Sunday, December 15, 2013

Hot Chocolate & Craft Time

Winter in Ohio can be a little crazy. We decided the best way to pass the time was to drink hot chocolate and be crafty!


The elephant mug was mine when I was little. My dad painted it for me and my name is on the trunk. Parker loved it!!


Pinterest is our favorite place! Ok, so it' my favorite and the family just has to deal with it!! :) Parker helped make a snowman for his bedroom door and then worked on designing one of a kind place settings for his grandparents. They plates where a hit with the grandparents!! :)

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Friday, December 13, 2013

What Are We Saving For?

We currently lease both of our cars. Did I mention we leased these cars on the same day? Yeah, double stupid tax being paid here!! Needless to say we are counting down until our leases are up, January 26, 2015. We can't sell our cars, we would have too much negative equity. So we are going to stick it out and just save!

The current plan is to save as much money as we possibly can and purchase two cars. Ray drives less than 10 miles a day to and from work. He is a car guy but knows that having an in expensive and paid for car is better for everyone. I drive a little further to work and we want to have a bigger more reliable car for the family. I will be getting a minivan! I will put it on the table now so it's not a surprise to anyone later. :)

A great friend told me, "The best time to look for and buy a used vehicle is when you don't need one!" We are currently looking so we have an idea of what is out there. It's exciting to have a plan and working the plan. We know what we want and we are going after it!!

Any car recommendations??


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Sunday, December 08, 2013

Life Skills: Undressing Yourself

We like to make things fun! Parker loves to do everything himself especially dressing and undressing. So we made it a fun game! :)

YouTube Video


He is going to love to watch these videos when he is a teenager! :)

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Making Memories with Popa & Grandma Terry

Parker loves helping in the kitchen. Popa and Grandma Terry let him help make eggies at their house. So when they came to our house to make dinner he jumped right in. Popa loves to help Parker learn new things. The video cracks me up everytime!




I am so grateful that Parker has loving family that want to make memories! These experiences will last a life time! :)

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Saturday, December 07, 2013

Parker being Parker :)

Here is a silly collection of Parker being Parker! :)

He loves his light up turtle that Uncle Jimmy got him. Love these pics

Parker + Pudding = cute


Warmer November allowed us time to play outside. Swings were taken down for the winter but the slide still works.




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