Taking up the 8 week challange

This is an actual pic of my silverware drawer right now. Yes, It was the first step of an 8 week challenge i am doing. To de clutter my home. I found the link up on Pinterest..If you want to visit the blog I got all the info from Just click on this link and it will take you right to it. To be honest, my home really isn't cluttered. Its too small for me to even let it get that way. So i have to keep up on it. But i could use a good organization re haul. So i thought this list would be perfect! I will adjust the list when i need to, i am sure because every ones home are different, every day may not line up with my home. But i did the first day! It didn't take very long..but i did get rid of stuff. I will try to update you on my day to day challenges .i am sure i wont blog about this every day, I am a realist..lol..but i will try to grab pics of all i have done to keep me accountable! I am so excited!! You should totally do this too!

Day 1: Kitchen drawers, silverware and cooking utensils...check!

Sleepy Boy

Well the Hodges have officially been hit with the sickies. Right now Julia seems to have evaded being sick..but the 3 boys have not. Each have had ear infections, and tummy bugs (Elijah was our most recent who threw up on the night before thanksgiving so we had to cancel all plans) Elijah took a 4 hour nap yesterday! And again today took a nap..he never naps! This is the easiest picture i have ever gotten of him. Ha. He is so handsome, even when he is sleeping. Hopefully we get this over soon and they will be feeling better!

I am still Alive!!

So sorry to be absent so long :( Right now i have 3 with ear infections, you can imagine the sleep i am not getting! We had a harvest fest at our church last month, i thought i would show some photos, my nephews and niece came also..it was soooo fun!!

There was face painting..the tiger was the cool choice!

Ty looks like he knows what he was doing

Gourd decorating lol..lovely

a bouncy ball pit for the little ones

and indoor climbing structure

..lots and lots of candy prizes

my beautiful princess

yummy food!

Doughnut race game

she actually did quite well!

we had so much fun!! Cant wait til next year!

5 months old

Asher is 5 months old! He is officially obsessed with his daddy and is always trying to catch his eye to be held or played with. He also is enjoying his siblings and their attention, and they are loving all the smiles they get from him. I know i keep saying it, but he is such a happy guy! His name does mean "happy" so i guess we lucked out! He is getting much more coordinated with his hands. He like's to take his paci out of his mouth and put it back in..he also is starting to enjoy playing with toys. He just got over his first big cold, and handled it quite well for how sick he was. 

He is just stating to grow out of some 3 to 6 month stuff...mostly the hand me downs. He has tried some solids..although i plan on keeping him vegan as much as possible because of gut issues that run in the family. He hates all food right now except for mango's. So we are mastering swallowing skills with mango's. Cloth diapering is going really really well..no blow out's at all! Its working better than disposables for us! I am very surprised! He is doing well in the car...finally! He doesn't cry near as much any more. He goes every where with mommy because he hasn't had a bottle in months. oops, i let that one slip! I got re try, i do want him to have that skill. He is a great sleeper when he isnt sick. And i just have fallen in love with this lil guy...seriously, how could i not? Look at him!