Whole30 {week 3 recap}

I'm a little late getting this up, but it was another successful week of Whole 30.  I'm really starting to feel that Tiger Blood and it feels so good!!!! Energy for dayzzzzzzz!!!

Day 18

Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Sauteed Potatoes with Red Peppers and Onions, 2 Slices of Bacon and Strawberries.

Lunch: Leftover Soup, Bananas with Almond Butter, Unsweetened Coconut and Chia Seeds, & Avocado

Dinner: Fish Fried battered with Coconut Flour and fried with Cocnut Oil and  Broccoli Slaw & Jicama Fries, Avocado, Raspberries

Day 19

Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Potatoes Sauteed with Red Peppers and Onions, Bacon, Salsa, & Raspberries

Lunch: Chicken Salad over Spinach, Plantain Chips, Avocado, Strawberries & Clementine

Dinner: Cracklin' Chicken, Sweet Potatoes, & Veggies

Day 20

Breakfast: Apple Sweet Potato Scramble

Lunch: Leftover Chicken Salad, Carrots & Guac Pack, Plantain Chips, Raspberries, & Applesauce

Dinner: Sweet Potato Nachos & Fruit Salad

Day 21

Breakfast: 2 Fried Eggs over Spinach, 1/2 Chicken Apple Sausage, & Cantaloupe 

Lunch: Leftover Cracklin Chicken, Steamed Veggies and Sweet Potato

Dinner: Terriyaki Chicken & Cauliflower Rice & Cantaloupe 

Day 22

Breakfast: Mixed Berry, Spinach, & Larabar

Lunch: Salad topped with Taco Meat, Avocado, & Salsa, Steamed Veggies,  Strawberries

Dinner: Chicken Apple Sausage sautéed with onions, spinach and Rotel over Cauli-Rice

Day 23

Breakfast: Scramble Eggs with Spinach and Orange Bell Peppers

Lunch: Egg Roll in a Bowl and Applesauce with Cinnamon

Dinner: Angus Beef Burger topped with Sauteed Onions and Fried Egg & Rosemary Sea Salt Fries

Day 24

Breakfast: Boiled Egg, Key Lime Pie Larabar, & Banana

Lunch: Leftover Egg Roll in a Bowl and Apple with Almond Butter

Dinner: Date Night at Mercados, Combo Fajitas (cooked with no butter) onions, peppers, guacamole, salsa, and plantain chips. 

Whole 30 {week 2 recap}

Another week of Whole30 is in the books.  I'm so proud of myself for making it this far!! Days 11 and 12 were kind of hard because I was feeling bloated and wondering if this was even working.  But Day 13 came and I was feeling much better.  Each day I feel like my energy level has increased and I really am feeling great.  My jeans are fitting looser, so I can only assume I have lost some weight, but honestly I don't really care about the number.  The way I feel is so much more important than a silly number on a scale to me.  I'm doing this to feel good and that's just how I feel!!

Here's what I have been eating this week! 

Day 11

Breakfast: 

Leftover Fritta & Clemintine

Lunch:

Chicken Apple Sausage, Cauli-Rice, Spinach, & Rotel Apple & Leftover Broccoli Slaw

Dinner:

Butternut Squash Soup & Grilled Chicken Salad with Tessemae's Zesty Ranch

Day 12

Breakfast:

Banana, Orange, Almond Milk, Nutmeg Smoothie

Lunch:

Leftover Butternut Squash Soup, Grilled Chicken, Jicama Slices, Guac, & Grapes

Dinner:

Stuffed Poblano Peppers, Plantain Chips & Homemade Salsa (minus the sugar), & Avocado

Day13

Breakfast:

Chicken Apple Sausage, Spinach, & Onion Egg Scramble, Avocado, & Grapefruit

Lunch:

Chick-fil-A Grilled Nuggets, Fruit Cup, Carrot Chips, Quac, & Applesauce Pouch

Dinner:

Oven Baked Fajitas & Salad with Homemade Salsa

Day 14

Breakfast:

Chia Seed Pudding with Banana, Unsweetened Coconut Flakes, & Cinnamon

Lunch:

Weight Watchers Cabbage Soup, Pineapple & Kiwi

Dinner:

Margarita Chicken, Avocado, & Salad w/ Homemade Salsa

Day 15

Breakfast:

2 Fried Eggs over Spinach, Leftover Stuffed Pepper Stuffing, & Pineapples 

Lunch:

