I love to shop...and better yet, I love a good bargain! I pride myself with being a good bargain shopper and after reading Sonda's blog she has inspired me to be a coupon clipper! I do really well with trying to keep in a budget and talk myself out of buying a lot of things.
Well, Hunter could not find his Batman in the sea of toys in his room and what do I do? I tell him he can buy another one to add to that never ending sea. He had some money from his preschool graduation that was burning a hole in his pocket so off to Target Supercenter we went so he could buy his Batman. I had every intention of being good and not buying anything but something caught my eye...it was the word CLEARANCE!!! Well then, how could I resist? I had to at least "look".
Let me tell you...it was well worth the looking. This is everything I got for about $32 including tax. 
This is approximately what you get with the price you would normally pay for one...
409 Kitchen cleaner, 409 Window Cleaner, Clorox Clean Up, = ( two bottles free)
48 oz Mr. Clean cleaner = (one bottle free)
Clorox Toilet Boil Cleaner = ( two bottles free)
240 ct Bounce dryer sheets = ( two 80 count boxes free)
10 pack Dial soap = (one and half packs free)
Secret deodoran + travel size = ( two regular size free)
Crest Whitening toothpaste = (one and half free)
Ziplock One Gallon bags 40ct. = ( one box free)
Like I said, that is approximate b/c I rounded up a little on some...but still, you can't beat that right? Especially if you like to stock up on things.
Oh how I love a good bargain :)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
{CLEARANCE}
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
My Guy
Our cute and sweet little Cash is now 3 months old.
I can't believe how fast this last month has gone by. I'll admit that the first 3 t0 6 weeks felt more like years but now as he is getting more fun it seems that time is slipping away.
He is now losing his head of hair. Our poor little guy is sporting quite the horseshoe. I'm sure a lot of it is from his head growing but I also think it has had a little help from big brother Hunter! Every time Hunter sees Cash the first thing he does is put his hand on his little head and rub away, sometimes with a little too much force, in greeting him!
Cash is just gaining weight and getting the fattest little cheeks and legs...I LOVE it!!! The poor kid smells like slobber all the time, not his own either, because nobody can keep their kisses off of him....we could just EAT HIM UP!!!
He is staying awake more during the day and is just so happy most of the time. He loves to talk to you and really looks as if he's telling you something important. It's so fun to look down at him and find him just grinning at you for no reason. He has the cutest giggle and will laugh right from his tummy for no reason too. Maybe it's because he's thinking about how funny looking we all are...hmmm! He also has tickle spots and will start laughing if you happen to just brush over one of them. Well, whatever the reason we love hearing it! It's the sweet sound of music that just melts your heart no matter who you are.
Oh, how we love those big, toothless grins!
Cash has also been doing really well with sleeping through the night. (Although, last night he didn't do quite so good!) He has been going 8 hours pretty consistently for the last two weeks and one night we even got 9 1/2!!! That one made me happy :) I just keep crossing fingers that he will continue to do great and even go longer. Especially as we are starting to get on more of a normal routine through the day and night with feedings and naps. He has also had a bad case of thrush that I haven't been able to get rid of. He's gone through two prescriptions of Nystatin and I've been boiling his binkies each time he has them as well as treating myself...ugh. Hope it goes away soon!
We just love our little guy and don't know what we would do without him. He has brought such a special spirit into our home and I just love seeing the other kids enjoy him so much! (Sometimes it's a little too much because I have to break up fights between them over who gets him next!) I think he is becoming a little momma's boy and you know what? I'll take it... :)
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Discovering...
Hunter has had so much fun attending Discovery Preschool this last year. I have loved him going there because it is just up the street in our neighborhood and taught by a great teacher! All of my kids have gone to her and gone to Kindergarten reading, counting to 100 by 1's, 5's and 10's among other things. She is great! (not to mention affordable!)
They have discovered so many fun things and enjoyed things like snow days at the neighborhood parks and field trips to the SJ Police Dept, Fire Dept, and even to a FARM! (Thanksgiving Point)
There they saw animals, fed ducks, had a wagon ride and even a pony ride!
He had his Preschool graduation this last Thursday and was so stinking cute! They had parts to say and sang lots of songs. They had to sing a rainbow song and wear a certain color around their neck and stand up when they said that color. His was pink and his teacher informed me that he was NOT too happy about having to do pink! Hunter is my true boy and wants NOTHING to do with anything girly!
I love his face in this pic because he is trying so hard to keep his cap on while walking!
Hunter and Mrs. Balls
What a great school year! I can't believe my little guy is going to be leaving me EVERY day now to go to kindergarten. Can he really be that old? CAN I???
Pouch or Purse?
{BOTH!}
For Makayla's Activity Day's they got creative and turned empty Capri Sun pouches into a purse!
Every part of it was made from the pouches, including the handle. How cute is that?
Monday, May 18, 2009
Mom
I have been so blessed to have so many wonderful mother figures in my life and I have learned so much from each of them. I love them and I'm so grateful for the place they hold in my heart and in my life.
However, I wanted to dedicate this post to a wonderful woman who has made a great impression in my life.....
