Nursery

Yesterday was Oliver's first official time in Nursery at church. He's been a couple of times, but now is actually old enough to go. I found myself wanting to go in there with him so I could see how he interacts with the kids. I found myself not wanting to miss anything cute he might do. I love my little man so much! I'm also so glad to be a stay-at-home mom, and to have a husband who supports us.

OLiver at one year

Oliver had his one year appointment today. He got 5 shots, and also had blood drawn. By the end he was not a happy camper. I also had a prenatal appointment. We were at the hospital for 2 1/2 hours. Wait time: 1 1/2 hours, and not at the lab, but for the appointments that we already had scheduled! But we got through it and here are his stats:

weight: 24lb 2oz (61%)
height: 31 3/4in (89%)
head size: 18.5 in (60%)

Oliver is a great walker, and jabbers all the time! The words we've word him say so far are, "up, and mommy." He loves to tackle daddy whenever he lays on the floor, and is so ticklish. He loves to dance to music, and of course still loves food!

Tummy baby is doing fine with a good heartbeat. Since there was no ultrasound today, I wasn't tempted to find out what we were having. It's still a surprise! I'm almost up to the same weight as when I got pregnant.

That's all!

Mother's Day and Oliver's Birthday

One week ago my little man turned 1 year old. We had his birthday at Matthew and Hillary's house since they have a large enough yard to hold everyone. This was a hard day for me because I woke up with one of the worst migraines I've had in a long time. I had wanted to make Oliver's cake myself, and I wanted to spend the afternoon just playing with him. I did get the cakes baked for his birthday, but never did get around to frosting them (even with Nolan home to help me) and instead of playing with OLiver that afternoon, I sent him off with my mom. I had to enlist the help of my terrific oldest sister to get him a cake. At least Nolan got to take him to the park in the morning. By the time of the party I was feeling well enough to actually leave my couch and join the party. My SIL was great enough to take pictures for me.





Nolan made a pinata for the party. He wanted it to be as indestructible, but still breakable as he could. So there were two layers of cardboard, separated by wooden dowels to support the entire structure. We didn't even bother with blindfolds, and everyone who went at it got 3 hits as hard as they could. The person to break it? Grandpa Jensen.

So, since Oliver loves food, I thought that he would just dig into his cake and make a huge mess. Nope, he decided that he would rather just pick off the M&Ms and eat those instead of the cake. As you can see he was very careful just to get the M&Ms.

I've decided to copy my sister, and ask to get family portraits done for Mother's day. Mother's day happens to coincide with OLiver's birthday, so we did both family portraits and first birthday pictures. My favorite out of these 3 is the "E" photo.

I love the pictures! I can't wait til they're ready for pick up! I am so excited to do this each year.

grocery deals: april 21-april 27

Here are the grocery deals of the week. But first, Safeway has new coupons to download onto your safeway card. There are a lot of good deals at Safeway this week that match up with coupons. If you've been downloading coupons for a while, then you should have enough to stack some deals.

FoodsCo
potatoes: $.97 for 10lb bag
Yoplait yogurt: $.50 each
Maruchan instant lunch cups: $.25 each
Hostess twinkies, cupcakes or hohos: $2 each
Breyers ice cream: $2.50 each
Michelina's budget gourmet classic entrees: $.49 each
Kroger value vegetables or T.J. farms fries: $.98 each

Safeway
pepsi or 7-up 2 liter bottles: $.69 each (Saturday and Sunday only)
Golden Grain pasta: $.79 each (Saturday and Sunday only)
Naval oranges: $2.99 8lb bag (Saturday and Sunday only)
LOndon Broil: $1.99 lb
Fresh Express shreds, spinach, or salads: $1 each
red seedless grapes: $.86 lb
Lucerne milk: $2.25 each when you buy 2
General Mills Cinnamon Toast crunch: $2 (downloadable coupon $.55 off one)
Sun Chips: $2.99 each (downloadable coupon $1 off one)
Nature VAlley granola bars: $2.50 each (downloadable coupon $1 off two)
Delimex Taquitos: $6.99 (in-ad coupon) (downloadable coupon $3 off) final price: $3.99
Chef Boyardee pasta: $1 each
Green Giant canned vegetables: $.79 each (downloadable coupon $1 off three)
Betty Crocker Specialty potatoes or hamburger helper: $.99 each (downloadable coupons $.75 off three hamburger helper, $.40 off one potatoes.)

