Busy Little Fellas

Here are some recent photos of our guys playing outside in our yard. They are ALL over the place! More photos to come soon, I promise...

Pizza

Here are some photos of the boys eating the pizza that I made the other night. I made everything from scratch and it was YUMMY! Be sure to check out the random expressions on the boys faces...

Random Summer Photos

Here are some random photos from our summer with the boys. They are growing so fast!

Random photos

I just can't help it

What can I say? I love getting good deals. I've come across some pretty sweet deals around town lately, but honestly haven't had any extra time to document them. I know you all love seeing them. Humor me, okay? :)

Here is a photo of some deals I got a Walgreens today. Everything in the photo should have cost me $43.00, but I only paid $14 (before taxes). Here are my deals:

Schick Quatro Disposable Razors - on sale from $7.99 to $5.99
used $4.00 off coupons
Received $2.00 each Register Rewards
Paid $.99 each

Imperial Sugar 4 lb - on sale for $2.19
used $.75 off coupon
Paid $1.44

Children's Tylenol and Bendadryl - on sale for $5.99 each
used in store coupons for $2.00 off
used $1.00 off coupons
paid $2.99 each

Infusium 23 Conditioner - on sale for $7.99
used in store coupon for $2.00 off
used $3.00 off coupon from ALL YOU MAGAZINE
Paid $2.99

Tractors

To put it mildly, our boys LOVE tractors. Anything that is not a car or truck, is a tractor. Our boys have a lot of toy tractors that they play with all the time. They even make tractor noises! Here are some photos of the boys checking out a tractor their Dad borrowed to cut some tall grass on our property.

Super Savings!

I know how you all love looking at my "savings" posts, so here you go! It was a great shopping trip...

Total BEFORE coupons without tax: $89.03. Total AFTER coupons without tax: $ 40.54. That's a 54% savings!!!!
I also received an addtional savings to use on my next shopping trip - so I REALLY only spent out of pocket $39.54! :)

Here is a photo of everything that I was able to purchase for the low price of $39.04 out of pocket. (I know how you all like looking at photos of my groceries! C.G. tell Coffey this photo is for him.) My super deals were:

Kashi Heart to Heart Cereal - priced $4.79/bx

purchase one box - PAID $0

used coupon for FREE box of Kashi Heart to Heart cereal

Betty Crocker cookie mix - priced $2.35/bag

purchased 3 bags - PAID $.70 each

on sale for $1.50 each, used 3 coupons for $.40 each that doubled to $.80 each

Betty Crocker bag of instant potatoes - priced $1.15

purchased 1 bag - PAID ME $.13 OVERAGE

on sale for $.67, used $.40 coupon that doubled to $.80 each

Nature Valley Granola bars - priced $3.79/bx

purchased 2 boxes - PAID $1.29 each

on sale for $2.29, used 2 $.50 coupons that doubled to $1.00 each

Fiber One Yougrt 4 pack - priced $2.49/pack

purchased 1 pack - PAID $1.00

on sale for $2.00, used $1.00 off coupon

Chex Mix bars - priced $3.75/bx

purchased one box - PAID $1.29

on sale for $2.29, used $.50 coupon that doubled to $1.00

French's Worchestire Sauce - priced $1.79

purchased 1 - PAID $.79

used coupon for $.50 that doubled to $1.00

Satin Care Shave Gel - priced $2.99

purchased 2 - PAID $.78 each

on sale for $1.88, used 2 $.55 coupons that doubled to $1.10

Bounty Paper Towel single roll - priced 1.00 each (on sale)

purchased 2 - PAID $.50 each

on sale for $1.00, used 2 $.25 coupons that doubled to $.50 each

Quilted Northern T.P. - priced $5.29

purchased 1, 6 pack - PAID $2.99

on sale for $3.99, used $1.00 coupon

Pampers baby wipes tub - priced $2.69

purchased 2 - PAID $.99 each

on sale for $1.99, used 2 $1.00 off coupons

2 years ago Today...

The Kesler Crew came home!

The photo above is the VERY first time that we saw our boys all together, side by side. This photo was taken February 4, 2008 at my parents house. It was the day that we brought our boys home and it was when I officially moved back home after being away for over 3 months.

