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This is my great Stockpile I got at Bashas on Thursday!

I really do get a thrill from saving money!

That's why I had to take a picture of it!

(and then hurry and put the frozen stuff away)

See what I got below:

Total spent: $54.75 ~ Total saved: $110.87 ~ Plus I earned a $5 off my next shopping trip!
(So with the $5 earned its like getting $165.00 worth of groceries for under $50 bucks!)

Since the kids are home for the summer I stocked up on some easy frozen foods and snacks.
well I should'nt say stocked but maybe a week or two!
2 Pot Pies
2 frozen meals
1 frozen Pizza
2 Loaves of bread
2 Romaine Lettuces
1 lb. of Turkey breast from deli
2 Cottage Cheese
1 Sour Cream
2 Fiber One 4 pks of Yogurt
2 boxes of Jose Ole taquitos
2 Flipz Pretzels
5 boxes of Kleenex
2 Soft & Dri Deoderants (was going to buy 3 more for free but they were out)
2 Special K Protien Waters
2 Hunts 4 pk of Pudding
1 Hunts 4 pk of Jello
1 Crystal Light on the go 10 pks
1 bag og tortilla chips
2 Tree Top Apple Juice
1 Tree Top 3 pk juice boxes
2 cases of canned Veggies (thats 24 cans)
4 boxes of Mac n Cheese
2 cans of Rosarita Refried Beans
1 box of Croutons
2 boxes of Ronzoni Smart tast Pasta
1 4lb. bag of Potatoes
2 boxes of Microwave Popcorn

& 1 cluster of Garlic Cloves

You should really check out Coupon Sense under "Check this out"
I love it! and it saves me so much money yet I'm getting so much more
and stocking up our pantry! and building fun stuff for our year supply!

Memorial Weekend Camping

We had a great time camping up near GreensPeak.

It is always so nice to get away from daily life and just

sit and relax and enjoy the beauty that surrounds you!

Another thing I love about camping is all the great food!

These pictures are in no great order and kind of messed up

but you know this blogging thing is a little time consuming

sometimes and I do not have the extra time to get it right.

Just getting it done! As I never did get our Spring Break

trip done. Oh-well. It is fun to look back and the kids sure

enjoy it the most. Making memories! That's what matters!!

Gpa and Carder

Playing Horseshoes

Sisters enjoying eachother

This was a great tree. It had a door and a window in it.

Here's Kamrielle going in & the window shots are below.

Gma and Caden going for a ride.

Caden was great about giving rides and collecting

all the wood Vinnie would cut with his chainsaw.

It made the work easy and fun for Caden.

Mom and Caden riding.

Vinnie enjoying the fire. Theres nothing better than

just sitting and watching the fire. Except that

you smell like smoke!

Kamrielle loved to pick all the flowers! She had a beautiful

centerpiece for our table everyday.

Richard is always the entertainment no matter where we are.

Trevon and Carder in the tree window

Camdon and Kamrielle in the tree window

Carder loved getting to be outdoors all day!

These guys had fun playing cards!

The Turleys did not camp with us but were able to come

spend the day with us on Sunday.

This was the first time we camped on Memorial weekend.

We usually do Labor day weekend. It sure was pretty and green!

Blog-worthy happenings

I'm excited to report that Carder got his cast off yesterday and seems to be adjusting well.
He now favors his left hand from not being able to use his right hand. So we will see if time changes that. He got to take a regular bath and loved that. No more bathroom sink.

He also took his first steps on Monday night. We were all so excited for him! I thought it would take getting his cast off to walk but he didn't so it will be fun to see and watch him excel in his new venture of walking. He is such a busy boy! Busier than any of my other kids. But he keeps life fun and exciting and we love him and hope we can stay out of the ER for awhile now! We are going to have to so we can pay this last visit off. (yikes)

Happy Mothers Day to our Mothers!

Vinnie and I both have great Mothers! Today is there day.

To my mom,

She is always happy,

always willing to serve,

always has a place for you to stay,

always making something yummy for you,

always supporting her family,

absolutely loves her grandchildren &

will watch them for you whenever needed.

Alwyas singing with her beautiful voice,

always looks beautiful & that's because

she has always liked to shop.

(thanks for passing that shopping trait down)

I hope I get a few more of your talents!

Love you, Happy Mothers Day!

Pandy is a wonderful example of a Mother as well.

She is willing to serve and serve again!

She is ecspecially talented in her culinary delights!

I have asked for many of her recipes and knowledge

of canning and food storage. She is always willing

to help me with canning as I am still learning.

She loves the gospel and has a strong testimony.

She is a hard worker and works from sun up till sun down.

Thankyou for your example and loving our children.

We got a See's Chocolate bar and a bookmark at church today.

This is a quote off the bookmark that I like:

"Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest

service to be assumed by mankind."

I love being a mother! I could'nt ask for anything better than that!

Happy Birthday Vinnie!!

Today is Vinnies Birthday. He probably won't like it that I did this

but he deserves it and more! He is such a wonderful husband

and father and we love him very much!

Even though Vinnie has many hobbies that take him far away sometimes...
He still would rather be home with his family. Sure he likes to
go and do but not for very long he wants to get home!
He is patient, kind, loving, generous, a hard worker,
honors his priesthood, and loves his family very much!


and the best part is I get to wake up to him every morning
and not this hottie!

