LOL

Here is a video I took today of Isabelle laughing at her crazy momma. I was jumping out from behind a wall and waving my arms like a crazy person. (I'm glad no one took a video of that.)

Sarah Palin....in my hometown!!

Last night, on her "Road to Victory" Rally, Sarah Palin made a stop in my hometown! She came to the football stadium where my high school plays!! Ben was in class, but my sister watched Isabelle for me so I could go and hear her speak! It was such a neat experience! This is a picture of my mom and I waiting for the rally to start. She and her friend Kay got there at around noon, and Sarah Palin didn't speak until around 7. They saved me a seat, and I met them there around 4:30. I saw on the news that there were people camping out the night before so they could get a could seat. They handed out these colored t-shirts for us to wear. Our whole side of the stadium spelled out USA. (You can see it in one of the videos below.) We were the blue in the middle of the red "S". We were about 5 rows up, DIRECTLY behind where her platform was.

My mom and her friend Kay:

The stadium was PACKED with people who came with all kinds of signs:

Before Sarah got there we heard several local representatives and state congressmen speak, but the real excitement started when Sarah got there! The crowd went crazy! The excitement was so contagious! I really felt like I was a part of history.

Here she is makin her entrance with her husband, Todd.

They said on the news that there were around 16,000 people there, but I think it was probably over 20,000. Supposedly, the stadium holds 20,000 people, and as you can see, both sides of the stands and the field are completely packed, and there were people lined up around the sides of the stadium too. I never thought I would see that football field covered in a sea of people like that.

Her speech was great! She had everyone so pumped!

Sarah and the "First Dude".

Then, as I was walking to my car, they stopped us so her motorcade could come through. I don't know which car she was in, but I just had to snap a picture.

Anyway, it was an awesome experience, and I'm so glad I get to say I was a part of it!

Here are a couple of videos from YouTube of the rally last night:

Pumpkin Patch

Today we drove up to Riner after church to go to the pumpkin patch. We went to Grandma's house first, then all rode together. I took this picture before we left our house...

Riding in Grandma's car on the way to the pumpkin patch.

Holding Daddy's hand...

The first thing we did when we got there is take a picture with the giant pumpkin.

Then we went to look at all the animals...

Then Izzy got to take her very first pony ride! She did great!

Next stop was the pumpkins!

Muscle woman trying to pick up the pumpkins...

She was so funny...she ran around rubbing the tops of all the pumpkins.

Family Picture...

Mommy and Isabelle on the tractor.

Daddy took her through the toddler maze.

Here is VERY short video of her riding the pony...I kinda wish it was a little longer...but I didn't want to miss getting any good pictures!!

They also had a bluegrass band playing, and Izzy was bouncing to the music...I didn't get a really good video of it, but here is what I got...

Anyway, we had a great time at the Pumkin Patch! Can't wait for next year!

Ms.Hollywood!

I guess Isabelle is entering into the "likes to play dress-up" stage. She loves to wear Mommy's sunglasses! She put them on at church the other night and had everyone laughing.

She also put this hat on herself this morning, and she usually doesn't like hats, but she walked around like she was so proud of herself for putting it on!


And here is a video of her sweet dance moves. (Please don't pay attention to the mess in the background. I have a one-year-old who can now reach the tops of tables and desks.)

Catching up (again)!

So I've gotten behind on posting pics of my baby...I have been a little obsessed with my new hobby of clipping coupons and chasing deals. (Thanks Amber!) More about that at the end of this post. Now onto the pictures....I found some old ones that were stored on the internal memory of my camera that I had forgotten about for awhile.

These first few are from a little thing we went to back in August. They had food and a live band at one of the local famers' markets. I love these B&W's of Isabelle with her Daddy...

This was shortly after she began walking, and we really hadn't thought about shoes, so she's walking around on the asphalt in her white socks. She was not shy at all...she loved walking up to people, and wanted to get as close to the music as possible. I can't believe how much she has grown just since August.



These next few are from a few weeks ago. We met Ben at a park near his work for a picnic lunch from Subway and then played on the playground for a few minutes.

Look at my big girl eating her own mini ham and swiss sub! (Yes, she ate the whole thing!)

Going down the slide

Static Electricity...
These pics are from one day last week. My next door neighbor started keeping kids in her home a couple months ago, and Isabelle and I have really enjoyed having someone to play with right next door.

Her and Jake were playing peek-a-boo around the tree:



Playing ball:


No, I am not nesting, (at least not that I know of), but my makeshift pantry shelf has been driving me crazy. It was supposed be a VERY temporary fix, as in a few weeks, and ended up being there for 7 months. (WOW, I can't believe we have lived in this house that long.) Since I have been stocking up on things at the grocery store when they are on sale, my sad little shelf would no longer do. I went to Big-Lots and used a 20% off coupon to buy a much bigger "temporary" cabinet.

Here is the "before" picture:

You can see in the lower right hand corner of this picture the culprit who has been taking my cans off the shelf.

(That's another reason why I needed something with doors!)

Before I took the stuff off the shelf and put it in this box, I decided to put Isabelle in there. She looks really happy about it, doesn't she?
Here is the "after": I wonder how "temporary" this cabinet will be? (Yes, there is fabric wrapped around the microwave. That is my sad attempt to make the kitchen a little more "colorful" until we get around to redoing it. Plus, it's one of those ancient ugly brown microwaves.)

One the best parts is that it has a lock on the door to keep mischevious babies out!

But the very best part is that it holds EVERYTHING, including the dogfood, and we have room to grow! (Thanks to my honey-bunny for putting it together for me.)
Now, onto my latest DEAL! I stocked-up on cleaning supplies at Walgreen's today! One of the websites Amber told me about, Money Saving Mom, did a post about these deals at Walgreen's, so I thought I would give it a try.

Here is what I got:

1 Scrubbing Bubble Automatic shower cleaner (retails for 24.99)

1 Scrubbing Bubbles foaming cleaner

1 Scrubbing Bubbles toilet gels

1 package of Shout wipes

1 bottle Fantastik cleaner

1 bottle Windex

1 can pledge furniture polish (with a free duster in the package)

2 tubes Crest toothpaste

With the sale prices only, I would have spent over $42 on all of this, but I had $24 worth of manufacturers coupons. (I printed most of them online, but got a couple from the Walgreen's EasySaver catalog from the front of the store.) Also, Walgreen's is offering mail-in rebates on all of these items this month, so I will get $16.50 in mail-in rebates back. Once I get those back, I will only have spent $3.55 on all this stuff! (and 2.10 of that was tax!)

Unfortunately, some of these sales ended today, but MSM has already posted new deals at Walgreen's for next week! Happy bargain hunting!!