A little bird house.. ( n a little hello again =)

Ok so I know I said goodbye and all.. but I couldn't stay away lol. Actually Ive been feeling like Ive gotten into the groove of this little life of ours and finally settled into this new peachy state we call home. And today we were having a great little family time and the hubby said "hey you should blog this"and I said, "oh yeah about that..." It got me thinking I really do love blogging and there is no reason why I cant share here and there when I can. So my faithful 13 followers lol if you're still there I hope you enjoy my little posts from time to time and I always appreciate the visits =) 
    So now about that little bird house.. Jyselle has been enjoying our adventure walks ( and I must admit me too after our first winter!) and she loves spotting birds, we even made our own little binoculars one day to bird watch. Well one day a little bird came on our balcony and she was so excited! So I thought lets make a bird feeder! And hubby jumped right to it! ( I really love when he makes things) It was the perfect way to spend our Sunday morning. Jyselle and I painted mini houses while Daddy built the feeder, and during nap time I painted it and she woke up just in time to fill it with bird seeds. Now we wait happily for the first little eater! She keeps exclaiming "the birds are almost here!" I love it =)

A little farewell ...

So it seems like forever since I've "journaled" on this little blog of mine! It's not that I didn't love it it's just so hard to find the time to sit and get it out ! My days are filled with these little ones, keeping them engaged and stimulated and cared for , not to mention the hubby and I ! I don't know how other mommy bloggers do it ! But I'm so glad they do because I enjoy reading them and getting new ideas to use in my own daily adventures of motherhood ! So for now I'm going to stick to reading the blogs I enjoy and less writing of my own, I loved it while it lasted and who knows I may get back to it some day..
A huge heartfelt thank you to all my 10 readers lol and who ever else stopped by to share in this little corner of mine ! It means a lot to me ! All of our little hands are still happily getting into everything we can and the littlest ones are growing so fast ! So Thankful for every moment I get with this little family of mine : )
lots of happy thoughts , xoxoxo , : ) Janelle

A sweet little treat..

Ok so I will admit it. I have a bit of a sweet tooth... Make that a lot of sweet teeth : ) I love chocolate specifically dark chocolate ( which added bonus is antioxidant friendly ; ) ..) but I tend to go overboard which is really conflicting with my whole 30 minutes to getting back in shape , I'm a work in progress!.. So enter Jyselles favorite brownie! I make a batch of these for her ( us ) to keep in the freezer, they are a great lil snack when u you want something Chocolatey n we eat them straight from the freezer n they taste like fudge ! You can heat them up if u want but try them frozen first yummy ! Of course this is another fave from weelicious ! They are made with whole wheat flour and apple sauce so they are healthy ! The only change I made was I used white whole wheat and a fruit n veggie applesauce to bump up the nutritional content even more ; ) They are fun and easy to make with the kiddos in fact I have a baking station set up for us to make a new batch after nap time! So go ahead n have a few ; )

Gather up:

• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour (sometimes I even use all white whole wheat still yummy!)
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup applesauce (or one motts medleys applesauce!)
• 2 large eggs (best at room temp)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

  And Then you:

Preheat oven to 350
Mix all the dry ingredients
Then in another bowl whisk the wet ingredients and then pour into the dry, mix it up ..
Then fold in mini chocolate chips...
Then scoop batter into a greased mini muffin pan and bake 10-12 min or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Enjoy!

**To freeze place the baked brownie bites in a labeled freezer bag n freeze up to 3months,defrost at room temp n serve or eat em right out the freezer like us =)

30 minutes to happy...

30 minutes a day. 30minutes of exercise that is. A month ago a friend presented me with her 30 minutes of cardio challenge, and I laughed to myself thinking yeah right where will I find the time.. Then a week ago hubby and I were talking about how much fun we used to have working out , and I remembered how much I loved it and how positive I would feel after, and I realized I had really gotten away from it. So I decided to make time! So far so good I am back doing my favorite videos and may even join a zumba class once a week! ( for now I zumba with the wii lol) Its been a challenge getting it done some days with the kiddos but thankfully Jyselle loves to dance n joins me here n there n Aaron sits n plays n "cheers" me on =) I'm sore and realized I'm way outta shape but  its totally worth it getting back on track , reconnecting with the hubby, and feeling happier and more energized to keep up with these two kiddos =)

Outside!

This weekend we were finally all feeling better and the sun came out to celebrate! Jyselle was so excited to be outside !boy boy wasn't really too impressed lol, but it was just what we needed a little family time n fresh air : )

Cabin fever...

We are so sick :( we are in the thick of our first winter here and I must admit I have been enjoying the new seasons for us , but I can't say the same about this darn flu! First it was the stomach flu n now the runny noses, sneezing n coughing ! .. We've watched Shrek more times than I can count ! We're slowly but surely getting better .. Happily Looking forward to spring !

Little Pieces...

Little Pieces of life these days.. Excuse the picture overload its been awhile and both little ones are napping at the same time! A rare and proud moment for me! Happy Hump day off to make my grocery list, aka "pin" =)

two kids in a bucket/ lost in chuck e cheese mania/ double strolling/ knocked out/dollar tree fun/ abc's/ tent time (more on that soon)/ sad little carrots from our first southern garden/ bubble time fun/tunnel vision/ looking for "snow"