Couponing: Week 2

So I have been couponing for 2 weeks now. Here is all the stuff I got this week. With rewards, coupons and gift card bonuses, I paid NOTHING out of pocket for any of this stuff. It retails about $35 before tax. Plus I started getting free samples in the mail (pictured: Atkins starter kit and Carefree liner sample). I have been signing up for about 5-10 samples a day. I'm excited to see a few finally come!

Couponing!

 I have found a new hobby: COUPONING! A few weeks ago, I started watching the TLC show Extreme Couponing and I felt so beside myself. How in the world can these people be buying HUNDREDS of dollars for only $5-10??

It's all about the coupons! 

Welcome Baby Boy Forsgren!

Here are a few of the first pictures of Layne and La Donna's newest addition (name to come shortly), born today at 10:53am. He weighs 8lbs 15oz, measures 21 inches long. Mommy and baby are both doing great, just resting. I'm in Iowa watching their other kids, we're having lots of fun!

Baby Boy is baby #19 from my siblings' children. A very exciting day!

Spring Break 2011: Oregon Day 2

We started off the day with breakfast/lunch at my mom's house in Independence. Here is Brian cooking in the kitchen. We went through way too much bacon :)

Spring Break 2011: Oregon Day 1

Because our schedule will be crazy this year with new baby, we thought we would make a trip to Oregon during Brian's spring break from school. And luckily, it fell on Easter weekend! We initially planned the trip to take two driving days (LA to Salem is 15 hours), stopping in northern California. But last minute, we decided to just wake up early and see how far we could drive before Mariah goes crazy. She was SOOO good in the car! we only stopped twice for gas/food, and she kept herself entertained with movies on the iPad.

On the first full day of our trip, we went with my sister Tina to the Salem Riverfront Carousel. It was so fun.

Spring Break 2011: Mariah Makes Cookies

For Easter, Brian's mom got Mariah a super-cute apron so she could help us cook in the kitchen.

Here she is mixing (and probably eating) the batter.

Spring Break 2011: LA Temple Trip

 As members of the LDS church, we are encouraged to go to the temple regularly. Brian and I have made it our goal to go once a month (but have yet to go this year!). We finally arranged babysitting with a teen girl in our ward, so we could finally go together. It was awesome to be able to experience the temple again as a couple since the past few times we have had to go separately. The church is true!

Like Mom

I know these pictures aren't identical or anything, but after I took it, it reminded me of a picture of myself when I was about Mariah's age. They are both way over-exposed. Similar?

Easter Egg Hunt 2011

Today Mariah and I went to an Easter egg hunt in the park with my mommy friends. It's a few weeks early, but since most of my friends are fellow dental school wives, we wanted to celebrate before all of our husbands went on spring break from school.

We're Having a Baby and It's a ...

Sweet little GIRL!!

{here's the proof}