Here are some photos of what our boys look like 2 years later! Such big guys!!! In the photo above the got in the chair by themselves to watch their favorite show - Yo Gabba Gabba. I rounded the corner and this it what I saw, so I quickly grabbed my camera to get this photo.

Here are the boys sitting at our table playing with some of their favorite toys - puzzles!

Time is flying by, but we are loving every minute of it. I can't imagine what life would be like with a single child - I think we might be a little bored! There is never a dull moment around our house and I don't think there ever will be. Our little miracles...oh, the stories we will be able to share!

We love being outside!

Grocery Savings

Above is a photo of my grocery receipt from last week. Can you believe the savings? I spent $67.44 and saved $72.50. That's a 54% total savings!


Our local grocery store ran a pretty incredible sale last week and I was able to "stack" almost all of my purchases with coupons. By "stack" I mean that I was able to use a coupon for almost every item that was already on sale! Some of my great finds were:

Oscar Mayer hotdogs

normally priced at $3.29/pack

purchased 3 for $.99 each

Pampers baby wipes

normally priced at $2.69

purchased 3 for $.99 each

Finish dishwasher tabs

normally priced at $5.69

purchased 1 for $.49

Yogurt (4 pack)

normally priced at $2.29/pack

purchased 3 for $.88 each

Goldfish snacks

normally priced at $2.00

purchased 2 for $.49 each

My local grocery store is running another great sale this week, so I am anxious to see what other great savings I can get. I'll try to get a picture of my items this time!

Cupcake wrappers by Orange1

As most of you know, we recently celebrated our boys' 2nd birthday! Wow, doesn't time just fly by? Here are a couple of pictures of the cupcakes that our very dear friend, Rebecca, and I made for their big FARM YARD party.

Rebecca designed and made all of the cupcake wrappers and picks that you see in the photo above. Aren't they just great? Please stop by her etsy shop and check out all of the great party items that she has listed for sale. You can visit her here. Be sure to tell her that the Kesler Crew sent you!

Her shop name is ORANGE1 and another direct link is http://www.orange1.etsy.com

Walmart savings

**Please note, I also purchased a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread that are not in the photo above.**

I know you have all been missing my photos and updates of my savings, so here is my most recent Walmart shopping trip. Before coupons and taxes my total for the items posted above was $34.77. After coupons, I paid only $12.75! That's a 63% savings!!!! My items and savings are listed below:

Blistex Lip Care - priced at $.98 each
bought 4 and used two $.35 coupons and one $1.00 off 2 coupon
paid $.55 each

Post It Notes - priced at $.50
bought 1 and used $1.00 off any post it product coupon
received $.50 OVERAGE

Always Infinity Pad - priced at $3.96 each
bought 4 and used two Buy1 Get1 coupons and two $1.00 off coupons
paid $1.35 each

Renu travel size contact solution - priced $1.47 each
bought 2 and used two $2.00 off coupons
received $1.06 OVERAGE

Fleishmann's 3-pack yeast - priced $1.08
bought 1 and used $.40 off coupon
paid $.68

Beachnut Let's Grow Toddler soup - priced $1.08
bought 1 and used $1.00 off coupon
paid $.08

Nabisco Cheese Nips - priced $1.50 each
bought 4 and used two $2.00 of 2 coupons
paid $.50 each

Please feel free to check out this link from Money Saving Mom to see how you can get even more savings from Walmart!

Real photos!

Here are some "REAL" photos of our boys that were taken back in November by our dear friend and photographer, Chris Jenkins. He and his son met up with us one afternoon while we were home during Thanksgiving and Chris got these wonderful photos of our boys. Chris is a dear friend of ours and we have a TON of his photography work around our house. Please be sure to check out his blog page when you have a chance to see some of his other work.

http://chrisjenkinsphotography.blogspot.com

Chris, we can't thank you enough for these great photos! You were a champ to put up with us on this day. I had been up since 3am shopping and our sweet boys were WAY past their normal lunch time. It's hard enough to get picture of our triplets on a "normal" day, but Chris went above and beyond our expectations when he was able to capture these!


This is Chris' son, assistant, and our friend!


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This one is my favorite! The boys are standing in front of a glass door and Chris was on the outside taking this photo. P's face is smooshed against the glass - just adorable!

Birthday

Today is Clay, Paul, and Seth's 2nd birthday!

Happy Birthday our sweet little boys! We love you more than you'll ever know!