My "Frugal Friday"

It's that time again! My newest savings post!! I went shopping on Tuesday and snagged these great deals..

Wal-Greens-

2 BIC Soleil Razors & 2 BIC Razor Cartridges ... $4.99 each - Had 2 "Buy 1 Razor get 1 FREE Cartridge" coupons, plus 2 $2 off coupons.. making these $3 each set, total of $6 for all!! (This was my favoritest deal.. as razors/cartridges are so much money!)

4 Bags of Chex Mix .. $0.99 each - Had 4 $1 off coupons making them FREE!

Wal-Mart-

1 Kotex Pantiliners (travel size) .. $1 each - Had $1 off coupon making this FREE!

1 Hickory Smoked Farmland Bacon .. $2.50 each - Had 1 $2 off coupon making this $0.50!!!

2 Johnson's Buddies Soap ... $0.97 each - Had 2 $1 Off coupons making these FREE!

2 Sunsilk Shampoo/Cond. bottles ... $2.92 each - Had 2 $1 off coupons making these $1.92 each!

1 Band-Aid Box .. $1.97 - Had $1 off coupon making these $0.97!

I wanted to find the trial size box of band-aids so they'd be free, but couldn't seem to locate them in my limited store-run! The shampoo wasn't as great a deal as I would have liked, but I really needed it! Very excited about the razor deals I got and the FREE chex mix!! (So was my hubby!) I love scoring such great deals.. after the book sale tomorrow I might try again for a small round 2!!

Homeschool Book Sale!

This is just a fast post to let all of you in my area, know about a great homeschooling gathering happening soon!

Homeschool Used Booksale

at the E. Free Church

Sat. May 31

from 9am - 1 pm

(the early bird gets the deals!)

It's a great time to check on curriculum out there, and chat with other families about what they used for their kids and why. Great for starting homeschoolers like me, or people who have been doing it for a while, and just need new material at a greatly reduced price! Hope to see some of you there!

Memorial Day FUN!

We had such a fun weekend with Josh's family the past 4 days! They came and camped at our house, during which we had lots of fun!! Sun. night we were cooking for 19 people!!! (Us Helwegs, Parthuns, and a few of Anna's friends!) It was a blast!! Big party weekend!! Enjoy the pics..

The Helweg Girls (minus Rebekah) go for a boat ride at Itasca!

Hannah enjoying the Corgi Puppies!

The Grandmas fall asleep on the couch!

The Helweg Boys and their toys!

Leah with her Auntie "Maury" (Mary)

And of course, the annual Badminton Tournament!

Mary Grace and Bekah

Hannah and Bekah

Isaac and Leah "share" their toys

Hungry Bekah

I took this video of Bekah a week ago, when she was just so hungry she was trying to eat her fist!! I love her little baby sounds.. so fun! She also hates her tummy time, so that's another reason she could be annoyed.. :)

Good Girl Mommy!

I just love toddlers!

Today as Leah and I spent some time outside weeding my strawberry beds, Leah watched as I pulled all the weeds "yucky plants", and threw them on the grass. She watched me work for a while, and then came over softly, put her hand on my shoulder and said "Good Girl Mommy!"

Well, at least all I do doesn't go unnoticed, even by my 2 year old!!!

Family Visit

Josh's family came for a visit 2 weeks ago, and this was the first time everyone but Grandma got to see Rebekah! It was a very nice visit, great dinner and of course, fun pictures!! They will be coming to camp here over Memorial Day, so we are very excited to see them again, for longer!

Grandpa and Grandma Helweg

Grandma enjoys kisses from Leah!

Grandpa David with his 4th Granddaughter, Rebekah!

Toddlers.. so fun!! (and funny!)

This last week, I was painting my toenails and Leah saw me and was very curious what I was doing. Then she indicated she wanted "Pity-Toes" too.. (Pretty toes) and so I took her little toenails and I painted them!! She LOVED it and walks around all day looking at her feet, and showing everyone her pretty toes!

Mom and Leah's Pretty Toes!

