The Girls

I am sad sad I don't write down every day the funny things they do or say, because I forget. Anyway here are a few things they are doing lately...Becca

- Likes to Boss Rachel around A lot! So I will tell her "Becca don't worry about what Rachel is doing, you let me worry about her". She will then reply with "Ok mom you worry about her then please"!

- Nathan and I keep finding Becca on her floor anytime we go check on her after she is asleep. She likes to sleep there. Even if we move her she just goes right back. So now when I lay her down I just put her to bed on the floor. I feel like a mean mom doing this, but hey that's what she wants.

- Loves to be dramatic just like the princess movies she watches (I am contemplating burning them all:). So when she is upset she goes running off to the stairs and will fake cry.

- Also just like in her movies (they occasionally burst out into song:) Becca loves to mimic the singing. She will go outside onto our back Patio, and sing at the tops of her lungs whatever happens to pop into her heard at the moment. Usually it's about rainbows, and wondering when her prince will come to find her. Being her mother I can honestly say it is pretty off key 99% of the time but still pretty adorable! :)

- She is becoming pretty defiant lately, and really likes to say NO to us. I think she has picked this up from Rachel, seeing as how she is the queen of NO:).

- Nathan leads the music in sacrament meeting. A lot of the time Becca likes to go sit up there with him. This usually means she is right beside him leading the music to the congregation, and it is pretty dang cute!

- Says the longest, cutest prayers. She will usually just start talking about whatever she is seeing around her, and start blessing it. The best one yet was the other day. We had company over for dinner, Becca wanted to bless the food, instead she said this.... "Please bless me that I wont pee in my pants". I was laughing so hard!

Rachel

- Loves to sit on people. If you are trying to lay down on the ground she will come running! The best is that she most always picks Becca as her target. This is the dialog that usually takes place...

Becca: "Mom Rachel is sitting on me..can you get her off please!"

Me: "Becca you are bigger than Rachel, you really need my help?"

Becca: (a few minutes later) "Mom...I still can't get her off HELP!"

- Like I mentioned above, Rachel's favorite word is definitely NO! And she can't just say it once it usually goes something like this "No no no no no no".

- Doesn't say much, so when she is upset and trying to communicate what she wants she comes right up to your face and Yells! Pretty loud I might add. Sacrament meeting has proven to be difficult in light of her tantrums she can throw. Especially when your husband leads the music, and both children want to be up there with him.

A few tips for a healthy immune system ;)

I came across this article on a doctors blog that I thought was interesting, only because I love the Immuplex supplement he talks about, and we all have a daily does of Cod Liver Oil for breakfast (we take the brand pictured to your left here). Even our kids, and they actually like it. I started taking this Immuplex when I was pregnant with Rachel because I had a really bad sinus infection. It was seriously gone after taking that stuff for 1 DAY! Nipped that infection right in the Behind!:) And I love it because it is completely natural, full of whole foods, and is not overdosing you in vitamins. A lot of the vitamin supplements out there do nothing for you, and do more harm then good sometimes. This stuff rocks honestly! For my kids I give them 1 capsule of the Immuplex a day. I take the capsule apart and dissolve the powder into water and then give it to them on a spoon. I am going to order the Catalyn chewable tablets for them to start taking. I would wish I could send a bottle to everyone of my friends and family out there! I am not one of their salesman promise:). I know this sounds like a bad testimonial, I am just passing along some helpful information for something that I know to be good:). Don't forget GOOD sleep!! You and your kiddos both need it! Sleep is one of the best things you can do for your immune health. I think that is one of the reasons our kids have stayed as healthy as they do.. Honestly our kids hardly ever get sick (knock on wood). I am not saying this to brag or anything like that. I just believe in good sleep. Ok I am done now :).

Strengthen Your Immune System

"In the end it is only your immune system that can protect you from viruses when they attack. The best preventive thing you can do during cold and flu season is to use phytonutrient nutrition to bolster and maintain an immune system at top strength.

To keep vitamin D levels up (critical for fighting viruses) I recommend a daily teaspoon of Cod Liver Oil (CLO), or capsules. It is critical to get the highest quality of CLO. (Not rancid or processed in a way where the phytonutrients are not available anymore). There is no substitute product for this oil.

In addition I recommend the following products from Standard Process to keep your immune system strong: Immuplex (3-6 daily) and Congaplex (3-4 daily). Kids can take the same dose of CLO and Immuplex and Congaplex. Toddlers should take Catalyn (4 chewable daily)."

Also here is a short list of foods that have very strong immune boosters in them.

- Turmeric (a spice found in most curries) I made a yummy curried rice the other day with this spice that my kids loved.

- Garlic

- Oregano

- Yams (sweet potatoes)

- Yogurt

- Oats and Barley

- Cinnamon

Annual pumpkin carve!