Grilled Chicken Salad with Dried Fruit, Apple Chunks, Pecans, & Tessemae's Balsamic Dressing

Dinner:

Meatballs and Zoodles & Roasted Brussel Sprouts

Day 16

Breakfast:

Chicken Apple Sausage, Onion, & Spinach Egg Scramble, & Apple Bake

Lunch:

Cobb Salad at Newk's (no cheese or croutons) with Tessemae's Zesty Ranch

Dinner:

Dakota's Steakhouse- Chop Salad (no cheese) with Tessemae's Balsamic Dressing, 8oz Filet Mignon, Baked Potato, & Asparagus (all cooked without butter)

Day 17

Breakfast:

1 1/2 Boiled Eggs, 1/2 banana & Carrot Cake Larabar

Lunch:

Leftover Weight Watchers Cabbage Soup

Dinner:

Leftover Oven Baked Fajitas, Avocado, Orange & Pineapple

nash {23 month}

Measurements: 

Officially weighed 31.9lbs at the doctor.

You are wearing 2T footie PJ's and some 3T tops and bottom PJ's.  Clothes are mainly 2T with a few 3T hand me downs.  You are in size 5 diapers and size 8 shoes. It just depends on the brand though.  

Sleeping: 
Napping from 1-4pm and sleeping at night 7:30-7:30.  You are a great napper still.  You go down so easily.  You are ready to go to sleep when I lay you down.  We had a few rough nights this last month with being out of town for a week over Christmas and then an ear infection.  If I lay on your floor beside you bed you almost always go back to sleep.  

Eating:
You still love to eat! You love potatoes, tacos, french fries, cheese. You love all fruit especially bananas, apples, grapes and oranges.  You are a little cleaner upper and finish whatever anybody doesn't finish on their plate.  It's impossible for us to have anything different on our plate than yours.  If we have something you don't, you want it!!

New Tricks/Activities/Accomplishments: 

Follow directions really well. Count to three. Talking in sentences and saying so much.

Words:

Da-De (Daddy) Hiiiiii, Bye-Bye, Bubu and Mama, Heeeyyyy, Doh (duck), Pu-Pee (puppy), Ba-Bee (Baby), Ah-Oh (with a big round mouth) Bah (Ball) Wowwwww,  Doh-Gee (doggy), Buh-dee (birdie) Nigh-Nigh (Night-Night) Woah (Hello) Tru (Truck) Duh-De (duckie), Cheeeee (when smiling for a picture and also for Cheese), Tu-Tu (Choo-Choo), Cah (Car), Buh (Book), Bah (Bath and Ball), Wa-Wa (Water), Meh (Milk), Uhh (Up), Ah (On and Off), Muh (More), Day-Doo (Thank-You), Sheeeew (Shoe), Na-Nuh (Banana), Ca-Cer (Cracker), Cuh-Kee (Cookie), No (No & Nose), My (Mine) Tra (Trash), Bi (Bite) Shoooooow (Show), Di-Di (Dip), Yeh-Woh (Hello), Wu-Vee (Lovey), Wuh-You (Love You)  Tee-Tee, Poo-Poo, Shoooo-Weee (Stinky Diaper) Eat, Ou-Sie (outside), Shir (Shirt), Swee (Swing), Swi (Slide), But-Ball (Football) Bay-Ball (Baseball) See, Owwwwch (Ouch), Owp (Help) Ope (open) On, Ah (Off), Too-Buh (toothbrush), Bus (with a lisp), Nack (Snack), Date (Grape), Pappi (paci), MINE, Milp (Milk),  Apple, Och (Orange), Soh (sock), Peents (pants), Show, Ow-Sie (Outside), Wah (walk), Pwa (Play), Butt (belly button & button)Ehh Pwa (Airplane) Poopy, Pho (phone), EAT Bia-Bin (Vitamin), Wa-Wer (Water) Bish (Fish), Cah (Car), Truck, . Oh my goodness. There are so many more, but I can't even think of them all!  You are saying lots of little sentences too.  Some we hear a lot are "I need a snack",  "I go outside", I go night night", "Where bubba go", "Oh no, we di go" (where did it go?), "I see you!", "I pway ball", "I want too", "I LOVE YOU!"{New this month} G-Daddy (Grandaddy), Gammy (Grammy), Woh-Wee (Lolly), Pops, Bwank (blanket), Caco (Taco), Butter (Brother),  dates (grapes), Me-Mouse House (Mickey Mouse),  Coat, Shirt, and so many more that I can't think of. You really can say just about everything.  You communicate so well. 

