Last weekend (8/30) we spent the day with the Great Grandmas and Jason's parents. The kids had a blast playing in the backyard and then we all enjoyed a yummy BBQ chicken dinner.
Playing in the dirt
she was quite entertained by this small puddle with balls
I am so excited about this blog giveaway! Some friends of ours in Northern California have started a company called Blackflower & Company and we're doing a blog giveaway with them here! I received my tea a few days ago and it is, hands down, the best peach ginger tea I've ever had. I wanted to help them get word about their business spread and in the meantime, one of you gets to win pretty cool prizes :) The prize is 2 (4 oz.) bags of tea {your choice} and one of their very special teapots! This is an awesome giveaway, valued higher than $30 Here are the rules to follow: enter a comment in this post If you'd like to go to their website 1st, you can look around and let us know what flavor tea you'd chose and which color teapot you'd like if you win. If you have a Facebook account, be sure to 'like' them on FB and then you get to leave a 2nd comment here, letting me know and it will increase your chances of win...
Probably like most of you Moms, I've been sick of being sick throughout the winter. Its such a fun, holiday time of year and totally stinks when you're stuck inside, with illnesses. And, if you're not a fan of getting a vaccine for every little bug that goes around, you end up realizing you have to do your research to learn how to build up the immune systems and keep your brood healthy. I'm also learning that when it comes to sickness {we're talking sickness that won't cause death}, its actually good for our bodies to learn to fight things off naturally and not constantly running to get shots or drugs to cure us from ever getting sick again {which those shots don't do anyway}. I'm no pro and my oldest child isn't even 7 yet, so I'm definitely not posting this to teach you ladies anything. And, for those of you with older kids, feel free to leave tips for how you keep your family healthy or natural ways to fight off colds and viruses. ...
... is our 2nd born child, but 1st daughter. She's so often the sunlight in our home and the giver of frequent hugs. She believes a good hug and an "I love you" can will fix just about anything. People that hang out with us often tell us "Rachel plays so well all by herself!" or we often hear "Rachel is so easily entertained and very quiet!" Both statements are true... even though she is, without a doubt, our loudest speaking child {its the Italian in her, I guess}. She does play well by herself and she is easily entertained. Rachel is coming on turning 4 1/2 and is very excited about it. She's convinced that eventually she will catch up in age with Ethan. She turns 4 1/2 in January and will be all excited for one month, until Ethan turns 6. Then she realizes that he's somehow staying ahead of her. Best words to describe our 1st daughter would be..... sweet polite caring affectionate random chatty happy deep & emotional...
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Thanks, Heady... see you tomorrow morning!
Thanks, Heady... see you tomorrow morning!