TGIF

Little T

TGIF!!


Five Reason's i'm SO happy it's Friday!


1. This sweet little boy! He makes every day a wonderful one. No matter how tired or stressed I am, ONE look or smile from him and I am loving life all over.


2. My sweet sweet husband is on his way back from his deployment to the middle east as I type! We will get to see him in just a few short hours! It will be the first time he has seen T since early November. He will be on R&R leave for two whole weeks! YAY!


3. I think my Birchbox will be arriving today! It's my first one since I signed up and I am so stoked! I was on the waiting list for what seemed like forever! If you don't know about Birchbox yet, follow my link and check it out!

4. Good hair AND make-up day! This is a good thing considering I haven't seen my husband in a while and I was really wanting to look my best for him! Usually on days that I really want both to work out.. they don't.

5. Tonight I do not have to snuggle with my pillow! There will be a real, live, warm husband to do that with! 

I've linked this post to From My Grey Desk Blog on her "High Five for Friday" page. If you haven't been over there you should! So cute! 

Happy Friday Friends!

-M

My sweet husband and our son T at 4 weeks old!

Consignment Sale

So, I went to a consignment sale today! Very Exciting. When I was pregnant, I really didn't give much thought to where I would go to buy my little darling his toys, clothing, and other goodies. However, shortly after having him, my aunt took me to a consignment sale and I was completely blown away by the prices and quality of the items that were for sale. The sale I went to is held twice a year. While I think that there are some items that I personally would shy away from buying second hand, there are SO many other things that it just makes sense to buy at such places. For example, I bought T a Leap Frog Learn and Groove musical table like the one seen here. It retails on Amazon for $33.49 and I paid only $12.00!!!   YAY! The one I bought was in great shape, barely any wear and tear... if any. So definitely a great buy! I also bought him a Move & Crawl ball like the one seen here which retails for $18.89 for only $7.00 ! Another great buy. I just can't believe the deals I was able to find today. I did purchase about 12-15 outfits for him, all of which were quality items, all for less than $5 each. Pretty exciting stuff! I am one who believes that children do not need a room FULL of toys to be happy. So, I tried to pick out a few things I thought would really be great for where he is at now. I bought several other goodies for T, but I'll write more about those later. I'm ALL about saving my pennies where I can and love finding such hidden gems. My question for you: What do you do to save money when it comes to raising your babies? 


-M