Well, hey there, friend! I'm so thrilled to be back to the blog! It's been farrrrr too long! Things have been going well for us. We are in our eighth week of our homeschool year. Everyone is growing and learning and thriving so much. My heart is full and overflowing for this beautiful season of life!Today, I'm sharing my plant-based skin care routine that I absolutely LOVE. But, first, I have to tell you a story. When I was a teenager I had ...
Natural Living
Lavender Lemonade Recipe
Well, hey there, friend! Lavender lemonade is a favorite of mine. I enjoyed it for the first time at a beautiful lavender farm in Utah a couple of years ago. The flavor of lavender lemonade is just delicious on so many levels. Yum! Cameron has been begging for me to make lemonade for a few days, so I thought I would share our recipe! :)[pinit count="horizontal"] Yum!!Lavender Vitality isn't just amazing for flavor in lemonade. You ...
Nora’s Birth Story
Ahhh! It has been too long! Having baby #3 has totally changed the dynamic in our home. I don't have much "down time" to write here. :)It is so hard to believe that Miss Nora Evangeline has been in our arms for two months! She was born at 4:53 on Sunday, October 11. She weighed 7 pounds exactly and was 19.5 inches long. I'm still in a bit of shock that we have a girl in our home! Nora's story is a bit different from my other births, so I'm ...
One Year CrossFit-iversary {plus 32 Week Pregnancy Update}
Hey there, bloggy friends! I hope you are doing well! It has been a busy Summer. I am over the heat and ready for FALL! It's been raining every single day this week and that's put me in a Fall mood even more. :)Today I'm talking CrossFit and pregnancy! A year ago today I walked into my local CrossFit affiliate for private 101 classes. Both Ernie and I missed the start of the 101 group class and we didn't want to wait until the next session ...
10 Reasons to Drink NingXia Red Every Day
Hey, hey! I'm super excited to tell you about my favorite, delicious supplement that I've been using for the past 1 1/2 years. I like to try things for a while before I share about them and I have to say that this is the real deal! There are a lot of other supplement drinks on the market and all the research I've done has shown that NingXia Red is a superior, wonderful product head and shoulders above the rest.What in the world is NingXia ...
Embracing My Pregnant Body
Hey y'all! I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend! We did. It was rainy, but that was fine with me. I just wanted to chillax anyway. Ha! We hosted our annual church picnic on Friday night. It rained, but finally stopped and it was a lovely evening with fun games, great conversation and booming fireworks. Oh, and a sweet friend brought glow sticks for the kids, so that was a hit too.I've been pondering writing this post for a while now, ...