Muesli Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yummy Muesli Chocolate Chip Cookies

3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup Muesli
2/3 cup applesauce
3/4 cup brown sugar
6oz of dark chocolate chips
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg

Heat oven to 375.

Combine pastry flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside. Blend applesauce, sugar and vanilla. Beat in egg. Add flour mixture and mix. Stir in Muesli and chocolate chips. Drop rounded tablespoons on a lightly greased cookie sheet, bake 10-12 minutes.

NOTES: You can find Muesli in the bulk section of Fred Meyer, or packaged in the natural food section. It is a Swedish cereal. I like to add a scoop of protein powder to my cookies, I feel like they are doing more good that way. Also I bake my cookies towards the top, a rack up from the middle, they seem to come out better that way.

We love the beasties!

Duff is annoying and sometimes gross, but look how tolerant he is!











I wouldn't stand for a kid puting his hand in my mouth

We love you Doodles!

Here is my Sophie Girl with her new pink necklace. I can't believe how grey her face is getting.












I really need to break them of being on the sofas.

I think he is so cute. What can I say, he is my boy! There is nothing like seeing your child understand things. Watching him learn, helping him, teaching him. My goodness, I am getting really pathetic about reminiscing. He is less and less a baby and more and more a big boy. It is exciting, exhilarating and sad all at the same time. But I am enjoying it, not ready for another one- yet.

VIDEO OF JAIRUS EBEN!!

We don't have a video camera, these little snippets are from our digital camera. My girlfriend showed me how to post video, so you will be seeing a lot of these little "movies" often!

As you can see, he is not camera shy!

If the camera hadn't been there, Jairus would have been busy playing, not trying to eat the lens.

I had to put this little snippet in, so you can see him dance. I think I am obsessed with taking pictures and video of him. At least you get a chance to really see his personality. It really warms my heart that we can make it so you can spend some time getting to know him.

Update

So many things go on each day, and I want all the people we love to be in "the know" about what we are up to. Tim is finishing up his last week of school for this quarter. Good thing, it seems like his school work takes so much of his time. Jairus is trying to walk; he stands up alone more and more. His first word (besides mama and dada) was yeah, and now it is yeah everything. I guess it is better than "no". ISAGENIX is going really good for me, I am finally reaching my weight loss goals. Now I am working hard on toning and strengthening my muscles. Tim has lost a total of 20 pounds of body fat. pretty amazing considering I didn't think he had that much on him. Now he is working hard on building his muscles. Sometimes he shows me pictures of ridiculously big men telling me he wants to be that huge. I am glad he is not serious. He is looking good though- really good. I can see him building himself. But you know Tim, if he is going to do something, he is going to do it all the way. He is quite the determined man.
We are preparing to help out this year at our church's Reach Out camp. I am really looking forward to it. Last year, Jairus was due at the time of the camp, so we didn't participate. I am excited for us to do this as a family. Tim is going to take some time off of work, and I get to take my work (jairus) with me, it is going to be awesome!! We will keep you all posted of that.
It is really heating up out here, supposed to be in the 90's this week, sure glad we got in those skylight shades! But now that we have those, I am still thinking we need some ceiling fans, or AC. One thing at a time. Last year was terrible though. I was prego, swollen and sticky. Tim had to get on the roof and put a tarp over the skylights. The new shades look much better and I think are more effective.
We have some summer projects. Finally we are starting to get our front yard looking like a front yard to be proud of. We have a LOT OF WORK TO DO!!! Still haven't grouted all the tile from last year. It is just really hard with the two mighty beasts and Jairus; so we are going to have to send him away for a day and work hard to get it done. I know I will like it, it will be easier to mop once it is done. I am tired of washing each individual square.

First time at the lake!

Jairus had a great time today! I imagine the lake is going to be a favorite place for him!



Maa-Maw and him getting into the water

Lake up in Enumclaw. Clean, kinda' warm. It was beautiful
Jairus and I in the water. He was having the time of his life. Usually when someone gets cold their lips get blue/purple. But with Jairus, his little nostrils were getting purple as he got chilly. He was not paying any mind to being cold! Kids are like that though.

This was a picture of a dragonfly I took on a park bench.













Look at him bear crawling!

Sunny Sunday

Helping PaPa in his garden.

Auntie and Jairus

I love having all three of them together. We are very blessed to see each other any time we want.

Jaya
and
Jairus












It was an awesome day. Sunny, warm, and in the company of family and our children! In Grandma and Papa's back yard Sunday afternoon!








Jaya Lee looking down at the water!

Sisters enjoying the pool.

Look at that face!

Happy girl!

Daddy and his girl. I think he is smitten!

My 9 Day Cleanse Results

These are my before picture. 151 pounds.


These are my afters. 141 pounds, 14 inches lost. I fit into my 5's again!!!
http://www.myfitbody.isagenix.com/

Braeson's 1st Birthday!!!

Jairus is eating! Lucky him! I was cleansing today, so no junk food for me!!!!

His new favorite! Watermelon!

Our nephew, Braeson eating chocolate!

This is our beautiful niece, Miah! She is 2 & 1/2. Miah is Jaya's big sister!
Happy Birthday, Braeson!!!

Jairus enjoying birthday cake!!!

Mommy and Daddy

There aren't many pictures of just Tim and I. So I put it on timer and we posed for this one. My head looks kinda' big to me. Tim says when he tries to smile on purpose, it looks like he is in pain! LOL! So after taking a half dozen pictures, this was the best of them. Oh well, at least I look good.

Nap Time

The heat really takes it out of him. His new thing is to fall asleep with at least one plug in his hands. I think it is funny how every child connects with different things to soothe them. We are going to have to find an alternative soon!


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I love him in just a onesie, it makes him look more like a baby. Looking at these pictures just reminds me of how fleeting time is. It seems like just a bit ago we were bringing him home from the hospital. He is nearing a year, less than 6 weeks away. I always have to remind myself to cherish his babyness because he isn't going to be one for long. He was espically cuddly today, it was really nice. Now that he is getting bigger, he is busy playing and discovering. Today he just wanted to be with his Mama, I am going to miss that someday!


I love watching them together! How innocent they look, and how quiet the house is right now! I am excited for Tim to take Jairus on fishing and hunting trips. Jairus is very blessed to have such a good Daddy.

Jairus in the sun!

In the boat! Jairus enjoyed being in the sand. It is still so new to him. I love how he finds joy in the smallest things. Sand running through his fingers, or pouring in out all over himself. God really speaks to me through my son. We should strive to find joy in those small things, just as children do.

He had some of my shake!

Goin' Fishing!

Caught one!

It is good!

Look at that face! He is getting so very big, and I just can't get over it. I look at him now, and more and more he looks like a little boy, and not the baby he used to resemble.

Tim's Bow "shop"

I am so glad Tim has an area to have cave time! Plus the bow is up and out of the way of Jairus. I think this bow is the best present he has been given. It gives him time out to decompress, and spend time on himself. Thank you, TIM!!!