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Yesterday, this sweet girl turned 3 months old!



How did we go from this....

to this already???

I love, love, love this angel! She is my everything:)

savings, swimming, & smiling

So, I've recently become interested in the whole coupons/saving money thing. I know that we spend entirely too much money each month at the grocery store, so I spent a few hours the other day reading several peoples blogs who share how they save money.
I decided to give it a try!

I began with Rite Aid. I don't think I've ever shopped here, and to be honest, I didn't realize we had one in Chapin, but several people mentioned the great deals they have. I began by checking out their website. Here I looked at their weekly sales ad and made a list of things I use that were on sale. I then found a way to get coupons from them just by watching short video clips on various products.

Here are the items I bought today.

Pampers Cruisers - $11.99
Coppertone Spray Sunscreen - $9.99
Renu Contact Solution - $7.29
Rite Aid Ibuprofen x 2 - $14.98
Total w/ tax- $47.35
Total I paid with sales prices & coupons - $10.44
Rite Aid is currently offering rebates on the Renu contact solution ($7.29) and the Pampers (2.99). In 2-3 weeks I will receive a check from Rite Aid in the amount of $10.28, meaning I will have paid out of pocket only $0.16!
Can you believe it? All of that stuff for only $0.16!!!


My next savings weren't as great, but still good. This time I went to CVS.

Pampers - $17.99
Folgers Coffee - $4.89
CVS 10 pack of batteries x 2 packs - $12.98
Notebook - $3.69
Total w/tax - $42.32
Total I paid with sales prices and coupons - $14.54
Like I said, not as great as my savings at Rite Aid, but still a savings of $27.78!

This saving money thing is great - & kind of fun! It's amazing the coupons you can find online:)

Now, on to more interesting things, or a more interesting person! Below are pictures of Becca from this past weekend!


Happy 4th of July




Sweet girl swimming at Grandmomma's & Papaws.




Becca & Papa

Happy baby:)

I love holding my sleeping baby:)

Don't you want to eat her?

Ahhhh, those eyelashes!

Talking to her daddy;)

I took Becca for her first walk on the dam...

& Daddy got to come too!

Playing with her lion - she doesn't look like she wants to share:(

LOVE these bloomers:)

Big girl - she loves her exersaucer!

She can even press the buttons & make it light up:) We're pretty sure she's a genius!

We hope you all had a great weekend! Make sure to check back for more pictures of our precious baby girl!

Love,

The Pyles

Sunshine & Summertime

Yesterday, this little girl went swimming for the first time!

Thanks to Lala & Jason, she had this great float to play in:)

After floating for a little while, she hung out on the steps.

We had such a great time playing in the pool with our sweet angel! She loved being in the water and we can't wait to take her swimming again.

After an afternoon in the pool, we came home & had some friends over for dinner.

To get everyone in the patriotic spirit, JP made this great cake:) I love him & the fact that he loves to cook!

When we finished eating, I tried to get a few pictures of Becca.

At first, she really wasn't in the mood...

but then she changed her mind and showed us what a happy baby she really is:)

Before we put the babies down, we took this great picture:) These mommies love these two babies an awful lot!!!

NOTE: These next two pictures have nothing to do with our festivities on Saturday, but they're so cute I had to include them!

Here is baby Hayes showing JP his newest trick - High Five!

Please note he is wearing the correct colors now:)

And just in case anyone is wondering, Becca's arrival hasn't done much to lessen Grace's need for attention. Here you can see how she is making good use of the Boppy!

Really!?

You have to love her:)

Tomorrow we will be celebrating the 4th with JP's parents at the pool again. I'm sure we'll have some more great pictures to share, so be sure to check back:)

Love,

The Pyles

I'm a survivor!

First, let me begin by thanking everyone for the sweet messages, texts, calls, emails, etc. Tuesday was very hard, but I made it! I survived! I desperately missed my sweet girl, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. And, it was good practice for what I will be facing in August.

On my lunch break I called home to check on Becca and my mom put the phone up to her ear. I talked to her for a few minutes and she began 'talking' back. It was the sweetest sound! She also started laughing, which absolutely melted me:)
When I got home, we had some play time, and then later it was bath time. This is one of her favorite parts of the day - she is the happiest baby when you put her in the bathtub.



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So, we can't figure out who Becca looks like. Some people say she looks just like me, others say she looks just like her daddy, and still others say she looks like Becca:)
We decided to see what you all think.

Here is Becca's two month picture as a reminder! Check out our baby pictures below to let us know who you think she looks like.


Here I am at 2 months old...


and here is JP at 2 months old.

So? Who does she look like? Leave us a comment letting us know what you think:)

This picture is just for fun. My mom still had this dress that I wore in my 2 month picture (above). I put it on Becca today and attempted to get a similar picture:)

She's certainly much sweeter:)

And finally, I can't end this blog without congratulating the USC baseball team on winning the national championship!

Way to go gamecocks!

Now hopefully this will rub off on our football team:)

Love,

The Pyles

Confessions of a New Mom #2

So, the tears have already started.
I mean, I knew this day was coming - I guess I've just chosen to put it in the back of my mind.
To not think about it.
For the longest time it seemed so far away.
But now that day is here.
The day I have to leave my sweet girl - ALL DAY.

Tomorrow I have to go to a training for work. It's from 8:30 - 4:00 and Becca will be staying with my mom. I'm not worried about her - I know she's in great hands. She'll have a great time playing with her GG. It's just that she's been with ME for so long. I carried her for nine months, and then for the past 11 weeks, it's been the two of us every day.

I know to some this probably seems rediculous. I mean, afterall, it's just eight hours. And in my mind I know that. I know that in another 6 weeks I'll be leaving her everyday, but that doesn't make it any easier.
My heart is absolutely broken tonight.
So if you think about it, say a little prayer for me. Pray that I will have peace and comfort tomorrow.

I mean, look at this precious angel. How do you say goodbye to something so sweet?



There's a lot of love in this sweet girl:)

And just for smiles, I wanted to share Becca's first picture in some of her Gamecock gear. She's cheering on her Cocks in the CWS!

Unfortunately, her boyfriend Hayes was pulling for the wrong team.

But don't worry. JP informed Hayes that if he wanted to date HIS daughter, he'd have to convert. No orange allowed in this house!

Love,

The Pyles

when God made you...

Four years ago today I married my best friend.

We started dating my senior year at Winthrop.

We dated for about two years...

then we got engaged.

On June 24, 2006 we were married in front of our family and friends.

Since then, we've traveled together,

celebrated many holidays together,



we even built our house together.

But the absolute BEST thing we've done together is create this little miracle.

So tonight, as we celebrated our fourth anniversary, I couldn't help but look back at just how far we've come. Our lives certainly have changed over the past four years, but I wouldn't change a thing.

Jeremy,

Thank you for the incredible life you have given me. You are an amazing husband, and I couldn't imagine life without you. I've enjoyed our four years together and look forward to many, many more. You are my everything and I can't wait to see what our future holds.

"When God made you, he must of been thinking about me!"

All of my love, always and forever.

~me~