Beginning Another Week

It feels like the weeks are flying by...crazy to be through another Monday. I had a super, super busy weekend that was exhausting. I worked on Friday from 4:00 until almost 2:00. I had to get up early Saturday morning to get ready for Lindsay's baby shower that I was helping to host. It was lots of fun! My mom came over at 3:30 so I could go back to work. We were busy right away and it lasted all night. I got home at about 1:00 and had to look over my Sunday School lesson for the next morning. Up early on Sunday to get to church early then dinner at my parents after church. Then...a four hour nap for me. Yes, I'm serious, 4 hours. It was great!

Today was another normal Monday...Abigail to school, Henry to daycare, me to Meijer and Target. After I picked Abigail up I had to go to the dentist. Then we met Marci, Carson and Ellie for lunch. Carson came over for a bit after that to play. I took him home, picked Henry up from daycare and then we went downtown for a little bit. We picked up new water bottles for the kids at Outpost. We recently threw out anything made with #7 plastic from our house. You can read about it here if you want. It isn't completely clear if this plastic is indeed harmful, but we have decided to be on the safe side and elminate this plastic from our house. If you have Nalgene or Camelback water bottles, chances are these are made from #7 plastic, which contains bisphenol A, our's did. They both make BPA-Free bottles now. We decided to get SIGG bottles this time around. The kids each chose the same design today.

Now I just have to get one for myself!

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Here are a couple of pictures of Henry's bed for those of you who asked...

Another busy week in the works...I hope you all have a good one!

Gorgeous!

This weather we are having is just wonderful! I love, love, love weather that's sunny and in the 70s...can't beat that! We have been outside so much and the kids are just loving it! I cannot believe how dirty Henry gets outside! He is definitely a stereotypical boy in that regard! They think it's like Christmas getting all of their summer outdoor toys out again. Abigail was riding her bike all over yesterday and they both are on the swingset a million times a day. We even ate dinner outside last night on out patio furniture...can't beat that!

Today Hanks and I went to some garage sales...I definitely found some great Gymboree clothes for Abigail, but there was so much junk too. They are fun to go to, but sure are time consuming...all to get a bargain 50 cent shirt! :) Abigail had school and seemed to have a great day there as well.

I don't think I mentioned on here that my son is FINALLY in a big boy bed (you may all gasp now!). He'll be three in July, but we have had no reason to move him from his crib. He is the world's BEST sleeper...I am serious. I tell him it's nap time and he gets his blanket and would stand by his crib. He'll sleep 2-3 hours every afternoon. At night, it's the same thing...right by the crib, gets snuggly, is sleeping within 5 minutes and sleeps for around 12 hours without a peep. We were SO scared of losing a WONDERFUL thing by moving him into a bed. Well, we finally did it on Sunday and life has been the same...perfect. He snuggles in his bed and goes right to sleep. He gets up a bit earlier but that's okay. His bed is adorable...blue wood. He also has a dresser and nightstand with it. The whole thing (bed, dresser, nightstand) cost me like $125...brand new! I got it at (insert GAG) K-Mart on super, super clearance. It's actually very nice. I looked up the company that makes it and they actually make some really high-end furniture. His bed is topped off with baseball sheets from Pottery Barn Kids and an adorable quilt from Land of Nod. He looks so tiny in the bed, but he loves it!

Have a great day, everyone...get outside!!

Happy Earth Day!

"Going Green" sure is catching on, isn't it? It's possible to buy organic and/or environmentally safe of almost everything it seems! We've been trying to make small changes to better the environment around here. My favorite change? Reusable shopping bags! I seriously LOVE them! I have 2 for Target and 2 for Meijer and I seriously cannot believe how much you can fit in them! I can get all my groceries in 2-3 of them without a problem. They are so much more convenient too...they don't roll around in the van, easier to carry inside, etc. I know some people say they get plastic because they reuse them and that's all good and all, but they still go in the trash that way...plus it's amazing how many bags they give you! I watched them at Meijer yesterday put one roll of papertowels in one bag, eggs in another, etc...the lady had less groceries than me and probably 8-10 plastic bags. I had my 2 blue, reusable totes. LOVE them!

We've also been doing a better job of recycling, planted a garden, will be installing a clothes line, not using lights during the day if we can help it and have had our thermostat off as much as possible. Small things...but they help! I've also been buying more cleaning products safe for the environment...and they work great!

What changes have you made?

Happy Birthday, Rebecca!

Happy Birthday, Bec! My little sister is 26 today!
She's celebrating with an 8 week ultrasound of her little baby tonight...fun, fun!

Full Circle

I remember when my grandparents would come back from a few months in Florida we always got a kick out of "comparing arms." My white, smooth skinned arm was such a contrast to my grandma's tanned, wrinkled arm and hand. I have great memories being with them laughing about this. Here's a picture bringing me back to my childhood...it's my mom's hand and Abigail's hand...I love this picture.