tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56798695215064455662024-03-13T06:02:43.742-04:00Notes from the NelsensHeather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.comBlogger944125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-33072740685220051782018-07-23T16:45:00.000-04:002018-07-23T16:45:22.077-04:00Oh, Canada + 6 Things to Do While You're There<br />
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Matt and I recently spent 4 days in Banff and Lake Louise, Canada, and all we can say about everything we saw there is WOW.</div>
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The mountains, the lakes, the glaciers, the sunrise and sunsets, the highways (the highways! hah!)... everywhere we went, we saw another incredible view.</div>
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If you keep up with us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hmnelsen/">Instagram</a>, you saw and read about some of our favorite parts from the trip, but I figured some detail was due on the logistics of getting out there, where to stay, and how to map out your days. </div>
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So let's get to it!</div>
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<u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Where to Stay:</span></u></div>
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I honestly believe you can't go wrong no matter your budget if you're staying inside Banff or Lake Louise. We chose to stay at the <a href="https://www.fairmont.com/lake-louise/">Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise </a>because: </div>
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1- Hello, backdrop. Easily the most beautiful hotel location we have ever stayed.</div>
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2- It is 1.5 hours (of beautiful driving) to downtown Banff, and about 10-15 minutes from Icefields Parkway, where most of the hikes and view points we visited are located. (More on that below.)</div>
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3- Fairmont Lake Louise has been on our bucket list ever since Jillian Harris took her bachelors there on season 5 of The Bachelorette. Somehow, that was 9 years ago already. But alas, we went!</div>
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4- Matt was gifted this trip from a Canadian client of his, and they offered to pay for us to stay there.</div>
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#4 is pretty important because the Fairmont is not cheap, but it we were doing it all again and paying with our own money, we would still stay here for at least one night. Being able to wake up early and hike the trails around the hotel before they were crowded was a major bonus, as was being able to skip the lines for canoeing on Lake Louise, as Fairmont guests go right to the front. AND, it's minutes from Lake Moraine, which is where we watched the sunrise and sunset one day- absolutely beautiful.</div>
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We stayed at the Fairmont all four nights, but it wouldn't be a bad idea to divide your stay between there and downtown Banff. <a href="https://www.fairmont.com/banff-springs/">Fairmont Banff Springs</a> overlooks the whole downtown with a beautiful backdrop, but there are <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g154911-Banff_Banff_National_Park_Alberta-Hotels.html">SO many cute hotels</a> at all different price ranges right there in downtown, so I really don't think you have to pay more to stay at the Fairmont in Banff unless you just love the fancier hotel experience. No judgement here. ;)</div>
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We flew into Calgary Airport, which is 1.5 hours to downtown Banff and 2hr 15min to Fairmont Lake Louise. There are no direct flights from Atlanta, so we had a 2 hour flight to Toronto, and then a 4 hour flight to Calgary. We wanted to maximize our first travel day, so we left Atlanta at 7:25am EST and arrived in Calgary at 1:15pm MST.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1- Take the gondola to dinner at Sky Bistro</span></b></div>
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We did this our first day. So we landed in Calgary at 1:15, drove 1.5 hours to Banff, walked around downtown, and then hopped on the Goldola at 6:00 and ate at 7:30. The views from the top of the gondola and outside the restaurant were so beautiful! Such a fun way to start our trip.</div>
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$65pp for Gondola/dinner package and worth it. Reserve <a href="https://www.banffjaspercollection.com/sky-bistro/">here</a>.</div>
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Set your gondola reservation at least one hour before your dinner reservation to give yourself time to take in the views from the top. Request a seat by the windows and wait past your reservation if necessary to get a window seat <i>(Nicely of course- don't be those annoying entitled people!) </i>;) because how often will you get this dinner view?! </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2- Take a helicopter ride</span></b></div>
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Taking a helicopter ride through <a href="https://www.alpinehelicopter.com/tour-category/banff-canmore-sightseeing/">Alpine Helicopter Tours</a> was easily the coolest thing we have ever done. Seeing the glaciers up close and viewing the crystal blue waters from the sky was unbelievable. A once-in-a-lifetime experience for sure!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">3- Hike!</span></b></div>
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If you're not a hiker, hike anyway. hah! But for real. I'm convinced that these views and hiking paths and potential for spotting wildlife would make even a non-hiker love hiking. </div>
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The sun rises around 5:45am and sets around 10pm everyday in the summer, so there is SO much you can fit into a day if you value adventure over sleep like we did. Plus, you have such an advantage if you plan your days early and get to the most popular hikes before everyone else. The views from an uncrowded mountain are even more incredible. </div>
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And I don't know about you, but waking up on vacation when you know you have a fun day ahead of you is so much easier than getting yourself out of bed at home! </div>
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Here are some views from the trails we hiked:</div>
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Plain of the 6 Glaciers Trail (behind Fairmont Lake Louise):</div>
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This is a 200km stretch of highway that has the most beautiful views and hiking trails. National Geographic called it "The drive of a lifetime." Even if you didn't stop to hike, make sure you drive down part of this beautiful stretch of highway!</div>
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When you're in Banff, I feel like you want a combination of inexpensive, quick bites so that you're not wasting your day eating, and more expensive, delicious restaurants, that may or may not be overpriced because of a beautiful view. Here's how I feel about the latter: Give me a view and I'll give you more money. I just think less about the cost of a meal when I'm looking at this:</div>
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That's Lake Louise behind us with snow-capped mountains behind it. Money feels so arbitrary when this is your dining view. Hah!</div>
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<b>So with that in mind, the two places I would spend more money for eating are <a href="https://www.banfflakelouise.com/dining-nightlife/sky-bistro">Sky Bistro Restaurant</a> in Banff and the <a href="https://www.fairmont.com/lake-louise/dining/fairviewdiningroom/">Fairview Restaurant</a> in Lake Louise.</b> Ask for a window seat as Sky Bistro, and sit outside at the Fairview. (But buy a bottle of wine while grocery shopping and enjoy a glass in your room, because the drink menu at the Fairview was CRAY, and the corking fee was more than I've ever spent on a bottle of wine- hah!)</div>
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<a href="https://www.eddieburgerbar.ca/">Eddie Burger Bar</a> in downtown Banff</div>
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<a href="http://www.bearstreettavern.ca/">Bear Street Tavern</a> in downtown Banff for delicious pizza and apps</div>
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<a href="http://hihostels.ca/about/hostels/bill-peytos-cafe">Bill Peyto's Cafe</a> for breakfast, lunch or dinner</div>
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<a href="http://www.laggans.com/">Laggan's Mountain Bakery and Delicatessen</a> for delicious to-go breakfast and lunch sandwiches</div>
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Matt and I are not ones to travel to the same place twice, but we already want to go back with our kids when they're a little older ( 3, 2, and 1 felt a little young for this trip- ha!) That being said, we could have definitely taken our kids with us and catered our days to more age-appropriate adventures. We likely wouldn't start with the sunrise and end with the sunset everyday, or fit in quite as many hikes, but there is plenty to do and see with kids! </div>
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Heather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-33167164485036221112018-07-05T07:33:00.001-04:002018-07-05T07:33:42.921-04:00Whole30 Take Aways + Favorite Recipes<br />
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We are officially Whole30 finishers! <br />
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The bad news was that on our very last night, we had a water heater flood part of our basement and had to call in an emergency plumber and water removal company who worked until around 2am.<br />
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But the good news was:<br />
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Haha! It hit us both as we started to get hungry again that we could eat whatever the heck we wanted! We were like kids whose parents let them stay up late and raid the pantry and fridge.</div>
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Okay, we actually only had wine and ice cream, but man did it feel like freedom!</div>
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But funny enough, the ice cream did not taste all that great! And this is my favorite Publix Chocolate Trinity that I ate a coffee mug full of every. single. night. #embarassingconfession</div>
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And then the next morning, when I went to put coffee creamer in my coffee (which I was super excited about btw), I cut it with the Nutpods creamer because it was too sweet! Whoa.</div>
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Praise the Lord the wine tasted good, because that could have been devastating.</div>
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Yesterday, we had some friends over for the 4th and definitely enjoyed having the freedom to eat whatever we wanted, but I found myself not wanting as much of the bread/chips/dips/pizza and actually wanting to fill up more on the salads and meat.</div>
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This was pretty much revolutionary.</div>
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One of the biggest things Matt and I learned from doing Whole30 was a new kind of "full" feeling. The first week, and especially the first few days, I <i>felt</i> like I was hungry all of the time. But I soon learned that the full feeling I was used to, was really a bloated feeling from bread and cheese and other similar foods that are not necessarily unhealthy, but create a stuffed feeling when I finish them.<br />
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I felt very aware yesterday of <i>not</i> wanting to have that stuffed feeling. I got so used to feeling a good-kind-of-full for 30 days- where my body had actually eaten enough but didn't feel uncomfortable after eating.<br />
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Going forward, I am super thankful for the flexibility we'll have in being able to eat what we want and not having to cook separate meals in the instances when we are out to eat somewhere with our kids, but I will most definitely continue to choose the higher protein, leaner and cleaner path to feeling full whenever I can. It just feels better.<br />
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Below is a list of our favorite Whole30 meals that we will continue to make. Whole30 or not, these meals are just GOOD.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili</span></div>
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recipe <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/slow-cooker-white-chicken-chili/">here</a> from <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/">The Real Food Dietitians</a></div>
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Recipe <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/06/whole30-taco-bowls.html">here</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whole30 Beef Stir Fry </span><br />
(recipe <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/06/whole30-beef-stir-fry.html">here</a>)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sheperd's Pie </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Date and Shallot Rosemary Chicken</span><br />
recipe <a href="http://paleomg.com/date-shallot-rosemary-chicken/">here</a> from paleOMG<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Salmon with Avocado Salsa</span><br />
recipe <a href="https://www.thecookierookie.com/salmon-with-avocado/">here</a> from The Cookie Rookie<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes</span><br />
recipe <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/slow-cooker-buffalo-chicken/">here</a> from <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/">The Real Food Dieticians</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Southwest Turkey Stuffed Peppers</span><br />
recipe <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/southwest-turkey-stuffed-peppers/">here</a> from <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/">The Real Food Dietitians</a><br />
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We also got to where we loved having salad every day for lunch. A few of our favorite meat toppings were leftover salmon from the salmon with avocado salsa recipe above, buffalo chicken from the slow cooker recipe above, or grilled chicken marinated with the ingredients from the rosemary, date and shallot recipe above.<br />
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Our goal going into Whole30 was to learn cleaner ways to eat foods we already loved and to learn how to better read labels on the foods were buying so we could find good-tasting alternatives to some of our favorite snacks and foods. We absolutely learned these things and more. I feel like our bodies are set to crave healthier, cleaner foods now, and less of the carbs and sugars we ate without thinking about before.<br />
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We also really liked the empowering feeling of sticking with something for 30 days, even when our bodies or minds were feeling like taking the easy route and eating something convenient and non-Whole30. It got us thinking about other 30-day goals we want to create for ourselves.<br />
