In case you missed my announcement on Facebook the other day:

Cade William entered our world on April 30, 2012 at 7:41 pm.

8 lbs. 14 oz., 20 1/2 inches long

We are sleep deprived and SO in love.

He has two pretty proud BIG brothers too!

p.s.  I have some awesome help sharing deals with you while I am on ‘maternity leave’.   Right now I’m enjoying LOTS of snuggle time and an occasional nap. 🙂

I didn’t get chance to say “Happy Easter” yesterday, so I just wanted to take a minute to do so now.

We had a lovely spring day celebrating the basis of our faith: the day that Christ’s redeeming work was done. I am so grateful for this.

We did the ‘traditional’ snap-a-million-family-pictures-in hopes-that-one-turns-out-because-we’re-all-dressed-up-and-the-boys-haven’t-gotten-any-dirt-or-grass-stains-on-their-new-clothes and thankfully one did turn out!

Oh and in case you’re wondering…yes, that’s my $4 Target Easter dress.  I’m hoping that I can still wear it after the baby is born…it’s so comfy!

It was wonderful taking a break and spending time with family over the past couple of days, but now it’s back into action.  Get ready for some DEALS!

Tonight, we drove around with our boys and looked at Christmas lights.

If you haven’t done so yet, I dare you to.  It’s amazing how being forced to just sit. and look. and breathe…can melt away those last minute stresses.  (It also may have something to do with the fact that my two little elves were required by law to stay still for the hour we drove around.  Yes, that’s a perk too.)

True confessions: I still have some wrapping to do.  In fact, I even had to send my husband to the store today for one more gift.  Tomorrow we head up to New York to celebrate with family and I have not packed. one. single. thing.

But strangely enough, I am at peace in the midst of the craziness.

I’ve had my moments of stress this week, but I am determined to not allow those moments overshadow my joy.  (If you recall, I really struggled with this last year.)

I want to be completely present in this time of celebration.

So I want to take this time to let you know that I will be taking a break from posting deals for the next few days.  {I know you understand.}

May I encourage you to do the same? I promise there will be many more great deals to come.  But no deal will be as priceless as the time spent with family and friends over the next few days.

But before you go, I’d love for you to read a post I wrote a couple of years ago, sharing my heart about What Christmas Means to Me.  (That is–if you like stories that involve punching the bad guy and such.)  It’s just a little peek into my heart and where my HOPE lies.

I wish you a very Merry Christmas, friends.

And peace in the midst of it all.

I thought I’d take a brief break from our regular schedule to give you a little peek into our lives.

Some of you may have already caught my little hint that we are expecting baby number 3.   We are excited!

This week we had our 20 week ultrasound and discovered that we will be having  another BOY!

I honestly can say that although it would have been fun to learn how to be a Mom to a little girl, I love the idea of having 3 boys.  I’m rather fond of the two I have already, so that’s a good sign. 🙂  Plus we are fully equipped with trucks, Super Hero costumes, and little blue clothing.  So that’s nice too.

Now thankfully, we have 20 more weeks to figure out another boy name…

Happy Thanksgiving, dear readers!

I am full.  And I don’t mean full of turkey (although that would be an appropriate statement as well.)

I am full of gratitude.

For:

A loving family who all pitches in to make holidays like this one so much fun

A husband who supports me and all my crazy endeavors (who also happens to be celebrating his birthday today!)

A God who loves me more than I will ever know or understand

A year full of blessings–and yes…even difficulties too.  (I may not think so at the time, but I know they are a part of life and growth.)

And in case you aren’t aware…I am thankful for YOU!

You all have made my life more rewarding in so many ways.  Thank you for your faithful support, cheerleading and well…just for enjoying this journey of frugality with me.  It’s a fun one, isn’t it?

I know that some of you are going through tough times now and this holiday may not be as easy to celebrate as it once was.  Please know that I’m saying a special prayer for you today.  Hang in there, friend.   Keep moving forward.  I believe that it will get better.

I’m hoping that you are able to take some time today to share what you are thankful for.   I will leave you with this quote that my friend just shared with me:

“It’s not happy people who are thankful. It’s thankful people who are happy.”

Let’s be thankful, ok?

Blessings,

Kaley

In case you’ve been wondering where I’ve been the past couple days, I wanted to assure that I am alive and well and soaking up our time in NYC. We got here Monday in order to do some prep for the show (which tapes on Wednesday). As it turned out, things were moved around and we ended up having no obligations on Monday. So we’ve had two days just to enjoy the city.

And that’s exactly what we’ve been doing!

I have never seen a Broadway Show and it’s always been a dream of mine. My husband made me proud and discovered a way to score Buy One Get One FREE tickets! (I’ve trained him well, huh?) So last night we saw the Phantom of the Opera.

(This is where I reveal a little secret: I was so exhausted from our day that I could. not. keep. my. eyes. open. In spite of that, I thoroughly enjoyed that parts where I was awake!)

We had to laugh when we saw this GIGANTIC banner promoting Anderson in a shopping center. What’s up, Anderson?! We’ll see you tomorrow!

We decided to visit the Museum of Natural History today. How cute is this little turtle-dinosaur-creature? I had to get my picture with him. (Just as a side note, we entered the building directly behind the Vice President of Brazil and his entourage of secret service men. Gotta love NYC!)

Tonight we hung out in Times Square. Two words: Sensory Overload. Seriously, I could have sat there several hours just taking it all in and still not seen it all.

BUT NOW it’s time for me to get my beauty sleep because tomorrow we tape the show! Hopefully, the hotel will have one of those Memory foam mattress 2020. You often hear a lot of people saying they’re extremely comfortable. I could really do with a night of good sleep, especially after traveling to New York. I’ll get some rest and then it’ll be time to start another day! I’ll try to keep you guys updated on Facebook as much as I can throughout the morning.

I should be back in action posting on Thursday. See you all then!