Free Car! (dang, it’s a toy)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by blabet

You know you are an extreme couponer when you come home with a free toy car from the credit union and it’s not a Hotwheel! I used to be too timid to ask for something free, not anymore! While I was standing in line waiting for the teller at the credit union to help me, I noticed that there were quite a few toy cars on the counter with a flyer attached. After I finished my business, I asked the teller what was up with all the little cars. She told me that they were for customers to take, it was marketing for their car loans. So, of course, I checked them all out and took the cutest one! When I had to go back to the bank a couple of days later, I even took another one! Woo Hoo!

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Mine!

Posted on May 6, 2012 by blabet

This has got to be my all time favorite picture of Paige! Jen took this picture at the Morris family Easter egg hunt. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then enough said!

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Annual Blaser Eggstravaganza

Posted on May 5, 2012 by blabet

Every year we host an Eggstravaganza for Gwyl’s family. Blaser’s come from far and wide and search high and low for the “golden” egg! The egg isn’t really golden, technically it’s green, but the treasure inside is golden! We start the day with Jen’s special sweet pork tacos, lots of crafts and games for the kids and finally an eggstraordinary Easter egg hunt! That sneaky bunny spends days filling hundreds of eggs with treats, prizes and money! But the “golden” egg is the one that all the adults fight over! This year, Gwyl’s sister Deon was the grand prize winner! She was very pleased with the sidewalk chalk shaped like eggs! She has big plans for them, watch out neighbors, you may be chalked. (Shhhh, I’m not telling!) I took pictures of the kids when they first arrived with their bunny masks on. Then they made adorable frames that we put the pictures in! I tried to get a picture of Paige, but she would not hold still long enough for me to even snap a picture! Little stinker bunny! The kids enjoyed playing bingo and a rousing game of “Don’t Eat Peep”! For dessert, Jen brought yummy cupcakes. I can’t believe I didn’t get a picture of them! They were so cute and she made little Easter toppers for them! Everyone, young and well, old alike had a great time! We really missed Grandma Bea, she was always enthusiastic about searching out the Easter eggs! We would tease her that she would elbow the great grandchildren out of the way just so that she could claim the egg! (brings Rook to mind! Family joke!) It was a great day with family, food and fun! While I was reviewing this post, I noticed Jen, sticking out her tongue, in the background of the photo that I took of Rexine and Deon with their “big” basket! I’m sitting here just shaking my head! Funny! Also, after the party, while I was cleaning up, I noticed a vase of beautiful roses on the table! I said, where did those come from, everyone laughed at me! They had been there all day long! Dave brought them for me and I was so busy with little bunny kids, I hadn’t even noticed them! After all the festivities were over and everyone had gone home, I was able to enjoy these beautiful flowers! Thank you Dave and Deon! They filled my house with sunshine all week long!

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Sailing is in the Air!

Posted on May 4, 2012 by blabet

We gathered up all the girls (and Bret) and headed off to Bear Lake for an adventure! Gwyl wanted to check out the boat and make sure that it had survived the winter! Thankfully it did! We had to make a quick barf stop for Brooklyn, her poor little tummy has the hardest time going through the canyon! After Gwyl put up the ladder so that he could climb into the boat, all the girls wanted to have a turn climbing the ladder! Addi and Sierra were only brave enough to go up a couple of steps, Brooklyn was brave and went all the way to the top! I’m not sure who got the prize, Papa got a hug from Brooklyn and Brooklyn got to have a hug from Papa! He has lots of hugs to go around!


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A Picnic Lunch

Posted on May 1, 2012 by blabet

It was a beautiful, sunny spring day, with wind and snow planned for the afternoon! Welcome to springtime in Cache Valley! Jen took advantage of the sun and invited me to go on a picnic lunch with her and the girls. The girls played for a few minutes, then Jen tried to entice them to eat lunch, but with the playground and fun so close at hand, who wanted to eat! Let’s play! Paige tried to play on all the playground equipment that her big sister was doing, not easy for a 19 month old to keep up with a 4 1/2 year! But she kept trying! The first time Paige came down the slide, there was a look of pure terror on her face. As soon as I caught her at the bottom of the slide, she was ready to go again. She did not want to stop! It was a fun day at the park with by beautiful girls!

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