SCHOOL!!

AH! we only have 2.5 weeks till school starts. The girls will both be at school all day. That means I have to send them lunch every day! OH the joy!! Last year I would send them sandwiches. How you ask? i'll tell you! :) we did either peanut butter or Nutella on Rice Cakes. Oh, they LOVED them!! they boy too. (I let him have them at home most days too) I want to do a few different things this next year. I'm thinking, we'll do some of those, and some lunch meat rolls with skinny cow cheese (or the off brand) spread in the middle! plenty of veggies and fruit. I sent juice boxes last year, but i think we'll be doing water this year. I'm to the point I need to make a plan and get ready! The girls already have their backpacks and lunch boxes. They boy needs to get his backpack and the the school supplies!! Oh this is going to be an interesting year! :)

WOW!!

Soo I was reminded I needed to update my blog! :) Here's the low down for what's been going on. :) We've stayed Gluten free and have done wonderful! The kids have so much more energy and they are really enjoying life. All of them are a better  size for their age. Pinkie has been putting on weight, she's always been skinny for her age. and a little small. I'd say she's gained about 5-7 pounds in the last 6 months. She was really underweight for her age, now she's about average (maybe still a little under). Which takes a load off my mind! :) Then we come to JJ! OH how she is growing and maturing! :) She makes me smile with her attitude, well most of the time. She's growing well, and adjusting to your new life. Then we get to the Boy!! OH!! wow!! he's growing soo much! :D He'll be 4 in a little over a month now. And will be starting Pre-K half day this fall (in just over 2 weeks!!). He's had a hard time with the gluten free as some of his favorite foods (cookies and crackers) are no longer allowed. It's usually good at home, but when we are out, especially at friends houses, it gets more difficult.

The Mr. and I decided to try a Paleo diet for the summer. At first we did a 30 day Challenge, then we went back to adding some other foods in. And this week, we are going back to a more Paleo diet. So I'm sure you first question is "What is Paleo?" Oh, it' sounds confusing at first but really it simple. All you eat is meat, Fruits, Veggies, Nuts, Seeds. No Grains (this includes corn). No Dairy. No Legumes (this includes Peanuts). OH at first i was VERY worried and anxious. Then Mr. went...Hun! chill!! it's meat and veggies and fruit! burgers, steak, chicken...we got this!! :) I love that man! and sure enough we made the challenge. I wasn't easy!! I had to give up the creamer for my coffee. and if you know me at all, you KNOW how i feel about my coffee! LOL! Lets just say I better have my coffee to start the day or it doesn't get started!! :) The biggest modification we are going to the Paleo is i am keeping my creamer!! And we're going to be doing some dairy in our foods. We'll also be doing some rice a few days a week. On the Challenge i lost 11 lbs. in about 4 weeks. then the 2 weeks off I gained back about 4. <sigh> I bought a stationary bike off of one of friends and have been using it. :) Soo here we go on the attempt to get more healthy! :D

That's about all for us! We're doing great, learning and getting more healthy!