Making the NATURAL change

OK so I have a love hate relationship with deodorant I like not being sweaty & stinky, but I hate the fact that I'm putting chemicals on my underarms everyday knowing that what is inside this product is very dangerous and toxic for my body! So I decided to do a little research and found this homemade recipe for deodorant which I've been using for a week now and loving it. I have tried natural antiperspirant's before but none ever really worked for me and after awhile it can get pricy buying and trying others. And the best thing about this recipe is it's pretty much made with stuff thats in your house.

• 2-3 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Coconut Oil ( organic and cold pressed from Whole Foods)
• 1/8 cup Baking Soda
• 1/8 cup of Arrowroot powder or cornstarch can also work

I keep mine refrigerated so its hard or you can keep it at room temp and it will be more like a paste.

6 months

Alright I cant believe you are half way to a year old already. I'm getting kinda weepy just thinking about the fact that I only have a couple more months left before you are walking and not just in my arms all the time. TEAR! OK pull it together. You still are the most easy going baby ever I swear you never cry its crazy. Even when you fell off the couch the other day. (yeah sorry I had to discipline your brother and you decided to throw yourself off the couch.) You still are teething like crazy, but no teeth yet. You are a great sleeper and your in your crib. That was hard for me, but you did not want to co-sleep anymore. You usually go to bed around 7:30 and sleep to 3 nurse and then go back down until 7:30 am. You have not been to the doctor since you were born, but I weigh and measure you at home. You are 19 lbs and 28 inches and wearing 12-18 months. You are long and thinner then Hudson was. You don't like being left in a room alone you want to be where the action is at all times. You laugh at your brother for no reason, you just love him it is the sweetest thing, but I can already see there will be some fighting over toys in the future you want to play with all of his toys and scream when he takes them away from you! God has blessed us with such amazing boys and you are a true angel. We love you!

Little Farmers

Our garden is growing and I must say it is so rewarding. When I was a child my dad always had a big garden growing in our backyard and I could have cared less about it, but now I feel so appreciative for it. Hudson loves our garden and enjoys watering it everyday. And now we get to enjoy the fruits of our labor. It really is so nice just going in our backyard and picking our lettuce for our salad or some fresh basil for our pasta and best of all its FREE.

Happy Sunday

Nursery Heaven

So I love nursery and think I could decorate a million of them and it would never get old. I just spotted this crib by www.thenewtraditionalists.com and I swear I almost stopped breathing it is beautiful I would die to have this crib. Then the crib got me thinking of this baby bedding by www.oilostudio.com who has an amazing line plus there rocking chairs are like sitting on clouds (sigh)!!! So if you put the two together it could be dreamy! For me anyways. Which is why I feel I must have at least one more child to get the opportunity to decorate another nursery! okay okay thats not why I want another child (down the road), but it is tempting.

3 1/2 months old or 104 days

Wow time is flying by I feel like the more kids you have the faster it goes. Well Kingsley you have been a true dream you are such a good tempered, happy, easy going baby. Not nearly as high maintenance as your brother was. You sleep well and wake up with a smile on your face always. You also hate your car seat like you brother did and cry every time your in it unless you are tired you will fall asleep after the first five minutes of crying:) This 3 month mark has been a big month for you. You are now ticklish under your neck, arms and thighs and laugh/squeal loudly. You rolled over from you tummy to your back on 3/29 then the next day you rolled from your back to your tummy. You try mocking what we do or say. When I say I love you, you always say oooo at the end and you love pursing your lips and blowing bubbles. I have a feeling you are going to be my little water boy. You get so excited for your baths and cry when I take you out. Right now you pretty much are always holding your hands with you two pointer fingers in your mouth. I sure hope your not teething yet, but considering your brother had 4 teeth by 4 months I wont hold my breath. Your brother is so in love with you and wants to be by you always. When you cry he is the first person to run to check on you. You have been such a blessing and have proved me wrong! You absolutely can love the second child as much as the first!

Little Miss Georgia

My sweet niece turned 2 on March 10 since there was a lot of colds going around her birthday got postponed to March 21. Once I knew she was having a party I couldn't wait to start planning and getting decorations!!! I love party planning. First we needed a theme. Something colorful and fun, but not to girly and we were definitely on a budget . I knew just the blog to help get ideas from www.hostessblog.com. They actually had the birthday theme " Little Miss Birthday" and I thought PERFECT... Super cute and I had been seeing a lot of this theme at target (books, characters, shirts, ect...) So on to the decorations. Banners and cup cake toppers are always cute and add so much and cost so little! I went to Michaels and bought some decorative cardstock at 69 cents a piece, then I had my mom print out the letters for the banner and toppers. Trace a can for the circles, cut them out glue them together and in a nights work and a total of $3.30 pretty cute. I told my cousin to buy a bunch of balls (2 for $5 at walmart for the lrg and a $1 for the sml) throw them in the backyard they're pretty entertaining for 2-3 yr. olds and add a nice pop of color to the back yard. She order her Little Miss Birthday shirt off of ebay along with the books for favors it was way cheaper on ebay then buying them at target. We had all the guest sign the "Birthday" book as the entered and she also order her pinata off of www.birthdayexpress.com. For $18. Lastly every birthday girl deserves a birthday crown so a little felt, velcro and I dusted off the old singer and viola! Happy Birthday Georgia!