Can I just tell you how beautiful our canyons are!? Especially in the fall? We went up to Mill Creek Canyon over the weekend, with my cousin Cheslie and her husband Eric, and it was just an absolute blast! We had a fire, roasted hot dogs and marshmallows, and of course carved our pumpkins:). Nathan and I already want to go back up! Any takers?? The girls loved it. Becca was so excited to light the pumpkin she worked so hard on:). Rachel thoroughly enjoyed the marshmallows, and chips! She I am sure wonders why we don't go up the canyon more often if that's the only way to get such yummy food;). Now for a few pictures....This was at the pumpkin patchNathan getting our fire going, boy scout style:)The beautiful scenery by our campground.The materials needed.

We think she is enjoying her hot dog? :)

Some updates...

We had a birthday celebration the other week at my moms house for Becca. One of the gifts she received was a trunk full of Disney princess dress up clothes, and a box full of the shoes to go with each outfit! Let me tell you..these have been put to good use. Like I said Rachel has become a lot more girly, and loves to dress up! So here are a few random pictures from the last few weeks.
I know the resemblance is shocking! But no this is in fact Rachel, and not Snow White (also not to be confused with Pinocchio:)The girls love Pumpkin (our pet bunny). Poor Pumpkin probably gets more attention then he would like, but the girls don't seem to mind :)Sorry for the blurry picture. This is Rachel on Becca's birthday shoving the entire sugar cookie in her mouth! Non of these picture turned out well on the B-day. We are decorating sugar cookies here in the picture, but Rachel thought...why would I do that when I can just eat it??Yes Rachel is wearing safety goggles in this picture, I am not sure why, but hey if she likes them, then that is fine by me! Becca has the sweetest smile! Don't you think?I think I know what she is wishing for..."please let me turn into Princess Aurora" A girl can dream right?This is from the princess party my mom threw for Becca, lucky girl if you ask me.The girls with their great grandma Allen. I love the party hats!It looks like she got her wish after all! It's the one and only Princess Aurora:).

Something to share

This talk is a must read. It is long but worth it. The talk is titled......

Religious Freedom

Childhood is calling..

For years I have really come to believe that I was crazy! This movie that you see above here was a childhood favorite of mine! I have not seen it for years, and until just today had come to believe that I must have made this movie up in my head! I would ask my mom time and time again if she remembered anything about this movie...talking whales, lost city under water..anything?? She never knew what I was talking about. And today thanks to many a search on google....I found it!! I seriously had tears in my eyes! There is something so special about childhood..You know when you come across and old item you have not seen in years, or drive by an old home you grew up in? It brings back memories and emotions that can be so powerful..I felt that way today, even after just seeing the cover, and proving that it is a real movie (not made up in my head:) has been so incredible! I had forgotten so many things about this film, and suddenly I can remember so many things about it with just a picture! Anyway you might think I am crazy, but I loved my childhood, and I love finding old things that help me remember what it was like....

P.S. I was seriously contemplating writing a screen play for this movie before I found it. Haha! SO much for that idea..

Where does the time go......?

I can't believe that my little Becca is going to be 4 next week! I am feeling a little sad about it:(. She is such a bright, beautiful girl. Just full of life, energy, and love. She is always so quick to forgive, and give you hugs:).

I always thought it sounded so cheesy and untrue when my parents would tell me "it feels just like yesterday you were born"...Well I am going to say it as well! It honestly feels like it was just yesterday that our sweet sweet little Becca came into this world. I remember that I started having really strong contractions the night of the 11th, I did not sleep the whole night. The next morning to keep myself distracted I took a shower. Nathan had a final project at school he needed to go to, so I wanted to wait till he got home to go to the hospital. I made some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (weird I know) cleaned my house, and was watching a Halloween special on food network:)! My mom arrived at about the same time Nathan did, around 11 a.m. and off we went to the hospital! I had everyone in the room with me:) My mom, my mother in law, my dad, Alex at one point. I was totally in my own little world, a whole school full of kids could have come walking through for a field trip, and I would not have noticed! Anyway Becca came a little after 7 O'clock p.m. She was born on her late great grandpa Critchfield's birthday, which is really cool I think. She didn't make a single sound when she came out. She was just looking around at everything....She kept sticking her tongue out in the air like she was tasting it, just like a little lizard :). Words can't describe how instantly I fell in love with her, my whole world changed literally in a matter of seconds...I love you Becca Lou Who! The big 4...Can't believe it!

T- Shirt and jeans kinda girl

That would explain my style well. Like I said I am a bit of an online shopaholic...I love to find incredible deals, and I love to find them online. I can look as long as I want with out kiddos screaming to go home:). They are happier, I am happier. However, I find that I cannot put together an outfit to save my life seriously! So I go back to what I know works....T-shirts and jeans. Boring I know, but believe me if I tried to walked out of the house in anything else, you would wonder if that poor girl was blind? Or probably feel sorry for me:). Anyway Gap was having a big 40% off sale, and I had an extra 25% off coupon, so I did what I do best.... I bought 4 long sleeve favorite T's in 4 different colors! YEA! I also needed some boots, I have always wanted a pair of rain boots to keep my feet and pants dry in the cold wet months. I never buy them though. This year Target had a buy 1 get one half off shoe sell. So I bought the brown boots I needed and the rain boots! And free shipping of course! I love a good deal! Can't wait for them to arrive!