Teeth: 

Eeek! I need to check.  I have no idea if your molars have come in or not.  

Likes:
Doing whatever brother does, running, jumping, wresting, trucks & cars, school buses, Mickey Mouse, balls, coloring and eating!

Dislikes:
You hate taking brother to school.  You don't like brushing your teeth or getting your hair fixed.  You don't like when we offer you the wrong thing you are asking for.  You don't like being locked up in the playroom by yourself.  You don't like when we won't get your paci out of the crib. 

Other Random Facts:

• You have started calling yourself "Nashy" or "Nashy-Noo" because that's what we call you a lot.  
• For a while you were calling milk "milp", but now it's "milt".
• You love Mickey Mouse and can spot him on things all the time. 
• You say "Ouch" all the time.  If I get hurt you say out for me, if Pearson barely touches you, you say Ouch.  We never know if you are crying wolf or actually hurt because you say it all the time.  
• You love to snuggle! I still get to rock you for a little bit every night. 
• You LOVE the John Deer power wheels we got you guys for Christmas.  You still need some help driving it, but you like it way more than Pearson does.  
• You run so so fast.  If you get away from us, we really have to chase you. 
• You are a true copy cat.  If brother does it, then you will shortly follow.  Good or bad, you want to be just like your brother.  
• That's all I have for this month.  With the holidays, I didn't write much down.  

Here is Pearson at 22 months and Nash at 22 months

Look how you have changed.

whole 30 {week 1 recap}

The first full week of Whole 30 is in the books.  Actually I'm a third of the way through since I have completed 10 days!! I am already noticing some Non Scale Victories.  If you aren't familiar with the Whole30 Program, you are not suppose to weigh yourself for the entire 30 days.  The reason for this is because it's not about weight loss.  If I were to look at the scale and see that I hadn't lost weight,

I might overlook some of the other great things that are happening with body.  

Most people feel like they have a hangover or what lots of people call "the carb flu" during the first few days.  Surprisingly, I never really felt bad.  I had a few little headaches during the day, but I think they were mainly because I was hungry.  On Day 6 and 7 I was really struggling though.  All I wanted to do was take a nap.  In fact, I did take a nap both of those days and went to bed around 9pm.  Day 8 my energy really started to pick up and by Day 10 I was really starting to feel good! I can't wait to see how I feel by Day 30!!

Day 4

 Breakfast:

Smoothie (Frozen Banana & Pineapple, Almond Butter, Spinach, Chia Seeds & Water)

Lunch:

Leftover Chicken Salad on Lettuce Boats, Avocado & Pineapple

Diner:

Aidell's Chicken Apple Sausage, Sweet Potatoes & Brussel Sprouts, & Side Salad with Dump Ranch

Day 5

  Breakfast:

Bacon Wrapped Egg Cups, Leftover Rosemary Potatoes, & a Clementine

Lunch:

Leftover Chicken Salad,  

Dinner:

BLT Boats with homemade mayo, Carrots & Dump Ranch, & Pineapple

Day 6

 Breakfast:

Egg Scramble (2 eggs, Aidell's Chicken Sausage, & Spinach) and a Clementine

Lunch:

Chick-fil-A Grilled Chicken Nuggets, Fruit Salad, Guacamole & Carrots. 

Dinner:

Chili and Fruit Salad

Day 7

  Breakfast:

Leftover egg cups & fruit salad

Lunch:

1.5 Boiled Eggs, Leftover Sweet Potatoes & Brussel Sprouts,  & half of an Apple with Almond Butter

Dinner:

Cilantro Lime Cauliflower & Crockpot Salsa Chicken, Guacamole & Plantain Chips

Day 8

  Breakfast:

2 Fried Eggs cooked in coconut oil over spinach & Clementine

Lunch:

Leftover Chili & Apple with Almond Butter

Dinner:

Kalua Pork, Sweet Potato with ghee and cinnamon, Steamed Broccoli, Carrots & Cauliflower

Day 9

  Breakfast:

Bacon, Sweet Potato & Brussel Sprout Frittata over Spinach & Kiwi

Lunch:

Leftover Chili, Oranges,  & Grapes

Diner:

Leftover Kalua Pork over Baked Potato with ghee and Coleslaw

Day 10

 Breakfast:

Leftover Fritatta (Broccoli, Sweet Potatoes, & Bacon), Banana, & Apple Pie Larabar

Lunch:

Leftover Cauli-Rice, Leftover Salsa Chicken, Salsa, Guacamole, Plantain Chips, & Kiwi

Diner:

Outback Steakhouse- 6oz Sirloin, Sweet Potato, & Steamed Mixed Veggies 

*I asked that everything be cooked without butter.