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And while I don't think we'll ever do the whole 30 days of Whole30 again, I think we'll definitely do a Whole7 after holidays or vacations when we feel like our bodies and minds need a quick, healthy reset. But who knows, maybe we won't even want to go back to those days of binging on all the not-great-for-us things? I guess we'll find out.<br />
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Thanks for following along with our journey on here and on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hmnelsen/">Instagram</a>! No more pictures of what I'm eating for lunch on my IG stories, but if I come across a new really great recipe, I'll share. ;)<br />
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Heather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-31220802479974983482018-06-26T13:20:00.000-04:002018-06-26T13:36:29.245-04:00Whole30 Recipes- Week 3<br />
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We are on the home stretch!</div>
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We have one week left on this Whole30 journey.<br />
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Positives: We're feeling good and enjoying knowing that we're making good choices for our bodies.<br />
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But let's be real: We're bored with breakfast, and one of us (me) is totally ready for an occasional quick and convenient dinner (read: Take-out, dinner out, pizza, Chick-Fil-A... anything I'm not chopping, marinating, prepping, grilling, baking, etc.)<br />
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That being said, we for sure have a list of new favorite recipes.<br />
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So here's a look at what we ate last week:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 15</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Date and Shallot Rosemary Chicken</span><br />
recipe <a href="http://paleomg.com/date-shallot-rosemary-chicken/">here</a> from paleOMG<br />
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We loved this recipe so much in <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/06/whole30-recipes-week-1.html">week 1</a> that I made it for our entire family when we hosted Father's Day at our house. I will say that I marinate the chicken overnight (this time I marinated it over 3 nights) and I use more of the marinade than what the recipe calls for. I use 1/4 cup each of olive oil, apple cider vinegar, and balsamic vinegar as well as 2 cloves of minced garlic per pound of chicken. All of that goes in the marinating bag with the chicken and marinates overnight. The chicken has such good flavor this way.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 16</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Crock-Pot Balsamic Pulled Pork</span><br />
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These ingredients are very similar to Day 15's recipe, but the added ingredients + pork tenderloin make it taste completely different. Plus it's a crockpot meal, so the closest thing there is to take-out on Whole30. You're welcome. ;)<br />
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One, 2lb(ish) pork tenderloin, trimmed<br />
1/4 cup each balsamic vinegar, apple cider vinegar, chicken stock, water<br />
3 cloves of garlic, minced<br />
1/2 tsp ground sage<br />
1/2 tsp Himalayan Sea Salt<br />
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Cook everything in the crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. Pull apart and cover with sauce left in the crock pot. Let sit for a few minutes in the sauce before serving. We served with roasted carrots, broccoli, and riced cauliflower (recipe <a href="https://www.skinnytaste.com/roasted-cauliflower-rice-with-garlic-and-lemon/">here</a>).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 17</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Salmon with Avocado Salsa</span><br />
(recipe <a href="https://www.thecookierookie.com/salmon-with-avocado/">here</a> from The Cookie Rookie)<br />
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This is another recipe we had in week 1 and loved! The leftovers are great on salad the next day too. I add 1tsp of garlic powder to the rub and use the GoodFoods guacamole (we buy it at Costco) that's already made on top (guac image <a href="https://d2lnr5mha7bycj.cloudfront.net/product-image/file/large_dcb39460-452a-47cf-a26a-c0cfac00f2f9.jpg">here</a>). This recipe is SO easy and SO good!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 18</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Meatloaf</span><br />
recipe <a href="https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/whole30-paleo-meatloaf-whole30-ketchup/">here</a> from <a href="https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/">Paleo Running Mama</a><br />
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This recipe was not my favorite but I am completely positive it was me, and not the recipe. We had my parents and sister and her kids over for our nephew's birthday and I made individual ones for everyone and totally overcooked them. Such a bummer since it was our nephew's birthday dinner and meatloaf is his favorite meal, and because I'm certain this recipe tastes great when you don't over cook it. ;) So give it a try anyway, k?!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 19</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Taco Bowls</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">recipe <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/06/whole30-taco-bowls.html">here</a></span><br />
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Another <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/06/whole30-recipes-week-1.html">week 1</a> recipe repeat. Am I becoming uncreative on Whole30? You betcha. But when you find something that's good and normal tasting, it's just so hard to risk trying something new when you can't order pizza as a backup. #keepinitreal<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 20</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes</span><br />
recipe <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/slow-cooker-buffalo-chicken/">here</a> from <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/">The Real Food Dieticians</a><br />
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First of all, <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/">The Real Food Dieticians</a> is my new favorite food blog for healthy recipes. Love their recipes and love that anytime I tag them on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hmnelsen/">Instagram</a>, they take a second and respond. So in my book, they're great chefs and food bloggers, and they're nice. So check them out and for sure make this recipe because holy YUM.<br />
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Oh and besides this recipe involves the Crock-Pot (total Whole30 WIN), the leftovers are DELISH on top of a salad.<br />
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Yes. So good.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 21</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Southwest Turkey Stuffed Peppers</span><br />
recipe <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/southwest-turkey-stuffed-peppers/">here</a> from <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/">The Real Food Dietitians</a><br />
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So since I found <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/">The Real Food Dieticians</a>, and since I was wanting to make stuffed peppers, I searched their site to see if they had a recipe. And sure enough they did. And funny enough it was the first recipe they ever shared on their blog! And awesome enough, I found a new trick for making stuffed peppers that is SO smart and easy. All that goodness can be found in their post <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/southwest-turkey-stuffed-peppers/">here</a>.<br />
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That wraps up week 3! To see the recipes we ate in weeks 1 and 2, click below:<br />
<a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/06/whole30-recipes-week-1.html">Week 1 Recipes</a><br />
<a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/06/whole30-recipes-week-2_20.html">Week 2 Recipes</a><br />
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The next time I write our recipes post we will be DONE! Hallelulah. Bring on the coffee creamer and wine.<br />
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Have a great week, friends!<br />
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Heather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-71771456885477448782018-06-20T14:13:00.002-04:002018-06-20T14:41:06.670-04:00Whole30 Recipes- Week 2<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today marks day 18 of our Whole30 month, so we are more than half-way finished!</div>
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And honestly, we're both pretty much in a groove with this way of eating. The prep work is another story. ;) But we love how we're feeling and have really enjoyed almost all of the new recipes we've tried.<br />
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I think it's different for everyone, but the first few days were the hardest for us, and the first week was the hardest for me as I figured out what I could and couldn't make for our meals. </div>
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Now that I have a better understanding of what we're allowed to eat, the meal planning feels easier, but there is definitely a lot of planning and prep work involved in making sure our meals are set for the week.<br />
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And also now that we've turned down some of our favorite non-Whole30 foods enough times (pizza, pasta, ice cream, popsicles, Chick-Fil-A), it's not nearly as hard to say no to it.<br />
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This was me with pasta the first week. I might have even texted my girlfriends the pot of mac and cheese I made for the kids:</div>
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Initially, the hardest part was not only saying no to the food, but to the convenience of being able to grab food out and not have to come home and cook, or just making one thing that I knew all of us would eat. So if we could just have a chef at home preparing our meals while we are out to eat with our kids, or while I was making their dinner, this whole process might be a breeze, hah!<br />
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But honestly, every time we sit down to eat a meal that I've prepared for us over the pizza or pasta that we served our kids while we were out, we comment on how much better we feel after the meal, and on how much we like what we're eating. So inconvenient, yes, but we're definitely noticing a difference in the way our bodies feel having cut out some of our favorite foods for a little while.</div>
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So that's a little update for now. I'll talk more about how we plan to reintroduce foods after the 30 days and some of the new habits we'll keep in place as we get closer to the end.</div>
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For now, here's a look at what we ate last week!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 8</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Zesty Chicken Bites </span>(recipe <a href="https://lexiscleankitchen.com/zesty-chicken-bites/">here</a>)</div>
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from <a href="https://lexiscleankitchen.com/">Lexi's Clean Kitchen</a></div>
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<i>If you have a crazy chicken nugget addiction prior to Whole30, this wouldn't technically qualify for you as Whole30. I just wanted to do something other than grill chicken this night, and I can count zero times that Matt and I have eaten chicken nuggets for dinner. ;)</i></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 9</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whole30 Beef Stir Fry </span>(recipe <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/06/whole30-beef-stir-fry.html">here</a>)</div>
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We ate this twice in two weeks. It's a new fave for sure. And the leftovers the next day are so good for lunch in a lettuce wrap!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 10</u></span></div>
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I made a sesame chicken recipe that was not good at all, so I won't link that recipe for you. ;) Fortunately, it was the first meal in 10 days we didn't like.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 11</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shepard's Pie </span><span style="font-size: medium;">(recipe <u><a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/shepherds-pie/">here</a></u>)</span><br />
from <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/">The Real Food Dietitians</a><br />
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Yum, yum, yum! This recipe was so good! It's a little more labor intensive, so either save it for the weekend, or do what I did and do all of the chopping and prepping during nap time. ;)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 12</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Steak & Potatoes</span><br />
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I buy our steak from Trader Joe's, and the potatoes and broccoli come from Costco. I rubbed the steak in salt, pepper, and balsamic before grilling. The potatoes (image <a href="https://d2lnr5mha7bycj.cloudfront.net/product-image/file/large_2072ca29-3121-4875-aea8-093953b9415d.jpg">here</a>) are pre-made and ready to toss in the oven or on the grill, so I grilled them in their container alongside the steak. I drizzled the broccoli with olive oil and sea salt and roasted on 400 for 15 minutes. And then we dip the potatoes in Tessamae's ranch, because we are dipping people, and Whole30 compliant ketchup is not our fave.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 13</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Roasted Lemon Salmon in Foil </span>(recipe <a href="https://hungrybynature.com/2017/01/simple-roasted-lemon-salmon/">here</a>)<br />
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This recipe had great flavor! I don't know if it was just me, but the cooking in foil method took way longer than the normal time to cook salmon, which doesn't make any sense, so it was probably just me. Hah. Anyway, whether you use the foil method or not, this was a super quick (prep-time) and flavorful way to cook your salmon.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 14</u></span><br />
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I will share this full recipe later this week, but it's a spin-off of this recipe called Hamburger Soup found <a href="https://www.foodfaithfitness.com/paleo-hamburger-soup/">here</a>.</div>
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Heather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-87079893604089051532018-06-18T06:41:00.000-04:002018-06-18T06:41:14.052-04:00Emily Merrit- ONE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our sweet Emily is ONE!</div>
