Adopted Mommy

So our dear friends have season passes to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.  There are a few times during the year where they have free passes for guests.  The kids and I were invited to join in on the fun yesterday for the Holiday in the Park.  Both of the husbands worked so it was up to the mommies to take 4 kids about an hour and a half away from home.  I have to tell you my friend definitely knows how to make the trip inexpensive.  I drove, so I only had a to use gas money to get there and she had her season ticket parking pass.  The kids and I were free to get into the park.  They had refillable cups from previous visits so soda refills were only $1 and her hot cocoa refills were $2.  I paid for a new hot cocoa mug for $7 and with the wristband they gave me I had free refills all day.  It was perfect with the cold, windy weather and the kids and I just shared the mug of yummy cocoa to stay warm all day. Along with their season passes, our friends have the food meals added so they ge

So this year for Christmas Eve Brunch, we were invited to my brother and sister-in-law's house for an Ugly Christmas Sweater party.  Of course Jeff had to go with the totally inappropriate deer humping shirt he found on Amazon.  The kids made their own after a trip to JoAnn's.  They picked out the items they wanted to use and with my in app and paper coupons it only cost me $11 for the both of them-I was pretty proud of myself!  Both had a blast picking out how they wanted to design their shirts and did a great job making it to their specifications.  I had found for my work party a sweater and matching leggings at Kohl's that were totally tacky-I LOVED them!  Not sure if I'll need them for next year but at least I have it in my closet and don't have to worry about last minute shopping for a new sweater.  We seriously just had a blast picking out our shirts, it didn't matter who won or lost (no contest prize was given anyways, so it's all good!).  This Chri