The cause of this:
Bathtime has become your very favorite. You splish-splash like crazy. That is the only time you really babble and make lots of noise. Of course, that could be that I'm not hearing it the rest of the day due to the crazies. Ha!
Where's Sweetness?
There, she is!
I love you, baby! Thanks for making each day a little brighter.
You are 3 years old!!! You are definitely coming into your own. You are talking up a storm these days. You are always making up stories and "pushing people's buttons". (You get that from your Daddy.) 
I guess that means it's time to fill it up with something fun.
Who doesn't love a good burritos and rootbeer?
In case you are wondering where Crazy #2 was, he was busy running all over the restaurant laughing at his parents chasing him.
Yes, at first glance you might think Crazy #1 is about to whack his brother, and that could very well be true. However, in this rare instance, they are actually playing together. Big brother is teaching Crazy #2 how to Limbo, complete with his own rendition of "How Low Can You Go".
And Sweetness says, "How did I end up in this crowd?" Don't you think she has perfected the look of disgust for the Crazies?
I really wanted to have a 4th of July party this year. I wanted to go all out and have our adult friends over on the fourth, but I decided that maybe this wasn't the year for that. (If you wonder why, refer to photos in right sidebar. Ha!)
So I decided to throw the kids a little party for playgroup. The great thing about kids is that they don't really eat fancy things. I just made sandwiches -the bread, lunchmeat, and cheese were all on sale last week at Kroger. I put out salsa and blue chips from Target that I bought the week before when they have the chips on sale with a free salsa if you bought 2 bags. I made brownies and decorated them with red, white, and blue.
I can't find my receipt now, but I know I paid just under $50 at Kroger for all of this. I believe the Daytona 500 sale will be running again next week, so I am looking forward to taking advance of some others deals next week. 
Later I went to Target for a quick trip. I spent $4.20 for all of these items. The strawberries are on sale for $1.99 and there are several $1 off coupons out there. I used ones from 2 mailers that I received. I got the hot dogs for 49c by stacking 2 - $1/1 coupons. I am saving these for the boys birthday parties. I have a freezer full now.
Aawww, my sweet precious Crazy boy. He has become quite the nuisance. Seriously. Nothing is safe.
Here are the links to what I think are the best lists for this week. Just click on the link.
I used my coupons from HEB to get lots of free stuff plus a few extra items. I also got 6 pounds of chicken breast (not shown). I've stocked up my pantry/fridge so much that I really have got to start using that stuff, so most of the things that I will be making this week will be from staples I already have.
Later I ran by Target and picked up a few Kashi products. This are always priced so much better there than at other stores. The same waffles are $4.19 at HEB instead of $1.99 at Target. They are even more expensive at Kroger. I had $1.50/1 coupons for the waffles making them 49c ea. I had a $1.50/1 coupon for the cereal bars which made them $1.04. I had nothing out of pocket because I had a $5 giftcard from a previous weeks deals.
I went to Kroger and spent $75. Hopefully, next week will be cheaper. I have a lot of stuff in my fridge and pantry. I just need to use it, but I wanted a few special things for Father's Day. We are planning on grilling out for my dad; plus I want to start stocking up for hurricane season. Hence, things like dry milk and pudding. I will try to pick up a few cans each week.
All of this beautiful produce came from Juarez Produce Market on Nasa around Texas Ave. (I think). It was only $7 for all this. The watermelons alone would normally be close to that price. They just opened up a week ago. The gentleman who runs it was very nice, and we will definitely be going back.
So we are attempting the garden again this year. Last year was well - a flop. But this year has already been great. We've had tomatoes, onions, strawberries, blueberries, and herbs to enjoy so far. We have 2 more tomato plants that are full of green tomatoes. Our cherry tomato plant has tons on it. The cantaloupe already has 3 little melons on it. The zucchini are growing. The strawberries have been great and really easy. We only got a few blueberries, but they were amazing.
The new thing for the kids is to find stink bugs and tell Mommy and Daddy to squish them. They are all over our garden. I haven't seen much damage yet, but we are trying to kill as many as we see. Who knew gardening was so gross.
We are so excited about our garden this year. It has really done well. We love checking over it each day. Those folks over at the Galveston County Ag Extension really know what they are doing. Our gardening experience has been so improved this year from last year by following their advice. I can't wait to see what the fall will be like. We get to try out a whole new set of veggies. Lots of fun when it actually works. Ha!
