As we tighten our budget, I’m always looking for ways to spend less. Most of our budget refinements have been cutting things out, not driving as much, or buying less “things.” However, I just found this great site that allows us to still splurge on a dinner out every once in awhile! You can buy gift certificates to local restaurants (no chains) for a discount – for example, a $25 GC for $10 or a $10 GC for $3! Looks like the only catch is most of them have a minimum you have to spend in food purchases and some limit the nights of the week you can use the GC. I found a $25 gift certificate to Wine Knot in Kenosha for $10 and can be used any night of the week.
http://www.restaurant.com/index.asp?pgn=home
Monday, October 20, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Happy 65th Birthday Mom!
October 9 was Grandma Beth’s 65th Birthday! Will loves to celebrate with cake and candles so we were glad she could join us for dinner! 
For her birthday, Grandma got a durag and some bugeye goggles so she is better outfitted when she rides in the Ural sidecar with Grandpopper. Don’t worry, mom, you’ll look much cooler once you are IN the sidecar with these accessories! Will wanted to be just like grandma so we found daddy’s swim goggles and swim cap.
For her birthday, Grandma got a durag and some bugeye goggles so she is better outfitted when she rides in the Ural sidecar with Grandpopper. Don’t worry, mom, you’ll look much cooler once you are IN the sidecar with these accessories! Will wanted to be just like grandma so we found daddy’s swim goggles and swim cap.
Fall Harvest
Finally! The first weekend in October was the first weekend in a long time we were able to spend with daddy when he wasn’t out of town or painting. So, we decided to take in the fall season with a trip to The Bear Den petting zoo which also had hayrides and a pumpkin patch.
We packed a picnic and had lunch, visited all the animals and fed some, went on a bumpy hayride, picked some pumpkins, and as a grand finale, Will got to ride a real horse (something he has prematurely been asking to do). Here are a lot of pics!
Feeding deer
We packed a picnic and had lunch, visited all the animals and fed some, went on a bumpy hayride, picked some pumpkins, and as a grand finale, Will got to ride a real horse (something he has prematurely been asking to do). Here are a lot of pics!
What's in my sandwich?
Feeding deer
Stinky Skunk!
A peculiar bird that knows the look mommy gives Will when he is being naughty:
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Little Baby Sister or Brother
I am now 24 weeks pregnant with Will's little baby brother or sister. Will loves to touch and talk to mommy's belly, and show baby brother or sister his cool toys. He says he can't wait to hold the baby. I hope his excitement continues once the baby is here and staying for good! He'll be a great big brother and I can't wait for him to teach the next one everything (well almost everything) he knows!
Willy B Turns 2!
Will understood the meaning of a birthday a few weeks before his birthday. Although trying to get him to do the peace sign with his fingers to tell people he was 2 proved to be a little difficult. So, we decided to do one and one with the index fingers on both hands. Just a little lesson for Will that there is always more than one way to do something! 
All he wanted for his birthday was a birthday cake, people to sing him happy birthday, and to blow out the candles. He got his wish! But, I think he is also very happy with his 3 wheel scooter! We celebrated just the 3 of us on his birthday, then with a family birthday party the following Sunday. Thank you to all who came to help wish him a happy second birthday.
Willy B
This is our son, Will – born in September, 2006. It’s true what they say, once you have a child, your life is never the same, nor would you want it any other way. Every day, I look forward to coming home after work to see and talk to Will. He brings so much joy, laughter, and love into our house. He lights up the room with his smile and spirit.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Happy 4th Anniversary
This blog is a gift to my husband who has been requesting a place to document our family's growth to share with our friends and family who are a bit further away. However, since he is the creative writer, hopefully this blog will get more interesting once he sees it and starts blogging himself. I can already hear him coming up with twenty better names for our blog, but I thought what best sums up our life together? My unconditional love for him as a husband, father, and best friend and the love and experiences we share with our son, Will, and the “little brother or sister in mommy’s tummy.”
It’s amazing how much love one person can give. While pregnant with our first child, I remember thinking, how can I love someone as much as I love my husband? Will I lose the love and attention I receive from my husband when the baby is born? Will he love the baby more than me? Selfish thinking, I know. Thankfully, my husband is extremely generous with his love and there was enough to go around for our son and me! And, an amazing thing happened, I become extremely less selfish. Yes, I know, parenting forces this on you – BUT – now I would actually rather have my husband play with my son than play with my hair or give me a back massage. One of my favorite things is to sit in the living room and watch them wrestle around together. My husband can make my son laugh like I’ve never heard him laugh – that deep belly laugh. I tried during the first year to get Will to laugh like that, then gave up and conceded that only daddy can make Will laugh like that, and that makes me smile. Right now, one of Will’s favorite things to do is to get a running start to go get daddy. You may think of a running start as a 5 or maybe 10 feet for a 2 year old, but Will’s is 3 rooms length. He starts in the furthest corner of the kitchen, panting with excitement, in between breaths looking at me with bright eyes saying “I’m gonna go get daddy!” Then with a count of 1, 2, 3, he’s off in a high speed run through 3 rooms to tackle daddy on the floor – then a burst of that belly laugh. I would pay $100 every time for this entertainment.
There are things in this life I have compromised on, a life overseas, for example. However, there are things in this life I have been granted that far surpass a dreamer’s dream – a husband who makes me proud and keeps me stable, brings me laughter through his wit, surprises me with the things he knows how to do, shares the love of so many things with me, and spoils me to the point where I am far less independent because, well, my hubby will do it, and the best gift he’s given me, a son with a beautiful spirit. He brings me worry that if ever anything happened to him, I’m not sure how I would go on or could live without the joy he brings into our son’s life. There is no one I could imagine who would be a better husband for me or father to our children. Thank you for finding and choosing me. Happy fourth anniversary, my love.
It’s amazing how much love one person can give. While pregnant with our first child, I remember thinking, how can I love someone as much as I love my husband? Will I lose the love and attention I receive from my husband when the baby is born? Will he love the baby more than me? Selfish thinking, I know. Thankfully, my husband is extremely generous with his love and there was enough to go around for our son and me! And, an amazing thing happened, I become extremely less selfish. Yes, I know, parenting forces this on you – BUT – now I would actually rather have my husband play with my son than play with my hair or give me a back massage. One of my favorite things is to sit in the living room and watch them wrestle around together. My husband can make my son laugh like I’ve never heard him laugh – that deep belly laugh. I tried during the first year to get Will to laugh like that, then gave up and conceded that only daddy can make Will laugh like that, and that makes me smile. Right now, one of Will’s favorite things to do is to get a running start to go get daddy. You may think of a running start as a 5 or maybe 10 feet for a 2 year old, but Will’s is 3 rooms length. He starts in the furthest corner of the kitchen, panting with excitement, in between breaths looking at me with bright eyes saying “I’m gonna go get daddy!” Then with a count of 1, 2, 3, he’s off in a high speed run through 3 rooms to tackle daddy on the floor – then a burst of that belly laugh. I would pay $100 every time for this entertainment.
There are things in this life I have compromised on, a life overseas, for example. However, there are things in this life I have been granted that far surpass a dreamer’s dream – a husband who makes me proud and keeps me stable, brings me laughter through his wit, surprises me with the things he knows how to do, shares the love of so many things with me, and spoils me to the point where I am far less independent because, well, my hubby will do it, and the best gift he’s given me, a son with a beautiful spirit. He brings me worry that if ever anything happened to him, I’m not sure how I would go on or could live without the joy he brings into our son’s life. There is no one I could imagine who would be a better husband for me or father to our children. Thank you for finding and choosing me. Happy fourth anniversary, my love.
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