My favorite number 3....

When I found out I was pregnant with Charley there were some freaky line ups in our life with the number 3. I thought I would share them and you can decide for yourself if this should be my lucky number or if it was just a coincidence! Here goes:

Charley was my 3rd pregnancy; Charley was our 3rd boy; I was 33 when I got pregnant and Chad was 33 as well; my first child was born on the 13th, my second boy was born on the 23rd and my third boy was born on the 31st; my nurse that delivered Charley told me that the country she was from has a favorite number and it is 3 ( kind of like here when people say lucky number 7); my only cousin that made it to the hospital for my delivery because we had a bad storm was born in March; Charley was born 9.2 and the square root of 9 is 3!! 

Kind of strange, huh? I think it will be neat to keep this for Charley's baby book. Maybe the number 3 is meant to be his lucky number. I guess we will find out as he grows up. It must have been aligned in the stars that Chad and I were meant to have 3 boys! My nurse kept telling me if you have this baby after midnight then your 3s won't line up and I told her yes, they will, because February 1st is a 3! ( 2nd month + 1st day =3!!) Pretty crazy!

I've learned my lesson...

I'm always going to look at my receipt from a store before I leave the parking lot! Since I have become a coupon shopper sometimes I go to more than one store to get the good deals. Well, today I went to four stores, which really didn't take too much time since I was only getting a couple of things, and for some reason when I came home I decided to check a receipt to see if they gave me credit for something. What I was looking for ended up being right but I noticed that they didn't give me credit for something else. That is what made me think I should check my other receipts. On another store they didn't give me credit for two coupons that I actually gave the cashier! How strange is that? I'm hoping just a simple error since the store is at no loss to me using a coupon. So, out of four stores two got it wrong! I think I will be checking my receipts from now on!!

My Bryce is 6!!

I just can't believe that my precious Bryce is 6 today! He is such a good little boy and we are so lucky to have him! I feel so honored to be his Mommy. He is always coming up with something funny to say too! This morning he said to me "I still look 5"...I reassured him that he grew a little overnight!  Bryce and my grandpa Chuck share the same birthday and this year he turned 80. My Aunt Tracy had a wonderful family get together at her house on Saturday to celebrate both of their birthdays. It was a lot of fun and everyone really enjoyed all the good food!

 I think Grandpa is telling him to not blow out the candles until he has made his wish!!

 My two favorite Charley's...

 

Bryce had a birthday party with his friends at Discovery Depot on Sunday and of course I left my camera at my Aunt's house!! Shame on me...my mother-in-law took some pictures so hopefully I can get some on here. The kids had a really good time and I ordered the cutest cupcakes for them. It was a monster theme party. I will have to get better at remembering my camera!!

Charley's new love...food!!

Bring it on Mom...I'm ready!!

Sometimes I try to eat my bib too!!

You are not feeding me fast enough...give me your hand so I can help you! 

Needless to say...he loves food! I'm not surprised. All of my boys are big eaters. I'm scared of what my grocery bill will be when they are teenagers!  

Look who got spoiled.....

Chad did! My grandma made him this yummy gooseberry pie.  Its one of his favorites!

And then the next day, this is what she brought me....banana creme pie!! My favorite!!

I wish there was a smell button! The banana aroma just filled the house and it tasted so delicious!

Thanks Grandma Bonnie!!

I have a confession....

I'm addicted to coupon shopping! I can't believe how much I have saved and I have been doing this just for two months now. Why didn't I do this before? I saw a couple of friends sharing their stories on how much they saved by using coupons so I thought I would give it a try. Its worked out great and I wish I would have started this a long time ago! I wanted to see if I could make up for my loss of pay since I no longer type. I have worked from my home for 6 1/2 years as a transcriptionist but after having Charley we felt that I wouldn't have enough time. If I wanted to continue typing I would need to take Charley to daycare while the other two were in school and that just didn't make sense to me - work from home but your kid is at daycare - no thanks! I told Chad that maybe I could make up the money through coupons. Not only have I made up for my loss but my house has more supplies than ever before! Just today I bought 3 things of mens bathsoap for $2! Before couponing I would have went to the store for 1 thing of bathsoap and probably would have spent $3-4. I told myself I wasn't going to go crazy but I think I'm going to need a shelf system in the basement to store all my supplies! I haven't shared that with Chad yet - I'm already driving him crazy with all the coupon talk!

