Thursday, June 25, 2009

Total Toddler Money Make Over!


Last winter we completed Dave Ramsey's "Financial Peace University" at our church. Since then we have been making and mostly sticking to a monthly budget. Using a cash envelope system, and avoiding credit cards like the plague. We have been steadily plugging away at our debt...sometimes more like mules than "gazelles" but we are getting there.

A couple weeks ago my mother in law was with us for a visit. We were driving somewhere and she was telling us about how she puts everything on her Fred Meyer card and how good the rewards are that she gets in return, when Linus piped up from the back seat: "Oh Grandma Cece, credit cards are not good!" (If only he had added that people spend on average 30% more when using a credit card vs. cash to make purchases we could say we have a financial genius on our hands...but alas he left that part out)

-But I'm sure Dave would be proud!

(p.s. I'm sure Grandma Cece pays off her credit card each month)

Monday, June 22, 2009

Father's Day

On Father's Day Andy had to speak in the main service and do a wedding (honestly who schedules their wedding on the afternoon of Father's Day!). He was pretty tired, so we decided to do the relaxing thing and take him out to eat at Red Robin. Really what could be more relaxing at the end of a stressful day than eating out with two toddlers?

this was the best shot I could get of the three of them!

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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Ode to Daddy

D A D D Y

daddy is really at proud
andy means points
he went to mexico first then he had to go to work
his hair is a beard
he plays C(OD)4 and Pinata, and guns, and games, and guns, and games...
daddy just kicks chuck norris like this
he gets stinky
when daddy does exercise he works his muscles- he does push ups like this: "uhuhhhhh"
daddy's favorite super hero is superman. he has a cape, daddy does too. Super DADDY and Super LINUS
daddy loves to go the Fred Meyer...he buys some food
daddy loves to do races just like me. he is fast (i'm fast too)
daddy's favorite show is Thomas!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!