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She is learning so many new tricks like climbing the stairs, standing on her own for a few seconds at a time, waving hello and bye-bye, signing "all done," nodding her head "yes" to answer questions, and tucking her arms behind her ears to say "soooo big!"<br />
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This month she has taken extra interest in Tally and loves to drop food to him from her tray and snuggle with him on his bed.</div>
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She has the greatest laugh ever, and let's it out the loudest when you blow raspberries on her belly.</div>
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She is a total daddy's girl and will cry when Matt hands her over to me. And I love it. ;)</div>
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She is all about keeping up with Ryan and Natalie now and loves getting to play alongside them.</div>
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She loves climbing! Stairs, cabinets, ;) the little ledge in and out of our pool. When we're all swimming together, one of us sits near Emily and let's her go up and down the little step into the water over and over again. She's been practicing going backwards to get down and is getting really good at it!</div>
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She has the sweetest temperament and lights up when she sees her people.</div>
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Today marks day 10 for us on Whole30. </div>
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We are 1/3 of the way to the finish! But who's counting?</div>
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Okay, I'm totally counting. </div>
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BUT, making dinners on this program has been my favorite part of the whole thing. We have eaten some GOOD, clean meals these past 10 days!</div>
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If you missed my post on all of the meals we ate during our first week, recipes included, you can find that <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/06/whole30-recipes-week-1.html">here</a>. </div>
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This particular recipe was inspired by one of our favorite meals we tried through <a href="https://www.hellofresh.com/?c=HMNELSE&utm_source=raf-share&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=clipboard">Hello Fresh</a>. Making a Whole30 version was super easy, and the flavor was delicious!</div>
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This was our dinner last night, and then this afternoon, I ate the leftovers on a lettuce wrap for lunch. Two lettuce wraps to be exact. ;)</div>
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So I recommend making the recipe as is, rather than cutting it in half, so that you can have some delicious lunch leftovers too.</div>
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2lbs ground beef (organic, grass-fed if you can)</div>
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6-8 whole carrots</div>
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4 cloves garlic, minced</div>
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Olive Oil</div>
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1tsp salt</div>
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6T Coconut Aminos (soy sauce substitute)</div>
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Juice from one lime</div>
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One bunch green onions</div>
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<i>Ginger, minced*</i></div>
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Rinse and dry all produce. Slice green onions, separating the whites and greens. Mince garlic. Using a vegetable peeler, shave carrots lengthwise into thin ribbons.</div>
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Heat oil in pan. Saute white onions (green onions will be used as garnish) and garlic until fragrant (1-2 minutes). Add meat. Mix with onions and garlic as you break it apart. Add salt and coconut aminos. Cook until meat is brown and a little crispy. Add juice from one lime. </div>
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While meat is cooking, heat oil in a separate pan. Add carrots and cook, tossing until tender (4-5 minutes).</div>
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Plate carrot ribbons. Add meat on top. Garnish with green onions and cilantro.</div>
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<i>*After making this, I thought that fresh minced ginger would be a great addition to this meal. (And I even had some on hand, man!). If you decide to add it, I would use 1tsp and add it with the white onions and garlic at the beginning.</i></div>
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Enjoy!</div>
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Heather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-77643716953964317892018-06-11T07:03:00.002-04:002018-06-11T07:03:55.069-04:00Whole30 Recipes: Week 1<br />
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We've made it through a little over a week of Whole30! For this ice-cream loving, bread-eating, pasta-making, wine-enjoying mama, getting through week one is an accomplishment already.</div>
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The thing about Whole30 that we're learning is that it's not really a "diet." Sure you can lose weight if that's your goal, but we've come to think of it as more of a "reset" for our bodies. It's as much about what we are putting into our bodies as what we are leaving out. The goal is to retrain our minds to not eat certain foods simply out of habit or because they're tied to an emotional feeling, and to think about how certain foods that we do eat regularly make us feel after we've eaten them.</div>
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The other great thing that we're learning is how to read labels more carefully and be more aware of the ingredients that are in the foods that we regularly eat.</div>
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Simply put, Whole30 focuses on eating foods with as little ingredients as possible, or no ingredients at all because they're directly from the earth. And then your body re-learns how to create energy from natural sugars rather than the quick pick-me-ups like sugar and carbs that we tend to go to when we're tired or hungry.</div>
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The re-learning part is supposed to be what's tough about the week we're entering. </div>
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There's a great timeline that the founders of the program created that explains what's going on in your body (and your mind) as you work through each week of the program. It is so interesting and also pretty hilarious. If you're interested, you can check out the timeline <a href="https://whole30.com/2013/08/revised-timeline/">here</a>.</div>
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Okay, enough of that. I know you came for the recipes. ;)</div>
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Here goes:</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Grilled steak, zucchini bites, tri-colored carrots, sweet potato bites.</span></div>
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Steak and zucchini are marinated in olive oil and balsamic vinegar and sprinkled with salt and pepper prior to grilling/baking. </div>
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Carrots and sweet potato bites are marinated in olive oil and sprinkled with salt.</div>
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Vegetables were roasted on 375 for 30 minutes (zucchini was probably less- 20 minutes-ish), scraping with a spatula half-way through the cook time to rotate on the baking sheet.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 2- Taco Bowls</span></div>
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Definitely a favorite from the week!</div>
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Recipe <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/06/whole30-taco-bowls.html">here</a></div>
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Bake spaghetti squash according to directions found <a href="https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/cooking-tips-techniques/how-to-cook-spaghetti-squash">here</a>. (I also added minced garlic into the squash before baking.)</div>
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1lb ground turkey or beef</div>
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One can Trader Joe's Marinara Sauce (<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHlvcU1dDhYtc0r4yLCnOkqg0nO9fpfQtSLXWVTNKXzR5DMtgdS7ChksO7lqinf5BLrQREdEtBwyDGeYkaxKcCSE38pJXAc4gulYPfXqrzMNGfEXEsPa-NosdH8qf56UxPlhQzTzDG1M/s1600/DSC05111.JPG">green can</a>)</div>
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One sweet onion, sliced or diced (your preference)</div>
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Optional: 1/3 cup diced peppers (I used red, green and yellow)</div>
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Heat olive oil in pan. Saute onions (and peppers if using) on medium heat until onions are clear (5-7 minutes). While onions on cooking, heat oil in a separate pan for ground turkey. Cook turkey/beef until browned and remove from heat. </div>
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Once onions are clear, add garlic. Saute for another minute. Add both can of tomatoes, salt, basil and oregano and meat. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes before serving.</div>
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<i><b>Use all the power within you to not add freshly grated parmesan cheese that you could legitimately live off of if push came to shove.</b></i></div>
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(Original recipe by PaleOMG- found <a href="http://paleomg.com/date-shallot-rosemary-chicken/">here</a>)</div>
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This is SO good! I am going to blog this recipe the way that I made it, but you would not be disappointed making it as found of the PaleOMG link found <a href="http://paleomg.com/date-shallot-rosemary-chicken/">here</a>.</div>
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The main changes I made were marinating the chicken overnight and using 1/4 cup each of olive oil, balsamic vinegar and apple cider vinegar. Before putting the chicken in the bag, I rubbed each piece with salt, pepper, fresh rosemary and garlic.</div>
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I am making this again when we have family over for Father's Day. It is so delicious!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whole30 Beef Stir Fry</span></div>
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I will post this recipe this week! Yum.Yum.Yum.</div>
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This pork tenderloin in the crock pot dish was our let down for the week, so not worth sharing the recipe. I'm going to work on a better Whole30 marinade for it to bring out more flavor in the meat.</div>
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The riced cauliflower and green beans were great though. <a href="https://www.skinnytaste.com/roasted-cauliflower-rice-with-garlic-and-lemon/">Riced cauliflower recipe found here</a> and green beans were drizzled with olive oil and sea salt and roasted on 375 for 20-25 minutes.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Grilled Salmon with Avocado Salsa</span></div>
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(Recipe from The Cookie Rookie found <a href="https://www.thecookierookie.com/salmon-with-avocado/">here</a>)</div>
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The only two changes I made was using the <a href="https://d2lnr5mha7bycj.cloudfront.net/product-image/file/large_dcb39460-452a-47cf-a26a-c0cfac00f2f9.jpg">Costco guacamole</a> on top which made it even easier. I also baked it in the oven instead of grilling it. 400 degress for 12-15 minutes (Salmon is cooked when it flakes when pierced with a fork.)</div>
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The garnish is cilantro and the potatoes are pre-made and Whole30 compliant from Costco (picture <a href="https://d2lnr5mha7bycj.cloudfront.net/product-image/file/large_2072ca29-3121-4875-aea8-093953b9415d.jpg">here</a>)</div>
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Breakfast everyday has been some version of this: Eggs or egg whites, veggies, and Aidells <a 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Apple Sausage</a> and salsa (I buy Trader Joes- picture <a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81LX5EtjiDL._SY606_.jpg">here</a>)</div>
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I marinate the chicken overnight in 1/4 cup each of olive oil, balsamic vinegar and apple cidar vinegar (rubbing the chicken with salt, pepper and fresh rosemary first just like the recipe from day 4), or the Tessemae's Caesar dressing, and then I grill all of the chicken at once for us to have for the week.</div>
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Saute onions in olive oil until clear (5-7 minutes). Add garlic and saute for another minute. Add uncooked shrimp and cook for 2 minutes each side. (I also added leftover riced cauliflower at this point to warm it.) Garnish with chopped green onion and serve in a lettuce wrap.</div>
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That's what we ate week 1! If you have any questions about any of the recipes, feel free to leave a comment below, shoot me an email (notesftn@gmail.com) or message me on IG (@hmnelsen).</div>
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We spent our first week of summer at the beach!<br />
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We got to spend it in Hilton Head with Matt's parents, his sister, and her family.</div>
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Our family picture keeps growing. And next year, there will be TWO more baby boys in this pic. Matt's sister is due with twins in September!</div>
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This cousin pic will fill the bench next year. :)<br />
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Our families had so much fun together for the week. The kids got along so well and shared Mimi and Papa well too. ;)</div>
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Natalie and Emily both seemed to grow up so much during the week. Natalie started talking so much and Emily was crawling faster, pulling up more, and trying even harder to keep up with the big kids.<br />
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And Ryan seemed so much bigger this year too, boogie boarding and riding the tandem bike for the first time. Our babies are growing up!<br />
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Ryan wanted to get out to the beach right when he woke up every morning, sweet guy. So one of us would go while the other stayed back and waited for the girls and the rest of the house to wake up.</div>
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Emily was ALL about her daddy. Nothing new there, hah, but she loved getting to be with him for a whole week, uninterrupted by work.</div>
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When he would set her down to play with Ryan or Natalie, she would start to do this high-pitched, hurt-feelings sound and then speed crawl to wherever he was. So, so cute.</div>
