Carly's First Day of Preschool

Carly started preschool October 14th. It seems really late to be starting school when Hunter has been going since August. She's been asking me every day since his first day when it was going to be her turn. Finally that day came!


Wow, my little girl is in school and in her glory. Lots of friends, coloring, painting, learning and snacks. She wore her "Purrfect" Halloween Kitty Shirt and wanted me to curl her hair and put it into pigtails. She used her Bratz backpack that's been floating around here for a few years. And that middle picture is her with the main teacher, Miss Kris. She takes preschool at the local High School. The high school kids are offered a child development class and then after 6 weeks of preparation, they teach the preschool kids. That's why Carly is starting so late in the year. It's reasonably priced at $55 a month and she goes twice a week from 9:40 until 12:00. The ratio is one high school student to one preschool student. I love the fact that I pull up to the school, they come out and get her out of the car, I sign the drop off sheet and she's delivered safely. No having to park the car, get her and Fisher out and taking her inside. Totally nice. Then when it's time to pick her up, I put her sign in my car window, pull up, they read the sign, radio for them to bring her to the car and then they make sure she's buckled up before I go.

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I wanted to let you know of some new links on my sidebar:


She Shops Smart Utah Deal Diva and Deal Seeking Mom. Also underneath these three you will find a link for PinchingYourPennies.com where you will find great deals as well.

I have gotten some awesome deals by using the information on these sites. These 4 don't cost a thing. They're just mom's trying to help other mom's get a great deal. Happy deal hunting!

My last deal to Target made me money. I got 2 small bags of chex mix, 1 big bottle of palmolive dish soap, 4 glade plug in gel warmers each with a refill in them, and 4 single serve Cheerios. After coupons and rebates, I will have gotten all the items for free + $1.75 in my pocket. Can't beat that :)

I also got Hunter clothes for next year at The Children's Place for a steal with the $20 off $80 purchase. Everything listed here was on clearance and with the coupon, final price for each item was:
1 pair of cargo shorts @ $5.24
4 pairs of mud classic jeans @ $5.99 each
3 long sleeved sport henley shirts @ $4.19 each
4 classic polo shirts @ $4.19 each
and 2 tank tops for Fisher @ $.74 each
Great deal on 14 Children's Place items! My total was $60.01 + $4.11 tax and $5.00 shipping.

I also got the twin dinosaur bedding set with a laugh sign for $10.89 shipped that is on UtahDealDiva's site. Go check it out.

**Edited 10-15-09. I got an email saying they are out of stock on the bedding set so I had to call and cancel it, bummer...**

Hunter's Special Birthday

Hunter had a very special birthday this year.


He turned 8 on Saturday September 26th.


And was also baptized that day by his dad.


I was so proud of him! Getting baptized was all he could talk about for at least 6 months. He was so excited for his big day! All of our families were there as well as a few close friends. Dan got choked up during the baptism and then I cried too. There was one other little boy getting baptized as well. Afterward, we went to our house for lunch and celebrated Hunter's Birthday.
When everyone was gone, we all took a break and had a nap and then later that night, we took him to Boondocks. I think Boondocks will become a birthday tradition for him. He's asked to go there 2 years in a row now. We had a blast and stayed until close.