Monday, February 22, 2010

A new addition to our family...

....the Scott Family that is. Kari and Rob had their sweet little Eliza on Friday February 4th. For the complete story click here. I am so happy for them and can already see what great parents they are. I also am so excited for Brynlee to have a little sister-cousin that is only 8 months apart to play with, share secrets with, and have so much fun together. Seriously, they are gonna have a blast! And we're gonna have a blast watching them! Brynlee is already lovin' her cousin Eliza. She smiles and laughs at her and wants to play already. She is really good about being soft with her. You can see her patting her as gently as possible...that can be expected from an almost 9 month old. It's also so fun for me to watch my baby sister go thru motherhood. It has been great to bounce ideas and issues dealing with being Moms off of each other.
Oh, and p.s. This is SUPER FUN for my Mom. Kari and I were about 13 months apart. Both of us were in diapers and not walking for a time. For her it is kinda like reliving her time with her baby Sara and Kari....except for now it's baby Brynlee and Eliza.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Kari needs a shower!

I was so excited to throw a baby shower for my sister Kari a couple of Saturdays ago! I got a little overwhelmed, however, looking at all of the bagillion ideas out there on the internet. Well, with the help of my Mom, we got it put together. I copied Erica's shower and had cinnamon rolls and hot cocoa...which was perfect for a snowy January morning. Then we got the idea to decorate onesies from a shower idea on the internet. Well, it turned out wonderful. Now, we will just have to wait for little Eliza to get here hopefully by next Sunday :) Can't wait!!!!

These were the easiest thing ever!!! I am now gonna make them for every party we go to in the future :)
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Nummy Cinnamon Rolls (Dad got them from Adventurous Cafe on 25th). We made little toppers that say, "A Bun in the Oven"...Kinda fitting.
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I thought they turned out so cute! Kari's buds were pretty creative...Now, I just have to sew around them.
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Cute little sweater dress for Eliza...and Kari and Rob.
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Monday, February 1, 2010

For Bliss....

(This is for Bliss's internship. Such a great article...Good luck to her!)

Hello to all of Sara’s blog readers! My name is Bliss Stinson and I actually work with Sara at LDS Family Services. She is an amazing woman as you all probably know. She is a loyal friend, a wonderful wife and mom, and a bubbly person to be around. I love knowing her. Well you are probably wondering why this post is on her blog! Well, for my job I write health and fitness blogs and articles for different companies. I am loving it completely! In fact I have such a passion for it that I would like to share some things that I have learned with those that I care about. I chose to post a guest post on Sara’s blog because I know that she cares about her body and her health and I am sure that all of you moms out there do. Don’t we all? Whether it is maintaining that nice figure, trying to lose that baby weight, keeping up with your little ones, or simply trying to live a healthy lifestyle while you are pregnant- we all know that it can be hard. It definitely takes work and effort. However, it honestly can be easier than we make it out to be. We simply need to realign ourselves away from the views and teachings of society and learn more about our body. You see our body has ph levels in our blood, which can range from being alkaline to neutral to acidic. The acid in our body is what fosters degenerative and autoimmune diseases. It can impair major systems in our body such as our organs, digestive tracks, skin integrity, and repair from injury. Now you may ask, “how do we become acidic?” The answer to that is – “by what you eat.” The saying is true, you are what you eat. There are different foods that have an alkaline effect on our body and other foods that have an acidic effect on our body. For instance milk, cheese, sugar, saturated fats, chocolate, beef, and cashews have an acidic effect on our bodies. Food such as avocados, oranges, spinach, almonds, olive oil and watermelon all have an alkaline effect on our body. It has been proven that when we are in a neutral or more alkaline state, our body has more energy, we have better athletic and mental performance and we reduce the risk of serious diseases. All you have to do is incorporate more alkaline foods in your diet. You should simply be eating 60-80% of alkaline foods. How easy is it to add better foods to your diet instead of doing completely outrageous fad diets that leave you unhappy and starved? You can still have that daily acidic food that you love as long as it stays in the 20% range of your diet. It’s a different concept that takes some time to soak in and understand. If you want to test your ph levels to see whether or not you are acidic, you can buy ph test strips in some grocery stores as well as online. You simply dip them in your saliva or urine and wait 15 seconds and you can find out where you stand on the ph scale! If you want to learn more, I challenge you to go to THIS SITE to find out more information so you can become a better more capable woman who is ready to conquer any challenge before her- ESPECIALLY weightloss. Let’s get goin girls!
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