Whole 30 {1st Weekend}

I posted this on Facebook New Year's Eve…..

I've been hesitant to post this mainly because I'm really nervous about being successful at this challenge and I really hate "Weightloss New Year's Resolutions". But this isn't a weightloss program and its not a diet. It's a lifestyle change and I know I need the accountability to be successful so here goes........

I'll be joining in on the ‪#‎whole30‬ craze January 1st. I'll be eating nothing but whole, nutrient-dense, unprocessed foods for 30 days......basically a detox from all the crap I have been eating or a nutritional reset.

I first heard about #whole30 from my friend at Loved and Lovely and was intrigued. It sounded awesome but also looked really hard. Later on a friend here in Tyler posted all her meals during her Whole30 on Instagram. When I saw that a busy Mom of three could do it, there was no reason I couldn't do it to. I've been reading, researching, pinning, planning and shopping for this for the last few months so hopefully I can be successful and see some great ‪#‎nonscalevictorys‬ and maybe shed the 10ish lbs I've gained since moving to Tyler.

I'm going to go ahead and apologize for all the food pics I will be posting in the next 30 days. I need the accountability and if I have to post each meal, I'll be sure to make it ‪#‎whole30compliant‬.
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Anyone else done a #whole30 or anyone doing ‪#‎whole30january‬?? 

Since I started on a Friday, I am going to recap the weekend.  And then next week I will just recap the entire week!

Day 1

Breakfast:

2 Fried Eggs cooked in Coconut Oil, 2 Pieces of Costco No Sugar Added Bacon & Banana with Costco Almond Butter, Wild Oat Unsweetened Coconut & Aldi Chia Seeds.

Lunch: 

Trader Joe's Chili Lime Chicken Burger over Spinach topped with Costco Guacamole Pack, Spiralized Baked Sweet Potatoes seasoned with s/p, paprika, garlic powder and onion powder, grapes & kiwis.

Dinner: 

{Disgusting} Balsamic Herb Chicken, Rosemary Potatoes, & Birdseye Steamed Broccoli & Cauliflower

Day 2

Breakfast:

Chia Seed Pudding topped with bananas, Wild Oat unsweetened coconut,  and cinnamon (3T of Chia Seeds soaked overnight with 1 cup of almond milk and spoonful of Costco Almond Butter) 

Lunch:

Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad with Dump Ranch, Pineapples & Grapes

Dinner: 

Zuchinni Noodles over Ground Turkey in Aldi Basil Tomato Sauce, Roasted Brussel Sprouts 

Day 3

Breakfast:
Boiled Egg and Pumpkin Spice Larabar

Lunch: 
Chicken Salad (Homemade Mayo, Shreded Chicken Breast, Diced Celery & Apples, Costco Super Berry Fusion Dried Fruit, Chopped Pecan, Minced Onion, Dried Parsley, s/p, Trader Joe Plantain Chips, & Pineapple

Dinner:
Leftover Zoodles & Meatsauce, Leftover Roasted Brussel Sprouts, Clementine & Lemon Bar Larabar

I am actually shocked at how well the Whole30 is going.  Surprisingly, I haven't had a bad headache yet from the lack of sugar and my daily Diet Coke.  Most people report they feel awful by Day 3 but I don't yet. Maybe it's coming, but right now I am actually enjoying preparing my healthy meals and I really look forward to each meal.  

meal planning monday {Whole30:Week 1}

Monday:

D4M1- Green Smootie & Boiled Egg

D4M2- Leftover Chicken Salad on Lettuce Boats, Avocado, & Pineapple

D4M3- Grilled Aidell's Apple Chicken Sausage, Balsamic Brussel Sprouts & Sweet Potatoes, & Side Salad

Tuesday:

D5M1- Egg Cups, Leftover Potatoes & Orange

D5M2- Leftover Chicken Salad over spinach & Plantain Chips & Guac, & Kiwi

D5M3- BLT on Lettuce Boat, Avocado, Steamed Veggies & Fruit

Wednesday:

