In my endeavors to try and save money, I thought I could use Tony's dull clippers to cut Sawyer's hair. I set everything up and all was going well until Sawyer headed in the house. I went back in and grabbed him and proceeded to fall out the back door with Sawyer in my arms. He was safe, but my shins were the only thing to catch us. It must have been because I am pregnant, but it turned out to be incredibly painful, swollen, and it made me miserable for almost a week. And Sawyer's hair turned out to have long and short spots throughout. Guess I will get some sharper clippers and not carry him out the back door anymore. Haircut saving: $11. Two nights of lost wages at restaurant: $80. Savings: -$69. :( My mom had come into town for the weekend, so even though I was in pain, it was nice to spend the weekend with her too. (We didn't take any photos though.)
One Saturday in the middle of the month (with my persuasive skills), I talked Tony into driving us to Ross Park to play in the water. We hadn't been swimming all summer and I just knew Sawyer would have fun. The first part of the day was a little chilly. Tony is very much against the cold and he was wanting to go home. We got out and dried off, enjoyed some taffy, and then headed back for more. It did eventually warm up a little and Sawyer started to enjoy the kiddie play area. I liked the lazy river. We couldn't stay as long as I would have liked because I had to work in the early evening, but I thought it was fun anyhow.
As much as I have tried to keep it on the down low, I suppose the secret must be let out. We bought a mini van. I was having car alarm issues, so I stopped locking my car and some punk kids stole my extra car key out of my car. This led us to finally decide that my car needed to go and we needed something that would accommodate our growing family, yet was still cost effective for us. Tony found a mini van in good condition and for the right price on KSL. So we loaded up and made an early morning adventure to Salt Lake (like 5:30 a.m. early). By about noon we had two vehicles to drive home. I wanted to run to the Gateway really fast and make a Build-a-Bear for the baby (because we had done it for Sawyer before he was born), and to let Sawyer play in the water fountains. We ate our peanut butter and jelly I had packed us as we made a quick jaunt into downtown. I got to make a bear that looks similar to Sawyer's and has the same Harley Davidson shirt. I didn't get to name him though because we still hadn't agreed on the baby's name yet. Tony took Sawyer to go play in the water and he thought it was awesome. Even though the signs say to exit the water area once the large fountain show starts, no one seemed to heed that warning and so Sawyer continued to play as well. Once the water stopped, he was sad and very ready for a nap, so we drove home. With road construction and a couple car accidents, it ended up taking us over 4 1/2 hours to get home. I was very happy to see our house.
In my endeavors to try and save money, I thought I could use Tony's dull clippers to cut Sawyer's hair. I set everything up and all was going well until Sawyer headed in the house. I went back in and grabbed him and proceeded to fall out the back door with Sawyer in my arms. He was safe, but my shins were the only thing to catch us. It must have been because I am pregnant, but it turned out to be incredibly painful, swollen, and it made me miserable for almost a week. And Sawyer's hair turned out to have long and short spots throughout. Guess I will get some sharper clippers and not carry him out the back door anymore. Haircut saving: $11. Two nights of lost wages at restaurant: $80. Savings: -$69. :( My mom had come into town for the weekend, so even though I was in pain, it was nice to spend the weekend with her too. (We didn't take any photos though.)
One Saturday in the middle of the month (with my persuasive skills), I talked Tony into driving us to Ross Park to play in the water. We hadn't been swimming all summer and I just knew Sawyer would have fun. The first part of the day was a little chilly. Tony is very much against the cold and he was wanting to go home. We got out and dried off, enjoyed some taffy, and then headed back for more. It did eventually warm up a little and Sawyer started to enjoy the kiddie play area. I liked the lazy river. We couldn't stay as long as I would have liked because I had to work in the early evening, but I thought it was fun anyhow.
As much as I have tried to keep it on the down low, I suppose the secret must be let out. We bought a mini van. I was having car alarm issues, so I stopped locking my car and some punk kids stole my extra car key out of my car. This led us to finally decide that my car needed to go and we needed something that would accommodate our growing family, yet was still cost effective for us. Tony found a mini van in good condition and for the right price on KSL. So we loaded up and made an early morning adventure to Salt Lake (like 5:30 a.m. early). By about noon we had two vehicles to drive home. I wanted to run to the Gateway really fast and make a Build-a-Bear for the baby (because we had done it for Sawyer before he was born), and to let Sawyer play in the water fountains. We ate our peanut butter and jelly I had packed us as we made a quick jaunt into downtown. I got to make a bear that looks similar to Sawyer's and has the same Harley Davidson shirt. I didn't get to name him though because we still hadn't agreed on the baby's name yet. Tony took Sawyer to go play in the water and he thought it was awesome. Even though the signs say to exit the water area once the large fountain show starts, no one seemed to heed that warning and so Sawyer continued to play as well. Once the water stopped, he was sad and very ready for a nap, so we drove home. With road construction and a couple car accidents, it ended up taking us over 4 1/2 hours to get home. I was very happy to see our house. 