mac n cheese

IT had a rough morning...

"hey,did you seriously just take a picture and laugh at my pain?"

we got her these cool little golf clubs,but she rarely uses them to hit the golf balls...

they are her ninja stick...shes always popping around the corner and shell just go crazy and beat me or josh with one whilst cackling like a maniac....

let the beating commence...

and while she beats us with her ninja sticks...her face usually resembles this...

this was the position she assumed to take her morning poo today...im not even joking...i was sitting at the table and looked up and saw her squatting on the stool and said"hey shmeigle!what on earth are you doing....?"

...so i take a picture and she gives me this look,and then turns back around and starts grunting...im like"are you serious?"

this is the favorite place to be while im cooking these days...shes discovered she can reach whatever food might happen to be on the counter with the use of this handy contraption...A STOOL...yesterday she drug it all over the house with her...im in trouble now

smoothie time with mommy...our favorite breakfast...

you pretty much cant pry her lips off of this straw until its gone....

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!

randomness...

Home sweet House

cuteness i say

Everyday stuff...

well since tori made a wordy post,it inspired me to do the same(:

Life has been really good lately.Our year is going so well,and im so thankful the Lord is helping us improve in every aspesct of our lives.

Our daughter is shooting up like a weed,and learning new words every week.Her favorite word is "cracker" and im teachng her how to say auntie tori,and keep showing her pirtures so she'll be ready when tori gets here.she calls her "tee-tee" for now...good enough...we'll keep working on it though(: harharhar her hair is getting long and curly,and being out in the sun she's already turning into a blondie...i never thought id have blonde curly kids,guess i was wrong.shes so adorable,and really lights up our lives in so many ways.

Im really busy training right now...for what?im not sure...mostly for me i guess(: im running 3 miles a day and strength training in two different ways,and hopefully im gonna get to make my goal and run in the midnight sun run in june....its a 10k,so it will be pretty cool if i can run the whole thing...jenn is training for it too to do it with me.Josh and i are on the south beach diet for the summer,trying to meet our weight goals by october when we go to hawaii...we are doing it organically as well,and its been a month sice we started it hardcore and feel awesome!!!ive lost a few extra pounds,and josh has lost 8 so far.itll be fun to see what we can accomplish this summer.it keeps me busy,and i like that.Im reading some books that amber sent me on depression and mind control,and its helping my outlook on life as well.i also read a book on balancing hormones naturally and ive been experimenting with that a bit as well...vitamins,diet, excercise,eliminating things from our life,adding other things,its been a real jouney this year.i feel like ive learned so much,and the Lord has been so good to teach me what i need right when i need it.im also staying focused in the Word and in Prayer and Wow!Its amazing how He gives me what i need everyday if i just take the time to spend with Him.Its alot easier not to focus on negative thoughts when you are focusing on the important things.God has brought so many people into my life this year and everytime i reach out to try and be a friend and a blessing im the one that truly gets blessed!!!

Weve been getting up at 5 evry morning and doing a family devotion with breakfast,and praying together,and it makes such a differance in both our days...we feel like we have a true sense of purpose,and if we miss a day,we can tell.Our marriage is growing in alot of ways,and we are also reading some child training books and growing as parents.We love being parents!its sooooo much work,but we are enjoying every second of it!

Our financial journey with dave ramsey is going aweome too!!!we made some HUGE cutbacks this summer,and should be debt free in the next month or two.We have learned so much about living debt-free,budgeting,saving and giving and just general money managemnt this year,and that has been a huge blessing in our lives as well...i geuss you could say were on a financial diet this summer,and its gonna pay off big time for the rest of our lives...we are learning to live like no one else,so that later "we can live like no one else" (: if anybody needs financial advice,let me know,i can tell you some really awesome stuff about what weve learned through this course this year.our gazelle intensity is at an all time high this summer....harharhar...only some of you know what im talking about,but thats ok(:

Joshs job is going super...he was a little nervous about switching to day shift for different reasons,but has found he is really enjoying it despite missing the thrill of working nights...he said he may even bid days the next go-round cuz he's lovin our schedule and family time(: he just started working out again as well,trying to catch up to his crazy die-hard wife,and is feelin pretty whippy(:

Its just been a really good summer so far,and its barely even sarted so im excited about what its gonna bring.Tori and I a gonna do some devotions together when she comes up,im excited about that,and im trying to get some stuff started with the younger girls at church soon too.

I planted flowers and got my yard all prettied up this week and ive been outside enjoying the sunshine almost everyday since it showed up....ill take a picture of my little house and yard once it starts blooming and greening up a little more.Well i better get off here and get my devotions done before my friend shows up to get her hair done...its been a pleasure catching up!(:

hilarious

my favorite(: