WInCo and Chex mix anyone..

Today we ventured out to the new Winco store in Midvale. It was about a 30 minute drive, but i had heard they had really good deals and i thought if the deals were good it would be worth the drive...well at this point i'm not sure it's any better of a deal than going to walmart and price matching. Some things would have been cheeper if i price matched, but overall ig ot my 2 weeks worth of groceries, plus 2 hams and everything for christmas eve dinner for 150.00. so overall nott oo bad...the drive makes it sixes..

Also, Savannah and i also made chex mix today. About 3 years ago our neighboor brought us some gooey sweet chex mix and for the past 3 years i have been searching out a recipe to make some of the same. I think we finally hit it on the nose this year because savannah wouldn't stop eating it. I finally had to give her a little sandwhich bag with some in it that was hers! I put the rest away..of course we won't mention how much i ate, but i was getting a little worried that there wouldn't be any left for Matt when he comes home tomorrow afternoon!

Dance Class

Today Savannah had her dance recital. It started in the morning with a dress rehearsal. During this rehearsal they took pictures of all the girls together and then individually. This was also the first time that Savannah had ever been on stage. So, of course me being her mom i was worried about stage fright, not remembering what to do, etc... Well after the rehearsal we headed home to get some lunch and during the drive Savannah and i had a little conversation....

Mom: "Savannah do you want to keep going to dance class after the recital?"
Savannah: "no, i don't want to do dance."
Mom: "why don't you want to do dance?"
Savannah: "I don't want to do dance class, i just want to do the stage!"
Mom: "you have to do dance to be able to dance on the stage."
Savannah: "oh, okay..i want to go to dance class so i can do the stage!"

She cracks me up! No stage fright. She loved every minute of it and when the recital was over she informed us that her favorite part was when "all the people clapped for me!"
I think she's gonna follow in her Aunt Amber's footsteps! she loves the stage!

the latest....

so i have been totally awful with updating my blog. What's new with that?? So the past little while, especially after working this last weekend and having only 10 hours of sleep in 2 1/2 days, and my parents being completely exhausted after watching my kids (who of course don't sleep the best in an unfamiliar place) i have been contemplating dropping one more shift. I have thought about it over and over...of course the only downside is less money (and i really think i have a spending problem!), but the positives are numbered. I really want to be home more, use my family less for babysitting, and i would be able to take my kids to church, something that doesn't happen often with matt working every weekend and me working every other. Savannah starts primary this year and i would love for her to be there every Sunday.

So what is holding me back....the uncertainty of Matt's jobs. This job should last hopefully untill hs decides to leave it, but with the history behind us i am having a hard time letting go. It wouldn't be easy to pick shifts back up again! I did however drop my insurance for this coming year and Matt will carry the benefits for us.

Am i crazy for having such a hard time making this decision??? It seems like it is so obvious!

My very first Deer!!

I shot my very first deer this week. Matt has been such a good sport in buying me a gun, taking me shooting, buying me the gear i needed to be able to Hunt. We had always talked about going hunting together and after 5+ years we finally got the oppurtunity! We had a lot of fun....what a thrill to shoot the deer...i think i might be addicted! :)

Boots???

Today i came into the living room and Savannah had set up camp by the T.V. Nonetheless, she was wearing a new pair of shoes! Her dads work boots!

Carving Pumpkins and Halloween Costumes

Trick or Treating in American Fork with Hunter, Porter, Grandma Fox, Savannah. Sadie and Kayla were also with us, but not in this picture! Savannah decided not to be a witch, she had to be Tinkerbell like the little girl that babysits her! Luckily one of the gals at work had a costume we could borrow!

Savannah's Witch costume.

Carving Pumpkins!!

Matt Got a Deer!

For my first hunting trip Matt took me to cabellas and got me all equipped to go out. The gun, the ammo, the boots, the gloves, hat, coat, etc... We had a blast going out early in the morning (and when i say early i mean like 3:30 a.m.) We hiked in the dark, almost got trampled by a herd of doe, and we got to sit on the mountainside while the sun came up! All without our kids. Of course, we had tags to shoot a buck and i think we saw 25 doe and no buck! Long story short we headed home after 3 days of hiking with absolutely nothing! Matt went out one other night and the hunt was over....thanks to some friends in the ward that got Matt a tag to hunt on their private property and he finally got to shoot something! YAY!!!!