I told mommy all I need is a ball and a truck to be happy in life.
She agreed.



I request Trader Joes every time we go grocery shopping.
I have to be able to buy the good stuff.


Oh and bedtime stories are my favorite.
Daddy tells them way better than mommy.

Speaking of bed time it's way past mine.
Night, night.
I will be back soon!

After playing around with recipes, I finally found my favorite version of a bunch of them.


1/2 Cup Vanilla Yogurt
(It's way better with vanilla)

(I buy the big container of Dannon Nonfat Light & Fit Vanilla yogurt- It's in a big purple container- it's my favorite ever)

1 Navel orange or 1 Tangerine or 1 Mandrine orange

(I just peel whatever I have on hand- it's amazing with any type of orange)

2 cups of spinach

1/2 frozen banana

7 ice cubes

ANNDDDD BLEND! Put the yogurt in first and frozen things in last so it will mix.
P.S. to make it more filling add a little dry oatmeal (my husband loves it that way)

 p.s.s.  i stay away from juice in my smoothies because juice just adds lots of sugar.
I think it is the perfect amount of sweetness without it.
If it needs liquid I will add a little milk.

**Total Calories: 187 

I am not a big fan of weird ingredients. The simpler, the better.
I don't cut food groups out, I like eating food I can just throw together that I have on hand.
These are every day ingredients that are ALWAYS in our fridge.

Probably the easiest recipe ever.

It takes me about 3 minutes to throw together.

In fact, I am drinking it as we speak.

The best part about it- I double the recipe and fill Ryan's sipper cup with this almost every day and he downs it! 

Seriously. Obsessed.

I happen to love spinach just eating it as a salad, but this is a great way to get those antioxidants from spinach if you hate it!

Happy Friday!!

After Ryan realized that he couldn't catch a duck no matter how fast he moved those little legs,



we blew bubbles.

It was so calm and beautiful outside,

I swear the night could have been out of a movie.

Into the sunset, chasing his bubbles.

Happy as a bumble bee.

Ryan's outfit- Sweater: Janie and Jack / Shorts: Polo Outlet / Shoes: Polo

 Seriously my child. You and your skinny jeans kill me.

 We packed up the next morning and headed to the airport.

I really wish you could see our child truck through the airport with this thing.

You would die.

 Aaron was on Spring Break (which I'm convinced is close in happiness to Christmas morning)

He was able to come with us for 3 days before flying back for school.


 Delta cookies, you never fail us.

I never thought I would say this,
but the airport no longer terrifies me flying alone with a baby.
We have come a long way and we make quite the flying duo.

Ryan and I kept ourselves so busy while we were gone that we got home to an empty house and didn't know what to do with ourselves!

However, after a week of being away from each other, this was a really really happy reunion for us both.:)

If only my extra curricular reading went beyond the Twilight series. (yes it's that bad)
I wish I liked books as much as he does.


Please tell me how he does this and somehow clicks the send button.
For all of you that have received a text from our child- ha


Because I have to get veggies down Ryan someway or another.
Seriously works people. He's obsessed with my smoothies.



Aaron came home yesterday and we looked at the calendar.
2 months and 1 day until law school graduation.
But who's counting:)
We got pretty excited.
I am going to make a paper chain.



 We have been back twice since the above episode.
If only we could all be this happy grocery shopping.

Happy Tuesday!

We let him play and Of course, our 18 month old child throws the ball into the winning hole on the first game of his life.

Pretty sure my husband was freaking out and Ryan had no idea what the heck just happened.

 A few highlights were
 Petting the animals,



And seeing pigs race.
Seriously, it is probably one of the funniest things you will ever see.
Of course, our pig we were rooting for is the one taking up the rear!
Little distracted getting out of the gate. It's ok buddy.

Turns out Ryan is scared to death of the carousel.

First time, and poor baby hated every minute of it.

Oh well. Aaron and I enjoyed it. ha

We may have to wait another year for Disneyworld, that or go now and ride It's a small world 50 times.

The night ended with the roping down of calves and bull riding which I close my eyes for,

and Keith Urban who I went crazy for. (ask my husband)

Seriously the best.

Next year everyone needs to fly/ drive to Houston and come with us.:)

Oh heyyy!! It's been awhile since you have heard from me.

NBD I'm just growing like a weed.

18.5 months to be exact.

Don't remind mommy that, for some reason she just cries all the time these days.

I love rocks.

I pound on any door in our house and say "IDE!" (for "outside") ALL day long.

I could live outside, sit in the dirt, and throw rocks all day.

That would be the life I tell you.

Mommy and Daddy took me to Petsmart the other day.

My first time ever.

Even though mommy couldn't stand the smell, Daddy loved it, 

and mommy almost gave in to adopting me a dog.

Ok not really but I gave her my big puppy eyes and she actually considered it for once in her life.

One day mom.

Oh yeah. Mom always drags me along grocery shopping but this weekend I discovered Trader Joes' shopping carts just my size.

We won't be going any where else.

Anything with wheels and I'm in heaven.

 I live for baths, balls, books, pizza, cheese quesadillas, pB&js and chicken nuggets.

I'm quite the health nut. (making my mom proud) ha

 Hahaha I am so sneaky.

I hide all of mom's stuff in cupboards and trash cans and drawers.

She freaks out because she never knows where anything is.

It's hilarious.

Yesterday she found her hair brush (that she has been trying to find for weeks) in Daddy's swimsuit drawer.

Who would have thought to look there!?

My highest accomplishment.

I love to tell everyone how old I am.

1 is a pretty cool number.

I can almost count to 5 all by myself. Mom is proud.

18 months is a pretty sweet age.

Mom says I talk her ear off all day.

I can say so many new words.

I'm quite the jibber jabber.

Oh how they love me.

Well until next time!