I had a nice, quiet, “chill” morning with some of my favorite peeps…
Love these guys! I’m sportin’ my cozy “mom uniform”, 2 minute makeup and 30 second hairdo. Pretty typical. 😉
I’m also startin’ to look old guys! I guess it happens to the best of us. My birthday is in 8 days. Yikes! I love birthdays, but I’m not so sure about the whole “getting older” stuff. 🙁
I’m lovin’ my sweet dog, Jimmer in this one!
I’m also wearing my “mom uniform” socks. I <3 cozy things! My 2 year old is wearing his favorite Mater socks too. I also love that Jimmer is perfectly content to sit on my lap wherever I may be!
Exhibit B. This is where my sweet Jimmer dog is right now. LOVE it! Oh, and yes, he has great hair! It’s the shiniest, softest most beautiful fur ever! I wish I had his hair, lol!
So, I enjoyed a nice, lazy morning with by three buddies!
Fridays are actually pretty crazy for me. My Elementary school kids go to school early and get out early on Fridays and my Middle School kid goes to school late and gets out at a normal time on Friday. Sooooo, I am mommy chauffeur all day long. 😉
BUT, I’m happy it’s FRIDAY! Woo hoo! I’m also happy it’s February! AND, I’M SO HAPPY THE SUN IS OUT! Lovin’ the blue sky!
Oh my goodness, I almost forgot what it looked like! It’s been right around 40 degrees and it makes me want to get in my swimsuit and lay out in the backyard!
We’ve had a rough, rough winter ’round here! It’s been insanely cold (single digits and below zero a lot!) and we’ve had one snow storm after another. I feel like an Eskimo! We also get really bad inversions (a.k.a. crappy air quality) in the winter because of our mountains.
So, in honor of the sun and clean air returning….I’m going to go on a run OUTSIDE when my big kids get home for school. I can hardly wait. Eeee.
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I know this post is random, but I have a lot of random things to share with you!
I made a super yummy green smoothie the other day. I just threw a whole bunch of stuff in the blender and it turned out SO GOOD! I’ve actually had it three days in a row now. I had it for breakfast today and yesterday and I had it after my workout on Wednesday.
I call it my “Tropical Strawberry Orange Spinach Smoothie” and here’s what’s in it….
1 1/2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk
4-5 BIG frozen strawberries
1/2 of an orange
1 T. unsweetened coconut
1 T. ground flax seed
1 T. Stevia
2 big handfuls baby spinach
a splash of vanilla extract
5-6 ice cubes
I just threw it all in the blender and hit “go!” It is such a yummy and refreshing smoothie! Love it.
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We got some fun healthy snacks in the mail the other day…
MySuperFoods sent us some MySuperSnack (soft) Granola Bites to try. I must say, I’m very impressed. My kids all loved them, especially the Chocolate Chip flavor (they are their mama’s children!)
Note: My four year old just woke up before I took these pics. He wasn’t too happy to have his picture taken, but he LOVED the snacks, lol!
I even snagged a couple bites and thought they were really good. They reminded me a little bit of a Nutri-Grain bar, but a whole lot healthier! I loved that they were full of good quality, “real” ingredients and didn’t taste sickeningly sweet. I also loved the packaging. It’s portable and resealable!
MySuperSnack isn’t available in a lot of stores yet (mostly in the NYC area), but they are available online at The Baby Grocery Store and Abe’s Market. Check it out!
Well, I have to go be “mommy chauffeur” now, lol! I hope y’all have a wonderful, sunny, February day! xoxo
I love cozy, comfy mornings with my family. Saturdays are our laziest days and I look forward to them so much. Have a fantastic day Melanie! Enjoy that run!
Love the photo of the snowy mountains in the background!
Cute post Mel! We are quite opposite on our dog feelings however. I told Rob today that if he said he wanted dogs before we got married it would have been a deal breaker!! Ha ha.
Just remember, getting older is better than the alternative 🙂
What a beautiful family!