Graduation...

On Saturday I finally graduated! My parents, Nancy, Trey, and Staeleigh were able to come down for the occassion. It was so nice to have them come down and spend the weekend with us. So glad you came guys...love you much! And thanks to my hubby for all the love and support he gave me while trying to finish school! Love ya babe!
After the graduation we went to the Mayan. The kids loved it!

thanks again family for all your LOVE & SUPPORT!!

just a little rambling...

Just thought I would give a little update on what's going on in our life. Don't mind the pic of Jentri in the bath with dinner on her face :) I hadn't quite gotten to washing it before I snapped a few pics ;) Anyway, Jentri is now 18 months old! My, how time flies. She is very healthy and ACTIVE and doing great! She is 75th percentile for height and 40th for weight. Poor little girl had shots today and boy did she cry. Well, she started to cry just when we walked in the same room as the nurse. She kept pointing to the door the whole time saying, "Out". Poor little thing. She is very busy and would spend everyday outside if I would let her...rain or shine! She has really been in a "daddy phase" lately. She loves me while we are at home all day. But as soon as Cody gets home I can't do anything for her. She makes Cody bath her, change her diapers (not too bad for me ha ha), and do EVERYTHING! When we go running at night if I even try to push the stroller she freaks out! She L.O.V.E.S her daddy! But when she gets tired she decideds I'm okay and needs her mom! She is starting to say a lot of words and is just so much fun! She is going through a little biting phase...which is a little difficult! We love her so much and are so thankful for such a happy little girl!

I have been thinking a lot lately about ways we can save money. Being a stay at home mom means that we have a very tight budget! I always hear everyone talk about how couponing saves loads of money. But to be honest, I find it very frustrating. Almost everything I buy is fruits and veggies, and I have never seen any coupons for that! I try to make a lot of things from scratch to avoid high fructose corn syrup and disgusting preservatives! And...again...most of the coupons I see are just for that! I try to use coupons when I buy hygiene products and cleaning supplies, which does save some money. But I want to learn how to really make some big cuts in our budget. So, today I got on Amazon and ordered the above book. I got the used version, much cheaper than new, and hopefully I can learn the ins n' outs of money saving!

easter weekend...

for easter we went to st. george. i was so glad we were able to escape the snow and be in some warmer weather!

jentri got this swimming suit in her easter basket & had to put it on right away!

easter morning

everyone that was able to go

it was so nice to do some hiking!

camping...

last saturday we were getting ready to put jentri to bed and we were talking about how much we wished we were camping. we are so ready for summer. so we came up with this crazy notion to
"camp" in our living room. yes...i know, we are crazy. but that's how cody and i work...we just do crazy things like that. and life's about making memories...right? anyway, jentri loved it! she went crazy when we put it up (you can tell by her hair that she was playing in it ha ha) hopefully we can do some real camping soon!

miss sassy...

{jentri} is growing so big! she is getting a lil' sassy with quite the personality! every spring growing up my mom would take me shopping and we would get a new pair of spring shoes and a shirt. so in honor of the nice day yesterday jentri and i went to do a little shopping. she picked out these pink sneakers all by herself. i kept trying others on her and she just kept saying "NO!" and would not put them on. she wouldn't put her old shoes back on either. so she chose these little pink high top sneakers. i didn't mind though...i think they are pretty cute. i actually have a short top pair just like them (maybe that's why she wanted them??). after that we just came home and enjoyed the sunny weather.

{fun day}

i ♥ u...

just thought i would post a pic of cody & i in honor of valentine's day. he is such an amazing husband & friend! i love you babe!!great pic huh...good ole' high school days ha ha

inspired...

so julie showed me this blog and i {LOVE} it!! i am always game to learn more about healthy eating and stuff like that. well, one afternoon with this blog and i am so motivated now! the enlightened homemaker gives tips, recipes, and just healthful information! i am really into her post about eating less meat in our lives. she makes references to the word of wisdom and other great articles {find her post here} after reading them i just felt really inspired to change our diet. don't get me wrong, i love meat and will continue to eat meat, i just think we could eat less of it. check it out...it is great information for everyone!