SNOW DAY

The girls were so excited to wake up and find out they did not have school on Monday - they love snow days! They played outside with the neighbor kids almost the entire day, except a short break for lunch and hot cocoa! I however, stayed inside and got caught up on laundry - it is never ending in our house! So...... here is to hoping for a laundry free week!

SWAGBUCKS!

I'm sure that you all use Yahoo or Google as a serch engine - how about trying something new and earn points for doing it, then redeem those points for things like Amazon gift cards. Interested? Read on for more details and what Swagbucks is all about!



Swagbucks is a site that lets you earn Swagbucks (points) by literally just searching the web… something we do on a daily basis anyways! They also have an excellent referral program! If you refer someone over to Swagbucks and they earn a Swagbuck, you will earn a Swagbuck too–up to 100 Swagbucks! So you could potentially earn 100 Swagbucks from each friend you refer! Plus, once you accumulate enough Swagbucks, you can cash them in for various rewards, including Amazon.com gift cards! Yay!


How do you get started?
Go here and register on Swagbucks by creating an account
You will get 3 Swagbucks just for signing up!
After registering, you can immediately start searching for anything you want on the web just by using the Swagbucks search engine! Periodically, while searching, you may see a pop up that says you’ve won anywhere from 1 to 10 or more in Swagbucks. Another way to earn Swagbucks, is by entering the Swagcode that is released almost everyday. This is a special code that you can enter in the swagcode box and you will instantly earn Swagbucks without having to search for them! How do you get this special code? Go to the Swagbucks homepage, click on “Ways to Earn” in the top left, then click on “Special Offers” and then click on the “No Obligation Offers” blue box on the right.
One you get to this page, it will state this:
Welcome to Swag Bucks Special Offers. Sign up for the free money-saving offers you like, feel free to skip the rest, and find a special swag code reward at the end.
Skip ALL the offers by clicking the skip button or the See Next Offer button beneath the advertisement. Finally after about 7 pages you’ll be awarded with a Swagcode! Enter the code in the box provided on the homepage to see how much you’ve earned.


After you’ve earned enough points, you can click on the upper tab labeled “Prizes”. Scroll down and under the categories section on the left hand side you should see “Gifts and Rewards”–click there. Now you can start scrolling through all the gift cards they have available. The Amazon.com gift card is by far my favorite reward! You can score a $5 Amazon.com gift card with just 45 Swagbucks, so literally in a month (possibly less) you could earn a $5 Amazon.com gift card!


I am so excited to start using Swagbucks on a daily basis! I’ve heard from other bloggers and readers that they were able to pay for all of their Christmas presents last year by using Swagbucks! Can you beleive that? They had earned so many Amazon.com gift cards, that the gift cards covered the full cost of their purchases!



Let me know if you start using Swagbucks and how it is going for you - I've been using it for about a month and already have 60 swagbucks - that's not too bad for searching the web, which i would have been doing anyway!

FREE PICTURE COASTERS

6 FREE Photo Coasters + FREE Shipping! Hurry!

Not sure how long this deal will last - I just ordered mine and got them FREE! If you are interested I would hurry as it probably won't last long.

Wanna get started?
First, you’ll need to go here and register through this link for a new Snapfish account. Once registered through the link, you’ll have earned a credit for a FREE set of 6 Photo Coasters ($24.99 value)! This credit (along with a few other free credits) will show up when you click on the “Your Account” tab after registering. It will be listed under “Your Credits and Offers”!

After registering (using this link), click on the top tab labeled “Store” and then type “Photo coasters” in the search box located on the upper left hand side. You’ll then be able to click on the first search result link and start personalize your coasters with 6 photos of your choice! After you’ve finished, head to checkout! Once you’ve entered your payment info (do NOT choose Paypal because you will get an error message) and shipping info, you should see a spot to enter a coupon code. In this box type in PRESDAY which will score you FREE shipping ($5.99 value)! Final cost– 6 FREE Photo Coasters with FREE shipping! How sweet is that?!

Thanks to my favorite coupon site Hip 2 Save for this information!

Snow Much Fun

Major and I ventured outside to take some pictures of the kids playing in the snow - he barked a lot while I took pictures!

Sara getting ready to sled down the hill while Jennifer is falling off her sled!

Why use a sled when you can use a SLIDE - leave it to them to find anything and everything to slide down the hill on - and while they are at it why not do some tricks too!

Lauren and Sara attempting to go down standing on the sled - I don't think they made it down without falling - but then again that's half the fun!

All of them on the sled - Jennifer was a little chicken to stand so she knelt on the sled - I guess it would be less of a fall that way - smart girl!

and as predicted - they all fell

Hey! How about a snowball fight?

Sara trying to hide behind a tree from Brandon - good luck!

The girls absolutely love to play outside in the snow!

Daddy Daughter Dance

Every year in February the girls school puts on a Daddy Daughter dance - this year just Sara went with Art.

With as picky as Sara is with her clothes we were lucky to not have to buy a dress and were able to borrow from a friend - she looked very cute!

Jennifer opted not to go this year and do something with Mom instead! We went shopping and to dinner to celebrate her all A report card!

Crazy Girls posing together!

I asked them to kiss each other so i could get a picture and they would not do it - then they decided they could just pretend kiss!

Sara posing with her date!

Sara kissing her date - this one was real!

Art posing with both of his girls!

and kisses from both girls - what could be better

Sara with her friend Lauren on their way to the dance!

Basketball & Hot Cocoa

Jen, Sara and the neighbor kids played basketball for hours the other day! Our house was the practice hoop and then they played the "Big Game" at the neighbors - Sara & Lauren against Brandon while Jen was the cheerleader!

Jen did a little bit of dribbling and tried to do some shooting.

Made the kids some hot cocoa, so they took a little break to have some. It was pretty cold out but they were actually hot from all the running around!

Sara showing off her dribbling skills - she needs to work on those a little bit more!

A little more dribbling from Jennifer!

The Team: Front Row: Lauren & Sara Back Row: Jen (the cheerleader) & Brandon
We are so lucky to have such great neighbors, the kids get along and play so well together.