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One of our favorite things to do in Sea Pines is ride the Trolley! This year, Natalie was all about chanting, "Trolley Ride!" (Kah-Ye Yide) while it was moving. I got the cutest video of her that I put on my stories on IG. Such a sweet memory!</div>
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Still so crazy to think that this boogie board was empty 4 years ago!</div>
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I was walking with Emily to help her fall asleep, and then I handed her to Matt and she passed right out. Hah! Love their sweet bond.</div>
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Beach girlies relaxing in their chairs and holes ;)</div>
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Emily loved climbing in and out of the holes, so we set up a little area for her everyday with four little holes and let her create a little obstacle course for herself. She was so funny going in and out of every hole! She would go in backwards, plop herself in, and then rest for a minute before climbing back out.</div>
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Kite flying!</div>
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Another thing we love to do in Sea Pines is rent bikes for the week. </div>
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Natalie loved riding with her "Boppa" on one of the rides - two thumbs up :)</div>
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One morning, Emily woke up earlier than everyone else, so I took her out for the sunrise. It was too cloudy to see the sun, but the view was still pretty cute. ;)</div>
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Jackson caught a lizard and let Ryan hold it. I love the look on Ryan's face in this pic- his first time holding a lizard!</div>
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Emily hanging with the big kids while we waited for dinner out one night.</div>
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This year, we joined the McGinnity family for a pirate adventure cruise with Stinky Pete. (If you ask Natalie what she loved about the beach, she'll tell you "Kinky Pete" hahah). Here she is all dressed and ready to board the boat, bandaids (that aren't covering boo-boos) and all. ;)</div>
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Uncle Jay apparently looked like a sucker or a super fun dad, because he got chosen as the hiding spot for the treasure map. ;)</div>
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Getting ready to spray down Stinky Pete!</div>
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Okay, I will be honest. Matt and I love food. We started Whole30 because we wanted to be extra aware of making healthy choices for our bodies and knew that:</div>
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C. We wanted to learn to eat cleaner</div>
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D. 30 days felt manageable</div>
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We weren't looking for a complete lifestyle change, just more of an awareness of what we were eating on a week-to-week basis. Ideally, we'd like to come away from these 30 days with new ways to prepare foods we already love, as well as a better understanding of how to read labels on the foods we buy. As we've both said in preparing for this- it's hard to argue against the fact that what you put into your body has a direct impact on how you feel.</div>
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So, for the next month, I'll share some of the new recipes we've tried and loved, and I'll also give a rundown at the end of each week with pictures and simple recipes of our daily meals in case you want to give this Whole30 thing a try (and in case we decide to do it again). </div>
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All that said, last night's dinner was GOOOOD. Like, way higher than my expectations of what a Whole30 compliant meal would taste like. </div>
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The flavor in these taco bowls was so yummy, I honestly didn't even miss the sour cream or Gordo's cheese dip. <span style="font-family: "helvetica";">😜</span><br />
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This is also the first time I've ever used a rice substitute, and y'all, cauliflower rice will definitely be a new staple in our meals. It was GOOD.</div>
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So give this recipe a try and tell me what you think! </div>
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1/2 sweet onion, diced</div>
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1 can lime and cilantro Rotel</div>
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1lb ground beef or turkey</div>
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2T homemade taco seasoning (recipe <a href="http://myblessedlife.net/2011/05/homemade-taco-seasoning.html">here</a>)</div>
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16oz. prepared riced cauliflower (recipe <a href="https://www.skinnytaste.com/roasted-cauliflower-rice-with-garlic-and-lemon/">here</a>- I left out lemon juice and parsley)*</div>
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Saute onion and peppers in olive oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute for another minute. Add Rotel, meat, and taco seasoning. Simmer until meat is cooked through, breaking apart into chunks as it cooks.</div>
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We always call her our sweet Emily, because she is SO sweet!<br />
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This month, she learned a new trick, blowing raspberries, that she found to be so funny when she first learned how to do it. She would sit in this middle of our kitchen floor and make the noise and then laugh, make the noise and then laugh. So cute!</div>
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She has two new teeth and started eating in the big high chair this month (instead of her bumbo). She likes being pulled up to the table with us when we all eat together.</div>
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She also took her first plane ride this month when we traveled to <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/05/san-diego-final-day-navigating.html">San Diego</a>! Sweet girl rocked both flights and really the entire trip!<br />
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She is pulling up on everything and likes practicing her walking while holding on to a surface. She also loves to dance! She will hold on to the coffee table and sway her head from side to side, or if she hears a song she likes in her car seat, she'll push her chest out to the beat- it is hilarious!<br />
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She still loves eating just about anything and has switched to preferring her bottles cold. Works for us! She tries so hard to keep up with Natalie and Ryan and loves when we all play on the bed together. She has even started initiating games with them, like pretending to give Natalie a paci or pulling a paci out of Natalie's mouth and then laughing. And with Ryan, she'll pull up on his back and climb over him and laugh. One night before bed, she laid her head on his chest and rested there for a bit- it was precious!</div>
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Here's a look at her last month:</div>
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Last morning in the baby room at Waumba Land. She crawled to the gate to look for us and her sweet teachers snapped this pic.</div>
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We love Brian and Lea! They had Natalie too, so we've had a good run with them for the last 2 years!</div>
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First time in her high chair :)</div>
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She loves crawling over to Ryan and Natalie when they're eating, and they love feeding her! This pic cracked me up, as you can see she's standing on her tippy toes to reach Natalie's bite.</div>
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Celebrating Tally's birthday :)</div>
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Visits with Nonna!</div>
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At the park, she and Tally will watch from the sidelines as I take the big kids up to the slides. I have a feelings she'll want to be joining in before too long!</div>
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Getting ready for her first flight!</div>
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She crushed it.</div>
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Disneyland!</div>
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First time in the sand!</div>
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After sharing about each of our days from our <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/">San Diego trip</a>, Allison commented on a post and ask if I could share what our routines look like when we're at home.<br />
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I don't know about you guys, but I love reading about what other mamas do with their days- schedules, routines, adventures, etc. It gives me new ideas to try with our own crew.<br />
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So today I'm going to share what our typical days look like.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br />Our Weekday Routine:</u></b></span><br />
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<b>5-6:30ish -</b> <b>Me time</b><br />
Workout, quiet time, coffee time. This is also when I take care of daily household/personal chores like empty the dishwasher, fold laundry, bills, email, etc.<br />
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<b>6:30-7:00 - Kids wake up</b><br />
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<b>7:00-9:00 - Morning time</b><br />
Breakfast, play room time, reading time, watching a show, and getting everyone dressed for the day.<br />
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<b>9:00 -</b> <b>Head out for our morning activity</b><br />
<b>We are out of the house between 9:00-9:15 every day unless we are hosting a play date. </b>So every day at this time, I load our kids in the car and do a mad dash through the house cleaning up toys, loading the dishwasher with breakfast dishes, and making myself a smoothie to go. This is usually a 5-10 minute stretch. The kids either look at toys/books in their carseats, or watch a little show in the car.<br />
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The first look when we get back into the house has always been a big deal to me, so I <i>try</i> to have it look as picked up as possible for when we return for naps. This doesn't always happen, but it's what I prefer.<br />
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<b>9:00/9:30 - 1:00/1:30 - Morning Activity & Lunch </b><br />
In warm weather this includes parks, playgrounds, zoo, splash pad, or pool.<br />
In cold or rainy weather, this includes the mall, Ikea, the library, an indoor play place like Catch Air or Hippo Hop, the Children's Museum, or a playdate at a friend's house.<br />
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My goal before getting in the car to drive home for naps is to have everyone full, changed or recently pottied, and with clean hands and faces.<br />
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<b>1:30-3:00/</b><b>3:30 - Naps/Dinner Prep</b><br />
This is when I pick back up wherever I left off in the morning with laundry, dishes, bills, etc. Often times, I also prep dinner during nap time. If it's a casserole, I can make the whole thing and put in the in the refrigerator so it's ready to pop in the oven later. Otherwise, I make a sauce and leave it on simmer or at least chop all of the veggies and take care of other prep work that will make the dinner-making process faster when it's time.<br />
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<b>3:30-5:30 - Fill time until Matt gets home- ha!</b><br />
I'll be totally honest. This time of day varies so much for us because of the ages of our kids. Sometimes this looks like Ryan watching a show after nap, while I play with Natalie and Emily, and then all of us either play in the play room or go outside and play in the driveway. Sometimes we walk through the neighborhood or walk to the park. Sometimes we go down to the pool and swim. And other times our kids are eating dinner and taking baths before Matt even gets home because they're just having a more-tired-than-normal day.<br />
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<b>5:30-7:30- Play, dinner, bath and bed</b><br />
Matt is home most days by 5:45 (more on that below). When he gets home, we play with the kids until around 7:00 when we start the bath and bed routine. If we are eating all together (more on that below), we'll play first, then eat and head up for bath. We try to be out of everyone's rooms by 7:30/8:00.<br />
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<b>8:00-10:00 - Us time</b><br />
We try not to do any work during these hours, and this includes multi-tasking work like folding laundry while watching a show. I try to take care of all of that stuff during morning hours and nap-time hours so we can both have chill time together at the end of each day. Often times we'll eat on the porch or sit out there with a glass of wine and talk about the day and whatever else we're planning at the time (it seems like there always something to talk through calendar-wise in this stage of life!) Just being 2 feet from the kitchen and actually outside feels like such good separation from the endless "stuff" there is to do inside the house. I so look forward to this time!<br />
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<b>Additional Notes:</b><br />
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<b>Lunch:</b><br />
I almost always pack our lunches, unless part of our morning activity involves the Chick-Fil-A playground. And I'll tell you, it is not abnormal for us to spend 2 hours in a Chick-Fil-A: playing, coming to the table for the lunch, playing more, coming back to the table for ice-cream (and in case it's not common knowledge: kid's meal toys can be exchanged for a kid's ice-cream). So sometimes, Chick-Fil-A IS the morning activity. :)<br />
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<b>In my car:</b><br />
I keep diapers, wipes, disinfecting wet wipes, and hand sanitizer. I really don't like putting dirty kids in bed for naps! So clean diapers, clean hands, and clean faces are what we shoot for before heading home for naps.<br />
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<b>Naps:</b><br />
It is not uncommon for all 3 of our kids to fall asleep on the drive home for naps, so when we get home, I carry each one upstairs and put them in their cribs/beds for the rest of nap time. They do wake up as I carry them upstairs, but they fall back asleep in their cribs. I know not all kids transfer, but ours always have, so that's how we roll if they fall asleep in the car.<br />
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<b>When Matt gets home:</b><br />
Matt has worked his schedule around so that he can be home most days by 5:45. And some days he's home even earlier.<br />
This. is. everything.<br />
