Jasper spends the night

Last weekend on our way to BattleGround we stopped through Portland and picked up Jasper. Amy needed a break and we were excited to spend some quality time with Jasper. He was a super baby and slept like a champ. We returned him the next morning and had breakfast with Amy.

Just a Nice Saturday together

We began our day with breakfast at Brix--our favorite place. They serve a french toast with fresh berries that fills us up all day. We then took my sewing machine in for service since lately its been making clackety-clack noises. After that it was off to Saving Grace animal shelter to "flirt" with the dogs. We would kinda like to have a dog, but know we can't right now so we both know its safe to look. It wouldn't be a Saturday without a trip to Kruze Farms for corn, tomatoes, watermellon and peaches--oh, and a fresh salsa they make that we really like. Came home and found our favorite little deer friend peeking in our window.

I did it too!

With Courtney's encouragement, and help from Krazy Coupon Lady.com, I armed myself with the Albertson's ad and manufacturer's coupons, and my list of sale items and saved big. If I had purchased these items at full retail they would have come to $91.02. I paid $27.06. It was worth the effort.

Perspective is a Good Thing

Jasper has been shown some signs of having colic this week and Amy and I have traded off pacing the floor with him. We found a baby swing on Craig's list and decided to give it a try. We drove to the location to pick up the swing and we were met by a very young gal who said she had a three year old daughter and two eleven month old twin boys. They got the swing for the boys because they too had colic when they were newborns. Then we noticed that she only had one arm and was able to keep up with a toddler and twin babies. After that observation, we decided that the two of us should be able to handle Jasper!

Hangin' Out With Jasper

Yesterday Amy put this shirt on Jasper. We thought he looked pretty handsome. We think he looks good in dark colors.

A Blessing

One of the blessings of motherhood that I was able to experience this past week was not only meeting a new grandson for the first time, but spending time with Amy. It has been a pleasure to spend time with each of my daughters as they become mothers themselves, and help them in that new role.

I remember when I became a mother for the first time and that precious baby girl was placed in my arms for the first time, my first thought was: " so this is how much my mother loves me. " I hope my daughters had that same thought and know how much I love them. I'm so proud of each of them and the wonderful mothers that they are.

A New Grandson

On July 1, 2009 Jasper True Zollinger was born! We couldn't wait to find out what his name was since Amy successfully kept it a secret during her entire pregnancy. Amy and Jasper are doing great. They seemed to bond instantly.