Yay Me!

This is just a quick post to say....


After several months of working out and watching what I eat.....


I am now back to my pre-pregnancy weight!!! 
(Sorry, not spouting off what it is!)

Bits & Pieces

We love each other so much, sometimes it drives us crazy!

Our sheep herd has grown to over 50! We are getting ready to sell this year's lambs and butcher. Let us know if you'd like to buy some lamb meat from us!

We were both in our good friends Ben & Alysia's wedding in June!

In case you're wondering, I am still a JE consultant and would love to do a party for you & your friends sometime! Let me know if you're interested or would like to see a catalog. =)

We had a "Venus Party" at the new MachMotion building! Venus went in front of the sun and of course that seemed like a good excuse for a party! Here Josiah is looking at it through a welding helmet. He and Kelsey got married yesterday!

Here we are at Riley's birthday party in June.

Evan's growing up so quickly! He's now crawling and pulling himself up on things. We found him standing in his pack n' play after a nap!

"Cowboy"

Evan Says...

Hi everybody! Evan here, giving you a quick update on our family! =)
We are moved into the new house and I'm lovin' it. Mama has been very busy unpacking and keeping up with me! She's sorry that you haven't gotten to see all the pictures we've taken lately.
Daddy is getting his wisdom teeth taken out tomorrow, so we'll all be relaxing around the house and making him lots of milkshakes!
Mama says she'll post lots of pictures as soon as she gets the chance! (We don't have internet here all the time.)
By the way, I can sit straight and tall on my own now!! Crawling is in the works. 

We're Moving!

Hi All!

We're moving to Rolla THIS WEEKEND!!! :D I'm super excited that God has blessed us in finding a cute, 2 bedroom rental house in a nice neighborhood! We have a fenced in backyard (perfect for our little cutie, Payson) and nice neighbors. =) 

I will be taking pictures of the moving out and moving in process! Evan is also really happy about this, because he will have carpeted floors to practice his crawling skills on!! Joel has worked so hard to provide this new place for us - he is the BEST! 

We will still be using our little farm house to do laundry in and as a guest house. Our sheep and the horse will stay on the farm and we'll come visit/manage them each week. We did have to give away all but one of our dogs, but for this season of life that's the best way to have it. Payson (Shih-Tzu) is coming with us, and will enjoy all the attention! She is really good with Evan, and he loves playing with her on the floor. =) 

Side note: Praise God for all the rain!!! We really needed it! (And my allergies are happy for the moment.)

Have a great Thursday, everybody! Maybe we'll see some of you at the park tonight? 

Blessings,

Ash

St Louis Vacation

Gotta love baby toes!

He's my favorite =)

Not sure what that face is about... but it sure is cute!!

The Hyatt hotel where we stayed.

Praise God for beautiful weather during our trip!

Tired little tourist.

Our hotel is the large building on the left. We had fun exploring around under the arch!

View from our hotel room.

Evan M. relaxing in the hotel!

Best Friends

Love my boy!!

We took an evening walk around City Garden.

We're at the Zoo!

It was really hot out, so Evan got a new hat from the gift shop!

Snack Break!

This was all we got to see of Baby Elephant.

My Guys

Farm Fun

Stephanie and I with my horse, Sass.

David with his first catch of the day!

Johnny is a pro at casting!

Evan M. watched the boys fish, and enjoyed swinging with Mama.

And I made whole-wheat, sugar-free banana bread today!! Yum.

Springtime Around These Parts

Joel came home one rainy morning with this little guy!

Evan is teething big time! It's serious business.

Mojo likes to hang out with Evan while I garden.

Spring Has Sprung!

Peek-A-Boo!!

This little man is so much fun. What a blessing!

So big in his Boppy chair borrowed from Aunt Amy!

"Children are a gift from the Lord."

Little angel!

The haybarn area where Sassy was kept to "slim down". I thought it was a beautiful, peaceful shot with our sheep in the backround.

Oatmeal Pancakes

I'm here to tell ya, friends. These oatmeal pancakes are the best I've ever had - and they're sugar-free!! 

Joel and I like to have breakfast for dinner, and this is a good way to make it a healthy meal. I got the recipe from my new favorite cookbook called "Wholesome Sugarfree Cooking". 

Oatmeal Pancakes

2 C buttermilk (regular milk works just fine too)

1 1/2 C quick oats

2 eggs, separated

1/3 C butter

1 tbsp. honey

1 tsp. soda

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

1 C whole wheat flour

Pour buttermilk over oats and let stand for five minutes (This step is important!). Beat egg yolks. Add butter, honey, soaked oats, then dry ingredients. Fold in beaten egg whites. Drop by tablespoon onto a hot griddle to fry. 

Yummy!!! If you are trying to keep off of sugar like I am, try your pancakes with butter and either applesauce or dark Karo syrup!

Tastiness

Evan thinks that baby rice cereal is ok stuff!

Trying to decide...

Yep! He loves it.