WIWW: Are You on Pinterest?

cardigan: Nordstrom

shirt: Nordstrom Rack

pants: Old Navy

shoes: Ross

While waiting for my son's sports class to end, a woman said, "Cute outfit!  Are you on Pinterest? This looks like an outfit on Pinterest."  I told her my love of all things Pinterest.  Little does she know my entire style I owe to Pinterest.

Prenatal Yoga

I recently bought this video because I was missing my weekly yoga sessions.  I am needing the mind/body connection more and more now that I'm getting closer.

It actually wasn't too bad.  It wasn't the more intense yoga practice that I'm used to at the gym but it did the trick to appease me for the day.  It was SO nice to stretch my back because it is very tight!  I get to do weekly yoga again.  So exciting!



Monday Must Haves: Pregnancy Cravings

I don't really crave that many things while pregnant or at least I haven't noticed but lately I do always want to go to lunch on Saturdays with my boys at a sandwich shop just so I can have Cool Ranch Doritos.  So, I guess you can say I do crave something.

I am usually up for a Diet Coke too, Caffiene Free of course!

What things do you crave while pregnant?

Friday Plus-Feb. 24th

What we have been up to this week.

We play Candyland nonstop around here.  Maybe I should buy more games so we have a variety.  My son LOVES it!

Every Thursday at the mall is Kids' Club.  We usually go every week but the weather has been so nice (and I've been kind of Kids' Clubbed out) so we opt to go to the park instead.  But today was our lucky day.  We went and we still loved every minute.  This kid couldn't get enough of the carousel.  His face says all.

We went to get some yogurt together.  Normally, he shares with his daddy but he was elated that he got his own "big" cup.

What have you been up to?

Blurb vs. Blog to Print

Every year I turn my family blog into a book because, let's be honest, that is the only journal I keep.  Since all I've wanted to do with my free time is sleep or just be lazy, I haven't had much time to work on the blurb book.  A friend suggested blog2print.com as an alternative to save time. 

She was right.  In about twenty minutes I had my book designed, ready to print, and paid for. I think I made four clicks of the mouse. So fast.  I received my book last week sometime and love it.  But I do have some things I don't love. 

Here is my review:

Blurb
-I love how you can put just one post per page, change the fonts, color, etc.  I also like having my pictures a bit bigger so I love having the picture on one side and the actual post on the other side.  My personal preference.
-But the downside is that it takes WAY too long to make.  Maybe it is because I have too many posts but that is not going to change anytime soon so that is a hassle.  It just takes forever for the book to save, sync, load, whatever due to the high volume of pictures and text.
-Another downer is because I like my pictures bigger, some of them don't have the highest resolution on the page.  They are a tad blurry but you still remember the memory.  And I won't lie....practically the only camera I use is my iphone camera so I get what I get, right?
-I like the covers better.  Bigger pictures, more pictures, etc.

Blog2Print
-SO SO SO SO easy to make.  Seriously, four clicks of the mouse and twenty minutes later I was done.  Worth it!
-The blog posts just follow each other.  You may have two,three, or four on a page depending on the length of the posts.  Kind of annoying to me since I like the picture collage on one side and text on the other.  I tried to change this but no luck.  Maybe you guys know how to fix this.
-The pictures are kind of small.  But with them being a bit smaller-still visible- they are not blurry at all.  Kind of nice with my cell phone pictures. :)
-I thought the Table of Contents would bug me but I really like it.  So often, I look back to a picture of how I decorated or want to read something again and it's nice to have what page number it is on instead of looking through whole book.

There is my review.  I have a love/hate relationship with both.  If I have the time I think I will use Blurb but I'm not disappointed entirely with Blog2Print.  They both have their perks so I think it will depend on what I'm in the mood for and what I have time for.

 What do you use to print your blog?

My New Love...Oatmeal Shake

My friend recently shared with me her latest shake obsession and I must say I tried it and am completely OBSESSED!  Plus, it is a great way for me to use my oats that are just sitting in my food storage instead of making oatmeal cookies. :)

Here is the recipe:
Banana-she always uses frozen but I just use fresh and put ice in there to chill the shake.

1/2 c. oats

scoop of peanut butter (tablespoon)
squirt of honey
little bit of vanilla
1 c. of milk (or so).  I don't measure it out.

Since I like to live on the wild side, the past few times I made it I added some blueberries that I had in my fridge and some spinach since I love green smoothies.  I only added a handful of spinach because this shake is too good to ruin.  I was worried it would alter the taste a bunch but the peanut butter drowns it out.  Maybe I should add chocolate next because I do love a peanut butter and chocolate combo. lol.

President's Day!

Hope you all have a great President's Day.  We spent the long weekend up at a cabin and had a blast with family.  This week I'm hosting my son's playgroup and thought I would post the cutest song I found that I will be teaching them.  My theme is Presidents/USA so I thought this fit perfectly.

Do You Know?(to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb")
Do you know who's on the penny?
On the penny? On the penny?
Do you know who's on the penny?
Abraham Lincoln.

