healthy food ????

Okay, for those of you who know anything about me, you know I am the worst eater, drink way to much coke, and hate to work out...well in an effort to prepare for baby #2 (no, not even close to being preggo...)I have decided to adopt my version of healthy eatting

I am looking into a diet that works to control the pH in your body...Some believe that when your body is out of whack, you are at a higher risk for health problems, including cancer. While I am very very new to all of this, it seems very interesting. I am starting slow, very slow!

My new favorite thing to do is JUICE my veggies. I have found it much easier to literally chug a glass of veggies than to painfully chew a whole bowl...So I will post my concoction's for you, if you would like to try and my comments on each.

This morning:

2 oranges (usually always include the oranges for taste) - Vitamins C
2 cups organic spinach -Vitamin B6
2 organic carrots -beta carotene
1/2 organic cherry tomatoes -Vitamin A

This one was tough to choke down, the spinach gave it a very bitter taste...and a very green color. I often have to close my eyes :)

Enjoy

garden

Joey and I are about to embark on our first attempt at gardening....well at least my first attempt. I have decided to get the family going with a healthier, easier lifestyle. I feel like we have been running in different directions for the past two years! So our garden is going to be our new outlet. We first have to clear out all of our junipers on the hill and build the "boxes" for the garden, I will post some fun pictures of the progress!

steph

photography

I have always loved taking pictures but have never been very good at it...so my new hobby "picture takin." I am going to teach myself how to take lovely pictures of my favorite things...babies, flowers, feet and family! Fun, huh...check in from time to time to see my progress :)

Emery's Favorites

Another thing I have decided to do is ask Emery what her favorite part of the day has been and document...

Wednesday: "the music"- we went to an Earth day festival in downtown Woodstock, there happen to be a man playing so music...apparently she liked it

Thursday: "seeing that lady"- my guess would be Sumier and Kiersten, my girlfriend and her daughter from school. We met and played at the park. Very fun!!!

So more to follow

Freedom

Okay, with my new found "freedom" I have decided that:
A-I am going to try and eat better
B-be a better mom to my sweet baby girl
C-learn to take a really good photograph
D-Start an organic garden
E-try and blog about the three of us just a bit more

So here it goes

Easter 09

Cape San Blas with the Commanders! So fun, but oh so cold. This was our only attempt of "beach time"

Okay, It has been well over 6 months since I have posted anything. I am finally finding a bit of time, so here are some pictures and posts from the first half of the year!!!

Best Friends

Emery and her new Best Friend, Lindsay.

When Mom is away

Joey's idea of bath time when I am gone...

Just for Fun

~These are some of my favorite pictures of Emery over the past few months~

~emery and pa pa~

Basketball

Joey grew up playing basketball, so since Emery was old enough to hold a ball he has encouraged her to "play." This particular night she was really into it!

School Days

Emery and I are back in school for the fall. She is going two days a week at our church. I was nervous about the drop off because the staff now comes to our car to get her out. Well, the first day was much worse for me than for Emery! She went right to her teacher and said "bye mommy." She loves to go and asks every morning if it is time for school!

School is going great for me as well. I am working at the Shepherd Center this semester and love it. It is a catastrophic care hospital for patent's with acquired brain injuries and spinal cord injuries. It has been a very humbling time for me, it reminds me each day how fragile life truly is!

Its is also pretty funny, when Emery is upset with me or if she just wants some extra attention from Nan (Joey's mom, who watches her when I am at school or the hospital) she says to me "mommy don't you need to take a test at school?"

~Here are a few pictures from her first day of preschool~

Emery and Kennedy

The three of us headed to Atlanta for Joey's summer work party. We don't head south of Woodstock often and when Emery saw the Atlanta skyline she said: "look mommy, MOUNTAINS!!" Emery had so much fun with Kennedy...here are a few cute pictures...

Good Friends

Shortly after the first semester of nursing school I meet a great new friend, Jessica, she and I have shared some pretty ridiculous, funny and sad moments together! We recently celebrated my b-day at Sips and Strokes...here are some fun pictures. Oh she and her fiance Jason joined us at the Jack Johnson concert! Here's to good friends!

Children's Museum

Emery and I spent the day at the Children Museum in Atlanta
these are some of my favorite pictures.

Emery and her new found "language"

Well, Emery is now 2 1/2. She may be one of the funniest little girls I have ever meet. Over the past few months she has started talking more than I could have ever imagined. She makes me laugh all day long with some of the things she says....


Me: "Emery lets not bring our sippy cup in the bathroom there are a lot of germs..."
Em: "okay mommy" two seconds later sippy cup is on the floor dangerously close to the toilet
Me: "Oh Em, now there are germs all over it!"
Em: "oh man mommy, party fool!"

We went on a family vacation with some of our close friends who have just recently entered the world of parenthood. On the day before we left Emery had a nonstop conversation with Eric. I am sure she must have said "Hey Ewric" four or five dozen times!

This morning it was raining like crazy...
Em: "Mommy lets play outside with my golf clubs"
Me: "Wells, its raining right now, maybe later"
Em: "BUMMER!!!"

Every night!

Mommy or Daddy: "okay Em it's time for bed"

Em: " no mommy-daddy I just want to snuggle you on the couch"

~she has learned the value of a good snuggle!!!

Our good friends have a sweet little girl "Sadie Jane." Emery just loves her, she had tubes put in her ears the other day so Joey and Em went to go see her. Shortly before they left Sadie was getting pretty sleepy, Emery said "ohhh, shes so cute, I just eat her all up!"