Lastly, I really thought baby #4 would be out of the question with everything costing so much now days - maybe I found a solution to that problem!

Oh, sleep...how I miss you...

Boy, Charley is sure wearing me out. I don't require too much sleep as it is but boy, oh, boy, I think I need more than 3 hours! Plus, he is a cat napper during the day so I can't catch up then either. Ty and Bryce enjoyed their rest so this is all new to me. If I am not holding him then he is awake! I really thought by now we would be a little bit better but I've been blessed with patience. Maybe I should move his crib into my bedroom? I'm sure that is what Charley would want!

Oh, and I love what Chad says to me in the morning "Charley slept real good last night, didn't he?"...I'm sure you can hear the SMACK!!

Happy Mother's Day!!

So, this is my first Mother's Day of 3 boys! It has been a wonderful weekend...good weather, good food, and great company with family and friends. That is what my ideal Mother's Day is. I don't need to be pampered or spoiled, I just want to be with the ones I care about most! We decided to have our celebration yesterday because of Chad's busy work schedule. My day started out yesterday waking up to a beautiful card from Chad and the boys and my favorite donuts (so I will start my diet on Monday) from Spudos. Then Bryce gave me this awesome poem:
My Mommy
Mommy I love you for all that you do.
I'll kiss you and hug you cause you love me, too.
You read to me and care for me I'm growing up so fast.
On this Mother's Day just know my love for you will always last!!

I just love it!! I think the schools really do neat, creative things for the kids. When I was in school I'm pretty sure we did the macaroni necklaces and we made paper flowers to give our moms. Now days they have poems and I have actually gotten real flowers to plant so we can "watch our love grow". Times have changed! Maybe when Charley is in school he will be bringing me home real jewelry!!

Later on in the day we had a wonderful cookout with Chad's family. It was a beautiful day and everyone seemed to have a good time. Chad found some mushrooms and fried them up only for the girls. I don't think Bryce was to fond of this idea so I snuck him a couple! A real fun thing to see yesterday was Bryce riding his bike like he was a pro. A year ago this month he started riding and did a really good job but one fall ruined it and he jumped back on his scooter. We have tried to encourage him but I guess kids will do things when they are ready. He told Chad he wanted to try it out and just like that he took off! After about five times of going back and forth on the sidewalk he had another accident and I thought we were finished but he proved me wrong and rode again! I think he is really determined to keep up with his older brother Ty!!

Finally, the kids went to bed at a decent time and I got a little alone time when Chad went to work. We must have really worn out Charley because he only woke up one time for a bottle last night! I'm guessing that was his Mother's Day gift to me!!

Another thing Chad and I have done for the past couple of years is plant flowers the week of Mother's Day. I always tell him that is what I want for a gift because I really like our patio filled with flowers. We went looking on Friday and I have some great ideas to make it look nice this year! Today, we are getting out all the pots I have so I can get it started tomorrow. Chad told me he has a surprise for me so I'm excited for that but he knows he doesn't have to do that for me...I just like us all to be together!

Just a little bit about us....

Okay, so I thought I would start this out by telling a little bit about my family for those who don't know us too well. I'm the mother of 3 wonderful boys. Our oldest is Ty. He is 8 and is in 3rd grade. He is turning out to be a great student and just loves sports. I will have a lot of fun stories of Ty because baseball season is just starting and he is really good at it!! Ty is turning out to be a very responsible young boy and fits the title of "the oldest child" very well. Bryce is the middle child and is such a joy. I couldn't ask for a more loving and caring kid. He is going to be 6 this month and is in kindergarten. He has won the hearts of the teachers this year...they all tell me they want to take him home! Bryce is a very big story teller...there will be lots of these told on here. I usually have a story from Bryce everyday!! Finally, our newest edition...Charley! He is now 3 months old and I can tell he is going to have a fun, loving personality too. He is going to fit right in with the rest of us. Charley loves to watch the big boys. I'm sure he won't stay a baby for too long.

I thought this blog would be a great way for family and friends to keep up with us and it can be used like a scrapbook for the kids. I hope you enjoy!