Happy 4th Birthday Ashby

We love you soo much.
We have had a blast celebrating with you.
Love, your Mommy

Skype + Family + Friends = Awesome

I receive a web cam for my birthday (over 6 months ago) but just used our computer to fully skype the other day.  

It was so fun.  Ashby just loved it.  I kind of want everyone to use it.  It's just excited to be able to see who you're talking to.

Although, I can imagine a few times when seeing who you a talking to might be rather...inconvient.  haha (thinking of a time when skyping with my mother-in-law, "oh Cheryl, I didn't know you were there...." )

I guess that is probably a technology that will one day be available in every phone.  Just like one day (soon) everyone really will have their own lap top (or mac book or Ipad or netbook). 

Weird.

But I like Skype.  We were able to skype with some of our favorite people.  They are family and our friends.  We used to do everything together.  Then.  They moved.  But we all have survived.  We miss them.  And may be planning a trip to California later this year just because they will be there.  Until then we will probably learn to like Skype a lot.  

But probably NOT as much as this:

Pinching My Pennies

So this past November...or maybe October.  I went to a Newspaper sponsered Couponing class.  I know several people that "coupon" and decided to try it.  So we have been receiving the Sunday paper since then.  Yeah.  So it does work.  I save money.  I find deals.  I feel good about my small way of being a "couponer" (sorry to any of you who find "couponers" annoying)  But I recently have been introduced to several more website that TELL you what the deals are and where to find the coupons.
GREAT!
But...I still havn't figured out how to make the time to read through all the crazy, and I mean CRAZY, cheap deals these websites have.
One of them is PinchingYourPennies.com
Do any of you Coupon?  How do you make the time?  I'm sure once I figure out a routine it will be no prob...but in the mean time I feel like each week I'm literally missing out on great deals.

7 Years

March 21, 2003. San Diego Temple.  Life Changing.  In love forever.  Thank you Ryan.  7 Wonderful Years. 2 Beautiful Girls later.  I Love You Always.

Blogger Issues Part 2

So earlier this month I wrote about some issues I was having with blogger.  Well I think we are mostly over those.  Thank you to those who left suggestions.
I am now bothered by the fact that on the currant format there is not a(n obvious) way to post video.
If you know how to do this, please leave a comment so I can post some of our cute videos soon.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

It has been a very fun day and both of the girls got to wear their cute green clothes.  Yippee!  I never had cute green things to wear growing up (which really does matter in public school K-12).  So I guess (even though they aren't in any school) I want to give them that.  Silly huh.  I know.
Anyway, I still don't have anything green so I wore a green flower in my hair and a green ribbon as a braclet.  Maybe next year. haha.
So I fell through on my clothing, but came through on the food with a little help from everyone.

Breakfast of Kix, Oatmeal, baby Rice Cereal

and dinner of Green Chicken pea and rice casserole, green jello, and kiwi salad

with "blueberry" muffins as dessert

I got the idea from our cousins.  Thanks Em. 

 

It's my turn

Shortly after this happened:

These happened:                                                                                 

It's fun to watch her grow.  This helps me to see it literally through her eyes.

Happy 6 Months to London