Savemart Supermarkets
Iceberg lettuce: 3 for $.99
Tomatoes on the vine: $.97 lb
General Mills Cereal: $1.49 each (must buy 4)
El Monterey Burritos family pack: $1.99 (in-ad coupon)
boneless skinless chicken breasts: $1.99 lb.
Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks: $1.49 each (must buy 4

Raley's and BelAir
12 pack 7-up: B2 G2 free
Breyers ice cream: 2 for $5
Bisquick: $.99 (20 oz)
Betty Crocker baking mix pouches: $.99 each

Happy Shopping!

grocery deals: april 14-april 20

Here are the grocery deals for the week. But first a shopping tip: don't be afraid to buy meat in the value packs. Just make sure to separate the meat into meal sized portions before you freeze it. When I buy hamburger, I buy the value packs, then come home and divide it into 1 lb packs, wrap it in plastic wrap then freeze them. write the dates on the packages so you know when you bought them. I buy value packs of chicken breasts, then put 1 breast into each ziplock sandwich bag, then freeze. It makes pulling out, and thawing meat for dinners easy and simple.

Safeway
Safeway frozen boneless skinless chicken breast: $1.67 lb (sold in a 4lb bag)
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast: $1.99 (value pack)
Duncan Hines cake mix: $.99 each
Safeway premium bread: $.99 each
Safeway hickory smoked thick sliced bacon: $1.99 lb (sold in a 3lb package)
Cantalope: $.39lb
Doritos:BOGO free
12 pack 7-up cool packs: Buy 2 get 2 free

Savemart SuperMarket
beef chuck roast:$1.67 lb
red seedless grapes: $.87 lb
ground beef:$1.99 lb (max pack)
campbells tomato and chicken noodle soup: $.50 each
VO5 shampoo or conditioner: $.69 each (in-ad coupon)
Pillsbury dough (crescent rolls, cinnamon rolls, etc.): $.99 each

Raleys and BelAir
Tri Tip roast: $2.47 lb (limit 1 package)
Sweet white corn (cob): $.27 each (limit 12)
Fresh Express garden salad: $.97 each (12 oz)
cucumbers: $.59 each
Yoplait yogurt cups: $.45 each
Fresh boneless skinless chicken breasts and thighs: $2.49lb (not the best price this week, but not bad if you don't want to drive somewhere else.)

FoodsCo
Mangos: 2 for $.98
pork spareribs: $1.37 lb
fresh chicken breasts (on bone): $.99lb
Crisco cooking oil: 2 for $5 (48 oz)
Ansera long grain rice: $1.98 (5lb bag)
sara lee classic white or wheat bread: $1.98 each

Viva Supermarket
New York steak: $2.99 lb (valu pack)
twin pack whole chickens: $.79 lb (Thurs. it's only $.69lb)
boneless skinless chicken breasts and thighs: $1.59 lb

Happy Shopping!

Oliver's almost walking

My little guy has been getting better and better at standing on his own, and yesterday he finally took a step on his own. I expect him to really start walking any time now.

grocery deals: april 7 to april 13

Hi, here's the grocery deals for this week.

FoodsCo
Strawberries: $.97 for 1lb
Fresh boneless pork sirloin end chops or roast: $1.47lb (family pack)
Blue Ribbon rice: $7.98 for 25lbs
Tropicana Fruit punch: $.98 each
Popsicle Big Stick or Ice Pops: 5 for $5

Safeway (new coupons available to download onto card)
Safeway boneless skinless chicken breast: frozen in a 4lb bag, $1.67 lb (Saturday and Sunday only)
Smithfield bacon: $1.99 each (16oz) (Saturday and Sunday only)
Foster Farms split chicken breast: $.99 lb (value pack)
Iceberg lettuce: $.48 each
Green seedless grapes: $.98 lb
Lucerne large eggs 18ct.: BOGO free
Yoplait yogurt: $.50 each (print coupon $.50 off 6, download another coupon to make it a total of $1 off 6. so buy 6 for only $2.)
Quilted Northern Bath tissue: $10.99 24 double rolls (in-ad coupon)
Hot pockets: $1.50 each (in-ad coupon)
Yoplait Go-gurt: $2 each
Huggies or pampers diapers: $7.99 jumbo pack (in-ad coupon)
7-up 12 pack: $2.49 each (in-ad coupon)
Campbells condensed soup (chicken noodle and tomato): $.50 each
Safeway breads: $1.50 each (regular and breakfast)

Raleys and BelAir
Jif Peanut butter: $1.49 17.3 to 18oz (in-ad coupon)
Keebler chips deluxe cookies, town house crackers, grahams or sandwich bites: $1.88 each (in-ad coupon)
Tillamook Chunk Cheese: $5.99 2 lbs (in-ad coupon)
Ground beef 80%lean: $1.97 lb (3 lbs or more)
Boneless skinless chicken breasts: $1.87 lb
Hot pockets: $1.49 (must buy 5)
pasta or rice-a-roni: $.88 each
Michelinas budget gourmet: $.89 each

Happy shopping!