Thankful Thursdays

I am thankful for yard sales, thrift stores, and finding a good deal. It is always fun to see what treasures you can find but also I love to see how I can save my family money by finding things used instead of new.

This summer I found these awesome pictures for Ruby's room for just $8
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Last weekend I found this 1924 Singer Sewing Machine at a yard sale for $20 and it works! Now I just need to learn how to sew!

Learning to communicate

From ruby and bananas

This is a video of Ruby eating a snack and doing some sign language.

This is for my bro...

whose birthday I forgot to post about which was September 5th. Happy Birthday! I will never forget again! :)

Happy 1st Birthday Ruby!

One year ago today Ruby came into this world. She was born at 5:51 am and weighed 5 pounds 1 oz and was 18 inches long. We celebrated on Friday by taking her out for her first taste of ice cream. As you can see by the picture she was pretty indifferent.

Thankful Thursdays

I am so thankful that I get to be a stay at home wife/mother. I love being at home with Ruby and being the person who teaches her and takes care of her. I am getting to enjoy keeping the house, cooking and learning to organize. I also love that I have a flexible schedule to spend time with friends and to go with Brian on business trips at the last minute. The daily sacrifices that we make are absolutely worth it to be able to be at home with Ruby. I wouldn't change it for the world.

I would love to hear what you are thankful for today

look what i discovered

Guess what Ruby discovered? Baby Einstein. We have definetly been more cautious and reserved parents to Ruby (not really letting her watch TV). However, this weekend in a mad rush to get our house clean before community group we popped in Baby Einstein and you see what happened in the pic. She couldn't take her eyes off the television...pretty crazy. Don't worry, we are not going to start using the tv as a babysitter.

Visit to Grandma and Grandpa Laffins

Brian picking berries in his parents garden. We love getting fresh veggies and berries from his parents garden. We have been making salsa and marina sauce this week with the fresh tomatos and peppers.

Ruby gets to play with her Daddy and Uncle John's toys from when they were little when she visits her grandparents.

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Ruby at 9 1/2 months hanging over her Daddy's shoulder. This is a common picture of Ruby. She loves it when Brian hangs her over his shoulder like this.