Do you know who's on the quarter?
On the quarter? On the quarter?
Do you know who's on the quarter?
George Washington.

WIWW: Coral+Leopard=Birthday outfit

Here is my latest outfit creation. Okay, I copied it from Pinterest but made it my own.  Whatever did I do without Pinterest putting ideas into my head?

I took the brown and added a cardigan with it since it is still cardigan weather around these parts.  Oh, and the fact that it hides my love handles and bottom but who needs to know that?

Linking up:

Pleated Poppy

Momma Go Round

All Things Lovely

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you all have a great Valentine's Day and spoil your loved ones like crazy!

Monday Must Have-Need tips for school

So, I need your advice.  I don't know how anyone every gets their kids to school on time.  Recently, my son joined a playgroup that meets on Mondays at 9.  We are late every single time.  Only by 5 minutes but late is late.  He tends to sleep in on Monday mornings since he doesn't get a nap due to our church schedule on Sundays, so I realize that I just need to wake him up sooner.  Also, not having the twenty minute tantrum that I came to get him instead of Daddy would help too but I don't really see that going away anytime soon. 

So, what are some of your tricks on getting your kids out the door so you can be on time?

Friday Plus-Feb. 10th

First of all, I need to give a shout out to my husband.  Happy Birthday!  He is the greatest husband/dad a girl could ask for.  Sorry, ladies!  I am the luckiest.

So, onto this past week.  Celebration week started off right with dinner and George Straight.  My husband is so thoughtful when it comes to my birthday.  Wish I could say I'm always the same to him. :)  Needless to say we had a lot of fun, especially because George played my favorite songs all. night. long.

As I mentioned earlier, we got the iPad.  I will say it is quite the novelty and EVERYONE is always wanting to use it.  I might just need one for myself so the other two can share.  Ha!

One of our birthday get togethers.  Many more to come.  I just love Celebration Month Week!

Sore Throat

You know something is wrong when I'm only on my second water bottle by 11 am.  Normally I'm on my 4th or 5th by now.  I've had a terrible sore throat all week long.  I don't feel like eating or swallowing anything because it hurts but I need the calories.  The other day I went to Jamba Juice for lunch because I know those things have tons of calories---okay empty calories I know but it was the only thing I could muster down.

What do you do when you have a sore throat?

WIWW: Happy Centennial AZ!

Shirt: Banana Republic

Skirt: Old Navy

cardigan/shoes:Ross

I walked downstairs to go to church this past week and my husband says, "Happy Centennial to you, Ms. Pocahontas!"  If you must know my husband is notorious for having sayings for my outfits.  I think I've mentioned it by now so I just take it as a compliment. :) Arizona is celebrating it's 100th birthday on Feb. 14th so that is why he said that.  What he really wants to say is that I look great in Navajo colors-turqouse, orange, and brown.  (And please don't pay any attention to my prego face and tummy.)  I need a new photography or learn how to edit photos better.

Linking up:

The Pleated Poppy

Momma Go Round

My new fitness accessory

Do you like my new fitness accessory?  Isn't it a beaut?  In all seriousness, it is the best thing that has happened to my belly and back.  I usually only wear it when I'm walking around the neighborhood for my three miles but pretty soon you might see me sporting it at the gym.  Gasp! I try to hide it but sometimes it just can't be hidden well enough. :)  I got mine at Babies R Us and highly recommend it to anyone who might be on the fence about getting one.  I know I sure was.

Monday Must Haves: Celebration Week

You are probably wondering what celebration week is.  Well, my birthday was this past Friday and my husband's birthday is this upcoming Friday.  Ever since we were dating we have called it "Celebration Week!"  We tend to celebrate the whole month (when it is up to me) but the week is the main thing. 

Anyway, for our birthdays we splurged and got an iPad2.  It was really a surprise when I opened it but I should have guessed when I kept asking my hubby what he wanted for his birthday and I would get ZERO response.  Hmmmm.  He knows that if I don't get a list, he doesn't get a present.  I'm just not thoughtful to think what he wants.  Why buy something when he will return it?  That's another story for another day.

I was wondering for all those iPad users out there what are the must have apps for kids, family, and adults?  We both have iPhones so we do have a lot of apps already places on there but just putting it out there because I've gotten some great suggestions already since Saturday. 

WIWW: Go Warriors!

Top: Nordstrom's Rack

cardigan: Marshall's

jeans/shoes: Target

Everytime I wear orange and blue together my husband shouts, "Go Warriors!"  Orange and blue just happened to be his high school colors.  When he saw me in this shirt he said, "I like that shirt! It looks good on you."  Mind you I didn't have the cardigan on yet.  I told him to just wait.  I knew a good ole fashion cheer was on it's way.  But he refrained.  Maybe this outfit had him stunned.  Or maybe he just forgot he does that.  Who knows?  But either way this outfit rocked!

Linking up:

Pleated Poppy

Momma Go Round