New McKinley pics

When Mac wants josh's full attention,she climbs up on the couch,gets on his lap,turns his face towards her,and gets as close as she can until she has it...just like this...(: i love it.i think shes really onto something(:

shes very much into forks right now.she stabs her food like a wild woman and wont let me help

look at these long legs!!!!

this one was taken today...i just thought it was cute the way she was sitting(:

now the next few im gonna call "attack of the chub"

i was laying on the floor trying to get her to pose for me and she climbed on top of me and wouldnt get off...i started laughing and then she started laughing and it resulted in the following attemted photoshoot...man she really lights up my life(:

health,wealth,and ...laundry detergent???

ok so ever since we've gone organic,ive been trying to figure out how to save more money,while at the same time being as helthy as possible.laundry soap has been one of the hardest things to swallow...i just couldnt jutify paying 10 dollars for a tiny bottle of seventh generation laundry deteregent.but then i also couldnt justify the health risks i was putting my family at by washing our close in toxins such as aluminum.aluminum is used in laundry soap and deoderant,and is very much suspected to be the main factor in breast cancer.so what do you do???

well ill tell you what I did.i began researching how to make my own laundry soap.what i found amazed me,and it was so easy!and cheap!i made a batch of laundry soap in about 10-15 minutes,and it should last me for months...it made about 2 gallons total,and the main ingredient was water(: the website i got it off of broke down the cost and your paying less than a dollar for an entire batch!and it should last months!plus u have all the ingrediants on hand for your next 10-15 batches!how do you like that?i tried out my soap the other day and my clothes came out smelling super fresh(: heres the recipe if anyone is interested in saving a ton of money and being super healthy!(i found all the ingredients at fred meyers in the laundry section)

1/2 cup of borax
1/2 cup of washing soda
1/3 bar fels naptha soap
you can use ivory too but it takes the whole bar
if you want to add a scent,add any flavor of essential oil you want...lavender,sandlewood,lemon...

grate and melt soap in 6 cups of warm water in pan.add washing soda and borax and stir until dissolved.remove from heat.pour four cups hot water into a big bucket...now add soap mixture and stir.then add one gallon and 6 cups more water,stir,and let gel for 24 hours.use 1/2 cup for one load of laundry.

my next experiment will be deoderant...ive been reseaching it and it seems pretty easy to make as well.they say all the lumps they are finding in womens breast's are along the outside edges by the armpit where you put your deoderant...probably from the aluminum.ill let you all know how this next experiment goes.

forgot this one...

For those not on facebook...

Heres a few shots of Heidi's wedding reception.it turned out really nice.(:

The Race is on!

One of my new year resolutions this year was to run the midnight sun run...its a 10K...exactly 6.2 miles...i asked Jenn to train with me,she really likes to run...so anyways ive been training since the snow melted in april,and we are now running 5 miles at time...the race is next saturday and we are super excited...running a 10K is a pretty huge accomplishment and im super proud of us for what we've accomplished this summer!!!

I LOVE THE PROMISES IN GODS WORD!

The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,and his ears are open unto their cry.

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil,to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

The righteous cry,and the Lord heareth,and delivereth them out or all their troubles.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Many are the afflictions or the righteous:but the Lord delivereth them out of them all.

He keepeth all his bones:not one of them is broken.

Evil shall slay the wicked:and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants:and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

-Psalm 34:15-22


I READ THESE IN MY DEVOTION THIS MORNING AND WHAT A PEACE THAT CAME TO MY HEART AS I THOUGHT ABOUT THESE VERSES IN LIGHT OF THE TRIALS IN MY LIFE.I DONT KNOW HOW PEOPLE SURVIVE IN THIS AWFUL WORLD WITHOUT THE WORD OF GOD AT THE CENTER OF THEIR LIVES.I LOVE GOD'S WORD,AND EVERYDAY I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT GOD IS GOING TO SHOW ME NEXT!