Healthy Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Balls - *NO BAKE!*

Ok- If you're like me and you have a CONSTANT sweet tooth, then you need these as much as I do! ZERO SUGAR! ZERO FLOUR! SUPER FAST & EASY!! HEALTHY & SUPER DELICIOUS!!!!!! I made these in about 20 minutes- start to finish. They're no bake- which makes them even easier! In fact I even made them while Gavin was awake- he sat in his chair on the kitchen counter and watched me make...

Distressed Planter Box

The finished product... well minus the plants.I'm still deciding if I'm going to use it as an actual PLANTER, or puta few mason jars in it and use them as vases for flowers. (I can already picture it overflowing with deliciously smelling lilacs and hydrangeas!!)   This project took a grand total of about 20 minutes- including the drying times (that's why I LOVE using acrylic paints-...

DIY Name Sign

So over the weekend Aaron was gone working, so it was just me & Gavin man holding down the fort. I had time on my hands, and decided to take a trip to Michaels. The photo above is the end result. I've been seeing so many of these cute name signs, and decided to finally make one for us!  :) Here's how I made it! Supplies You Need:  (I got everything from Michaels) Unfinished...

My Diaper Bag Must Haves!

Here's what you can ALWAYS find in my diaper bag: 1. Diapers. I always have way more diapers than I need in my bag. Better safe than sorry right? 2. Wipes.  I keep a large pack of wipes in my diaper bag. I never take these wipes out (I did one time, and of course I forgot to put them back in before I left...learned my lesson). 3. Diaper Rash Cream. 4. Extra Burp Cloth. 5. Extra...

My *Baby Product* MUST HAVES!

I pretty much love all things Honest Company.  No harsh chemicals- ever. This is pretty much going to be one big ad for their numerous baby products! But I can't rave about them enough! I LOVE every single one of these products on this list! Honest Company Shampoo & Body Wash.  Gavin gets a bath every night and we've used this soap on him since he had his very first bath. It's...

Getting My Body Back After Baby

40 Weeks Pregnant 5 1/2 Months Post-Partum During pregnancy I felt like I pretty much loaned my body out to this little human growing inside of me. (because you pretty much do...) No wonder most of us moms are anxious to get our body's back! I gained exactly 40lbs during my pregnancy with Gavin. At my six week post-partum appointment, I was back to my pre-pregnancy weight. In...

Juicing: My Favorite Juice

Kale. Granny Smith Apples. Celery. That's all you need! For a single serving I use: 5 large kale leaves (stems included) 2 granny smith apples 2 celery stalks I also add 1 Tablespoon of chia seeds to my juice. ENJOY! ...

Books I Recommend *To Soon-to-be or New Mamas* :)

Well this list will most likely grow as time goes on. Here is a list of the books I read, and would recommend to other expecting, or new moms! (I also added a short list of apps I recommend as well at the end of this post) :) *PREGNANCY* Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds, by Cynthia Gabriel. I read this book twice during my pregnancy (notice all of the little book marks in...

Eggplant Parm - *Our* Recipe

Eggplant Parmesan is one of our favorite recipes! We've tried numerous different recipes that we've found online, but we always ended up tweaking them, or thinking "next time lets try it this way".  So we finally just came up with our own recipe & we love it!!  This is definitely a recipe that takes a little more time. Prep time takes us about 30 mins, and it bakes for 1 hour. But...

Strawberry Cucumber Water

My Favorite Flavored Water! This water drastically helped me drink MORE WATER every day! Chop up strawberries and cucumber & toss them in your water! The longer they soak in your water- the more flavor! I started doing this when I was pregnant because I wanted to start drinking more water, and having this awesome tasting water really got me into drinking more & more water every day! To...

Almond Butter Banana Sandwiches

Frozen Bite-Size Banana Deliciousness Ok these things are SO simple, and so delicious! They saved me during my pregnancy. They satisfied my never ending sweet tooth craving that I had! :) What You Need: (using one banana, you'd probably get about 4-5 sandwiches) Banana Almond Butter Unsweetened Chocolate What To Do: Cut banana into small pieces (as seen above) Depending on how much/little...

Gavin's 6 Months!!

Our sweet boy is already 6 months old!! Wow does the time absolutely fly! He LOVES avocado & sweet potato. He desperately wants to crawl, just not quite there yet. He sits on his own, but still likes to topple over to the side (it's hard work to hold up all that weight). He's starting to enjoy waking up earlier, around 6am (Mom & Dad don't enjoy that one as much). He still loves...

Gavin's 1st Trip to a Water Park!

Our trip with Gavin to the water park was quite the experience! Aaron surprised me with the trip for Valentine's Day. He booked it for two nights, and we ended up not even staying a full 24 hours (HA!). Gavin was great- super well behaved and loved the park, but none of us slept good! (I take that back- Aaron slept good, Gavin and I did NOT)!  Gavin slept in...

Sweet Potato Fries

Delicious Sweet Potato Fries! So I actually just made these last night- and my husband said they were the best sweet potato fries he's ever had! Woo Hoo!! (usually he makes them, but last night I took them on because I was hungry and he wasn't home from work yet! No patience here when I'm hungry). So here's how we make them: What You Need: 1 large sweet potato Coconut oil Salt (we use...