I love when I can save money on groceries! I'm always disappointed when my savings don't work out as planned. Case in point. Monday morning, I decided to drive across town to our new Aldi to shop for produce before going to a friend's for a play date. The kids and I were out the door bright and early and arrived at Aldi...a half hour before they opened. Grr. Now I know they don't open until 9, so I won't make that mistake again. But sadly, it meant I didn't get to shop at Aldi this week. The good news is that the mega sale deals at Kroger were really good this week! I stocked up on lots of … Read More...

How was your week? We loved having Andy home for a four day weekend. Easter was simple and lovely. We went to 7:00 Son-Rise church on Easter and then enjoyed lunch with Andy's parents and Grandma. Nathan had fun looking for Easter eggs and Emma liked shaking hers. The weather was so beautiful that we managed an outside family picture in our Easter outfits after church. Nathan liked pressing the timer button on my camera, which is why this picture is my favorite, of him running back to press the button again! I hope your Easter was lovely, too. While we were out as a family over the … Read More...

It's been awhile since I shared a grocery post with you! I meant to wrap up March before I left for our Spring Break travels but it didn't happen. Did you do anything special for Spring Break? Andy attended a history conference in Atlanta, Georgia, which is where my sister and her family live. While Andy went to the conference and explored Civil War sites in the area, the kids and I enjoyed time with my sister and her 5 kids. Nathan loved playing with his cousins, falling into an exhausted sleep each night after playing hard all day. Obviously, I didn't go grocery shopping on vacation and … Read More...