D6M1- Scrambled Eggs, Leftover Chicken Sausage, & Kiwi (Larabar Snack @ MOPS)

D6M2- Chick-fil-A Grilled Nuggets, Carrots & Ranch, & Fruit Cup

D6M3- Chili & Fruit

Thursday:

D7M1- Larabar & 2 Boiled Eggs

D7M2- Baked Sweet Potato topped w/ Turkey Sauce & Guacamole, Leftover Brussel Sprouts

D7M3- Crockpot Salsa Chicken over Cauli-Rice

Friday:
D8M- Fried Eggs, Apple & Almond Butter
D8M2- Leftover Chili, Carrots & Guac, Orange

D8M3- Kalua Pork,  Sweet Potatoes, & Green Beans

Saturday:
D9M1- Fritata over Spinach & Fruit
D9M2- Salsa Chicken Taco Boats, Plaintain Chips & Quac, & Orange
D9M3- Crockpot Baked Potatoes & Leftover Kalua Pork & Broccoli Slaw

Sunday:
D10M- Larabar & Banana
D10M2- Leftovers!
D10M3- Out to Eat!

meal planning friday {Whole30: week 1}

Friday: 

D1M1-Fried Eggs, Bacon, & Banana

D1M2- Guacamole Burger, Spiralized Baked Sweet Potatoes, Grapes & Kiwi

D1M3- Grilled Chicken, Roasted Rosemary Potatoes, & Steamed Veggies

Saturday:

D2M1-Chia Pudding with Banana

D2M2- Leftover Grilled Chicken on Salad with Dump Ranch & Orange

D2M3- Ground Turkey w/ Spaghetti Sauce over Zoodles & Roasted Brussel Sprouts

Sunday:

D3M1- 2 Boiled Eggs & Larabar

D3M2- Chicken Salad over Spinach, Avocado, Plantain Chips, & Apple 

D3M3- BLT Lettuce Wraps, Avocado, Pineapple

hello (sang like adele)

Sorry if I just got that song stuck in your head, but I'm constantly singing it and I can't say Hello with out trying to sound just like Adele! 

Anywho….I'm way behind on blogging.  Like way way way behind.  I have never been this far behind.  I have spent pretty much all of 2015 saying I would catch up and I just never really have.  Just when I was starting to get back into the swing of things in May, we moved and then my Dad was in a car accident which later caused a massive stroke.  Those two events have just completely changed my life and I just haven't really been myself.  I used to love blogging but sitting down to write has just been the last thing I have wanted to do lately. It's been a really hard year to say the least.  

Here's to trying to actually catching up on my blog.  

(I still haven't even blogged Nash's 1st birthday and that was almost a year ago.) 

AND

Here's to 2016 being better than 2015. 

**I'll be posting links to blogposts I write this weekend below!!

KK Thanksgiving Feast

Thanksgiving

Official Soccer Mom

Happy Birthday to Me!

nash {22 months}

Measurements: 

I need to weigh you.  You have got to be over 30lbs by now.  You are SO heavy.

You are wearing 2T footie PJ's and some 3T tops and bottom PJ's.  Clothes are mainly 2T with a few 3T hand me downs.  You are in size 5 diapers and size 6, 7 or sometimes 8 shoes. It just depends on the brand.  

Sleeping: 
Napping from 1-4pm and sleeping at night 7:30-7:30.  You've been taking awesome naps this month and even sleeping in some mornings.  Sometimes just until 8am, but a few times until almost 9am.  You must be growing!

Eating:
Gosh kid.  You eat so much.  And you literally eat everything.  Well, there are a few things you won't eat, salad, brussel sprouts, and broccoli, but that's probably pretty normal for a kid to not like those! As always you always out eat your brother, and lately you have been finishing his plate off after he is done.

New Tricks/Activities/Accomplishments: 

You can recognize all of your body parts (hair, eyes, ears nose, mouth, tongue, tummy, belly button, fingers, feet, knees, elbow, wrist.) You know lots of animal sounds (bird, duck, cow, pig, horse, dinosaur, lion, bear, snake, chicken, dog, cat, elephant, monkey, donkey, goat) You are saying lots of sentences and SO many new words.  I have not even kept a record but it's insane how many words you know.  You know all of our family members names and even your own name!

