July Happenings

My Annie Rose turned 5 years old on July 10th! We celebrated by eating dinner at Fazolis (one of our favorite Italian restaurants) and enjoying a strawberry frozen dessert at home.

On July 13th, we dressed up like cows so we could get free meals at Chick Fil A. Yeah...we pretty much are willing to stoop to any level to get free food.

In other news, after a long time of waiting, we finally painted our very white dining room a sunshiney yellow, yesterday evening. It is called butter, and I shouldn't have waited so long. It makes the room feel cottagey and lovely.


Dining Room Before:

(Sorry, I always remember to take a before picture when I am already in the midst of transforming the room. Don't mind my bookshelf, which had already been moved to the middle of the room.)

After:

I just love  how cheery it is! The morning light just pours in this room. I am not much of a decorator, but I do believe a can of paint can make a big difference.

Pregnancy Update:

I am 29 weeks pregnant, today! We are so very excited to meet this little sweetie, in a couple months. He/she is quite the gymnast already. I only have 11 weeks left! That sounded like a long time to me, until I realized that is only 77 days. (7 days x 11) I have filled my above the refrigerator freezer as much as I can, but unfortunately that is only holding about 7 meals. (plus frozen fruit, etc.) I would love to get a small chest freezer to stock with meals for after baby comes. This pregnancy is flying by!

I hope you are all having a very blessed summer!

So Delicious Review and Giveaway

So Delicious sent me three free product coupons to sample a few of their goodies. So Delicious makes a variety of dairy free items, ranging from almond milk, to coconut ice cream, to cultured coconut milk. I was so excited to be able to sample and to review some of their products, especially since one of my children has shown off and on allergies towards cows milk.

Items I tried:

So Delicious Vanilla Almond Plus Milk
We have tried several different flavors of almond milk, and this one is definitely one of the tastiest. Since I have been trying to eat/drink a lot of protein for a healthy pregnancy, it is great that So Delicious Almond Plus Milk contains five times the protein of a normal glass of almond milk.My hubby loves mixing his Amazing Grass Berry Green Superfood Powder in with this scrumptious almond milk each morning. One great reason to buy So Delicious Almond Milk is that their products are verified on the non-GMO list.

So Delicious Coconut Milk Chocolate and Mint Chip Ice Creams
I have to admit that I balked a bit when I first saw the $4.50 ice cream for a small pint of So Delicious Ice Cream at my local grocery store. (My two usual criteria for buying ice cream is that 1. it is on sale and 2. that it contains no high fructose corn syrup.) All it took was one bite of this decadent ice cream to realize that this dairy-free confection was of a whole different caliber than the ice cream I am used to eating.This is a hide it in the freezer, mommy treat! Both the chocolate and mint chip varieties were so delicious and delightful! They contain only the best ingredients including organic coconut cream, coconut oil, etc.One thing I noticed, while eating the dairy-free ice creams, was that I didn't get that awful feeling of having consumed too much sugar, as I sometimes do, when eating regular dairy ice cream. It was very refreshing tasting. I kept a pint for me and a pint for hubby in the freezer, readily available for a quick indulgence. So-Delicious Dairy Free Coconut Ice Creams are amazing! They have 21 amazing flavors from which to choose.

So Delicious is graciously giving away three free product coupons to one of my blog readers! This contest will end on July 13, 2012, at 12 am EST, and is open to US residents only.

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Disclosure: I was supplied free coupons for review and giveaway purposes in exchange for an honest review.

27 Weeks Pregnancy Update

I cannot believe that I have made it to 27 weeks, my final trimester, with baby #5! Pregnancy sure goes by quickly when there isn't much morning sickness. Two weeks ago, we got a precious peek at baby via ultrasound, and he/she looks very healthy. I am so grateful for that! Baby's gender is still a surprise to us, as we asked the ultrasound tech to please try to keep us from seeing it. She did a great job. As hubby says, waiting to find out baby's gender is one of the few surprises in life. Baby weighed nearly 2 lbs at the ultrasound and is measuring to my exact due date, Sept 30. (Though my history for giving birth is usually about a week past the due date.) I know that these last couple of weeks are going to fly by. I want to enjoy every little baby kick and wiggle, as those precious times go by so quickly. I would really appreciate it if you could please pray for a continued healthy pregnancy and labor and delivery of Baby J! Thank you so much! Blessings!