9.30.2010

yummy breakfast

lately i’ve been feeling bad that i havn’t shared my delicious breakfast with you all :) here is what i eat pretty much every single morning. brigham can attest to this. and sometimes i eat it a couple more times each day for a snack…yummmm
moms granola
  • 3 c oats
  • 1/2 c instant milk
  • 1/2 c slivered almonds
  • 1/2 c chopped pecans
  • 1/2 c natural coconut
  • 1/2 wheat germ {i do 1/4 c wheat germ & 1/4 c flax seed}
  • 1/2 brown sugar {or applesauce}
  • 1/2 c oil {i use coconut oil mmm.}
  • 1/2 c honey {i like using 1/4 c agave nector & 1/4 c honey}
  • combine all ingredients, pour onto a cookie sheet, and bake 325 for 20-25 min.
  • {my oven only requires me to cook for like 15 min..so just start out low & keep an eye on it!}
  • {also, my sis gave me an awesome tip. if you want it chewy then mix it with your hands. :)}
i double this recipe & can easily go through it in a week..thats with brig eating only a couple bowls of it. its sooo good. oh, and i like mixing cereals..so i usually mix a half of bowl of this with a half a bowl of honey bunches of oats with pecans :) delish in a dish!
the last couple of days i decided to try making a strawberry spinach smoothie! this will now accompany my granola breakfast each morning. it was the best smoothie i’ve ever made! you gotta try it.
shelby’s strawberry spinach smoothie
  • 1 frozen banana
  • 3 frozen strawberries
  • 3 ice cubes
  • handful of spinach with stems cut off
  • 1/2 tsp honey
  • 1 tbps flax seed
  • dash of raw stevia {organic sweetener, opt}
  • 1 c orange juice
  • fill the rest up {to the top of the fruit} with milk
  • BLEND.
ENJOY :)

{not mine..image from here}

9.23.2010

weaknesses

And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness.
I give unto men weakness that they may be
humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble
themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me,
and have faith in me, then will I make weak things
become strong unto them.” Ether 12:27
this scripture really touched me this morning during scripture study. i am going to be better. when i start to dwell on a personal weakness that i just cant get right, im going straight to to the Lord! no more doing it on my own. i love my Savior. i love inspiration that the scriptures and prayer brings. thank goodness for all of them otherwise id be quite lost in this crazy world!
love, shelby


9.20.2010

items of business

first of all, maddix is officially crawling..everywhere! we now need to baby-proof the house. like crazy. he loves getting into chords, almost tipped the stand-up fan onto himself, almost pulled the curling iron down onto himself. i tell ya, its scary!
second, in case you were wondering, we had an awesome weekend. friday morning we learned to love each other a little more and realize how blessed we are as a family and to have the gospel in our lives. brig’s good friends wife was pregnant with a little boy after trying for a couple years. she lost the baby a couple days before she was supposed to be induced. they had a funeral on friday morning that we attended. that was the most emotional thing. we just sat there and held maddix so tight..we could hardly get through the opening hymn “Families Can Be Together Forever”. we were super choked up. yes, even brigham..which is totally not like him. that was such a good reminder for us to take advantage of our sweet healthy little boy. i wouldnt have it any other way. that day we learned to be so patient with him..if he cried we just held him and comforted him and realized how blessed we are to have a crying baby in the home, to have a non-sleeping baby in the home, to have a baby in the home at all! i love my family more than anything and im so glad that we can be together forever.
brig took the rest of the day off. i went to lunch with my sister in laws then baked and decorated a cake for pretty much the rest of the night. {no worries, i took a break and we went to paradise bakery for din din and then walked to wal mart :)} my sisters and mom came over at 9:30..PM! to help me a little with another cake. they are the best! i would have been up all night doing that! it was a huge cake. but we had so much fun together :)
saturday consisted of a 5 mile run, more cake decorating, snorkeling in the swimming pool {practicing up for hawaii..the count down is on}, napping in the sun, and then dinner at arriba’s {delish} and walking around san tan mall with brig’s sister and brother in law.
sunday was a relaxed day, went to church, had home teachers, rested, ate dinner, then visited the weights.
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{this is from like a month ago but i just had to post it!}
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{lovin’ the shopping cart!}
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{he misses me during my workouts}
speaking of working out. this is my entertainment at the gym..not really her..but pretty much her twin and husband. my favorite part is watching from the second floor. everyone that she walks by just stares with nasty looks on their faces while whispering to their friends. it is awesome. what do you think brig? should i ask her to be my trainer?? eh? or better yet, should i ask her what she takin?
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9.09.2010

seven months means


  • pretty much crawling {especially if you put a tv remote, ps3 controller, camera, phone, etc in front of him}

  • getting into things

  • mirrors calm him down almost immediately

  • loves to climb all over mommy & daddy

  • pulls himself up on things & stands

  • still loving baby food and mommy’s milk of course

  • teething like crazy

  • so close to sleeping through the night, usually wakes up at 4:30 and then goes back to bed {sometimes once in the middle of the night as well}

