Finally a Moment

Okay I've REALLY been wanting to keep up to date when it comes to blogging because it is SO easy to fall behind and new events and things just keep piling up and it becomes more of a daunting task than fun. And blogging is all about a fun positive experience right? Well it is in my world :) 

SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL. 

That is why ive been neglecting blogging. I started a new term 4 weeks ago and it seems that all I ever do is stare at a microsoft excel or word sheet. Noah doesn't nap anymore, so by the time he does to bed I have lots of homework and housework to do. And staring at a computer for even another single minute to blog sounds horrible.

But I am trying really hard to manage the time I do have as well as possible. 

An hopefully, blogging falls in there somewhere because I really do enjoy it.

Birthday Boy

I can't believe its been three years since the sweet arrival of my Noah. 

It went by too fast! But before I get into a sappy mommy moment I want to thank everyone who came out for Noah's party! It was a blast, and I loved seeing sweet faces that I hadn't seen in years! 

Oh yeah, and Noah loved it too!

 Because so many of our family members have food allergies, we made a gluten/dairy/wheat/soy free cake so we all could have our cake and eat it too:)

 And it tasted HEAVENLY.

 There is is, in all its glory!

 Although his actual party turned out wonderful, his actual birthday was a really special day spent with Noah, Nana, Kyle and I .

We sang him happy birthday (again) because he loves it and honestly I love watching his sweet little face get all bashful when all eyes are on him.

 

Nana bought him a DREAMLITE for his birthday. And what do you know, it arrived in the mail ON HIS ACTUAL BIRTHDAY. How cool is that??

 We had a great time on the lake chasing ducks, feeding ducks, blowing bubbles, and having a picnic.

Once Kyle got off work we set our for ice cream at Baskin Robbins 

He was SO exciting to get ice cream that was his favorite color..PURPLE!

After we finished our ice cream, we dashed over to the movie theater to take him to see his VERY FIST movie on the big screen.

And to be honest im not sure who was more excited about that...me, or noah?

Okay, maybe noah :) 

This day was such a blessing and perfect in just about every way. I am so greatful for my Noah, and how  God has blessed not only this day, but also our lives with this adorable little person.

 

Puppy Love

As if baby fever wasn't enough, I've had a case of puppy fever since our little Gemma is not so little.

Gemma was my dream dog. I wanted a German Shepherd so badly and for so long.

Kyle adores her, but he kinda wanted a little pup to take with him everywhere and to teach to skate (haha).

Sunday evening we came across this cutie 

A six week old Boston terrier.

Who is now the newest Hoverkamp.

Spinelli Hoverkamp.

Yep. She's a keeper!

3 already??

We celebrated three blessed years of having our Noah! although his actual birthday is Friday, we celebrated it on Sunday with many amazing family and friends.
Noah decided Angry Birds is what he wanted the theme to be, so it was.
I was pretty stoked on the ribbon I found at Michael's craft store.
Now the cake.
Oh the cake.
Lets just say it was good enough to make me cheat on my diet...several times. 
Since several of my family members, including the kiddos have allergies to things like Gluten, Dairy, and a few other things, it seemed a little unfair to have everyone come to a party where they watched us all eating cake that they couldn't have. I went to my cousins house and he showed me how to bake a gluten free, dairy free, wheat free, soy free cake. 
It was heavenly.
Most things that lack things like gluten can taste, well like cardboard. But this is SO good.

 We were so fortunate to have all of our friends and family drive towards our side of town and be here to celebrate. Some I haven't seen in years. As a mom there is nothing more special than to see your kids face light up with excitement.

Thank you so much to all who came out to help make this day special for this little man!

I wasn't raised to just see holidays or birthdays as a day to receive gifts. Im grateful for that. And I try my hardest to teach Noah the same thing. He was very excited for the new shipment of toys he received, to say the least.

Prayer

Much needed Prayer.

 I want to lift up my poor husband. After months of complaining about stomach aches and heart burn, he was suddenly in a lot of pain.

Now I just want to say, Ive known him for over 8 years, and he has only gone to the hospital/dentist  3 times. 

He went to urgent care suspecting he had an ulcer. 

The doctor spent a brief moment speaking with him then just dismissed it as "constipation" and sent us home with a 400.00 bill.

After the pain only became worse and worse he went back last night in the emergency room and it was confirmed he had a pretty nasty stomach ulcer.

He's on the mend, but still has long days of sitting at work ahead of him. 

So my friends, if you could please pray for my Kyle, we would appreciate it. God is good. And kyle knows it.

This too shall pass.

Stoked

Well here I am almost done with week one of my no bread/pasta/grain diet and I was so stoked to see I had lost 4 pounds! Hold me accountable friends and pray that I stay strong on this because I can't wait to reach my goal weight and feel healthier!

I like skinny more than I like french fries...

Okay just right off the bat when I say "skinny" i'm not talking about being malnourished or unhealthy. I'm talking about getting healthy, and a good body weight for MY body.

With that being said. I'm DAY 3 into my "diet" or "lifestyle change". Diet, is one of those words that people get a little uneasy about when they hear. So, lifestyle change it is.

Ive decided to cut out bread, pasta, grains, and unrefined sugar from my diet. And beer. Yes, that includes my favorite hazelnut beer.

when I first heard about this from a dear family member my first thought was " what the heck do you eat then??"

Ive been grazing on salad, meats, cheeses, more salad, nuts, and things like that.

Although its Only day three, I doubt its possible to lose any weight in terms of fat, BUT I have noticed even on the first day I didn't have that bloated look and feel that you get from fillers like grains, breads, pasta, etc.

So that's been encouraging to look just a wee bit trimmer in the first few days.

Ive never been one to be able to stick to a diet for more than 12 hours.

No seriously.

I always felt like I was starving and couldn't imagine living like that. But since i've started this diet I dont feel like that because its not that im starving myself or not eating, i'm just not eating the things that "fill" you up.But eating other healthy options.

Another benefit is that although I do not have a gluten allergy, my naturopath said I should still avoid gluten as much as possible since the allergy runs in my family AND I already have one autoimmune disorder (which we are working on solving). So eliminating all the bread and pasta which I ate A LOT has cut back on my gluten intake.

Cheers to that!