Red Robin

Thanks to Nannie for a night on the town with the kids! We had strict orders to take the kids to Red Robin for dinner a few weeks ago. It's hands-down the kids favorite place to eat. Here are a few pictures from the night.




He was covered in macaroni & cheese. And loved every minute of it. Thanks Nannie!

Sometimes it sucks.

Kaleb's reaction when he realized it wasn't his birthday we were celebrating...

Wordless Wednesday - Badger Hat

Photos by Ruthie

Wurkin'

Last week when I went to get Kaleb up in the morning he stood up in his crib and said: Wurkin' and shook his head. I asked him again what he said and he repeats: Wurkin' nose. And it dawned on me. He was telling me that his nose was not working. A little stuffy in the morning, I guess. :)

Imagination at work!

Save-a-Lot Grand Opening

I had the opportunity to attend the Grand Opening of Save-A-Lot here in Charlotte, NC. I received the invitation to attend the event with other local bloggers -- and if I'm being honest, I had to run the invitation past this fantastic blogger to make sure it was legit. :) Sure enough -- they found my blog -- probably because I post pretty frequently about saving money. It is something I really love. And that's really the hallmark of Save-A-Lot Stores -- they have figured out a way to put quality in the hands of the consumer and save them 40-60% off their normal grocery bill.

Save-A-Lot is headquartered in St. Louis -- a familiar place for me! It was great to meet several employees from headquarters at the event. I was impressed with the donations that Save-A-Lot made to local food banks -- $25,000 in gift cards was given to North Carolina organizations that fight hunger. I love that they not only donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (very big in Charlotte), but also some smaller town churches that operate food pantries.

I was able to try a variety of the fresh produce and my kids are loving the box of Cheerios from Save-A-Lot. I was so glad I attended the event! It was also a great opportunity to meet some professional bloggers (I felt so amateur compared to the crowd I was with!). One of the ladies writes for Paula Deen. Another's husband does this for fun! I had a great time chatting and learning more about how these ladies took blogging to another level.

Even more exciting... for the North Carolina readers... here is a coupon for $5 off at Save-A-Lot! So start saving money!

No Nap = Tired = Sassy

I always have high hopes for the days I am off work. The kids have missed me all week -- in fact, the other morning Kaleb chucked a spoonful of oatmeal across the room when I told him I had to get ready for work. So you would think that they would be perfect angels, enjoying every wonderful moment of our time together. Negative. It was a terrible day. Kaleb cried incessantly from about 1:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Kaiya did not nap and negotiated for an early bedtime instead of trying to nap. Not surprisingly, our evening ended with her being smart-mouthed with Tony and I. As I was tucking her into bed the conversation went like this:

Me: Why were you having such ugly words tonight?
Kaiya: Is because... I am sassy.
Me: Why were you being sassy tonight?
Kaiya: Is because... I am tired... and sleepy... and just a bit sassy.

At least she gets it. And I was quite proud of myself. I didn't even crack a smile when the "sassy" word came out of her mouth in that cute little ornery voice.