Campout Family Night

It was a cool, starry night, perfect for a camp out. We donned our backpacks and found our way to the campsite with the help of Justus' Paw Pilot (courtesy of Oso from Disney).

We ate burgers grilled out and baked beans from a cup around our campfire

We sang campfire songs and went on a hunt for bugs. Justus and Haven did a good job finding bugs and putting them in their bug catcher.

We ended our night with Smores...is there any other way to end a camp out night??

Fun AND yummy!!

One Tough Cookie

I guess when you have an older brother you have to learn to roll with the punches....literally! Haven was at the mercy of Justus this morning and the end result is what you see on her face. No, I dont think he hit her, but yes, I do think he pushed her into the wall. True as the title, Haven walked away and soon had a smile back on her face.

Spoiled

Yes, I am spoiled. My hubs is the very best. Last night I asked for a copy of DejaVu and last night I got it. He is the best!! It is such an intriguing movie. I love it. I guess Ill be watching it tonight with my bowl of ice cream ;)

Abandonment

Well, I started my cleanse and I think all that I have to intake is completely gross. Just my opinion, others may think its delicious. Therefore, Im abandoning my cleanse for something hopefully equally healthy and much more to my taste buds. I guess its better to try than to never try at all.

Dreading tomorrow....

Ever since my rebellion, Ive been eating horribly, like, constant rebellion. So I start my cleanse tomorrow and Im so not ready for it. Im going to be going thru caffeine withdrawls, sugar withdrawls, hunger and all sorts of lack of energy stuff! But, Im excited for the outcome...so I must fix my eyes on the prize!

Rebellion

On my quest for optimal health, Ive invested in a juicer, sought to eat only healthy items, readily embracing avocados, coconut oil, wheat grass supplements and lemon water. Ive given up soda - havent had any in about 3 weeks or more. Ive really been trying to gear up for my cleanse and cutting way back on my caffeine intake. But then it hit me. I cant live without it! I had a rendezvous with my boyfriends....oh maybe tomorrow Ill be back on track ;)

Soothing Techniques

From the time Justus could coordinate himself, he started sucking his thumb. That and his white blanket with the "messy corner"are the ways that he settles down or soothes himself. Haven on the other hand, is not so typical. She, from the beginning, chose neither thumb nor pacifier. Instead she would lick her crib sheets. Today that is modified to putting her blanket up to her mouth and licking it. Whatever works - I guess!

oh no she didnt!

But yes, she did. Haven climbed out of her pack n play while in baby jail - ie timeout. We were waiting for Neil to come home but had started to eat dinner when Haven acted inappropriately and needed correction. So off to Baby jail she went. Then just moments later her cries became increasingly louder. I thought to myself surely Neil isnt home and went in to see her....nope as I was walking down the hall to see there she was. Then when I took her and put her back in her pack n play she immediately hiked her leg up to climb out again. But no way - that wasnt gonna fly. I quickly told her NO and put her back and told her to stay there. Thankfully she stayed, but my goodness, now Im really gonna have to be on top of it! Justus never even attempted to climb out of anything. This was definitely a first for me!

Waiting for Daddy

Thought this was so cute....here are the kids waiting to see Daddy come home from work.

Jesus Loves Me - Haven style

Here she is singing a classic...

Haven's Repertoire

Haven is only a year and a half - 20 months to be exact. She can readily sing her ABCs and Jesus Loves Me. We have been serenaded of late and its soooo cute! So here is a little taste of her talent.

Cleanse - on my mind

Ever since I had weight issues back when I first moved back to California Ive learned to be as healthy as possible. Isnt it cool how God puts certain people in your life at specific times to teach you what you need to know?

First, I had a friend who was going to a nutritionist, so I started to go. He taught me all about how the body works and how to stabilize my metabolism, that I had led sooooo astray.

Then I had a friend who was very granola for lack of a better word. This girl was a beautiful example to me of what eco friendly was. She wasnt weird or anything like that, she just loved keeping the earth as untouched as possible. (last I checked she was attending Yale grad school - oh, how I love her!) She taught me about whole grain food and using applesauce instead of sugar and neat tricks like that.

Next was my friend who has a sister that is vegan or something like that so she knows all about what is super healthy, how to get the most nutrients from the food you are eating. This was super helpful to me when Justus was a brand new baby. Because of her I knew to feed him flax seed and wheat germ and all kinds of healthy stuff like that.

So all these people plus other great examples, books and doctors that are all about natural in my life have totally helped me strive to be as healthy as possible in our world that is so junk food friendly.

My next step is to do a cleanse. Ive been talking to God about this for quite some time, knowing that I needed something like this. I came across this ladys cleanse in my blog world and Im gearing up to try it. Ive emailed her and she is very supportive. My goal is 21 days. Ill keep you posted how it goes. My start date is July 26. Here is her link in case you are curious: http://breakingfreetruths.blogspot.com/search/label/Directions%20for%20Cleanse

4th of July - SOOOO Loud

Not as in fireworks, as in screaming kids. Not as in afraid of fireworks, as in super bad mood/getting teeth. Both kiddos couldnt help but scream most of all the day and night. Finally toward the end of swimming, Haven was getting a little happier. I was so excited for Justus this year cause I thought he'd really enjoy the fireworks. Nope, when Neil took Haven home, Justus wanted to go home too. I couldnt believe it! I asked him like 3 times, but he wanted to go home. Oh well, maybe next year. Here are the few pics I have of them not completely hysterical.

The Parentals are here, the Parentals are here....

Its always so fabulous when my parents come to visit. It throws us all into a chaotic mess trying to spend as much time with them as possible, doing the many things we love to do together, putting all things schedule and order on the back burner (well, maybe not quite that crazy) but we definitely do things a little differently.

Here are some pics of us all hanging out together.