This is life

Mommy, I'm going to play soccer with my friends! You go up the steps and find a seat.....

I feel like the worst mamma ever!!! We missed the registration deadline for soccer this year :/



-my little photographer enjoying her "new" camera. She got it for Christmas but it stayed on the shelf until this week. Thanks papa bill and gg.....ITS a HIT!!!




We love chocolate!! Vegan and soy free of course :)







Stephie going in to "make mary happy" while i let the dogs out. Good morning little sister!!

We enjoyed a few warm days before the cold snap. Looking forward to a sunny weekend!! Love my little oasis out back :)


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Curious about our food......

Check THIS out.  

For those who didn't already know I have a separate blog about our food journey. 

 So many  have asked for help in making their own healthy diet changes a blog just made more sense 

than a million emails, phone calls and texts :)  Enjoy and make suggestions....

want the blog to make the healthy food changes as easy as possible :)

My bestie's sweet boys

This week Valerie came up to see her sisters SWEET baby girl!  I was lucky to be on the list of people o see on the short trip they made during Spring Break.  Valerie, hubby and her PRECIOUS little boys came over for a pizza picnic and an afternoon of fun.  We spent hours outback letting the kids tire themselves out while the mommys and daddys caught up on life :)  

Here a few pics I got of the children that NEVER sat still long enough for a decent group shot!

 above: Mary and Uriah blowing bubble.     below: Mary trying to kiss Uriah (he's not amused!)

 Mary seems pretty proud of herself and her first kiss...she just learned how to give kisses without being asked, haha!

 Pretty sure they are kissing in the above picture and then she is pushing him away in the picture below, what a girl!

 ahhh, the two older siblings sitting together.  Actually they were sitting together eating their apples but as soon as I grab the camera one got up....we requested a quick reenactment to get a picture! These kiddos are ON THE GO.....but my girls both crashed hard and early for bedtime, woohoo!!

Can't wait for these sweet boys to be closer and to see them once a month....not once a year!! Soon, very soon!! Prayers for their house to sell, finding a new house within budget, peace about whatever Val's job situation turns out to be, patience for mommy and daddy in the chaos and flexibility from the sweet boys....moving with kids stinks but it's going to be SOOOOOO fabulous to all be closer!! I see many a playdates and weekends away in our future :)  Val's precious niece will be close by as well....woohoo!!

Silly Mary, Sick Mary

When eating Mary likes to run her fingers through her hair.  I think it's super funny, Josh not so much (probably because he is in charge of baths most nights :)  This particular night she ran her fingers through her hair after grabbing HANDFULS of quinoa veggie soup.....oye!! This was the style that she created :)

 Little bit workin the Qunioa-Do and her super soft cloth diaper :)

 She makes the cuttest faces!!

 This was my sad Mary with a fever of 103 :/  She ran a fever for two days and was miserable!!!!  then it just became a 99-100 temp and  a fussy baby.  I suspected the cold had turned into an ear infection when the temp hung around and she stayed fussy (she had been congested and didn't want me touching her ear).  Ran to Sprouts and grabbed WishGardens Ear Infection drops (one for the ear and one oral).  Mary has been on them along with some Mommys Milk and is doing GREAT!  We don't need motrin anymore and the dr said her ear is looking good!! He could tell it had been infected but seemed to be healing.  As long as the high fever doesn't return we don't need an Rx....woohoo!!!  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that our pediatrician supports our "alternative" healthcare ideas and am so blessed to be able to run to a store 5 minutes down the road to buy fabulous herbal remedies that do the job 99% of the time :)

 Such a good Daddy....and such a pitiful baby! All she wanted was to snuggle her Daddy when he got home from work.  I'm apparently only needed when she is hungry :)

Great Great Grandma Christy's Hat

My Great-Grandma Christy (my moms grandma) was a tiny little lady who always wore a hat and gloves to church.  She died when I was little (not before I was able to get to know her, thank God) and my mom had the privilege of getting some of her church gloves and this white "sunday hat" among other things.  My sisters and I would play tea party and dress up with a few pairs of the gloves growing up....until we outgrew the gloves :)  Mom then safetly packed them back up and recently gave two pair along with this "sunday hat" to Stephie for dress up......THEY ARE HER FAVORITE ITEMS!!!  She loves to wear the hat and a pair of gloves DAILY and of course they are the perfect accessory for every outfit )

 Mary has started to get in on the accessorizing! She only leaves the hat on for a minute or two but for those minutes she thinks she is HOT STUFF!

Thanks to Grandma Christy for taking such great care of her things....so many years later they are still being loved and I think if she were able to look down on my tiny little Mary wearing her hat it would make her smile...not so sure how she would feel about Stephie "cooking" in her sunday gloves :)

Stephie and Daddy

Mum and Papi bought Stephie a wonderful Dora game for the Wii....she LOVES it!!!  It was super cute to watch Josh try to teach her how to play.  She wanted to do it by herself but would get frustrated when it got stuck....a learning curve for sure :)

 Tea Party!!! Josh's Aunt Lori sent a FABULOUS little tea set for Stephie's bday.  She had been asking so use it since she opened it but we were waiting for better weather.  Finally we had a day that Daddy was home and it was nice out! We put Mary down for a nap.  Loaded the tray with vegan chocolate chip cookies and water and headed out to the picnic table.

 Learning how to pour "tea"

 Blowing on it, hahaha!

 Daddy teaching Stephie to say "cheers'

 HAPPY GIRL!!

 Then off to burn of the sugar by playing on her new bday swing.

 Fabulous time with Daddy....Memories Made!

our FAVORITE place to be!

Here are a bunch of random pics from our many adventures outside.  Our backyard is our haven and provides hours of fun, peace, joy and stress release :)

 Yes, Stephie is in jammies and cowboy boots....such a Texas girl, haha!

 Mary doesn't walk but the girl sure does LOVE to climb!!

 We keep the passy in to discourage her from eating the acorns ALLLLLLL over our yard :/

 This cracked me up! She usually climbs ON TOP of the picnic table and sits (makes me crazy!!) This day she sat at it like a big girl and just watched Stephie and our foster kiddo play....was so cute!!

Silly passy baby sucking it upside down....she was probably chewing it since we seem to be taking FOREVER to cut anymore teeth!! Rockin steady with only 5 1/2 teeth.