Healthful tip #2:

Go for a walk everyday, even if it's cold. It's sooo good for our bodies to get moving.

Healthful tip:

Instead of eating ice cream all the time, grab some frozen yougurt, and boy is it yummy!

Thankful for everything.

Not only do I want to share how thankful I am for everything I have, like food, a home, a great family, but I also want to talk about forgiveness.

In this season we talk about being thankful and kind to others, helping the needy, but what about forgiveness? As hard as it may be, I think we need to take this time to forgive others too. We are after all, human, and we all make mistakes that we need to learn from. But I feel it necessary to accept what has happened in the past and forgive others for whatever might have happened. We don't live forever and holding grudges isn't good in the holiday season either. So for those out there, and you know who you are, even if you don't read this beacuse of what happened I want you to know that I forgive you and hope that someday you can forgive me too.

Happy thanksgiving everyone!

On my journey...

I am gonna have to clean out a lot of crap. I have a bad itch right now and I know I can't get it all done bit I have a few tips for this!

1. Clean out all clothes that don't fit or haven't worn in 6 months!
2. The clutter, the nick nacks, the what? It has to go!
3. The kitchen, how many duplicate sof things do we really need?
4. Um do I really need all that stuff from when I was a teen, nope hasn't even been looked at in years.
5. 5 boxes of stuffed animals... rediculous!
6. Do some organizing, like crafts in a craft cabinet.

Make sure to donate the old stuff to a place like charity so someone else can use it, whom is less fortunate.

Babywearing:

Since when do we want to strap our babies in something for hours with no contact with mommy? Yep, I am a babywearer! Baby is close and can hear your heartbeat, also close for breastfeeding, per say if we were out on walk, at the mall ect.. Lots of people just strap them in a stroller and push them along, most of the time baby can't even see you.
Here is the one I'd like to have:
 Breathable for baby, and cozy for mom, warm but not too hot!!

Greening christmas:

Not only can you save bows and bags from previous years to re-use, but you can sew or buy something like this:

ellaWraps

ecowrap.com

These reusable fabric gift-wraps are a green alternative to gift giving and there’s no need for paper, scissors or tape.

Keeping traditions....

Something my mom and I did every year, mom rolled out the cookies and cut them into shapes, and I got to decorate them!! So here's me and my daughter making one of the many cookies we will make this year!

Tis the season...

To be Jolly!! Fa la la la la la la la la la.

I am so excited this year! I already have several lists wrote up sorting out all my holiday stuff. Including to do lists, lists of places christmas cards will go, and shopping lists.  I have most of our month planned out, starting now before thanksgiving. I have been reading other blogs getting christmas ideas, and reading about the many different traditions that are out there, so that me and my family can have our own!!

Today we are going to bake gingerbread cookies and decorate them together. Pictures coming soon!

Family Traditions.

I am making this post now, because I know I will be pretty busy with all holiday stuff. So here goes. This is what we do every year mostly that is!

Our Holiday Family Traditions


1. At the end of summer we go apple picking.

2. Make apple butter with the apples.

3. Halfway thru October we go pumpkin picking

4. The day before Halloween we carve pumpkins and enjoy pumpkin seeds.

5. Start Christmas shopping in November.

6. Every thanksgiving we put every ones name in hat and pick one, that way every person gets a gift for Christmas but no one spends a ton of money.

7. Put up Christmas decorations the day after thanksgiving.

8. Take a family photo by the tree for Christmas cards.

9. Make Lumpia for Christmas day.

10. Bake and decorate cookies, while listening to Christmas music.

11. Drive around and look at Christmas lights on houses!

12. Watch holiday movies together and snack away!

13. Make an ornament for the tree.

14. Open 1 gift on Christmas eve morning (usually a dress to wear for the activities). Or do jammies that night.

15. Christmas eve night read: night before Christmas to kids.

16. Visit with family.

17. Christmas day we open gifts and make lumpia and eat pot roast!

18. Celebrate new years. With candle lit dinner.

19. Put our new years resolution in stockings and pack away.


Anyone want to share their favorite holiday traditions?

Having a green thanksgiving!!

Now we all love this holiday. But how can we keep it green and keep it somewhat the same? Just a few little reminders should help do the trick. I don't see why we have to overly concious about it for thanksgiving anyways...

1. Buy things with less packaging or packaging that will biodegrade.
2. Recycle what you can!
3. Don't use paper or plastic plates, forks, cups ect. In my family we never did, but some people do.
4. Visiting family members far away once a year (instead of several times for the holiday season) will reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and harsh chemicals released into the atmosphere while traveling.
5. Compost your stuff if you are into that.
6. Remind everyone to be thankful that the earth has provided us with such a wonderful meal for a family to gather and enjoy together.

Thats all the ideas I have for now.. So Happy Thanksgiving!

Life is amazing!

Today I felt my baby move for the first time. Nothing brings you to reality like this.  Was just so excited I had to share and record it of course!

My growing belly!!

This is for those who asked!!! Enjoy!

Starting at 10 weeks and going weekly to 14.

So glad the little bugger is showing!