Addicting

Pinterest.com, ever heard of it? Maybe I'm the last to. But I LOVE it! So many cool things to check out and as my brother in law put it.. it's for girls who have way too much time on their hands. Not that with a baby I have that luxury, but every chance I get I'm on it, it's SO COOL! Check it out. Sign up. Type in anything you are interested in and BAM you get a million ideas. Sweet!

This is a photo I found on there of how I am cutting my hair. Yippee!

27th

Happy Birthday to this fine fellow. (The bigger one) I love you Chris Aaron. You make life complete!

I could NOT stop laughing when we took these photos last night. Maybe it's that Nixon would scratch our backs & try to hold onto our shirts while riding, maybe it was the age 3+ helmet that fit his noggin, maybe it's because I can hardly make a turn on a bike now without feeling like I'm going to tip over, I dono, but everything about this was hysterical to me. Bubs... your growing up real fast.

Yum!

Today is beautiful! Nixon and I were up early and had a great run along the beach trail. There's something spectacular about being up early running along the beach.. ocean breeze, crashing waves, my sweet baby babbling. So peaceful. I love where I live. It's incredible. Also I made up some homemade granola, you have to try! It's delicious and my new favorite snack.

Homemade Granola
recipe from (inthelittleredhouse.blogspot)

add to large bowl:

4 cups oats

2 cups puffed wheat (unsweetened)

1 cup unsweetened coconut

1 cup chopped almonds

1/2 cup ground flax seed

1/4 cup wheat germ

3/4 c pure maple syrup (not the fake stuff)

1/3 c olive oil

1 tsp vanilla

pinch of salt

mix until well coated.

Spread out onto two lined baking sheets, and bake at 300° for 30-45°, until oats are browned and crispy.
Make sure to rotate the pans and give them a few good shakes during the baking process.

yum.

enjoy!

Dreaming

So my birthday is next month and I'm dreaming of this...


and this...


I want lovely pictures of my family and good documentation of our awesome lives. If only Santa came twice a year.

Love

This little man could not be any more perfect! I love every single thing about him. I love waking up in the morning knowing he's waiting for me right around the corner. I love how he kicks and grins ear to ear when I sneak in his room, and he catches my face. I love that when he eats he pounds his fist to say more. I love that he is finally sitting up! I love his 3 little teeth.. with two more poking through. I love his constant babble of "dadda dadda." (Dadda is pretty rad so I'm not complaining) I love when he falls asleep on my shoulder and every daily care disappears. I love that he cracks up all the time! He makes me laugh all day long. I love how HAPPY he is. Happy 8 months to my Nixon!