Words:

Da-De (Daddy) Hiiiiii, Bye-Bye, Bubu and Mama, Heeeyyyy, Doh (duck), Pu-Pee (puppy), Ba-Bee (Baby), Ah-Oh (with a big round mouth) Bah (Ball) Wowwwww,  Doh-Gee (doggy), Buh-dee (birdie) Nigh-Nigh (Night-Night) Woah (Hello) Tru (Truck) Duh-De (duckie), Cheeeee (when smiling for a picture and also for Cheese), Tu-Tu (Choo-Choo), Cah (Car), Buh (Book), Bah (Bath and Ball), Wa-Wa (Water), Meh (Milk), Uhh (Up), Ah (On and Off), Muh (More), Day-Doo (Thank-You), Sheeeew (Shoe), Na-Nuh (Banana), Ca-Cer (Cracker), Cuh-Kee (Cookie), No (No & Nose), My (Mine) Tra (Trash), Bi (Bite) Shoooooow (Show), Di-Di (Dip), Yeh-Woh (Hello), Wu-Vee (Lovey), Wuh-You (Love You)  Tee-Tee, Poo-Poo, Shoooo-Weee (Stinky Diaper) Eat, Ou-Sie (outside), Shir (Shirt), Swee (Swing), Swi (Slide), But-Ball (Football) Bay-Ball (Baseball) See, Owwwwch (Ouch), Owp (Help) {New this month} Ope (open) On, Ah (Off), Too-Buh (toothbrush), Bus (with a lisp), Nack (Snack), Date (Grape), Pappi (paci), MINE, Milp (Milk),  Apple, Och (Orange), Soh (sock), Peents (pants), Show, Ow-Sie (Outside), Wah (walk), Pwa (Play), Butt (belly button & button)Ehh Pwa (Airplane) Poopy, Pho (phone), EAT Bia-Bin (Vitamin), Wa-Wer (Water) Bish (Fish), Cah (Car), Truck, . Oh my goodness. There are so many more, but I can't even think of them all!  You are saying lots of little sentences too.  Some we hear a lot are "I need a snack",  "I go outside", I go night night", "Where bubba go", "Oh no, we di go" (where did it go?), "I see you!", "I pway ball", "I want too", "I LOVE YOU!" and so many more that I can't think of. 

Teeth: 

Eeek! I need to check.  I have no idea if your molars have come in or not.  

Likes:
Doing whatever brother does, running, jumping, wresting, trucks & cars, school buses, Mickey Mouse, balls, coloring and eating!

Dislikes:
Same ole, same ole.  Diaper changes, brushing teeth, combing hair, getting in the carseat, holding our hands when walking, when brother gets to do things and you don't.  You also do not like Tuesday when Brother is at school all day.

Other Random Facts:

• This month you woke up some during the night.  If we just go in your room and lay on the floor for a minute, you go right to sleep without us doing anything else.  
• If any of us don't finish eating our meal, you are always quick to say "I want it."  You will gladly finish off everyones plates!
• You love to show us your belly button.  We laugh because you call it a "butt".  And you like to pull up our shirts and say "I see you butt"! Ha!!
• One time we were out shopping and you saw a cat but you kept calling it a "Yow" because cats say Meow!
• Pearson loves to ask you to repeat words.  He'll say "Nash can you say basketball?" and you always give it your best shot.  
• When we are out driving and we stop at a red light or stop light.  If we are there too long you will yell from the back seat "Goooooooo".
• We still have you rear facing and I don't plan on switch you yet because you still take great naps in the car when we travel back and forth to Dallas.  
• You still have your paci at bedtime and nap time and when we are in the car driving to Dallas.  You have become very addicted to it lately.  Sometimes you will sneak in your room and reach your arms in your crib to sneak your paci.  You also really love your lovies.  You have to have all three of them at bedtime but you love the one Jenica made you the best.  
• Every Sunday morning we ride the bus from the remote parking to the church building.  You smile the entire time and talk about the buses all the time.  Any time we go to Green Acres for something else you get so sad that we aren't riding the bus.  
• You actually fell out of the crib once this month.  You hoisted yourself over the top and it didn't really scare you at all, which actually really scared me.  Now when I lay you down, I always have the monitor right by my side and I watch you like a hawk until you lay down. Sometimes you try to hike a leg over the top but you haven't ever tried really hard to get out again so hopefully we can keep you in your crib for a lot longer!!
• When you see letters or numbers they are all E, O or 8. 
• You love to play peek a boo but you always say "I see you!" in the sweetest highest voice.   
• You already ask us Why? all the time.  
• Anytime I say "Oh my" or "Oh no" you will alway ask "What?" like you really want to know what I was talking about!
• You call your elbow an "elmo".
• Anytime you want something you always say "I want two".  You don't really mean that you want two.  You just say that because typically Pearson says "I want milk" then you say "I want milk too".  So now anytime you want something, even if you aren't repeating after Pearson you say "I want too".
• Every night when I put you to bed, we sit in your chair and I say "Let's say prayers".  You hold your hands together while I pray and at the end you always say a big "A-meeeee"
• You started saying I LOVE YOU (I wub you!) and it just melts our hearts.