  • wakes up anywhere from five to seven

  • two naps a day if we’re lucky

  • loves to laugh
  • thoroughly enjoys spitting {see video below}

  • either stickin’ his tongue out or biting his bottom lip

  • loves strings, laces, ribbons, chords {eek}

  • loves the swimming pool

  • still super chubby and we absolutely love it

  • holds onto his crib and stands up

  • loves resting his head on daddy after a long crawl

  • sat through a whoppin ten innings at the d-backs game

  • enjoys sitting like a big boy in the shopping cart

  • more kissable, huggable, loveable than ever! 
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9.01.2010

faves.

church song
come thou fount of every blessing
church hymn
abide with me tis eventide. be still my soul
recent tunes.                                                                                             
  walls. i’d rather be with you. lovely tonight. saltwater room. anything dierks.
dessert.                                                                                                                  
if you truly know me. you already know this one..yes you are correct. any kind of chocolate ice cream. mmmhm
man.                                                                                                                   
well. probably this one..he plays games with me and buys me ice cream and loves me to death. dont worry, i love him back.
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boy.                                                                                                                   
hm...i’d have to say my sweet little chubby maddix boy.
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hobbies as of late.                                                                                
running {training for my 1st 1/2!}. cake decorating. diaper changing. baby loving.
plans.                                                                                                                          
i am applying for nursing school this month. {part time night program}. wait is about 2 years...blahh
game.                                                                                                                            
YAHTZEE
the end.
what are your faves?

8.23.2010

challenge day UNO

so i decided that i am going to start noticing the good in everything..wow what a great idea huh??
friday:
  • had a good friend & her cute little girl over to swim & chill
  • made yummy hawaiian haystacks
  • received the sweetest call from my friend megan
  • challenged my handsome husband to like 5 games of yahtzee..{no one needs to know who won.}
saturday:
  • maddix slept in until 7am
  • maddix now has 2 teeth!
  • ran 3 miles without the vicious sun beating down on me
  • enjoyed a peaceful swim alone
  • saw the most beautiful yellow butterfly
  • made 4 lovely trips to wal mart{one in which i left my groceries in the cart..who does that?? i do}
  • baked a cake
  • spent time with my sweet boys
  • maddix survived an unpleasant fall off of the changing table..
  • devoured down a delectable salad and pizza at bj’s with family
  • i learned several lessons.
sunday:
  • maddix slept in until 7am..
  • listened to elder neil l. andersen from the quorum of the twelve apostles speak at our stake conference
  • brigham & i felt the Spirit so strongly
  • he left a blessing upon the youth that no matter what choices they decide to make in life, to always remember that they heard testimony from someone that KNOWS that Jesus Christ lives.
  • felt so much comfort
  • had so much fun decorating a cake!
  • scripture study with brigham
  • ate a delicious dinner at my parents house
  • visited with both families
NEXT item of business. Maddix LOVES LOVES baby food. {yes even his peas.} maddix scoots like crazy. likes to pretend like he knows how to talk. makes spitting noises. enjoys waking up in the middle of the night STILL at least 3 times now. has now started to get to a sitting position from his belly {it is soo cute when i go into his room in the middle of the night when he’s crying and he’s just sitting there. its precious. the sitting in his crib part..not the crying part}
picture #1: {“hey ladies look how cute my round face & big eyes are”}. picture #2: don’t be fooled by the “im shy” smile. picture #3: "{“okay, enough pictures of me mom. my turn!”}
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SO i really wanted to get into cake decorating so i went and bought some stuff, watched and read some different things online, and threw together a cake. this is what i got.
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i want some more practice but i need an occasion to make a cake for! anyone need a cake for anything?? party? just to eat? gift? anything? i would love some practice so let me know. please!
{happy monday}

8.11.2010

little man + utah shmutah

maddix is 6 months old. brig & i both would agree that he has the most handsome smile ever, not to mention the most adorable laugh!
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maddix is one happy boy. {most of the time}. however, he is about to get his 2 bottom teeth ANY day now so the past couple of days havnt been the best for him. poor guy. he is still not sleeping through the night. he usually wakes up at least 2 or 3 times.
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we started maddix on homemade rice cereal {thanks to my sweet friend kami} & veggies. dont be fooled by the face..he loved it! but really. somehow he already knew how to eat off of a spoon! plus he didnt even spit it everywhere like i was expecting..he loves food! must be his mammas boy :) love you sweet maddix!
W: 17 lbs {50th per.} H: 26 1/4 in {50th per.}
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this past week maddix & i went to my aunts cabin in utah with my family. we had lots of fun! the weather was incredible. rain. rain. and more rain. the zip line was definitely a favorite. o and the tie dye shirts :) so attractive. my sisters and i took some model pictures. that was fun…and my older sister and i ran four whole miles there…{dont remember the last time i ran over 3 miles…}. plus we found a bat in the cabin. that made life interesting! dont worry, my dad caught it and smashed it :) one more highlight was when my grandpa demonstrated the zip line for us. he kept trying to teach us the “right” way to do it. soo good! maddix didnt like to sleep at night there. at all. but he made up for it by doing sooo good on the 10 hour ride there AND back. he was an angel. {mostly}. thanks family for the fun trip!
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we’re cool. i know.

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