Once a month cooking.

I am tired! My mom and I planned to do some freezer meals to help out on nights she has class and cub scout nights and such. I have the Once a month cooking cookbook but saw that they came out with a new one called Once a month cooking -Family Favorites. So we picked out the month plan that best catered to our taste, they also have two week stints if you want to do a smaller amount. The book is awesome because it spells out how much of what you need and makes a shopping list for you and also tells you how much to prepare at one time so you aren't going back and forth chopping. You chop and prepare in one phase and bag everything together in the other. Now it took me a long time!! I started at 9 in the morning and stopped at 5:30 a I finished 22 meals. I am going to go back to my moms and finish the other 10 tomorrow. But it so nice to now she has a months worth of dinners done! Just thaw and follow the directions, which is to put in oer for 45 min and dinner it done! Much faster that preparing every night and better than fast food and better on you wallet and waistline for going out to eat! Just as easy as getting a stoffers lasagna but taste better and a variety of meals. She has chicken, beef and fish and only one casserole. I love it! I know when I get my own place I will do it for our household. There are so many websites dedicated to help you plan OAMC (Once a month cooking)

Urban Decay Makeovers!

We got Urban Decay ( a makeup brand) makeovers at Ulta (a makeup store) a few weeks back. It was really fun and I had a very spunky fun girl do my makeup and she made sure to put a little sparkle in my make up! I love some sparkle! I would wear it every day if I could! EW had a fun girls outing Devin wasn't there because she was at youth conference. :(

Cow Appreciation Day

During the first week of July it was cow appreciation day at Chick Fil A. Where if you dressed up like a cow you got a free meal. I love free stuff but more importantly I LOVE Chick Fil A so I dressed up our gang and headed out to get some free food! The kids love to play in there play places. The one on Macon Rd for your local folks is the best in my opinion. We might not of been the cutest cows but it worked for the hour we needed it to!

Great Idea!

My friend Corley suggested after our last movie experience that we should try brining Brodies car seat to the movies to have him sit in and strap him in so we all can enjoy the movie. We tried it today at the dollar theatre and it worked wonderfully! Corley you are a GENIUS! I will be bringing his car seat for all movie adventures we bring him to until he is bing enough to stay still.

Bravo to Coppertone!

I recently bought a bottle of Coppertone sunscreen spray for the kids. It was a 7.5 fl oz bonus can. I used it once or twice and then when we are out of town it stops spraying. Of course I think its clogged or something so I try to clean it out and investigate the spray nozzle. Come to find out the can is out of air pressure to get the sunscreen out and spray it. I have a full can of sunscreen which we all know is expensive that I can't use. I called Coppertone on Friday and explained to them what happened and they where oh so apologetic and nice. Today, three days later I get two brand new bottles of sunscreen and three $1 off coupons for sunscreen. I was pleasently surprised to get my new sunscreen already. Bravo Coppertone for taking care of the customer! :)

Brodie

This is Brodie with his "cheese" face. He is to cute! I love that boy!

Toy Story 3

We went to go see Toy Story 3 for FHE a few weeks ago and loved it! Well at least Reese and I did. Reese at Brodies age would sit through a movie but not Mr. On the go pants. He sat through the previews barely and then Jeremy and I took turns chasing him through the theater before Jeremy through in the towel and just took him home. Poor Jeremy still hasn't seen the movie but I am working on getting him a free ticket from a cereal box code so he can go see it. It was such a cute movie and perfect way to end the Toy Story...story. :)
Trying to get a photo in before the movie, Brodie wouldn't stay still should of taken that as a sign.....

Our clan at the movies, my family (Johnny, my Mom, Parker, Devin and Allison) Jeremy and the kids and Jeremy's parents where there but came in late cause the concessions stand was crazy!

Brodie at his first big boy movie

Reese with her beloved Jesse "Yeeeehaw!"