Target Man as Elvis

The elders quorum had to put on a skit for the ward Christmas Party. This is what they came up with.

Awesome Shopping Week

Target Man thinks I'm really weird, cause I occasionally take pictures of my shopping trips, but I'm really excited about the money I saved this week. This is a picture of my stuff from Target, Kroger, and Martins. I usually don't do both Kroger and Martins, but this week had deals at both that I didn't want to miss, like free yeast and .30 per container Dannon yogurt (we don't like store brand). I cut my Kroger bill by 82% this week, that's a record for me. I also had an awesome CVS trip (without the boys, YAY!!) so thats the second pic.

Target, Kroger, Martins total: $48.11 (plus $4.00 off my next Kroger trip)

CVS total: 4.31 (and still have $5.00 in Extra Care Bucks)

I am addicted to this extreme couponing thing, but you know what, our Christmas candy cost me 0.79 and I bought diapers and wipes for the new baby for a little over $3.00. Also, we don't ever have to buy shampoo, razors, toothpaste, yeast, and after the next couple of weeks, probably toilet paper ever again, so I say this is a good addiction!

It's Christmas Time

That is what Target Boy says everyday. He also asks if Santa is coming everyday, and then answers, with, "No, he is getting the toys ready."

Target Man and I are really excited for Christmas this year, because its the first where Target Boy is really excited about everything. The boys love the tree and although, the bottom half is no longer decorated, its so relaxing to turn off the living room lights and just have the glow of the tree.

Yesterday, Santa came to visit Target for a United Way thing, so Target Man went to make an appearance. Target Boy was so excited to see Santa, he ate dinner faster than I think I've ever seen. Target Baby took his own Santa figure with him and held on to him for almost the entire time.

Target Boy really wanted to talk to Santa, but was in no way, shape, or form going to sit on his lap. He made this very clear all day long. So when it was his turn to talk to him, he walked right up, stopped more than an arm's reach away and pretty much shouted that he wanted star wars toys, trains, cars, and more star wars toys. Then he shoved Target Baby closer and pretty much repeated everything again. It was pretty funny. We did eventually get him to shake hands with Santa and pick out a special candy filled ornament for our tree.

When we got into the car to go home, Target Boy realized that he forgot to mention ScoobyDoo movies and so now keeps telling me that he needs to talk to Santa again. Letter writing is not helping, so hopefully Santa will show up at our ward Christmas party, so Target Boy can scream more things at him!

Crazy Family

Thanksgiving morning, some of my crazy family decided it would be fun to participate in the YMCA's Annual Turkey Trot Biathlon. Two of my sisters, and my brother-in-law, decided it would also be fun to drag Martha and I along with them to count laps at 7:30 in the morning.



My sister Genevieve runs marathons, triathlons, climbs really tall mountains, and generally loves this kind of stuff. She is the one to blame for all the excitement. This was April and Jeff's first event and we are so proud of them. Genevieve killed the other 4 participants in the swim portion and then headed out into the freezing cold for the run. Jeff didn't drown and so I was happy not to have to use my CPR skills.

The start

Booking it down the road

After the swim was over, Martha and I jumped into the van and yelled motivational things from our nice warm, cushy ride. I think the other runners thought we were probably crazy. After it was all over, Genevieve was interviewed for a local news program, and we all headed home for FOOD!

Frozen Hair, didn't her mother teach her not to go out with wet hair?

Crossing the finish line

Our Star Participant, trying not to pant