Shane and I have been changing our eating more healthy foods (whole foods) for the past year. I started baking my own bread and all breads we use. Then slowly got rid of other processed perservative filled foods. I have had several allergic reactions when eating and haven't figured what it was. When I eat whole foods or make things with whole foods then I have no reaction. Months had gone by without a reaction eating whole foods when I usually would have one or two a week. Eating whole foods has changed my life. I have lost inches and feel really good. I make EVERYTHING from scratch and enjoy knowing what every ingredient is when I feed my familly.
Crafty fun!
I am having so much fun with new friends and making new crafts. So here is my first project i have made from tweeking off Pinterest.
Update on Lori
I have been homeschooling Allison and she is doing GREAT! Ahead of her class she seems to understand things really well. Educations seemed to soar when she got reading completely down.
I have been a Tastefully Simple independent consultant since Sept 2010 about the same time that I was no longer a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. I am still crafty and like to scrapbook, that hasn't changed.
Just this past December I signed up with Thirty-One and I am a consultant there too. I love all the products a girl can never have too many bags, totes and purses. Some like shoes I like purses. :)
I would like to start a business with me selling my craft things and some children's clothes but I may not do that.... I have to make sure the govt laws don't prevent me from doing that or just give me a hassle in doing it. Pray that I may know the right thing to do. I will be posting crafty things here as I create them.
I have been a Tastefully Simple independent consultant since Sept 2010 about the same time that I was no longer a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. I am still crafty and like to scrapbook, that hasn't changed.
Just this past December I signed up with Thirty-One and I am a consultant there too. I love all the products a girl can never have too many bags, totes and purses. Some like shoes I like purses. :)
I would like to start a business with me selling my craft things and some children's clothes but I may not do that.... I have to make sure the govt laws don't prevent me from doing that or just give me a hassle in doing it. Pray that I may know the right thing to do. I will be posting crafty things here as I create them.
Recent trip in OR. (2010)
Here is a pic of all the cousins. Since then Hannah (Teresa's little girl) has blessed us with her presence. When this pic was taken Teresa just found out she was pregnant.
Family
Here is our recent family pic. Taken in December 2011 by Mark Doellman. Allison is 8yrs, Amaris is 4yrs, and Levi is 17months.
Changes
God has blessed us with an adorable baby boy. Levi was born July 2010 and is now 18 months old. Time goes by soooo fast. The girls just adore him and have definately gotten use to a boy in the house. He is full of energy and on the go now.
Time to come back!
I have been away from blogging for quite some time and think I should get back and share all what is going on in life today.
Growing too fast!
Here they are together playing dress up. Gosh they are cute. Allison is 
growing so fast and is such a blessing. She is helpful and intelligent. Most of the time she is thinking of her sister. Even though the age span they get along together so well and look out for each other. Amaris turned 2 in August. She decided to pick up her spoon and take 
a bite of the whole cake. It was pretty cute. Both Grandparents were there to celebrate. This was G&G Stone's first trip to our new home in Marion, IL. It was fun and exciting.
Here is Allison getting ready for her first Upward
Cheerleading game. She was pretty excited about doing this again. In the last month of Upward Amaris has begun doing cheers too. She will say "Ready, OK. (then wiggle and kick her feet) and say"Upward, Upward."More things
that have happened this summer is that Shane is down 50 lbs and you can see it here. Yes you may have to turn your head sorry, but look at his profile. He is wearing one of his smaller shirts and now it is roomy on him. He has gone down 2 sizes in pants and almost 3 sizes in shirts. He looks great. I have gone down 2 sizes in pants and 3 sizes in shirts, with just a 20lb weight loss.Allison is growing she is 57lbs and almost 4ft tall. Amaris is 28lbs and is 32 inches tall. Amaris has gone from a size 4.5 shoe in July to a 6.5 now needing a 7 in some shoes. They grow so fast.
We will be going to Florida-Disney, SeaWorld, etc. for Allison's birthday.
More pictures to come, Allison decided to get her hair cut again.
Changes
Gosh these kids keep getting so big. I took these today and look at them. Allison is a 
little over 5 yrs and is so smart. She loves stories and movies with music. She is singing ALL the time and making up her own songs. She is learning to read and spell and sometimes we don't want Amaris to hear a word and Allison says it cause we spelled it.( like fruit after dinner or going outside) Amaris is almost
19 1/2 months old. She is talking so well everyday. But her comprehension is amazing. She really likes doggies/puppies and she calls them "Ruff, ruff". She is also potty training and does not like a dirty diaper on her, I don't blame her. She stops whatever she is doing and says "diaper". Sometimes after it has happened sometime before. She knows she is cute and when people smile at her and say it then Amaris smiles back a tips her head as to pose for her audience. She is still pretty shy to people and doesn't like to leave Mom or Dad unless Allison is around or she really knows the people she is with. She loves sh
oes and whoevrs she can find to put on. Amaris is a big copier of Allison and Allison is helping me out with things like unloading groceries or loading the dryer or unloading the dishwasher or setting the table, Amaris has to do it all too. It is really cute watching her set the table she has to get on her tip toes to put the plates up there and then runs around the table to get another plate from me. So it doesn't really help me but it is cute to watch.
