3 Boys In a Crib (or How Daddy Keeps the Boys Warm After Their Baths)

First boy out of the tub...
2 boys out of the tub...

3 boys out of the tub!

Happy brothers!

BBQ meatballs

I absolutely love the Pioneer Woman's website! This is what I'm making tonight. I was reading her recipe index this morning and salivating. I hope to try this soon. I would highly recommend any recipe on her website. Picture of tonight's dinner posted soon!

First, a couple of hams...
with the king of the hams...

and the leftovers from some of the best meatballs I've ever made.

My Two Babies

My two babies. Andrew was napping, Joel was done with his nap, and I don't think Noah napped!

Joel brings this hat up to me so I put it on and he still had it on a few minutes later.

Something he has never done before. I have found the other two boys sleeping in different places, but never Joel. Today he seemed really quiet so I went to check on him and he had fallen asleep in his pack n play. I put him to bed and he slept for almost 3 hours! Go Joel!

What a sweetie!

What's Cookin'

Mon~Oven-baked burritos , salad
Tues~Ranchero black and white beans with ham, carrots
Wed~Worcestshire chicken, potatoes, green beans
Thurs~Pancakes, bacon, fruit
Fri~ Kids get mac and cheese, mom and dad are going to Mol's couple's night out
Sat~Sesame pork tenderloin, wild rice or potatoes, veggie saute, something delicious for dessert (we're having friends for dinner)
Sun~Veggie beef soup, bread

Kraft Cheese coupon

I was able to print two more $1 off 2 Kraft cheese coupons here this morning. Use these this week at Meijer to get 4 8 oz. bricks of cheese for $3.34. Some of you are probably wondering what we do with all this cheese. It gets eaten, believe me. :-)

Cookies=Happy Boy

The instigator...

the eater...
the two culprits together.
I asked Andrew to give Joel a cookie and he gave Joel three cookies! Joel thought it was wonderful! I did take one away from him. :-)

My Meijer Deals

*Kraft Cheese
On sale 3/$5, when you buy 3, you automatically get $1 off. I had two coupons for $1 off 2, so I bought 4 bricks. Total: $3.34 for 2 lbs of cheese

*Nabisco Wheat Thins
On sale for $1.88. I bought 3 boxes and used Meijer Mealbox coupon for $1/3 and will save my receipt for the Kraft/Nabisco Rebate. I still have to buy 3 more boxes of crackers or cookies to reach my total, but I have until June 30. Total: $4.64 for 3

*Eckridge hot dogs
On sale for $1.25 each. Used Meijer Mealbox coupon for $1/3. Total: $2.75 for 3

*Philadelphia cream cheese
On sale for $1.25 each. Used $1/3 from Meijer Mealbox. Total: $2.75 for 3

*I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
On sale for $1.50, used $1 off coupon. Total: 50 cents

*Aunt Millie's Healthy Goodness Whole Grain White Bread
Buy 1 loaf, get 2 free. Total: $2 for 3 loaves

Ultrasound and Birthday

No pics, but thought I would give an update. Last week on my birthday I had an ultrasound (I am 21 weeks) and everything looked good! They couldn't see everything so I have to have another one the beginning of March, and also my glucose test. I'm trying to be really good before my glucose test because I do not want to have gestational diabetes again like I did with Noah, but its really difficult! Self-control is definitely something I have to work on. :-)
So, Chris told me he had taken the day off for my birthday and there was a restaurant in Newaygo he wanted to take me to. So after the ultrasound, we drove up to Newaygo. The whole way there, I'm thinking, This had better be a really good restaurant since we're driving so far away! We pulled up to this place called The Shack where there were only like 3 cars in the parking lot. Chris goes in to see where the restaurant was and comes out with a room key! He had surprised me by arranging babysitters and keeping it a total secret from me. I was blown away! It was a great birthday surprise. I would highly recommend going to The Shack. It was very comfy and the bedtime banana splits can't be beat. :-)
I came home to happy kids and a clean house thanks to my sisters-in-law. It was one of my best birthday memories and I am so thankful to Chris for arranging it all and surprising me!

What's Cookin'

Tonight we had meatball hoagies (which were excellent!) with spinach salad.
Here's the rest of the week:
Tues~Orange chicken, rice, corn, salad
Wed~Eggs and toast (don't think Chris will be home)
Thurs~Tacos, salad, chips and salsa
Fri~Cousin's Night Out-I have to bring a dessert and was thinking of making cheesecake.
Sat~Frozen pizza, salad
Sun~Beef Vegetable soup, bread

Kraft/Nabisco Rebate Deal

Remember this deal? If you still have the rebate booklet (no longer available), you can do a similar deal this week at Meijer. I was super excited to remember that I bought 4 boxes of Nabisco crackers last week at Target for $.50 apiece (and still have the receipt!), so I already have a good deal started. Here's a scenario that will work for me. Your total price will be a bit higher unless you can find cheap crackers somewhere.

Buy 6 Koolaid Jammers (only 5 are needed for rebate.) Do separate transactions of 3 Koolaid Jammers and receive a total of $$6 off your next order at Meijer.
I bought 4 boxes of Cheese Nips at Target last week using $2/2 boxes of Nabisco crackers (printed twice).
I need to buy 6 more boxes of Nabisco crackers at $2.49 each. This should cost me $12.94 after using two Meijer Mealbox coupons for $1/3 Nabisco crackers (I've heard you can also stack these with manufacturer coupons, but I haven't been able to get that to work).
Last, I need to buy 5 Easy Mac cups which I believe are $1 apiece.

So this is the breakdown:

5 Koolaid Jammers $4.34
4 Cheese Nips $2
6 boxes of Crackers $12.94
5 Easy Macs $5
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Total: $24.28

Receive $20 back from rebate making my OOP $4.28

To make this deal better, I need to find out if any other stores have crackers that would be less than $2.16 each.
Happy hunting! :-)

Update: I just saw Cheese Nips at Dollar General for $1.85/box.

Another update: I just read somewhere that Cheese Nips are on sale for $1/box at Walmart! If you use the $2/2, these would be free! Not for sure if this is true at Grand Rapids' Walmarts, but worth look if you are near one.

Caramel machiato

I just tried make a caramel machiato with no expresso machine and no milk steamer using three different sets of directions. Don't think it tasted exactly like Starbuck's or Bigby's, but it was definitely a lot cheaper. :-) Anyone had success making fancy coffee drinks at home?