use the word.. i digress.... so... some coupons have the little tiny disclaimer "not valid on travel size" however some coupons dont. thus my example. $1 off coupon for any clean and clear product used toward a $.99 bottle.. well you know the rest.. for the 6 travle size items (except full size sure deodorant) total retail : $7.16 .. total after coupons $1.36. woohoo!

April showers.. bah humbug..

I know they are supposed to bring may flowers and all.. but really? rain 7 days in a row?... i hate how much it affects how i feel physically and mentally. If summer were just a little sooner...

I gave the blog a facelift, as youve probably already noticed. i love how it turned out. i was looking at some blogs of DIY home makeover ideas, not that i have a home yet, but it inspired me to makeover my blog, since i needed SOMETHING to utilize my artisitic inspiration.

Seth and I are hoping and praying to buy a house soon. there are a lot of things hanging in the balance that affect whether or not we will get into one this spring/summer or not... mostly work and finance-related on both our parts, but we feel very at peace and happy where we are in this season of our lives and are excitedly expectant of what God has in store for us this year.

Here are some recent photos of our little trouble maker. Ethan is officially walking, and hopefully i can post a video soon.. he amazes us everyday with his developing changes and personality. he also has quite the sense of humor..btw he gives the sweetest kisses... makes me smile everytime i think about it. We are excited to celebrate our first easter as a family.

i couldnt help but to post this one... he's just so funny! sorry for anyone thats offended by this photo... is this illegal?... anyways, he was fresh outta the bath and loves being in his birthday suit!

wish i knew what was on his mind.

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"oh.. you know you want to feed me more french toast!!..."

"thats more like it.."

cheeeeeese!!!

this is what ive been up to in my spare minutes... for those of you who ARENT avid twilighters, this is the 4th book of the series.. im just getting prepped for the next movie to come out is all.. p.s. if youve never watched the commentary version of the first twilight movie, i highly recommend.. very interesting, little hints and secrets about the filiming of the movie, the sets, the cast, the locations. very cool.. ok. so im obsessed. at least i dont have a bag that says "team edward" on it......

so granted, you might find it a little strange that i posted a picture of the contents of my last trip to safeway, however, im too excited about the deals that i got to not share (brag) about them...

2- 24 roll packs of t.p.

2- boxes of cheerios

2- boxes kashi brand cereal

2- healthy choice frozen dinners

3- boxes rice-a-roni

6 boxes instant pudding

1 packet crystal light

1 loaf whole wheat bread

1 softsoap body wash

1 pam spray oil

1 4 pack yo-plus yogurt

1 4 pack yopait delights (yum for the record)

3- bags frozen corn

1 lb smoked turkey breast

1 bag honey graham gold fish

1 can mighty dog dog food

1 cucumber...

total retail value: $91.00

after coupons,sales,clubcard,freebie vouchers, total spent $41.00

(p.s. the toilet paper was $10 a peice making my total GROCERY bill $$$21.00!!!!!)

i still cant belieive it...