Discovering OBX

                                    The long anticipated "bridge!" Such a big deal to us Kentuckians!

                            Some Sights to See: North Carolina Aquarium, a "real" Pirate Ship

 

Feeling a Little Crabby

                             

                                                One of my favorites, Bodie Island Lighthouse

                                   Elijah and Levi shared the first trip to the beach together

                                                  We loved Coquina Beach! So many shells!

We Love OBX

Levi's First Haircut

Crazy Hair BEFORE

           


         This is Levi just before turning 15 months old on the day of his first haircut. Mommy wasn't ready to cut his hair because she didn't want him to lose that baby look. Elijah was about 17 months before his long overdue first cut. Grandma had said Levi's hair looked like it was trying to curl behind his ears, but mommy thought it was just sticking out from laying on it. Since nothing could keep his 'bat-wings' down we decided it was time.

      
           A friend told us about a nice place with Thomas and Lightning McQueen chairs 45 minutes from home. Check out Koala Kuts USA on Facebook. We were very excited since we drove 2 hours to a similar place for Elijah's first cut. After a long drive and half an hour wait he screamed the entire time. So since then we have gave him cuts at home. We wanted Levi's first cut to be special. 

           

     The ladies working were very friendly and the boys didn't mind the haircuts at all. They were very considerate and didn't spray his head or face with water but instead sprayed the comb and wet his hair with it. Levi seemed a little concerned but never shed a tear! As she was finishing his cut she said she noticed it was starting to curl.

All Done

            Sure enough when we were finished we had a sweet little wavy blonde headed blue eyed toddler. Mommy thinks he got that from Daddy who had curly blonde hair when he was a boy.

                 And we can't forget Big Brother Elijah who helped Mommy when she was searching the net for a good hair cut place for Levi. He was looking for a police car but loved the motorbike too. He is 4 years and 9 months and this was his first tearless haircut!

         Momma's handsome boys! Not a single tear! We absolutely loved Koala Kuts USA and will definitely be returning!

"I Have a Coupon for That!"

 For a couple of months now I have been buying Saturday/Sunday papers, All You magazine as well as watching other magazines and the internet for good coupons. I already had a rather large 3 ring binder that was just sitting around, so I immediately created my "coupon binder" and set off on my way. It really is a good 'grown up' escape. Clipping coupons can be relaxing. 

 In the beginning I was happy with picking up the name brand for the same price or slightly less than store brands. I remember one Walmart trip Dale was with me and I heard him say to Elijah "mommy just saved $20." I think I'm getting better.  In my short time doing this I have picked up some really good bargains. Ex. Free toothpaste ($2.99 value), free toothbrush($4), baby wipes (Huggies tubs $2.50-$3)  for 41 cents TV dinners (banquet $1.85) for .19. YES I LOVE coupons. There has been plenty of disappointment with empty shelves, but I am not going to give up.

 Walgreen's was my first store. It was really easy to figure out their policy. I love their RegisterRewards.  Kroger has become my favorite because they double coupons. Then of course Walmart has the AdMatch program but it doesn't help if you are counting on doubles or RR.

 I love websites and blogs about couponing (I'm sure couponing will be in websters dictionary along with googling real soon) and freebies. Facebook is a really good way to find deals. From Facebook friends I have found some really good websites that feature one day deals for moms and babies. Also companies are often posting on their pages about giveaways and coupons. I haven't really found anyone locally with a blog so I'm thinking about trying to start doing some posts about my shopping and coupon match-ups."I'm gonna use my coupons and get free stuff no matter how much it costs"  LOL What do you think?