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But for real. I realize this isn't a possibility for every family, but if there is any flexibility with your husband's hours and you feel like you need that extra support earlier than you are getting it, speak up and then appreciate! Having him home early every day has been so so helpful since adding Emily to our family. And I'll add quickly that he's always been good about being home early by typical work standards, but he bumped this up even more after Emily, and I really couldn't appreciate it more. We all love having him home early to play before the nighttime routine begins! I and think everyone welcomes a new face for entertainment by the time the 5 o'clock hour hits. ;)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Sometimes we'll walk to the park after Matt gets home and have a picnic dinner. The beauty of this stage is picnic food totally qualifies as dinner for little people. In fact, they prefer it. ;)</td></tr>
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<b><br />Dinner prep:</b><br />
Prepping dinner during nap was a big change I made when we added Emily, and it has made the evening hours before Matt gets home SO much smoother! I think it totally depends on the ages and personalities of your kids though. If you're kids are happy to have some independent down-time during dinner-making time, I definitely don't think this is a necessary step. And some nights, we eat later, and Matt will take the kids outside to play or down to the basement to play while I cook. This is a super sweet setup I highly recommend. ;)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">When one sneaks back upstairs to help me finish prepping dinner :)</td></tr>
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<b>Eating all together:</b><br />
This is obviously our goal when our kids are older, but it happens probably 2 times/week in this stage. It is SO much easier for me to have the kids fed before Matt gets home than try to eat together as a family once he gets home. So some nights Matt and I will eat after the kids are down which gives us good time to talk and enjoy a meal together, and other nights I'll have a plate ready for him when he walks in the door and we'll both eat while we play with the kids.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"eating" all together</td></tr>
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<b><br />Bedtime routine:</b><br />
When Matt and I went away for our ski trip back in February, I was preparing a schedule for my parents while we were gone, and literally almost wrote "crap shoot" for the 5-8 hours. I am happy to say we are in a much better groove these days with just 3 more months of growing up under our belts. Hah!<br />
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With three young kids, the bedtime routine part of the day can be a little crazy, but what seems to work best for us now is doing a bath with all three kids, then separating tasks: one of us takes Emily to her room for her bottle, pjs, stories and bed, while the other takes the big kids to Ryan's room for pjs, potty, teeth and stories.<br />
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Once Emily is down, the four of us usually read one story in Ryan's bed before I take Natalie to her room, and then Matt and I read one more story with Ryan before he goes to sleep. This whole stretch after bath is about 20-30 minutes.<br />
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So by now, you either feel totally overwhelmed or have some new ideas to try out with your own family! Hahah, hopefully it's the latter. I am clearly not an expert on scheduling, and have used a lot of trial and error to figure out what works best for us, <b>so if you don't feel like you're in a groove with your days right now, either change it or embrace it.</b><br />
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I did a whole lot of embracing it for the first several months of being at home with 3. There's really only so much organizing and planning ahead for ideal scenarios when you're momming little people. So instead of feeling like you're failing, accept that tomorrow's a new day and try to highlight in your mind as much of the sweetness of little-people-life as you can. You are doing a good job, mama!!<br />
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Good morning! I intended to get this post out yesterday, but then life happened. So here we go today with our final recap of our trip plus all those logistical details that type-A people like me want to know before tackling a cross-country trip with their own family.</div>
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Okay- our last day! Ahh, this was our breakfast view a week ago:</div>
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In case you missed <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/05/san-diego-with-small-kids.html">my first post</a> recapping our trip, we stayed at the <a href="https://www.pantai.com/">Pantai Inn</a> in La Jolla and looooved it. Just don't look anywhere else if you're planning a similar trip. Book this place and call it a day. And sign up for <a href="https://confirmsubscription.com/h/t/3646086D4D62DA57">their emails</a> because they do cyber Monday deals on occasion and you could snag a super great rate.</div>
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We left our last day wide open with no set plans knowing that the kids would probably want to explore and would likely be worn out from all of the adventure from our three previous days at <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/05/disneyland.html">Disneyland</a>, the <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/05/san-diego-zoo.html">zoo</a>, and <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/05/seaworld-san-diego.html">SeaWorld</a>.</div>
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At breakfast that morning, Ryan and Natalie met two kids from Shanghai and played with them for almost an hour after we ate, and then they made a play date to meet at the beach for the rest of the morning. I love when our kids have opportunities to meet people from other cultures and was so glad this day was open for them to just play! </div>
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After lunch, the girls napped in the stroller while Ryan and Matt explored this other cool beach with a cave.</div>
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We walked back to our room and Natalie woke up right as we pulled in to our driveway. Look at that rested face. :)</div>
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Matt got himself and the kids popsicles from our room while we waited for Emily to wake up. And then we all changed into bathing suits to head back to the beach for the afternoon. </div>
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We asked Ryan and Natalie how they would like to spend the rest of the day and they said playing on the beach with Cynthia and Elvis- their new friends from China. :) So I texted their mom to see if they'd like to meet up again and they did!</div>
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The sea lions would just swim up onto the beach while we played and then swim back in when the kids started to walk up to them. Definitely not our typical beach experience!</div>
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Ryan and Cynthia got each other's addresses so they could be pen pals. So sweet!</div>
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Okay, so I wanted to address a few things about traveling with kids that we have learned over the last few years that may be helpful to other families planning trips. If you have any questions about anything I mention or want further detail about anything, feel free to shoot me an email {notesftn@gmail.com} or comment below.</div>
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*Bring car seats- these are a pain to carry through the airport but SO worth having on the plane. The kids are just more comfortable and have a much higher chance of sleeping on longer flights. Plus they're contained, and it's a familiar way to travel for them.</div>
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*Bring a change of clothes for everyone- air pressure does funny things to little bodies. Babies are pretty much guaranteed a massive blowout, hah. I packed an extra shirt for me and Matt and extra outfits for our kids just in case. I also put Emily in a larger diaper and latched it tighter to avoid the up-the-back mess. (Sorry, gross)</div>
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*Use pull-ups for your potty-trained kids- Ryan and Natalie both used the airplane potty, but if they pee-peed while they napped or had an air-pressure-related accident, I didn't want to risk dealing with that on a plane.</div>
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*Follow regular nap times- I booked our flight on the way there and back during their nap time. On the way there, this was at the 2 hour mark. So at that time, we put away books, toys, snacks, etc. and I sang to them and rubbed their heads to help them fall asleep. There is so much stimulation leading up to the flight, so they're usually pretty tired anyways.</div>
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*Pay more for a direct flight- listen, I love a good deal, but nobody's thinking about the money you saved when you're flying all day with kids and you didn't have to.</div>
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*Fly Southwest if possible- Southwest offers family boarding right after their preferred members board. They also don't have assigned seats. So we make our way straight to the very back of the plane where it's the loudest and you're right next to the bathrooms. Then we spread out and hope no one sits next to us, ha. On the way there, we were able to get 5 seats when we only paid for 4, and on the way back we got two full rows (6 seats).</div>
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*I also love flying Southwest because each ticket allows 2 checked bags for free and each baby gets 2 checked items for free as well. So we technically could have checked 8 bags for free.</div>
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*But on that note, think about your walk through the airport when you're packing. We knew we would each be pushing a stroller and wearing a carseat, so we only checked two rolling suitcases (so we could each pull one while pushing a stroller) and each had one carry-on item that we could either wear or have in the bottom of the stroller.</div>
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*When you get to your gate, prior to boarding, let them know you have a lap child and ask if the flight is full. If it's not, bring the baby carrier on board. If it is, check it at the gate with your stroller(s). They'll give you a tag for each item and they'll be waiting for you right when you get off the plane. I had a wrap in my carry-on as a backup if the flight was full and I had to wear Emily.</div>
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We try to either book 2 connected rooms or a 2-bedroom suite so that everyone can spread out for sleeping. Since two of ours are in cribs, we can use closets or bathrooms for pack-n-plays as well. It is worth spending more for space, although we have definitely paid for single rooms in the past and asked for possible upgrades (free upgrades) at check-in. I've written about this in other <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/p/travel_13.html">travel posts</a>, but Matt is a pro at free room upgrades. If there's availability, they do it. We've never been told no when there are upgraded rooms available.</div>
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On this trip, we were not as spread out as I would have liked for sleeping, but it actually worked out because the kids were so tired. Our girls shared a room with their pack n plays and Ryan slept on an air mattress in the living room. And yes, Natalie woke up Emily (our 10 month old) every morning because she was so excited to see her when she woke up, but Emily either fell back asleep or got an earlier morning nap.</div>
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I am really particular about sleep at home, but the thing to remember about vacation is that you're not following your other daily routines like you are at home, and you're also not doing it alone when you're on vacation. So if sleep gets off, they can make it up in strollers or go to bed earlier one of the nights. It all works out.</div>
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I am also pretty particular about schedule at home, so I have to let this go somewhat when we travel. The strollers are great for helping with naps and still being able to maximize each day. Because we were on a 3-hour time change, the kids woke up between 4-5:30 each day and therefore needed a little cat nap in the mornings. But this just naturally happened as we would drive to a park or walk around with the strollers. So point is (speaking to myself for our next trip) that all of these little schedule-related things work themselves out and it's best to just chill and be thankful you're on vacation. ;)</div>
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The routines our kids are used to at home revolve around what they do when they first wake up, what/when they eat, and bath/bedtime routines.</div>
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We try to keep the morning and evening routines the same and flex on diet- partly out of convenience and partly because having things you don't usual have (treats, juice, ice cream, etc.) when we're on vacation is part of the fun.</div>
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So on that note, I mentally prep for some meltdown moments from all of the fun and routine changes. Matt and I definitely have certain expectations for manners and behavior at home, but we try to give more grace for these things on vacation since their little bodies are experiencing a lot of excitement and routine-changes at once. And honestly, we've found that they do so much better than we expect any time we travel. </div>
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<br />Heather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-214207001397010772018-05-10T15:59:00.000-04:002018-05-10T15:59:48.790-04:00SeaWorld San Diego<br />
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Our SeaWorld day was such a highlight of our trip!<br />
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Matt and I said several times that we would definitely be members of the park if we lived there. There was so much to do and so much for the kids to just play on.<br />
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Even Emily got to play!<br />
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We spent a majority of our morning in the Sesame Street Bay of Play playground area where all 3 kids had a blast. And since our kids are smaller (3, 2, and almost 1), we were up in the play places with them, but it was fun for us too!<br />
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If you saw our stories on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hmnelsen/">Instagram</a>, then you might have seen this pic already, but I just DIED laughing when someone messaged me after I posted it the first time and said, "Is it bad that I keep looking at his shadow?!" I didn't even notice his shadow until she pointed it out! hahahha, so good.</div>
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They loved the nets, the bridges, the slides, the bouncy things- it was like a kid heaven.<br />