Carder's new cast...already

Well Carder already has a new cast. Just as I posted the last

one Vinnie said his cast was falling off. So we went to see the

doctor and they put a new one on. This one is much better

though. It is a lot smaller and I can even get some clothes on

him now. It's a nice blue color as well. The doctor did say

he has yet to get a child proof cast. Meaning they are hard

to keep them on. So we shall see how long this one lasts??

I think he approves of this one much more than the last one.

Carders broken finger

It looks like a broken arm but its just a finger. Poor guy had

an accident last night and broke his pinky finger. It was all very

sad and he was very sad and you know how those emergency

room visits go sometimes...not fast enough. But after a long night

at the ER we made it home around 4 in the morning. They x-rayed

his finger and it was broken it two places and they put a pin in it

to keep it together and stictched him up and then protected it

with this large cast. He was not a happy camper when he woke

up this morning. He wanted this big thing off and that is why

they put such a big one on is because they knew he would try to

get it off. All things considered he has been a trooper!

He was eating some crackers as he was hungry from such a long night.
Quite the cast? We thought he would not be able to get around
very good or even be able to crawl or to stand up to things.
I figured he would have to hang out in his walker to feel like
he was getting around places. As you can see below he is not
likeing it. He would rather be getting around on his own
and he is! He is using the cast to his advantage. Not much
holding him back. And don't get to close or he will whop you with
that hard cast. He got me this morning. This is just a temporary
cast until we go back to the orthopedic surgeon on Monday.
So I'm hoping that one will be a lot smaller for him.



In the meantime he is getting lots of love and attention!!!
Whether he likes it or not.

Carders Birthday Party

My baby turned 1 last Sunday. I can not believe how fast the

time goes by. We celebrated it after Caden's concert last

Saturday night. We had fish and shrimp tacos for dinner along

with homemade salsa and chips and a big bowl of cut up fruit.

It was yummy! Then we had cake and ice cream.

We celebrated at Aunt Marcy's house in Mesa.

Here is Carder looking bashful as we were singing Happy Birthday

He is not bashful though, as you will see in the next pic.

He just stuck his hand in the cake and ready to eat.
He thought this is pretty tasty!

So we just let him dig in all by himself and he loved it!

He did get quite messy. But I think it was worth it.

Here's a group shot of some of the family there.

Notice Marcy is now a brunette. I don't think she

is having as much fun as she did as a blonde. J/K

The other table there with some of the group.

Then it was on to opening presents. He got a musical phone,

a cute little barking puppy, and tickle me Elmo. (Jaron has been

saving the Elmo for Carders 1st birthday for quite some time.

Thanks for parting with it Jaron-I know it must have been hard) ha-ha

We made it a fun night of Wii playing and of course the computer

geeks below were playing on it. Caden and Trevon.

(they are two peas in a pod)

Sorry Grandma I did not get a better shot of you but I

thought it was cute how you would kick your leg up when you bowled.

She was pretty good. She also played tennis against Savannah.

It was a great party and I love to spend time with family!

Thanks Mom and Dad for letting us stay at your home.

I know it was a houseful, but the more the merrier.

Cadens All State Band Concert

Caden made All-State Band and performed this last

Saturday, the 21st of March. It was an all 6th grade band.

We are so proud of Caden in all his accomplishments.

The proud Mom and Dad with Caden and his trumpet

There was a wonderful support group there for Caden.

Gma & Gpa Whipple, Aunt Marcy, Uncle Tim, and cousins

Trevon & Savannah and his immediate family.

The proud Grandparents

We made it an extended weekend. We came down Friday
and stayed through Monday. It was Carders 1 yr. Birthday
on Sunday and then we went to the Zoo as a family on Monday.

I'm sooo behind on posting and sorry I missed some Birthdays
and happenings but it is too overwhelming to catch up and so
I'm just catching up the last week is all.

A Typical Sunday afternoon

Carder is really pulling himself up to things these days.

But no, he did not pull himself into this window on his

own. But he sure enjoys it. Vinnie got some pics of him

yesterday but since we woke up to some snow this morning

I thought I would post this one so my family can see.

While my mom has beautiful flowers blooming in the valley,

we are cold and snowy. (but it will be a different story in a few months)

We have the 8:30 am church so we have all afternoon to

spend time together. The kids are usually a little on the wild side.

Anyone else's kids like that?? After sitting still for 3 hours they

just got to let it out! This is not typical with Vinnie teaching Kamrielle

gang signs. But hey, look at the arm around him. There bonding. And

Caden is teasing Carder. Now that is very typical around our house

on a Sunday. Lots of teasing.

Well she learned "peace" that's a good one.


They all just got done playing a game of "old maid".
Caden never stays put for me to get his picture.
He's at that age.



We had Vinnie's brothers family over for dinner after Church.
Joey, Alisha, Brook & Brynn.
Of course I did not think to get a picture then. They just
moved closer and into the ward and it has been fun.
Ecspecially for Kamrielle. The twins are turning 3 next month.
We had pork loin with trimmings and then I made a fruit pizza.





This is us having seconds on the fruit pizza later today.
Vinnie's on the phone plotting out a risk game with the
guys for later tonight.





Smiley Carder. I just love to capture there smile!

Big brother watching over little brother. There is 11 and a half years

between these two. But they have a special bond. When

Caden gets up in the morning he comes downstairs and right

into our room because that is where Carder typicaly is in the

morning and when he see's Caden his face just lights up.

I love to watch that.

And I love our typical Sundays...