Mother's Day is a very emotional day for me. Not only because I love all the wonderful things my kids make and say to me, but because I am reminded of how much I still need my mom. I don't think we EVER stop needing our mom's and many times I feel cheated that I didn't get to have her for very long and through some of the hardest and most special times in my life.I have wanted to share so many things with her, like my marriage. She was always so fun to be around. My friends would tell me how "cool" my mom was and being the pre-teen that I was, part of me was embarrassed that they thought she was so "cool". (you're parents are NEVER cool, right?) But, they were right and I know Chet would've loved her and she would've loved him!
Also, the birth of my babies. She LOVED babies and I know she would've spoiled these kids rotten. I have needed her so many times through these last 13 years of having kids.
I have so many questions to ask her like... did she struggle like I did with her last baby? What were her pregnancies like? What did she think? How did she feel? Among so many other things.
I wonder about what things I could have learned about...Like, would I have learned to speak Tagalog better? Would she have taught me how to cook some of my Grandma's wonderful Filipino dishes?
(I love the four generation pictures but was never able to have one which makes me sad.)
Would I have learned more about what her childhood was like?
I miss her so VERY much! I have often felt her presence and comfort. I dream of her often. The thought of her keeps me going and I do a lot of the things I do because I want to make her proud of me. She had a lot of hurt in her life and I can not stand the thought of disappointing her and causing her even more pain. She really is a very strong influence in my life...even today.I wish you all could have known her. She was beautiful inside and out. I just want to share a few things about her.
Teresita Corpuz Diamse Burr was born in Tarlac, Philippines on Sept 14, 1951. She was the second child and first daughter of nine kids. She met my dad while he was on his mission and came to the states after he got home and married in the Salt Lake Temple on Sept 10, 1970. She worked for as long as I can remember at a place called "Sperry" and she LOVED to shop! Many times she would wake me up and make me go with her every Saturday...I hated shopping then but have come to appreciate it since. She loved high heels...she would always, ALWAYS wear them with everything she wore, including jeans. (I guess that's where my love of heels came from!) She made killer homemade spaghetti sauce and carrot cake. She had one brother still in the PI and she would always collect items and make care packages to send to him and his family. She had an amazing heart and compassion for others. She made many friends everywhere she went. You couldn't help but just love her. She built her dream home in West Jordan and lived there for 3 months before she died in a car accident on Sept 5, 1987.
I am so grateful to have had almost 13 years with her. I have so many wonderful memories of her but that is an entirely different post!
I love you so much mom. I miss you!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Busy, Busy! Bouts and Fun!
Okay, fair warning that this is going to be a very long post. It has been a very busy last couple of weeks and I have so much to catch up on.
Every year the National Golden Gloves Tournament is held in a different state where 300 boxers come to fight (literally) for the national title. This year, for the first time in 40 years, it was held in SLC, Ut! Chet was on the committee for it so he has been very busy for the last few months trying to help put this thing together.
It went well and everybody who was a Fullmer or somehow related to one was immediately put to work each night. Even the kids got their staff shirts and were put to work selling merchandise, programs, running score cards and gloves. The nights were long and ran very late at times and all the help from everyone was greatly appreciated!
Two of our Utah boxers made it to the Semi-finals on Fri but both lost in close bouts. Kylee developed a crush on one of them and I asked her if I had to worry about the kind of boys she was going to bring home. (This one had tattoos and all...but is a cute and nice kid!)
This is kind of backwards, I know...but the week started of with the Hall of Fame banquet.
Really fun favors that Claudia had made up.
I ended up staying the night in the hotel that they gave Chet all week long. (I brought the kids up Thursday and we all stayed up there the rest of time.) Naturally, I couldn't leave Cash so he got the priviledge of going to the banquet and having his picture taken with the three Champs! (I hope he will come to appreciate this picture one day!)
Chet did an awesome job reffing and I just love watching him up there. After Thursday they start cutting officials because there aren't as many fights. In the past Chet usually gets cut after Thursday but this year he was chosen to ref one of the championship fights on Saturday. He was also put in the running for the "Outstanding Official Award". As cheesy as it sounds, seeing him up there and involved makes me feel so proud to be his wife and have the honor of carrying the Fullmer name. I am also so proud that I could give birth to three sons to carry on that great name and legacy. 
We did have one mishap during the week and that was Thursday night when during the last fight the ring gave way and collapsed...sending the boxers into the judges table. Thankfully nobody was seriously hurt and that it happened when it did. They were going to use that ring on Saturday as the Championship ring so it is a good thing that if it had to happen, it happened when it did!
All in all it was a great week and went off well. I think everybody on the committee is SO tired and will not be in any hurry to host it again soon...Lol. It might be another 40 years before it returns!Besides the Nationals, there was every day life going on too. Like....
Baseball...
Dance competitions...
MORE baseball...many nights we had two games at the same time, and I was trying to do it all solo! Here is Hunter sliding into home...too cute!
Piano recitals and also PLAYTIME! The kids were off track a couple of weeks ago and we spent almost everyday playing....Movies, McDonalds, parks and fun at Gateway!
Needless to say, I feel like this!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Madly in LOVE
DANG!
I just {LOVE}
Just {LOVE} kissing on those cheeks!
I {LOVE} living with four of the world's cutest boys :)
