Day 9

Okay…technically, I am cheating…yesterday was day nine.  But, since I spent all day yesterday with a throbbing headache…I’m going to pretend like yesterday never happened.  SO, THIS IS DAY 9! : ))

Kaden was such a cranky little fellow today! His two top teeth are coming in and his antibiotics are stopping him up, so he was pretty much just miserable all day. : ( So, I did what any good parent does…I gave him a box of baby cracker wheel thingys and let him munch away! Okay, maybe that’s not what GOOD parents do, but hey, it satisfied his teething (they are pretty hard) and the giant mess he made all over my floor made him squeal with delight!

Days 7 and 8

 

Well, the pattern seems to be that my 365 project is going to go up every other day LOL.  I was going to post last night, but I was sooo tired!

Day 7:

Aunt Shan asked me to take a picture of an orange Gerber for her.  That appeared to be a bigger task than I had originally thought! Either they are very popular around her or they are very rare LOL because I could not find one anywhere! I finally found ONE at Costco (which by the way is the BEST place to buy flowers! I got three Gerbers for 10 bucks!)

So, Here it is Aunt Shan! And…It is my most favorite one!!

Here are a few more…This pink one was really different!

This one was Olivia’s favorite and she was very insistent that it go in the cart LOL! She loves to shop for flowers!

DID I MENTION I LOVE GERBERS?!! I wish my whole yard was a field of Gerbers!

 

Okay Day 8:

I mentioned before that I have been on a little bit of a smoothie kick lately.  Well, I have decided to get a little more adventurous, and use smoothies as a meal replacement for lunch and some breakfasts.  Smoothies are perfect for these hot days we have been having and Most of the Protein Smoothies are almost 40 oz of pure goodness for only 5 points!!

I know, it looks delicious right?! Well, now I get to tell you what was in it:

2 handfuls of Spinach

Approx. 1 Tblsp Minced Basil

2-3 cups of Pineapple

Fat Free Milk to Smoothness (about 1 cup)

Splenda for sweetner if you wish

this recipe came from: A FOODIE STAYS FIT the exact link wouldn’t work for some reason, but if you go to her website, you will find a tab labeled recipes. : ) (Hover the name of her blog and click)

I know it doesn’t sound very good, but it was DELICIOUS!! : ))

Day 6

 

We have sort of been on a smoothie kick since Aunt Shan gave me that orange smoothie recipe. : )) Soo…while searching Pinterest for MORE smoothie recipes, I came across overnight oats.  Basically, you combine old fashioned oats, greek yogurt, fat free milk, chia seeds, and some type of fruit (ours our blueberry and maple syrup and apples and cinnamon).  Shake and place in the refrigerator overnight and eat in the morning! Hope they are as good as everyone says! I will letcha know tomorrow. ;)

 

I also got some super awesome 1 gallon mason jars for my flour, sugar, and coffee.  I love them!!

DAYS 4 AND 5

Busy day yesterday and now Kaden has an ear infection so finding time to post has been a little hard. 

Bubs had his 9 month check up (and shots) yesterday.  I mentioned to the doctor that he wasn’t feeling very well and low and behold…He has a nasty ear infection! He refuses to take the antibiotics and he has managed to spit it out despite every single trick that I tried (which all worked with Olivia by the way). 

Anyway here are Mr. Man’s Measurements:

Weight: 19lbs 10oz.  (50th percentile)

Height: 29 inches (75th percentile)

He is growing like a weed!! : ))

 

Okay….on to day 4:

And…..day 5:

We Made Watermelon Lime Smoothies (which were delicious!) and Olivia decided to finish off the rest of the watermelon left in the bowl.  She is Watermelon Crazy! : )

MY LITTLE GRADUATE

 

INTRODUCING…….

(ALSO PROJECT 365 DAY 3)

365 days…Day 1 and 2

 

Since you I didn’t post yesterday’s photo here is Day 1:

This is Livie’s Slug.  She and Cole found it outside at our house. He was enormous! I had never seen a slug that big so I decided to make him famous and give him his own personal Photo-shoot hehehe (see previous post). 

 

Okay, Day 2:

Baby Shoes and the boy to go with them! : ) Kaden got new shoes the other day (thank you so very much Copper for ripping his other ones to shreds!!), so far so good! He hates shoes and most of the time he has the other one off before I can even get the next one on! He hasn’t figured these ones out yet I guess, but give him time….he will find a way! LOL We went to Castle Park (aka Nicholls Park) with some friends today.  Five minutes after we showed up, three bus loads of unruly brats showed up! And I mean that! They were scaling the wall and climbing up the outside of the tube slides…one kid that was climbing up kicked some little girl right in the head and then got up and ran away! I spent half of the time there yelling at kids to stay out of the baby area and to stop climbing up tube slides! Anyway….Kaden was able to swing for a little bit before they took over.  he Doesn’t look very happy here, but he loves it! He just gets really quiet in the swing. ; )

CATCHING UP

HOW COULD YOU GUYS LET ME GO ALL THE WAY FROM MARCH TO MAY WITHOUT UPDATING THIS THING?!   LOL

Well, in my defense, it has been one crazy busy couple of months so I guess I better start catching you up!

Kaden is 9 months now! Can you believe it?!! He crawls, can stand holding onto anything and everything, he loves to yell, and can throw himself back faster than you can catch him during a fit! He loves Veggie Straws and Chicken and can pretty much out eat me when it comes to Pickled Beets!

 

Olivia is getting ready to finish up her first year of Preschool! Bohoo hoo! I can’t believe how big my children are getting! Anyway, She graduates tomorrow from the 3 Year Old Preschool in North Salt Lake and will start a brand new Preschool here in Layton in September.  She had a pretty hard time adjusting to the fact that Miss Jennie (her present preschool teacher) was not going to be moving to Layton with us and teaching her next year, but once we saw the new school, she seemed to do just fine.  I will update you on that on her first day of school where Miss Jennie will NOT be! LOL

Olivia has made a few new friends and spends almost every day outside digging in the dirt with her new friend Cole looking for bugs and riding her bike. Look what they found yesterday?! He (or she I guess) was huge!!

  She also has two..well, one now, but she she DID have two new goldfish named Goldie (original right? ) and Black S’mores.  Black S’mores died the other day (along with one other black one that she had before Black S’mores).  Goldie is still going strong, and I think  from now on, we are just going to be One Goldfish kind of people.

(Rest in Peace Black S’mores)

  This is very hard for me to say, but my sweet girl is getting ready to turn FOUR!!! We are having a Party for her at the Coeurdalene Lake while we are home. 

 

hmm…what else? OH YEAH! WE MOVED INTO A HOUSE!! 3 huge bedrooms (well, at least it feels that way to us), 2 bathrooms…oh yeah, did I mention I have a LAUNDRY ROOM!!!? And, a kitchen and a living room that are completely separate from eachother?!! This Momma is one Happy Woman!

 

Wayne and I are doing good too….I have lost almost 30 pounds and Wayne has lost about 10 LOL! I guess all this healthy living has an effect on even the skinny people!  

This was taken the Day before Mother’s Day right before I was treated to Outback, Yogotogo and Lowes to fill my Garden! My hubby bought me some of my favorite flowers!

Well, I think that pretty much sums it up! Sorry for all of the typos for which I am sure there are many, but my kiddos are now awake and I don’t have time to fix them LOL!

Love you all so very much and can’t wait to be home for a whole month!!