Summa Time

Summer has been a blast! I can't believe it is about to come to an end already! Fall is my favorite time though, so I start to get excited once the season changes! I have not been that great at taking pictures this summer, but here is a bit of what we have been up to. To start, a picture of my wonderful husband and 2 beautiful children who I have had so much fun playing with in the sunshine! We love to hang outside as a family, just doing whatever!


As you may know, I am a concert junkie! I went with a group of girls to see Luke Bryan at the Westerner and it was a great concert! We got to meet him and take a photo ... but man, what is up with my 8 chins!! yuck!!


Bonnie and I at the concert ... she goes to them all! And she is the one that always hooks us up with back stage and great seats! We always have a blast! By the way .... I am blonde now! I decided that while it was short, what the hell! I was going to try blonde for once in my life! I actually really like it, but I'm sure I'll go back one day. I'm always changing my hair, thank goodness for a fabulous sister that does hair! Love ya Valerie :)

OK this next photo is one of my best shopping trips to Smiths since I started this whole coupon thang! As you can see, I got oodles of stuff! Cereal, baby wipes, pop corn, yogurts, noodles, ketchup, paper towels, crackers, canned fruit, brownies, hand soap, pizza rolls, cookie mix, croutons, gum, whipping cream, bar soap, clorox bleach, fruit snacks, salt, soda ... I think I named it all! I have really learned how to save $money$ with my coupons, and I don't think I can ever shop again w/o them!!


This is my reciept from the shopping trip above! It is actually wrong because I got $5 cash back (I was charged wrong on my canned fruit). So for everything above, total was $156.84. I paid a total of $32.55 and saved $124.29!! How sweet is that!! I don't do this great on every shopping trip, only when Smiths has their big sale where they round up your coupons. BUT, I do save at least 50% on my groceries, EVERY TIME I go!! It's an awesome way to save money!! But I won't lie, it does take time to clip those coupons and a little longer to shop! It's worth it to me!

Kyle and I on our annual camping trip to Bear Lake over the 24th of July! We look forward to this every year! Its so fun to just play and relax on the beach, we love it! This time I finally got me a raspberry shake and it was yummy!! We went with Tracy & Nick, Sheena & Travis and their famililes. Thanks guys, it was a blast!

Kohen had fun playing with the mudd and any stick and rock he could find :) I tried to take him out in his tube, but he just wanted out so he could run on the beach and Mom could chase him! Cute little stink!!

And here is my beautiful little Grace!

We always stop to see Kyle's Grandma Biggs in Preston, Idaho ... and we have started to go up and visit Kyle's Dad up at his property as well each year. Its not too far from the lake so its nice to go up and visit with him. One of these years we need to take our trailer up and camp with his Dad!

This is something that Kyle has wanted to do for the kids and check - it - out!!! How cool is that! Kyle just busted out the hammer and nails and put this together one weekend! The kids love to play in it! All he needs to finish really is the shingles on the roof. There's carpet and all inside! I think he did a fantastic job, love you babe!

And last ... our garden!! This is only part of it :) Kyle has done an amazing job with it this year and we have been enjoying fresh veggies with our dinners! There is nothing better than fresh salsa or a garden salad, right from your own dirt!! Yumm!!! I am supposed to attempt canning salsa this year since we have ten thousand tomato plants!! Eeek!!! We will see how that goes :)