Bedroom Project

I finally updated our bedroom! It was originally a dark red color and wasn't very appealing to the eye.

My husband was away for work last week and it was time to paint! 

1st coat of primer. 

(I left a little red so you could see just how awful it was)

2nd coat of primer

1st coat of color and it's already looking better! 

(If you're on a budget always look at the return paint section at any of your local hardware stores. I found this paint for half the price!)

Green frog tape removed and I'm happy! 

A few things... The letters I already had from our wedding and I thrifted the paintings for $5! 

That coat of paint made me really happy! 

2 Year Anniversary

2 Years

24 Months

104 Weeks

730 Days

17531 Hours

63113880 Seconds

... ago we said our vows and promised to be together forever.

You have made me a better person. 

We created a family. 

 You made adventures exciting.  

 You make me want to experience everything. 

You have made me brave. 

I promise to show you, every day, that I know exactly how lucky I am to have you in my life. 

Hubby, I will love you until the end of time.

Happy Anniversary!

Hippie Cookies

I came across a similar recipe and made it my own. 

My husband likes to call them "Hippie Cookies".

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cup flour

1 1/2 cup oatmeal

1/2 cup goji berries

1/4 cup chia seeds

1/4 cup hemp seeds

1/2 tsp Baking powder

1/2 tsp Baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 tbsp vanilla

Steps:
- Combine flour, oatmeal, goji berries, chia and hemp seed, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in bowl. Mix together.
- (Make sure butter is softened.) In another bowl, add brown sugar and vanilla until mixed thoroughly. Add egg.
- Gradually add flour mixture into butter mixture.
- Tablespoon scoops of batter onto cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 for 10-12 mins.

                            

Hemp Seeds, Goji Berries and Chia Seeds can do great things for your body! 

Try any of them in your cooking or baking!

Enjoy!

Ryder's 9 Month Update

Our little nugget is 9 months!  

You have become quite the social butterfly when we go out to eat. 

When we strap you in the high chair you make sure to make friends at every table. If you don't get the attention you want you fake cough until you are satisfied. 

Daddy loves you so much. 

He is turning into such a handsome boy. 

You can pull yourself up on almost anything. I think walking is in our near future. 

I just adore you both.

(Napping at Westlands Park) 

Bath time is still your favorite. 

He is going to be in the big tub soon!

Ryder is wearing 9-12 month clothes now and size three diapers. 

Not a single tooth in sight. 

He loves feeding himself the squeeze pouches and he thought himself how to grab puff out of this container. 

I really hope his sleeping pattern never changes! He sleeps from about 7:30pm to 7:00am. As long as we have had a routine day he sleeps through the night. Around bedtime you make sure to get every last bit of energy out you can by crawling all over me. It's as if you have so many things to do before bed and you need to finish them now.  You are a funny little man.

Just last week you started giving kisses. My heart melted when you gave me one. On occasion you kiss me just because - you are so sweet.

You have been saying "Da da" since you were 5 months old and just this month you said "Ma ma"!  I just about cried.  We were at a moms group and you just decided you would blurt it out in front of everyone. 

Hope your September is going great!

Grandparents come to visit Part 3

Butterfly Pavilion

Nana made sure Ryder was in the best clothes while they were in town. 

He is now the best dressed kid on the block. 

There were butterflies fling everywhere. It was so much fun!

They released over 100 butterflies while we were there!

We had to take his jacket off, it was so warm.  

It got really humid in the butterfly exhibit - don't do your hair, ladies!

He wanted to touch every butterfly in sight. 

Another great day of learning and exploring.  

Thank you Nana & Tata for a great week of fun! 

We miss you already!

Grandparents come to visit Part 2

Children's Museum

Tata and Ryder were checking out the construction in the back of the building. 

Motion dance floor

He was into it

Ahh, one of my favorite pictures of the day! There was a fire truck set up as you first walk in and it was a lot of fun dressin him up! 

Ryder's first painting!

Even though Ryder is only 8 months old, there were a ton of activities for him to do here!

Thank you Tata & Nana!

Grandparents come to visit Part 1

First time at the Denver Zoo!

Ryder sat in the stroller without his carseat at the zoo.  He thought he was the coolest kid around. 

This peacock was squawking throughout the park and finally had a chat with us. 

He loved hanging with Nana!

... And Tata too!

Look at that smirk. 

Here at the tiger exhibit.

Oh hi, mom!

First time on a carousel!

He loved it! 

Thank you Nana & Tata for a fun day!