the Honest co.

For the past 10-12 years, I have tried to buy clean, green-living products. For a long time, I just used baking soda and vinegar to clean everything. It worked great, but my biggest complaint was the smell of the vinegar. I just did not like it at all. I have used Mrs. Meyers and Seventh Generation somewhat. I really was pleased with those products. I have used Seventh Generation detergent and fabric softener, and I really liked it.

About 6 months ago, I tried The Honest Co. sample packet (company by Jessica Alba). I absolutely loved it. Since then, I have been receiving my products every other month. They are automatically shipped to me, and I just change for that month what I need. I can change how often I need items to be sent as well. I choose 5 items every month for $39.95. Every product that I have tried works awesome. There is no awful smell either.

Some of my favorite products so far are:

• Laundry Detergent
• Dishwasher Pods
• Dish Soap
• Multi-Surface Cleaner
• Bathroom Cleaner
• Toilet Cleaner (this is awesome)
• Floor Cleaner (this is also awesome)
• Shampoo & Body Wash
• Face and Body Lotion
• Healing Balm
• Body Oil

I have also read Jessica Alba's book The Honest Life. I really enjoyed it.

Mt. Hood

We went to Mt. Hood last spring. We had been talking about going for a while, but it was quite a distance away. We finally took a weekend to go. We took lots of photos and then ate at the Timberline Lodge. It was some of the best food I've ever eaten (and I mean the best--I don't say that unless I really mean it). Our favorites were:
     Jar--grilled bread and chocolate mousse
     Cam--grilled bread and all dessert
     Amy--fire roasted vegetables and sweet and salty bar
     Michael--cheesy potatoes and chocolate coconut cream cheese parfait.

After lunch, we left Mt. Hood to head to our motel. We stumbled upon the cute ski resort downtown. It was so cute. We then checked into our motel and just relaxed the rest of the evening.

Sunday morning, we ate breakfast and watched cartoons and basketball, and then we headed home. It was a great trip.

Here are some photos from the trip:

Timberline Lodge Dining Room

The cute ski town

Here are some of Cam's photos: (he does great)

Dog Food Thief

While camping last year, we had a dog food thief enter our camp.  I can't believe that I was able to get it on video and on camera.  It was so funny!!  This crazy thief took all of the dog food from the bowl, which was up on top of Zena's kennel.  This critter took the food to its den and then covered the hole.  The boys and I said that it was going to get pretty sleepy after eating all of that food. (I think Cam took like 100 photos)

Our little thief

Lily

There is nothing better than fall photos. It took us a while, but I was able to get some great photos of Lily (with Cam and Jar's help--she didn't like the pumpkins). I love the colors in the photos. She is so sweet--we love her.

Jammin Jar

Jar and Cam love to play the guitar and drums together. . . a lot. I took some photos of Jar playing the guitar.

My favorite Food

I have loved BLT's for forever. (bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches for anyone who does not know what a BLT is)  Whenever I go to a cafe or diner type restaurant, I usually get a BLT.  I love them so much.  

Cam's 16th Birthday

Well, we totally surprised Cam with a birthday party at the Community Center for his 16th Birthday last year. He was really shocked, but he really enjoyed the birthday party.  He really enjoyed his time with cousins--they seem to have a lot in common now. Here are a lot of photos from the party.

The Cousins

The boys

The boy cousins

Cam and the girl cousins

Teen Acne

When Cam turned 12 or so, he really struggled with acne. He could not seem to get control of it. I researched everything, and we tried a few things. One of the things we tried was Proactive (I really did not want to because of all the chemicals). He tried it for 3 months or so. We were not happy with the results. It cleared up somewhat but not completely. After a lot of research, I bought pure aloe vera and almost immediately the acne cleared right up. Jar has since turned 14, and he has also been using aloe vera for a while. It really works. They do not wash their face with any product--just wet face with cold water--then they apply the aloe vera. They use it morning and evening. It only costs me about $15 to $20 a year. I am so happy to be able to use a natural product, and that it is so inexpensive.