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Brain Dump Post
I took a few photos of my little Cookie Monster last night. He’s getting so big & every day is more fun than the last. The only thing is lately it’s become quite hard to drag him out of bed in the mornings. It’s just AWFUL! He screams and hollers and wants to continue to sleep. That’s when the guilt trip usually sets in that I have to get him ready, including myself and make it to work on time….with God I can do anything right?
We also got our album I had made on Shutterfly of our Europe trip. I loved the way it turned out! It had almost 100 pages in it! Do we like photos much??? I look forward to many more travels with you babe!
I don’t know if any of you have tried this. When my Mom was visiting she told me about this vitamin called “Carnosine”. She saw it on Dr. Oz and it’s supposed to enhance brain function amongst other things. I’ve been taking them for a few weeks and I can’t tell a difference, but was wondering if any of you heard of it and have tried them?
A few weeks ago I got my new hiking pack. I love the color!!! Yay TCU!!!
Now we just have to plan a camp trip and I can load this baby up with some goodies 🙂
I can’t wait until fall….these 110+ degree days are getting to me & honestly I don’t know if I could stand it very long outside now??? But when the cool weather comes back I am game!
FUNNY STORY: We went to visit Amber and the boys last week. I was getting our things ready to go. Amber kindly cooked us dinner and we had a good visit. She seems to be doing well.
Anyway….she was running her son Kylon a bath and we were literally gone for 2 minutes and I walked back in & Connor was in the tub with Kylon with ALL his clothes on (including shoes & socks)!!! So what do you do??? We just stripped him down and the boys had a bath together! LOL!
Connor has been talking about Kylon all week and how he wants to go back and play 🙂
SILLY BOYS
Hope ya’ll are having a great day!
30 Day Challenge
I recently joined “Body by Vi” I am doing the 90 day challenge.
It’s 2 shakes a day and I’ve tried them personally and they taste great!
My Mother in law invited me over for a tasting party last week and she’s already lost some weight over the past couple weeks!
If you are interested in signing up and see how it works go HERE
My order gets in today and I’m excited!
This is the one I got:
Body By Vi Shape Kit
The “Shape” Kit helps you to see results and start shaping your body. This kit contains 60 servings of balanced nutrition with our Vi-Shape™ Nutritional Shake Mix, so that you can have 2 meals per day of this great-tasting shake packed with powerful nutrition. The kit includes an assortment of our Health Flavors, to add flavor variety, and added health benefits to your shake. Product Fact Sheet
Price: $99.00/month
I’ll track my progress and let ya’ll know how it goes 🙂
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GrUVyWear Fun!
Today it was 110 degrees here in Texas. For real???
We love to cool off in the back yard. Connor likes to run through the sprinkler or play in his pool. It’s the only way to get relief around these parts. The only thing I worry about is his sensive baby skin. I usually lather him down in SPF 1000. If he’s anything like his mama he’ll burn like a lobster!
I’m so glad we found GrUVyWear! They specialize in fashionable, fun, UV protective swim wear that offers a UPF of 50+, blocking over 98% of the sun’s harmful rays. GrUVywear offers comfortable and stylish UV protective sun wear for babies, kids and adults.
Could this swim outfit be any cuter? We are definitely ready to hit up the water park now! Or the ocean, he looks like a little surfer dude. I can finally relax knowing Connor boy won’t get burned and his baby skin is protected.
Connor seemed to love wearing his GrUVyWear outfit. He ran around like a crazy kid! I can tell it’s very well made and it will probably last us until next summer if he doesn’t outgrow it.
It’s going to be a hot Texas summer and I know we will be using and loving our GrUVyWear for many days to come! Splash parks here we come!
Rockin that GrUVyWear outfit!
Thank you GrUVyWear I love my swimsuit & Mommy loves that I am protected from the sun!
xoxo Connor
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I received a complimentary outfit from GrUVyWear in exchange for this post. All opinions expressed are my own.
Why I Blog???
Today is a bunch of random stuff that has been on my mind….
I’ve been thinking about WHY I blog. I do blog for me…but then I have to think that yes, other people read this too. People I don’t even know. I have to be mindful of that. Then I question myself and what I write constantly. Am I writing and representing the image I want to???
The answer to that is no. No, I don’t think that a lot of what I put out here on the world wide web is necessarily the best representation of what I should be posting. I forget that more people read than just me and my family now and I need to be respectful of that. I write what I feel and what I believe. I am a sinner and I make mistakes. I can only hope that most of what I put out here is respectful and mindful of that.
I want to have the memories. I LOVE having these memories. I LOVE taking photos. I often think….it will be so nice for Connor to have this blog to look back on some day. I wish I had something like this to read when I was growing up. Is everything I post something I would want my SON to read one day? No. I do what him to read this as well…..also keeping that in mind. I hope he does and I want to be proud of what I put on my blog.
I also know not everything is “personal”. I do reviews & have ads on this blog. Now, don’t get me wrong, the extra money (while it’s not of any significant amount) is nice and a little incentive to blog! Thanks to BlogHer for creating a fabulous network for women and a way to monetize and make a little extra cushion money. They are great folks and I really appreciate all BlogHer as done for me 🙂 I dream that someday I’ll be able to go to one of their fabulous conferences.
I don’t want this blog to be a page full of advertisements either. I keep that in mind. While I do receive sponsors and have advertisers. That is by choice and I do enjoy that aspect. I understand the choice to monetize your blog is personal for everyone & I think if you are comfortable with that then go for it! Everyone likes a little extra moolah! So I say why not?
So many doors have opened for me through blogging. I’ve met so many people I would have never known if it weren’t for blogging. I am grateful for all of this and consider it a blessing.
Truly in my heart…all of this mish mash we call life that we choose to share with others is a blessing. In this day and age where reality TV is so prominent I think blogging sort of feeds into that realm. It’s a way to peek into other people’s lives (if they choose to share it with you) and feel connected in some way or another. Blogging takes away the awkwardness. You can share things easier than if you were standing right in front of that person. You can just read and connect. If you choose to comment that is your choice. It’s something I need to get better at!
Well, those are just some thoughts I’ve had lately. Lord knows my thoughts always come out jumbled. I have so many grammar errors it’s scary! ha ha! But I’m so blessed to know you all and thanks for reading about our life. I truly enjoy reading about yours as well!
xoxo Becky
PS: Sorry about all the blog layout disaster drama yesterday. I lost of bunch of stuff and I don’t know how to get it back…..but it’s not the end of the world. I’ll evolve and start over again 🙂
I made these 4th of July cupcake toppers if ya’ll want to print them just click on the picture to make it bigger then PRINT.
Look how this kid watches TV…..silly boy!
Sort of Kind of Fixed
Welp. After coming home, cooking dinner, and messing with my blog for almost an hour….it is somewhat back to normal. I lost a bunch of stuff during my “mess up”. Including my beloved Starbucks wall with links….I may cry. I don’t know what I did to screw up this thing! UGH. Just frustrated that is all…….maybe eventually I can get things back to the way they were.
But it’s not the end of the world…I’m going to go spend some time with my family now!