little over 5 yrs and is so smart. She loves stories and movies with music. She is singing ALL the time and making up her own songs. She is learning to read and spell and sometimes we don't want Amaris to hear a word and Allison says it cause we spelled it.( like fruit after dinner or going outside) Amaris is almost
19 1/2 months old. She is talking so well everyday. But her comprehension is amazing. She really likes doggies/puppies and she calls them "Ruff, ruff". She is also potty training and does not like a dirty diaper on her, I don't blame her. She stops whatever she is doing and says "diaper". Sometimes after it has happened sometime before. She knows she is cute and when people smile at her and say it then Amaris smiles back a tips her head as to pose for her audience. She is still pretty shy to people and doesn't like to leave Mom or Dad unless Allison is around or she really knows the people she is with. She loves sh
oes and whoevrs she can find to put on. Amaris is a big copier of Allison and Allison is helping me out with things like unloading groceries or loading the dryer or unloading the dishwasher or setting the table, Amaris has to do it all too. It is really cute watching her set the table she has to get on her tip toes to put the plates up there and then runs around the table to get another plate from me. So it doesn't really help me but it is cute to watch.Shane has been working a lot lately with his aircraft as well as helping out in the region. He has been helping with diaster relief chainsaw crew clearing trees south of here where there was the ice storm a month ago. I am still up to my elbows with art projects. We have just finished painting the front room and the last touches in the kitchen till one day we get new countertops and cabinets. I am making Easter dresses for the girls and have been enjoying crocheting. I am still a Stampin' Up Demonstrator and enjoy my classes. I have been trying to catch up in my scrapbook albums. i just need to learn not to take so many pictures.
Shane and I have been trying to loose weight. Shane has lost 20lbs and I have lost 15lbs since middle of Jan.
God has blessed us with so many wonderfull friends here in Marion. I can't believe we have been here a year all ready.
Lori
Stampin' Up! Stamps for Sale
I have many retired Stampin' Up stamp sets for sale. I have priced them 50% off original catalog price. That makes it over 65% off with the shipping and tax not there. Click on above link to take a look and let me know what you would like. Thanks!
Update
In the past 3 weeks we have all gotten sick at some point. Allison had a 24 hour thing and a week later Shane and I got it at the same time. Not fun. Amaris has been a trooper. She has had a runny nose and off and on teething ailments but has been happy still.
Amaris is growing so much. Her vocabulary has increased so much. She can say Momma, DaDa and Aaashon which is Allison, all done, more, owwee, uh-oh, something that sounds like "i love you", Everyday she finds more words to say.
they grow so fast.
Amaris is growing so much. Her vocabulary has increased so much. She can say Momma, DaDa and Aaashon which is Allison, all done, more, owwee, uh-oh, something that sounds like "i love you", Everyday she finds more words to say.
they grow so fast.
Christmas away from home
Well Allison, Amaris and I went to Oregon for Christmas. We were there from the 14th to the 24th. I was hoping for some time with family and friends and the weather got a lot of plans foiled. I was able to make it to my grandparents thankfully. We had TOO much snow for Oregon to deal with. I am use to the snow in the Midwest. I didn't have boots for the kids and no snow suits for them either. My luggage was delayed for 24 hours so I didn't even have coats for the kids till then. My flights were delayed 2 hours leavingmy destination cities.
I had a great time with my family and got to see my new neice Micaela. I had a great time for my birthday too. Stuck in the house wasn't too bad but I could tell when I got to Iowa I wanted to get out. So for our next Christmas's we were in Iowa at Shane's parents and grandparents. Shane met us there on the 24th. We saw the whole family and avoided the flu while we were away from home. We came home on January 1st.
OR trip
It has been almost a year since I have been in OR and I just got tickets to go there for Christmas. The girls and I will be out there in 1 1/2 weeks. Can't wait to see my friends and family.
Sept. 27th
Here are my beautiful girls. Amaris is going for her first bike ride and Allison is enjoying doing Upward Cheerleading.
How they grow
My gosh I can't believe Amaris is one. It doesn't seem that long ago that we were trying and trying to get pregnant. Now we have this beautiful, smart and loving little joy. The Lord has blessed us once again. Allison is growing and is teaching Amaris a lot of things. They have a great relationship and just love each other. Allison is starting kindergarten at home with mom and dad. We have made the choice to homeschool and have a good homeschool group that we get together with a lot. She is very involved in church and just loves going and she teaches us thing she learns at church. Who says a child that young can't learn. She is amazing. She is in Sunday School, Children's Church, Awanas (scrpiture memory), and pre-school choir. She has an amazing memory and loves to sing, she reminds me of her Aunt Jilena always singing and making up new songs. Amaris loves her singing and just claps along.
A New Thing
I thought I would try a blog so we can inform friends and family far away whats going on in the family. I hope to supply lots of pictures too.
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