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There were also several kid rides in the Bay of Play area, and all of them had zero lines. So the kids rode their favorite rides several times.<br />
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On the little teacup ride, Ryan asked if he could ride in one by himself, and then shot me a thumbs-up where he started to stick up his pointer finger (like he's always done), and then looked at it closely and corrected it. And I looked at Matt with the most dramatic, wide-eyed, sad face ever and held back the tears. I don't feel like you always witness the "lasts" as a parent, but I literally watched him realize he had been doing it wrong all this time and correct himself. </div>
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So if everyone could start praying now for when I send him off to college, because I clearly struggle with milestones. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">😂</span> </div>
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The touch pools were such a hit with our kiddos. There were several of them with all different animals and opportunities to feed them and pet them. Ryan still talks about touching these tiger sharks (or something like that? Tiger shark could be totally wrong) as one of his favorite parts of the entire San Diego trip.</div>
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Y'all. The food at SeaWorld is GOOD. We booked a deal through <a href="https://www.getawaytoday.com/">Get Away Today</a> that got us our zoo ticket + SeaWorld ticket + all-day dining at SeaWorld that allowed us to eat up to every hour if we wanted to. We really only ate 2 meals (like normal people, hah), but this one meal alone would have cost $70 (because theme park food is insane), and SeaWorld doesn't allow you to bring in food. <b>So the dining pass was worth it.</b> <b>The fast pass, however, was not.</b> Save your $10/ticket if you have little kids. </div>
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Another big highlight was the Orca Encounter show! You guys, SeaWorld does it right with their shows. They are only 25 minutes tops, and they are really interesting and interactive. We watched the dolphin show and the Orca Encounter show and loved them both!</div>
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Well, right around the 20 minute mark, this big whale came up, turned, and flipped its tail 3 times and SOAKED all three of them with cold water, and then a big gust of wind blew. I saw Ryan from a distance walking out to the aisle, looking for me, crying, and trying to walk up to where I was sitting with Emily. So then I saw Matt grab Natalie and Ryan and walk up the stadium stairs with both of them in his arms, crying and soaked, but with a big smile on his face as all of the other parents laughed at the cuteness and hilariousness of it as he walked by.</div>
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Okay, tomorrow I'm going to share the rundown of how we handled the flights, sleeping situation, schedules, and routines during our week. I know traveling with kids can feel daunting, so I'm hoping tomorrow's post will help some of you other mamas wrap your minds around the logistics of it all. Because if you're anything like me, you know the idea of traveling with little kids is fun in theory, but you want to know what it's really going to be like once you go for it. ;)</div>
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Heather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-27026224360590965682018-05-09T06:46:00.003-04:002018-05-09T06:46:34.997-04:00San Diego Zoo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When we were planning our trip, we knew that we wanted the maximize our time in San Diego and see as much as possible while we were there, but we also knew that our kids were still really little, so too much activity could potentially backfire.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite memories- Ryan grabbed a map right when we walked in and said, "Wooks wike they have wions, wemurs, elephants and weopards."</td></tr>
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I read several blogs and used TripAdvisor to determine the three parks we would see, and then we ordered the days based on the parks' required energy, if that makes sense.<br />
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<a href="https://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/05/disneyland.html">Disneyland</a> was an all-in day, plus it was a 1.5 hour drive, so we chose to do that first when we would likely be waking up on East Coast time still. </div>
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The zoo is usually more chill, and the kids could be pushed in strollers if they were tired, so we chose to do this our second day after <a href="https://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/05/disneyland.html">Disneyland</a>.<br />
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And then SeaWorld was another full day that followed our rest-ish day at the zoo (more on that tomorrow).<br />
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Our last day, we left completely open to explore La Jolla, play at the beach, see the sea lions, and do whatever the kids were feeling that day.<br />
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We considered switching up our SeaWorld day and last day of no set plans, but I'm so glad we went back-to-back days at parks and had our last day to hang around La Jolla. I think it would have been hard to have a full day at SeaWorld and then leave for the airport the next morning.<br />
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SO, all of you who were seeing our pics on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hmnelsen/">Instagram</a> and thinking we were crazy for packing in our 3 park days, there was reason behind the madness! ha!<br />
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Like I said in my <a href="https://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2018/05/san-diego-with-small-kids.html">first post about our trip</a>, kids tend to be more resilient to travel than we expect, and each time we go somewhere, Matt and I end up be pleasantly surprised by how well they do in a different environment and on a different schedule.<br />
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And one last thing to say about that- we definitely go in to these kind of trips knowing that there might be meltdowns from exhaustion and try to mentally prepare for what I like to call extra-grace moments or days (and this is mainly me because Matt is gifted with the ability to give extra grace and patience to our kids without having to prep himself for it. ;) Bless. Him. ) </div>
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You guys. The park opens at 10 and close at 5. We got there at 10 and left at 5, and did not have enough time to see it all.<br />
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Granted, we took lots of time for noticing non-zoo creatures crawling across the ground, climbing on animal statues, and swinging on hand rails, but I say that to say that this zoo was HUGE! And really amazing. Totally worth going to whether you have kids or not.<br />
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The kids really wanted to climb up this rock structure in one of the play areas, so Matt got up there with them, and then I snapped this pic of the three of them:</div>
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The look on Natalie's face! Close call, daddy.</div>
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This was one of my favorite days because it was low key. There was a lot of walking (more than Disneyland!) but we had the strollers for the kids, and it wasn't crowded at all, so we were able to let the kids walk for a good portion of it, and Matt and I could enjoy conversation while they walked or played nearby.</div>
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I have some short videos saved on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hmnelsen/">Instagram stories,</a> but the highlights were the sky ride that takes you from one side of the park to the other, the massive Africa Rocks section, and the polar bears. Polar bears! Crazy.</div>
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If you're taking a trip to San Diego, I would definitely make time for the zoo! </div>
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Heather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-68614150698758355072018-05-08T07:30:00.000-04:002018-05-08T07:30:01.137-04:00Disneyland!<br />
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Our first full day in San Diego, the kids woke up at 4:00 on the dot (7:00 East Coast time). We figured this might happen, which is why we planned our Disneyland day for our first day, knowing that it was a 1.5 hour drive to the park, and knowing we wanted to be there right when it opened.<br />
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We read in our planning for this trip that it take about 45 minutes from the time you enter the Disneyland parking garage to when you're actually in the park. And this was true for us as well. You park, walk to the elevators that take you to security, and then hop on a tram to get to the line where you wait to enter the park. We got to the line at 8:50 and the park opened at 9:00. There were already lines, but they weren't bad, and since we had already purchased our tickets, we were able to head right in once the park opened.<br />
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The first 2 hours was really not crowded at all!<br />
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We saw Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Chip and Goofy and got to ride "It's a small world," go in Minnie's house, and do a few of the kid rides in that first 2-hour window. </div>
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Ryan got to go on walks with Pluto and Chip and was just beside himself for both little journeys. :)</div>
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Sweet Natalie talked about meeting Mickey and Minnie nonstop the week leading up to our trip, and then was not too sure when we were actually standing in front of them. </div>
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I love the way she is looking at Mickie in this picture.</div>
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Sweet Emily was a little unsure at first too, but felt better once she squeezed Mickie's nose- ha!</div>
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Sweet buddy. I totally underestimated how much he was going to LOVE seeing each of the characters. I would go back tomorrow if we could just to see his face light up again!</div>
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Matt and I took turns riding some of the bigger roller coasters with Ryan while the girls ate their lunches in the stroller.</div>
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Mickey's voice was coming out of this phone and Ryan thought it was the coolest thing. Sweet love.</div>
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While the girls napped in the stroller, Matt and Ryan rode Space Mountain!</div>
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And sweet buddy napped in Matt's arms while they waited in line. He is not light- go daddy. :)</div>
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Ryan looks a little unsure here (understandable!), but when he got off, he wanted to go on it again! Sweet guy!</div>
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We ended our day by letting Ryan and Natalie each pick out what we call a "special treat" or "pehe kete" if you're Natalie. ;) This part of the day was definitely a highlight! There's a candy/ice cream shop right on Main Street, so Ryan went one direction with Matt looking for the right lollipop while Natalie went for the ice-cream. They both got HUGE treats and were totally beside themselves.</div>
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I wish I caught of picture of Ryan's face when we told him he could get this massive lollipop. Sweet buddy ate maybe the equivalent of two suckers but was so excited that it was this big and he was allowed to have it. :)</div>
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<b>Okay so a couple of things to share in case you decide to take a Disneyland vacation:</b></div>
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*Buy your tickets ahead of time and make sure it's an authorized Disney dealer if you find a deal.</div>
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*Get to the parking garage a hour before the park opens</div>
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*Pack lunches! Disneyland lets you bring in food. This saves time and money.</div>
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*Download the Disneyland app- use it to check ride times, operate your fast-passes, and see pictures taken throughout the day.</div>
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*Buy the Maxpass (Disneyland's fast-pass system)- totally worth. This puts you in the shorter lines and lets you download every picture taken during the day for free.</div>
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*Bring strollers in you have little kids- We brought in two. Great for resting, napping, walking through the park, and eating lunch while walking from one spot to the next.</div>
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What a week we had in San Diego for our first family-of-5 vacation!</div>
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Going into this trip, Matt and I had low expectations for the flight over and the back-to-back park days that we had planned. We knew it was going to be a full trip, and knew that it might be a lot on our 3, 2, and almost-1 year olds, but knew that the fun we would have and the memories we would make would be totally worth it.<br />
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Our kids had a BLAST and so did we!</div>
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We've taken long-ish trips to three places in the last three years with our kids: <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2015/05/turks-caicos-our-first-family-trip.html">Turks & Caicos</a>, <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2016/07/our-trip-to-maine-day-1.html">Maine</a>, and now this trip, and every time we get home, we start talking right away about where we want to go next. </div>
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Traveling with small kids is work, but it is FUN! And each time we've taken them on long flights and car rides, we are always amazed by how well they do. Kids are so much more flexible and resilient to change than us adults are. ;)</div>
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Each day this week, I'll recap one day from our trip. If you have any questions about how we planned out our days, or handled various parts of the travel with our kids, I am happy to answer them. Just comment below this post or shoot me an email. :)</div>
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The <strike>Clampetts</strike> Nelsens are off to San Diego! Mimi (Matt's mom) dropped us off at the airport which was a HUGE help! And she snapped this pic. :) Thanks, Mimi!</div>
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First flight for this little bit!</div>