Here is Pearson at 22 months and Nash at 22 months

Look how you have changed.

nash {21 months}

Oh sweet Nash! Mommy has been such a slack this year with blogging.  Even when I have taken blogging breaks, I have never missed yours or your brother's monthly posts.  Sometimes they are a tad late, but they have never been skipped.  I totally dropped the ball on your 21 month post.  I did take these pictures of time.  The post just never got written.  Between you having an ear infection and not sleeping well, then Mommy having an upper respiratory infection, traveling for Thanksgiving, the the start of the Christmas season and Christmas shopping, it just didn't get done.  I'm sorry, love.  Here's a few snippets about you at 21 months, but I'll make your 22 month post heavy to make up for it! 

Measurements:

 30lbs

Sleeping:

7:30pm-7:30am

Naptime- 1pm-3 or 4pm

Eating: 

So much. Always more than your brother.

New Tricks/Activities:

See 22 month post!

Words: 

See 22 month post!

Teeth: 

14 (7 top/7 bottom)

Likes:

Eating!

Dislikes:

Getting in your carseat!

 Here is Pearson at 21 months and Nash at 21 months.

 Look how much you have changed.

meal planning monday

Monday: Poblano Corn Chowder & French Bread

Tuesday: Veggie Quesadillas 

Wednesday: Ranch Style Chicken, Loaded Baked Potatoes, and Steamed Veggies

Thursday: Spaghetti & Meatsauce, Roasted Green Beans, & Garlic Toast

Friday: Chicken Pot Pie & Salad

Saturday "Christmas" Brunch: Breakfast Casserole, Sausage Balls, & Monkey Bread

Saturday Dinner: King Ranch Casserole

Sunday Lunch: Leftovers

Sunday Dinner: Out to Eat

thanksgiving 2015

This year Thanksgiving was with my family.  I knew when we moved that Thanksgiving would be different for us this year.  I knew it would involve a road trip and an overnight stay.  But after my Dad's stroke, we didn't even really know if we would be "home for the holidays".  Dad was in in-patient therapy at a few different places up until about a week before Thanksgiving.  We were so incredibly thankful to be able to all be at parents house to celebrate Thanksgiving.  

Mom made about half of the food and Nonnie made the rest.  The boys and I went to Dallas early on Monday morning but I didn't get to help Mom cook as much as I wanted to, because I had an upper respiratory infection.  I ended up at the doctor on Wednesday to get a steroid.  We kept things simple with throw away pans and what we call "fine china"(chinette plates). We didn't care though.  It all tasted so good!!

Carson was too cool to sit with the little kids.   He wanted to sit with the adults.

 After a delicious lunch, all the guys settled in the living room to watch the Cowboys, I put Nash down for a nap and the rest of us walked over to Nonnie's house to say hi!

 Usually we have Thanksgiving lunch at my grandma's house all together, but with Dad's stroke, he gets a little unsettled with craziness.  We thought our crazy kids would be enough, so we opted to do our own thing away from all my aunts and uncles and cousins.  I'm thankful my grandma lives across the street from my parents though so we were still able to see them.  

I really enjoyed being a guest at my parents house rather than just coming over for lunch.  After the game, we did a few crafts with Pearson, ate some leftover and then Mom and I did some Black Friday shopping.  

 Actually, we did quite a bit a Black Friday shopping.  We staying up past midnight shopping on our iPads.  That's the best Black Friday shopping there is.  You couldn't pay me to go wait in a line or mess with the crowds.  This is definitely the way to go!!

Friday morning, we headed to Sherman to visit Matt's parents.  We don't normally all get together for Thanksgiving when its our "off year" but everyone happened to come over so we all played some domino train.  It wouldn't be a Link Family gathering without it!

 And of course, these two sweet cousins always have the best time when they are together.  Nash was sleeping, but he love Big Ethan too!

 Happy Thanksgiving!