Two new things

It's been awhile since I last blogged and too much has happened for me to catch you up, so I will just share two things with you.

1. I am now a runner.

Yep. I always thought that I would be a runner when I grew up. Since this year I turned 33 I decided that I should probably start. I got a couple of girlfriends together and we did the Couch 2 5K program. It is awesome! If you are not (yet) a runner, and you want to be, you should check it out. It's a 9 week program that takes you from not ever running, to running 3.1 miles.

Tomorrow is my first race and I am getting so nervous! I am running a 5.3 mile leg of the Whiskeytown Relay with 3 girlfriends.

2. I have gone Paleo.

I have (mostly) given up dairy, grains, sugar and legumes. I say mostly because I will sometimes have those things as a treat but they are no longer a part of my daily diet. If you are wondering what's left to eat, I eat meat, eggs, fruits, veggies and healthy fats. ;) If you want more information on the Paleo diet, go here: What is the Paleo Diet?

I have lost 18 pounds and feel better than I have in years!

So, that's what's new around here;)

With the start of Fall and the promise of cooler weather (hopefully soon) I am planning to get back to blogging more regularly.

Hello!

Hey, just thought I would pop in for a minute to let you know that I have not forgotten about you! I think about my bloggy friends all the time, but I have just been enjoying time with my kids.

We have been busy with soccer, a 9th birthday, potty training a 2 1/2 year old and just trying to keep up with laundry!

I am hoping to be back to projects and blogging again really soon, but now I am off to watch my kiddos swim as it is 90+ degrees outside.

{Recipe} Vanilla Coffee Creamer

I love me some Vanilla creamer for my coffee, but when I read the ingredients I was a little freaked out.

It's filled with things I cannot pronounce. No bueno!

I played around and came up with a recipe that I love and that doesn't gross me out.

Ingredients:

2 cups Milk

1 1/2 TBS Vanilla

1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk

Yep. 3 ingredients. 

I removed the label from an empty creamer container and washed it really well.

Poor all 3 ingredients into bottle and shake shake shake!!!

I love the pour spout and the easy close lid.

This is my new favorite mug.

L.O.V.E. Owls!!!

Enjoy!

Note:

This does not last as long as store bought creamer because it is made with real ingredients and has no preservatives, so use it up within a few weeks. I go by the expiration date on the milk that I use.

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Declan Everett

Hello! I have been away from the blog for too long, but I am back(I hope). I had my baby a little over 5 weeks ago and my days are spent snuggling with him and playing with my older kids. I have missed blogging and am going to try to get back into the swing of things.



37 weeks and 1 day.

Last preggo photo!

My water broke while picking my daughter up from AWANA and we took a goofy "We're gonna have a baby!" photo when we got home. Dork status fo sho!

Declan Everett

Born 2-2-12 at 11:11am

6lbs, 14.6ozs

18.25in

 Our first picture as a family of 5!

Declan

Pronounced Deck-len

 I am so in love.

My three children.

Brooklyn and Travis pretty much adore their new baby brother:)

This is my life and I love it.

{WORD} Wednesday

Patience.

It is one of the Fruits of the Spirit. (Galatians 5:22, 23)

God is currently working to grow this fruit in me.

If you read my post from yesterday you will see what I mean.

He is showing me that patience is needed to see fruit form on a tree...it doesn't happen overnight.

Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as eagles;

they shall run, and not be weary;

and they shall walk, and not faint."

So now I am learning to wait upon the Lord.

Waiting for His perfect timing in life and in the birth of my child.