Strep throat, ear infections and runny noses.  Should we just roll over and accept our fate that the spring sickness has arrived at our house? Nope! We are celebrating!  Monday the 18th was little Brookie's 2nd birthday and mine was on the 21st.  We all put our big girl pants on and tried to make the days as special as possible.  One thing that I've learned since being a mom is that kids don't care if you're sick, heck they don't care if they're sick!  They live in a fantasy world full of play and runny noses are just part of the deal.  It's especially funny when you are at a 2 yr well visit that turns into a double sick visit and your girls are singing and laughing like nothing is wrong.  The resilience of children never ceases to amaze me.  Here's a few pictures from the past week!

Sometimes all a girl needs are her dollies ;)

Playing blocks at the doctors!

The Joovy TooFold is seriously the best stroller!!

My big girl!

We may not have made it to Coachella, but Snapchat sure made it feel like it!

Snap chat is seriously hours of fun for a toddler!

Hope everyone is getting through April with minimal sniffles.  Just remember, no matter how crappy you feel, always grin and bare it!!

So week one of Whole30 is in the books, and I have to say that it has been pretty life changing.  I wish that I could say that I did it perfectly, but that just isn't true.  For those of you that haven't heard of Whole30, it's basically Paleo on steroids.  You can only really eat meat, fruit and vegetables, so no processed foods, dairy, sugar, soy, or preservatives.  I did really well for the first 7 days, but have been slowly slipping since.

Week One Grocery Haul!

Some things that I've learned so far are:

• Cold turkey is hard. Giving up everything all at once is one of the hardest things you can do!  But for me personally, I am an all or nothing type of person.  I like to go all in right away or just not do it at all!  I did 7 days strictly following the Whole30 plan, but gradually I am adding things back into my diet that I don't want to live without.  Things such as a piece of chocolate here and there and an alcoholic beverage on occasion.
• Hormones are a bitch!  Okay so of course I already knew this, but it was majorly amplified this month.  Apparently Laurie + No sugar + raging hormones = a not so fun person to be around!  I actually forced myself to go to bed one night because I was so angry for no reason at all!  Needless to say, having a piece of chocolate goes a long way to calm me down :)
• Coffee is better black.  I have to admit, the thing that I thought I would struggle with the most (second to wine!) was the fact that I could no longer have cream in my coffee!  I was freaking out until the moment I took my first drink and realized black coffee is freakin DELICIOUS!!  All these years loading up my coffee with hazelnut creamer when I could have been enjoying in its natural (kinda) state.  It's amazing the things you learn when you deprive yourself of life's luxuries.