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It's been awhile since my last coupon post and I definitely wanted to share this one.
Smith's is making all coupons $1.00 again! So a $0.20 coupon is now a $1, $0.50 is now a $1 and so on. Last time they did this, it made for some super cheap ketchup and mustard, and I bought a few more to add to my stockpile (who can turn down 25 cent ketchup?)! Here's my haul from today:
I spent $22.55 and saved $54 (71% savings!).
Items I'm most proud of (besides the aforementioned ketchup) - three 5-pound bags of sugar plus 30 packets of Kool-Aid for $6! Two bags of sugar alone would have cost more than that! Also, relish was free and two boxes of Trix were $0.44 each.
I also scored a sweet $3.50 catalina to use on my next purchase (for buying 5 or more boxes of the fruit snacks) and a second catalina for $1.50 off 3 boxes of General Mills (probably from the Trix?).
I was also pleased to see that it looks like Smith's was a little bit more on top of keeping the shelves stocked than last time. This time, I only missed out on one item. The double coupon days go through June 29 so you still have some time, but who knows how long the stock will last!
Remember setting up the sprinkler in the backyard as a kid and running and jumping through it and playing and everyone having a great time?
Yeah. Not my daughter.
In her defense, it was very close to nap time when we went out to play in the water with our neighbor Morgan and her boy Ethan. Hopefully next time will be a better experience :).
On Saturday morning, we were on our way to a family function in Salt Lake. As we turned off of our road onto Center Street to head to the freeway, another driver turned left out in front of us. There was definitely not enough time to stop and...
Ours is the white car. Chris and Averie were unharmed, thank goodness. Even though I was wearing my seat belt, I slid forward on the leather and banged my knee on the glove box. I also got my first ride in an ambulance that day (obviously nothing life threatening but had no other way to get to the hospital).
It's very swollen and very bruised but otherwise okay.
We have to throw out Averie's infant carrier seat (not safe to use after it's been in a crash) but the insurance will pay for a new one so I guess the silver lining is we'll have a shiny new car seat for our next baby!
It's inconvenient to be without our second car - neither of us likes Averie and me being here without any transportation - but hopefully the repairs don't take long and we'll have our other car back in no time.
Averie is another month older! I can't believe we're more than halfway to a year now. She is still wearing size 2 diapers and her 3 to 6 month sized clothes. If it it were still long pants weather, I think we would have moved onto 6 to 12 clothes already - her 3 to 6 month pants are perfect in the waist but are now too short! Luckily, it's getting into warmer weather (yay, shorts!) so pant length isn't as critical.
New accomplishments and "tricks":
Standing - She does not pull herself up yet but will stand for extended periods of time holding onto the furniture if we put her there. Still no real interest in crawling, but if she's anything like I was as a baby, she will skip right past crawling for the most part and go straight to walking.
Gargling - This is a funny one :).
High-pitched screaming - A not so funny one. There is no rhyme or reason to the screaming but we just hope she outgrows this very soon.
Wiggling her nose like a rabbit
Making kissy noises
Favorite toys (in order of preference):
Any paper that can be crumpled, torn to shreds or eaten (receipts and newspaper ads are preferred, LOL)
Fan remote
Empty water bottle
The ones we actually spent money on :)
We co-slept with Averie in our bed shortly after she started teething - it was just easier on all of us. At about 6 1/2 months, we decided it was time for her to move back to her crib. We hadn't planned to do so but we ended up going with the "cry it out" (CIO) method. The first night was definitely the hardest (total 30 minutes of crying) but it's been smooth sailing since. She is back to sleeping 11 hours straight through in her crib, and Chris and I are very happy to have her out of our bed!
Averie is a Daddy's girl through and through - her entire face just lights up as soon as she hears the key in the door that means Daddy is home! 
Chris turned 27 last Thursday but sadly, he had to work. We did make up for it with a a wonderful celebration that weekend though! My parents offered to babysit for us - a real sacrifice for them, I know ;-) - and Chris and I went to Rodizio Grill for lunch and then saw IronMan 2 in the theater. Both the lunch and the movie were fabulous.
On Sunday, we went to my parents' house for dinner, cake and presents. My dad made dinner (delicious, as always) and I made this cake. The cake was a huge hit! After dinner and cake, Chris opened his gifts:
My parents gave him a new game for our Wii and a movie theater gift card (hmmm...ulterior motive to get to babysit Averie more often? We think so :-D). I gave him some new headphones for his iPod and a crepe maker.
I am just so blessed to have Chris in my life. He is a fantastic husband and an even more wonderful father. Love you!
I spent $22.55 and saved $54 (71% savings!).
