Green Smoothie Challenge

Here is something I started today. The Green Smoothie Challenge #3 hosted by the Enchanted Chameleon! I thought "what a great way to eat my greens!" And you know what? Even the kids joined me on this one! It is a two week challenge to drink a green smoothie every day. There are many different recipes, and I am excited to try some more.

Our smoothie today was more brown than green; and was pretty darn good!:

2-3 cups spinach
2 cups water
1 cup mixed frozen berries
1 banana

yumm! My hope is that it will help me lose some weight... right now I weigh... gasp... 192. I have lost about 20-25 since Kellen has arrived; not too bad for 6 weeks postpartum. My goal is 145 by October (Mexico trip) we will see!

Here is for the people wanting baby pictures!

Just a couple pics.... he is growing so fast! I want to say he is 12+ lbs... at least! He is six weeks old this Tuesday! Six weeks! Can you believe it?! Such a wonderful baby... the only thing "bad" is he spits up alot, especially when I eat dairy! So I try to be dairy free, but it is SO hard! I love having milk for breakfast and dinner; cheese is a great snack; pizza is delicious; and how about some ice cream?! And soy just doesn't taste even close to the same! But, supposedly, it gets better around 4 months of age?

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. ~ Amanda Soule

A couple things I have been working on

Amazingly, I have started sewing a couple things around here! We decided to have an open house last weekend, so Friday, I decided to "whip" up some pillow covers. I used this tutorial, (I really wanted to use this one) and some sheets that I had found at the thrift store. I think they turned out pretty nice, and they seem to fit in the living room decently. The kids fight over the blue one... I am not sure why!?
Also, my little niece, Natalie is turning one this next weekend. And I decided to give her a little homemade love... just a little. And it turned out so well, that the kids begged me for one of their own... and I obliged! They are just fantastic, and if they through them at each other, no damage is done! Natalie's I stuffed with cotton balls and a kitty toy (to give it a rattle), and since I ran out of those, I went to Joann's (with all 3 kids, I might add!) and got some Bamboo stuffing. I got the idea here. The kids are using them with Tyler in there games of MONSTER.


And here's just a cute picture... he isn't too happy, but look how big he is! That is a 3-6 month outfit! hahahah! I am so in love with him... and so is the rest of the family!

Checking out the big machines

A new bypass is being built right outside our place... which has it's plus and minus'! This is one of the positive things... Colton absolutely loves it!

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. ~ Amanda Soule

Easter pictures

Here in our house, we don't really celebrate Easter in the traditional sense.... we just do a little celebration with the Easter bunny bringing a little bit of this and a little bit of that. An egg hunt, and a good hearty breakfast. This year we didn't even dye eggs! But we had fun. I tried to keep the candy to a minimum... but my kids really like their chocolate. Also, we decided to not be candy police, and kind of let them decide what they would eat and when (for the most part!).

I love the books I got them...The Sun Egg, Children of the Forest, and Peter in Blueberry Land, all by Elsa Beskow. And The Story of the Root Children by Sibylle Von Olfers. Our Easter selection was expanded with The Easter Egg by Jan Brett. I know, it seems like a lot of books, but we are book hounds around here, and good books are worth it!
Oh, and we did a shared easter basket... we can get away with that still!

the "shared" basket

meeting the chocolate (and books)

Look!

chocolate for breakfast! Yumm!

getting creative

looking in the moss garden

my fav. pic of Easter... something about it!

How cute are they? This is their loot.