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Y'all, I literally leaned over the back seat and sang three songs to Ryan and Natalie while rubbing their heads and they passed out. What?! And then Matt passed me my book to read. Definitely not what we planned for. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">😂</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">(</span>And side note, I highly recommend <a href="https://amzn.to/2rpD7uz">this book</a>!)</div>
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We made it! The <a href="https://www.pantai.com/">Pantai Inn</a> was incredible! We are so glad we stayed here. The service was great, the breakfast each morning was delicious, the views were incredible, and the location was ideal for walking around La Jolla (and also only 25 minutes from Seaworld and the zoo). If you plan a trip to San Diego, look no further and just book a room <a href="https://www.pantai.com/">here</a>.</div>
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Once we set our bags in our rooms, we walked right down to the water to explore. We wanted to jump straight to West Coast time, and we knew being outside exploring was the best way to get all of us to make it up past our East Coast bedtimes.</div>
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The kids loved the trees and all of the birds. It really felt like another world compared to what we see in Roswell, GA!</div>
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The sea lions camp out on this rock beach that was just minutes from our room. The kids had a blast walking on the rocks and being up close to them.</div>
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Our first full day, we would head to Disneyland in Anaheim! I'll share all about that day tomorrow. See you then!</div>
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Heather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-9120904620228155702018-04-27T06:41:00.002-04:002018-04-27T06:41:39.889-04:00Emily Merritt- 10 Months<br />
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Our sweet Emily is 10 months old!</div>
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It seems like she has grown up so much this past month. She is trying hard to keep up with Ryan and Natalie and loves to be wherever they are. She is so funny when she crawls across the hard wood floors to catch up to them- she picks up her hands but swivels her hips from side-to-side and basically slides from one side of the house to the next!<br />
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She is also pulling up all the time now, and will even pull up on my legs when I'm standing. Watching her pop her little feet into place and stand up is the cutest!<br />
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She still loves her jumpy seat (can't get rid of that big piece of plastic yet- ha!) and also loves to clap whenever you say, "Yay, Emily!"<br />
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She is getting her top teeth and has been such a trooper about it. She has the classic runny nose that comes with new teeth, and Sweet Love gets so upset with me when I try to clean it!<br />
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This month, we started putting her in the big stroller seat for our walks, instead of keeping her in her carrier, and she loves it!<br />
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She has also started dancing (bouncing on her bottom) when music is playing, and it is SO cute!<br />
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She is the sweetest, happiest, most go-with-the-flow baby. We are so, so thankful she's ours!<br />
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First Easter-egg hunt! Wearing my dresses :)</div>
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Animal safari!</div>
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She could only handle the excitement for so long! Sweet LOVE!</div>
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Funny girl has started taking off her bows!</div>
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Zoo day!</div>
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First train ride :)</div>
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First time "driving" the cart at Publix!</div>
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Big girl!</div>
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Missing a shoe and a bow, but happy as can be as she tries to catch up with Ryan and Natalie on the playground.</div>
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Heather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-45593649426343315102018-04-13T07:00:00.000-04:002018-04-13T07:00:14.701-04:00A Day in the Life<br />
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We are growing up around here and it feels GOOD! </div>
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Feed times, nap times, and bed times have a little flex to them these days, and new skills like Natalie pottying, Ryan and Natalie getting in their car seats and half-buckling solo, and Emily feeding herself the bottle have opened up a little "chill" in our day-to-day routines.</div>
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We are soaking up the days of our kiddos being little, but we are so welcoming these independent milestones!</div>
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Yesterday, I decided to document our day. I haven't done this once since Emily was born, and Sweet Love is about to be 10 months old! </div>
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So here's a look at our Wednesday- it was an impromptu day of fun! And you see that word <i>impromptu</i> there? That's a word we haven't use a whole lot these last 10 months- so yay for growing up and the ability to have some impromptu fun! ;)</div>
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This sweet guy woke up first (his norm) but the girls slept in until 7:30, so we had a whole hour to hang just the two of us! We snuggled and watched a show and worked on a little workbook that Ryan likes to do from time to time. This sweet guy is going to be FOUR in a few months and is seeming so grown up lately!</div>
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We did our normal eat breakfast and get ready routine once the girls were up, and then we piled in the car to take Ryan to school like we usually do on Thursdays. My plan was to take the girls to the zoo after we dropped Ryan off, but as we were in carpool line, I started thinking that I really wanted him to get to go too. So we made an impromptu decision to get out of carpool line and ALL head to the zoo! <i>Side note, I ran the plan by Ryan and sweet guy gave a hesitant, "ummm..." (like, is that okay?) and then let out the cutest low giggle.</i></div>
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WOO-HOO!!! We're coming for you zoo!</div>
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Getting ready to walk in!</div>
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We met Aunt Dre and Reynolds and Aunt Steph, Ryder and Baby Jude there. These kiddos are funny!</div>
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Ryan was not quite tall enough for the big kangaroo- ha!</div>
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Train ride!</div>
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Natalie figuring out what the boys were doing with their tongues</div>
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Emily's first train ride!</div>
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Sweet buddies hugging each other bye</div>
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When we got home, everybody napped and then Mimi came over to hang! We went of a walk/scooter ride through the neighborhood and then we met Matt and Papa at Mellow Mushroom for dinner!</div>
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Visiting the lion (or "Wine-O" as Natalie calls it) outside of Mellow Mushroom</div>
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Trying to pick her up to see the teeth- ha!</div>
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The kids got balloons to play with after dinner.</div>
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We were out til 8:00- oh my! ;) When we got home, it was bath and bed and Matt and I crashed soon after. Friday nights, we shoot for a date night in, so tonight we're going to eat dinner on the porch after the kids go down and then head down to the hot tub for a bit!</div>
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<br />Heather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-29006068530616419022018-04-05T06:48:00.002-04:002018-04-05T06:48:46.049-04:00Emily Merritt- 9 Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am still on a <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2017/11/friday-favorites-mom-life-confessions.html">blogging break</a>, but want to keep our "memory book" going! So here's a look at Emily's last month.</div>
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Emily is 3 months away from ONE already and somehow gets more and more fun by the day.<br />
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She loves playing with Ryan and Natalie and already tries so hard to keep up with them! She started crawling over things and pulling up this month, and I would not be surprised if she decided to walk early just so she can keep up with her siblings!</div>
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She laughs and smiles at them constantly and loves to be with them.</div>
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And speaking of loving being with someone, she is CRAZY about her daddy! As a matter of fact, she has started crying (crying!) when he passes her back to me! The other night, I was giving her a bottle before bed when Matt came in to kiss her goodnight. The second he turned around to walk back out of the room, she started bawling. And the second he walked back over to her, she stopped. So we switched bedtime routines, and I went with the big kids while Matt finished putting Emily down. It's so cute, I'm almost not offended. ;)<br />
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Her favorite things currently are swinging at the park, bouncing in her jumpy seat, being outside, babbling, playing toys next to Ryan and Natalie, and being on the bed or in the crib with them.</div>
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When we're all playing on the floor together, she will crawl over Ryan and Natalie's legs to get places (even if she has a clear path in a different direction), and they think it is so funny!<br />
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Now all three of them are taking baths together in our big bathtub every night, and Emily gets so excited every night to get in the tub with them. They are so cute too to make sure she has toys or space or that the water doesn't get too high (Ryan is super concerned about the water height, sweet love).<br />
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Poor girl had her first cold/virus this month. It lasted for about 3 days while my mom happened to be visiting with us when Matt was out of town. The two of them got the sweetest snuggle time as Emily slept a lot and just wanted to be held when she was sleeping during the day. I was so glad my mom was here and loved that they got that sweet bonding time while I hung with Ryan and Natalie!<br />
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We are counting down the days to consistent warmer weather so that we can be outside every day and let Emily learn how to do even more fun things at the park! Before long, she'll be running around with Ryan and Natalie. We just can't even believe how fast time is going. We're soaking it in as best we can!<br />
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Meeting Miss Cindy at our favorite Mexican restaurant!</div>
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Sweet 3rd baby feeding herself dinner in the cart while I oversee Ryan and Natalie's (mainly Natalie's) eating, hah!</div>
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Heather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-65346058784458692782018-02-26T21:23:00.000-05:002018-02-26T21:23:53.154-05:00Our Weekend<br />
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This past weekend, friends of ours came to visit with their 3 kids. They got in Friday night and left Sunday afternoon, and just like <a href="http://notesfromthenelsens.blogspot.com/2016/07/being-tourists-in-our-own-city.html">their last visit</a> when we pretended to be tourists in our own city, we fit in as much fun as we could into our weekend.</div>
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Saturday morning, we all went down to the pool to swim...</div>
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...but we also started a fire because, well, it's February.</div>
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The kiddos kept a close eye on a frog that we found.</div>
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After swimming, we went to the park by our house to play.</div>
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And Emily rode in a swing for the first time! She didn't hate it. ;)</div>
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After the park, we went to Sugar Shack for some ice cream.</div>
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And then came back to the house for more swimming!</div>
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These two were so cute together all weekend. Really all of the kids played so well together. It was like one big blended family. It's always great when your friends' kids can get along so well with your own kids.</div>
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Pizza by the pool! This made us excited for summer!</div>
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Sunday morning was rainy and cold, so we ventured to our favorite kid-mall and played, ate, walked through the Disney store, and rode the carousel.</div>
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Disney Store- The girls looked at all the princess things while the boys watched a movie.</div>
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Big girl wanting to hold on all by herself. Two is the year of independence. :)</div>
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Such a fun weekend with friends!</div>
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And if all of that wasn't full enough, we took our family over to Matt's parents house after naps to celebrate his sister's and brother-in-law's birthdays. It's always a fun time when we get our families together!</div>
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When we got home we crashed. And this morning might have come fast. ;) But couldn't be more thankful for weekend spent with friends and family.</div>
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Emily girl, you are a dream!<br />
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We are so crazy about your big, wide smile and hearty, raspy laugh.</div>
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You are about as go-with-the-flow as any parent or sibling could hope for. And you're just so much fun to have around.<br />
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Since Ryan and Natalie are usually awake before you, bringing you down the stairs in the morning or letting them come in your room with me to get you is one of the best parts of the day. Seeing how crazy you three about each other makes my mama heart feel so full.<br />