Leah.. and her "smile"

Also this week, I went in one morning to change Leah's diaper after she had just woken up, and placed Rebekah on the changing table next to her, as they both were awake. Bekah cooed at Leah, and Leah giggled. I said "Did Bekah talk to you?" she said "Yeah" "What did she say?" I asked. Leah looked at me then said "Meemee" which is Leah for "Excuse me" I laughed and laughed over that one. :)

Mother's Day '08.. my 2 beautiful girls!

This Mother's Day I was blessed to have the best present of all.. getting to go back to church with my family!!! We had been waiting until Bekah got the "Ok" from her doctor, and we recovered from our colds, which happened to coincide on the same week.. Mother's Day weekend! I was so happy to be back, and that people who had prayed for us got to see our little Rebekah! It was a happy Mother's Day for me!

We all got dressed up and I took pictures of the girls after church.. it was too much to ask to get ANOTHER family picture.. (Josh HATES pictures.. :) (Plus I love the ones we just did) these shots are so cute.. I just love having girls to dress up!! So fun!!! Enjoy my little sweeties...

Leah Rose.. 25 Months old

Rebekah Grace.. 2 Months old

Sisters are so sweet!

The Lord's Prayer.. from a 2 year old!!

I got this in an email this week.. it is amazing!!! What a precious song for this 2 1/2 year old to learn! I love her voice.. so musical at such a young age!! Enjoy!

Sisterly Love

New Bekah Pics!

Well, Bekah turns 2 months old in a few days!!! ( How did that happen?) She was just weighed yesterday and came in at a whopping 8 lbs 13 oz and measures 21" long!!! I know she is still so tiny, but she definately is big to us, having started out so small! She is doing so well at home, and even managed to skip getting a cold when all of us were sick last week! Yay! She is very expressive with her smiles, and gives me lots of "stare" looks! She also is very good at holding her head up, and is trying to learn to roll over! She's really progressing!

Here is our little sweetie at (almost) 2 months old

Here is her "stare" I told you about!

Sweet outift from the Berges!

This is my smily, happy girl.. :)

My Savings this week...

I got everything pictured here for the grand total of $1.82!!!!!!!

There are times I just love Wal-Greens.. like this week with their killer RR deals!! The tea was another Freebie deal from Target, and as it ends today I had to stock up again! I would have taken advantage of the great P&G RR deal at Wal-Greens as well, but wouldn't you know it, my Wal-greens was out of the majority of it. What a bummer! Well, still a great deal for us this week!

New Family Pictures!

Here is our family... recently blessed with our little Bekah!

FREE Money!!

Who couldn't use a FREE $25?

That's what you ll get for signing up!!! It's totally FREE with no strings attached, just fill out the form and away you go!! Plus, if you sign up under me (with the above link) I will get an additional $10 for my account! :) (Revolution Money Exchange is a company like Paypal)

So.. how will you use your $25?

Look-Alikes!!

Looking back through my family's baby pictures, to see who Bekah resembles.. we came across these pictures!!! They are IDENTICAL to our Rebekah!!! I'll give you one guess who this little baby girl is.. :)

Guess who it is yet?

ah, you can do it!

This is our Rebekah...

Give up? The first two pictures are baby pictures of my sister Anna! They are sooooooo alike aren't they? Very fun... Leah looked just like me at birth, and Rebekah looks like Anna. My mom is getting scared.. it's like she's back 22 years ago, looking at her two girls! (Anna and I) Funny how that works huh?

Praise God for Insurance!!!

Today was that blessed day... the day I recieved Rebekah's "bill" for her birth, time spent in the NICU and medical expenses. (Excluding the Helicopter ride and my birth expenses.. they should still be coming.. :)

The Grand Total came to : (drum roll please)........ $30, 798.00 !!!!

Price breakdown: $22,000 for her hospital stay
$8,798 for medical expenses

And to think our insurance covered EVERY penny!!! We won't have to pay anything!
Wow! I am in awe of how God has blessed us! Amazing!!!

New Sister Pics

Leah asks all day if she can "hode it" (hold it) (meaning baby Rebekah) and here are some cute pictures of the two of them from Leah's latest loving opportunity!