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.

Rock Your World Celebration night

When the celebration began, the worship team lead the audience in some songs. Justus was front and center trying to start a mosh pit. It was quite fun watching him dance around.

Haven didnt miss a beat - she was up there boogieing too!

The preschool class got to get on stage and say their memory verse. I think they did AMAZING. Never mind that they changed some of the wording just today. Justus loved it tho, when everyone started clapping, he bowed. I didnt catch the pic but it sure was priceless!

Justus and Haven really enjoyed their ice cream treats that were given out at the end. Gotta love that SWEET kiss!

My girls did Fantastic in their Hoedown Throwdown Dance! Well, they only had a cumulative of about 3 hours to learn this pretty intense dance and they Rocked it out!

Rock your World

Here are some pics of Justus at Rock Your World. The preschool class came to our Dance class yesterday and we taught them the Electric Slide. Can I tell you how cute it was when they kept asking for music and didnt want to learn the steps. I think in their mind alls dance is is free dance. Which, of course, we did plenty of. So here are some pics of Justus stretching out. Of course he is the one in the crown, yes the only one who wore his crown to class. He is my prince!

Then heres one of him at assembly. Its kinda dark but thats the best I could do. When he spotted me taking his pic he wanted to be with me. Such a cutie!

I also added a few of lunch time. Dont you fear, Ive been getting there to be with Justus the whole time. Haven also gets to join us. She is watched for me while I help out. I think she spends the majority of her time eating goldfish crackers! ;)

Hannah Montana Hoedown Throwdown and other Stories

So this week Im officially crazy busy. Last week, Justus started swim lessons. He is doing really well and has even passed a level. He got to ring the bell and everyone clapped for him. Hes also made a friend, Payton. She is a cutie and Justus always asks if we will see Payton. This week is his last week of swim lessons, which we do in the afternoon. Ive uploaded some pics from his first day.

This week also is the start of our churchs version of VBS. We call it Rock Your World. Im helping with the dance portion. Another lady and myself, along with a few youth helpers are teaching the kids the Hannah Montana Hoedown Throwdown. You can YouTube it if youve never heard of it. Its from her movie and they break it down and teach it. So thats what we are doing for these kids. Which also meant that I had to learn it. Now, Im in no way a stellar dancer especially if I have to hit moves on a certain beat in a certain way. And these moves are FAST. The kids are doing well, which it does help that probably half already know the dance.

Justus is also a part of VBS. They have a class for his age so its fun to see him in the big assembly with all the big kids. I didnt really get to see much of what else they do cause Im busy with my thing. At the end we all eat lunch together. Apparently Justus swiped some kids lunch yesterday, which was wrong/bad on so many levels. What he swiped was a peanut butter sandwich and he is allergic to it. So I find him walking around the play area holding a baggie with a PB sandwich in it. Thankfully he couldnt get the baggie open. Needless to say, I will be there early at lunch time today to make sure this doesnt happen again.