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Morning snuggles with Ryan</div>
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Crib snuggles with Natalie</div>
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Since turning 8 months just a few days ago, you have started crawling all over the place! This past Tuesday (when you were 8 months, 3 days), the crawling thing just clicked for you, and now you love making your way to wherever you want to go. You are so proud of yourself too and love to pause your crawling and cackle when you make eye contact with one of us.<br />
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You still love your bouncy seat and have seemed to really master sitting without wobbling or toppling over. I have a feeling that you'll be pulling up regularly before long too based on how you like to crawl over our legs. You pulled up one time already on your red car and were so proud!<br />
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You still LOVE bath time and have pretty much outgrown the sink bath we give you most nights, but your big sister gets a little too excited about having you in the big tub with her and Ryan for us to bathe all three of you on a nightly basis together. But when we do put you all in together, you love it! We can't wait to see you in the pool this summer with as much as you love being in the bath.<br />
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You still love all the food you can get your hands on and have even tried skimping on your bottles to eat more "real" food, so I've had to get a little creative to make sure you're getting what you need first!<br />
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Before too long you'll have your own little chair at the table!<br />
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First shopping cart ride!</div>
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First time participating in Natalie's music class!</div>
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You also got to go to Disney on Ice with us the day before you turned 8 months and were the sweetest, cuddliest, and quietest little baby in my wrap the entire time. You loved watching the show, took your bottle, took a nap, and woke back up to watch some more all while snuggling with me in the wrap. You really are the sweetest, most content baby.<br />
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Mirror selfies with Mama :)</div>
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Valentine's brunch with cousins!</div>
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Snuggles with Aunt KK and Mimi</div>
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Driving your red car with your crazy hair! :)</div>
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Sharing daddy's ice-cream :)</div>
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Eating your toes :)</div>
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Sharing your snuggles with Aunt KK, Noah, and Aunt Dre at Natalie's birthday party</div>
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We are so, so crazy about you, sweet girl, and cannot wait to see what you do this month.</div>
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Happy 8 months, Emily!<br />
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Heather Nelsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778434720814036483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679869521506445566.post-14825454228830767792018-02-21T16:15:00.003-05:002018-02-21T16:15:47.339-05:00Farmhouse in the City- Natalie's 2nd Birthday Party<br />
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This past weekend, we celebrated Natalie's birthday with family and friends at a cute place by our house called <a href="http://www.farmhouseinthecity.com/">Farmhouse in the City</a>.</div>
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The kids painted, played, dressed up, held some farm animals, went on a candy treasure hunt, and ate pizza and cookie cake- basically a small dream world for our little 2 year old!</div>
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She had the best time and was totally in the zone from the minute she walked inside. I have a feeling 2 is going to be such a fun year with her!</div>
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Hand painting!</div>
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Sweet love holding her hand out while holding her baby</div>
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Showing Mimi and Papa her hand</div>
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And showing Papa her plates (probably trying to see if he could sneak her some food early, hah)</div>
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A girl pouring tea in her tutu</div>
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We got her cake from <a href="http://www.shipacookie.com/">Ali's Cookies</a> and boy was it GOOD!</div>
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Sweet Luke :)</div>
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Tutu- check</div>
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Ryan found a light saber that I'm pretty sure will be on his birthday wish list for July ;)</div>
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Right after this photo, Natalie spotted the ducks (she loves ducks), and walked over to it...</div>
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But this duck was having no part of a 2 year old girl walking his way, she he starting quacking louding and running toward her and she got the cutest scared look on her face as she ran away, and then starting laughing and mimicking the duck when she was in the clear. Ha!</div>
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Natalie and Luke sat next to each other and kept painting each other's ceramics. They are so cute together.</div>
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All of these toddlers sitting and painting quietly at the same time was impressive. But knowing we weren't the ones cleaning it up might have been my favorite part. ;)</div>
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Sweet Noah sneaking some snuggles with Emily</div>
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One of my favorite moments was when Natalie reached for a big hung of chocolate 0.5 seconds after the candles were blown out. She really might have thought the the entire cake was hers to enjoy.</div>
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Natalie was the only one who stood in her chair to eat. She's still so low to the ground for her age and I love when she stands to eat her food. She does this at our kitchen table too!</div>
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What a fun weekend celebrating our girl!</div>
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Next up we'll be celebrating Emily turning ONE in June! But if Ryan heard that he'd quickly correct us that first we get to celebrate Tally turning 5 in April. ;)</div>
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Hope you guys are enjoying some Spring-like weather like we are!</div>
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I have so missed blogging on a regular basis and (dare I type this?!) feel like I'm starting to find some consistency in my morning hours again. I've been doing a lot of thinking during this time "off" and have some ideas in the works about what I want to do with this blog next and some new adventures I want to begin when the season presents itself. For now, I'll be the thankful for the time I do have and the season we're in- because these kids keep getting more and more fun.</div>
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We're coming off of a super fun weekend celebrating our sweet Natalie girl!</div>
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Ryan was so sweet helping her open her presents and really made the morning all about her. Sweet guy!</div>
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Later that morning, we went to Disney on Ice with the McGuires, and let me tell you, my expectations were so, so low for this. Not for the show, but for our little family hanging for the whole thing, and hanging well. ;) I figured we would take turns walking with Natalie and/or Emily in between sitting for the show, but we imagined her liking it for the parts where she was sitting, so we decided to just go for it.</div>
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And oh my word. I can't even tell you how much fun we all had and how happy my heart was over watching our three kiddos be totally entranced for the ENTIRE show! I felt like we grew up 2 years in one day. <span style="font-family: "helvetica";">😂</span></div>
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Sweet Teagan brought Natalie Snow White slippers to match her dress!</div>
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They took hands all on their own- so much sweetness in one morning!</div>
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Leading the way even though she has no idea where she's going. She is so her mom. <span style="font-family: "helvetica";">😂</span></div>
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It was a major success for the Nelsen clan Saturday morning.</div>
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Walking out, Patrick and I realized that we somehow had 4 of the 5 kids attached to us and totally looked like one big family with 4 kids 3.5 and under. We died laughing and Andrea snuck this picture.</div>
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Later that day, Mimi and Papa came over with Jackson and Riley to celebrate. Aunt KK and Uncle Jay were out of town celebrating her birthday so we missed them!</div>
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Our sweet Natalie is TWO today!</div>
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Her smile and giggle makes my heart want to explode.</div>
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Everything she does is all-in. She loves hard. She feels hard. She plays hard. And she sleeps hard.</div>
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She is a mama's girl but is CRAZY about her daddy for all of the fun things he does like airplane rides onto our bed, milkshakes in the morning, and scooter rides through the house. Watching her face light up when he walks in the door is one of my favorite parts of the day. And when she gets dressed up for church and stands in front of him to show off her outfit and shoes and bow, I do my best to keep from melting into the floor.</div>
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She is a go-getter who knows what she wants, but is still very aware of sharing with others for her age. She loves trying to do things all by herself and is learning more every day how to use her words to explain what she wants.</div>
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She loves her "Bubba" and Emily (who she calls "Nan-ny") and will run over to each of them at different times throughout the day to give them big hugs. She loves to play with Ryan and misses him when he is at school. She'll say, "I want Bubba... coo (school)." </div>
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She is such a little mama to Emily. She loves changing her diapers, helping with her bottles, feeding her breakfast, and getting her dressed in the mornings. She's also been great about bringing her toys to play with when we're all playing on the floor together, and she loves buckling her in her seat when we're getting ready to leave the house.</div>
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She LOVES to be outside. She will help me gather clothes for everyone and starts passing out socks and shoes for Ryan and Emily when I say we're going outside. And when the garage door opens, she runs at a 45-degree angle, bouncing side to side to figure out what she wants to play with first.</div>
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Her favorite things are babies (bay-bay), balls, her pacis (bye-byes), blocks, paints, markers ("daw" - draw), cutting paper with scissors (she is SO proud every time she makes a cut), her baby stroller, shopping cart, and her baby's highchair.</div>
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She loves to be out and about, and on more than one occasion has told me "no" when I've pulled back into our neighborhood after dropping Ryan off at school. Then she usually follows that with, "play place!" like, "Mom, why would we play at home when we could play somewhere else with OTHER PEOPLE?!" She is our social girl and we love it.</div>
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When she recognizes a new outfit in her closet (like this dress she wore for Valentine's Day), she brings it to me and says, "Oooooh! Okay! Okay!" And the way she looks at herself in the mirror when she's tried on something new is the most precious thing ever. I hope she always looks at herself that way.</div>
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Natalie Grace, we love you! We can't imagine our lives without you! Here's to another year of fun, sweetness, and memories.</div>
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What a big month for this sweet girl! Somehow we've made it to 7 months already, and, somehow, she's getting more and more fun with each passing day.</div>
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She is CRAZY about Ryan. The minute she sees him, she starts kicking her feet and flapping her arms. And all he has to do is look at her to get a big wide smile and cackle from her. They are the cutest together.</div>
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Natalie is quite the little mama and gets so excited to see Emily every morning when she wakes up. She loves to help with diaper changes and meal time and is quick to the rescue with a paci when Emily starts to "kie."</div>
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Emily has surprised us right and left this month with every new thing she's done! She had SO many "firsts" this month:</div>
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rocking in a crawl position, sitting by herself, standing while holding on to something, sitting in a high chair, eating TONS of new foods, babbling like a pro, and getting her first two teeth! Not to mention celebrating her first Christmas and all of the "firsts" that come along with the season.</div>
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Emily LOVES to eat! She reminds us so much of Ryan. She will sit in her bumbo and feed herself for 30-45 minutes. Currently she gets most excited about orange slices and actually chuckles a little when you hold one up for her to grab. But I honestly can't think of a food she's tried and hasn't liked!</div>
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These two might be my favorite. She was CHOWING on roasted brussel sprouts, roasted kale, and strawberries!</div>
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Chick-Fil-A dinner night before the Clemson game!</div>
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She loves her cousin, Noah!</div>
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Ryan: "Hey, Emiwee Emiwee! We're up here!"</div>
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Sweet big brother pausing to pose after encouraging Emily to crawl. :)</div>
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