Music For Your Listening Pleasure.

I know it's no secret that Noah loves to dance.  Today we put on some sweet tunes and cut a rug (I love that saying).  Even Clare gets into it, bobs her head and claps.  She will be a dancer too I am sure.  I am not sure where my kids get their professional moves, but I love it.  With that, here are some of our favorite tunes to dance to (and a few that just mommy loves).  Enjoy.

Demi Lovato- Give Your Heart A Break
I have always loved Demi Lovato (yes, its true), and this song is AWE to the SOME!

Even Noah loves it.....



Going back to my childhood when boy bands were the shiz...heres the new generation of boy band, with a pretty catchy tune!
One Direction- What Makes You Beautiful



Switchfoot - Your Love is A Song



And just a few others...

Ellie Goulding - Lights
Fun. - We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae)
Train - Drive By

Treadmill Woes...

Some of you might remember my 100 day streak post, from the beginning of January.  So far things have been going pretty well.  If I'm completely honest I haven't done 100 percent on everything...but I am trying harder every day and really working on sticking to it.  One thing I have been faithful at is my exercise routine.

I have never considered myself a runner, but I do like to run.  It's my main form of exercise, but I am neither fast nor a cross country runner.  If you're like me, running outside is not only more enjoyable but just better all around.  Unfortunately the winter weather in Washington rarely cooperates and I am left to the treadmill.  I love the treadmill for many reasons, but frankly I get bored after 2 minutes (no exaggeration)!  For that reason, when I go to the gym, I have to have a routine (and some rockin tunes).  With that, I thought I would share some of my favorite treadmill routines that keep me going, even after the first 20 minutes.  The best part is I don't get bored, and for some odd reason the time flies by!   I am NOT giving you advice on how to exercise or telling you whats good for you - I just figured if you get bored on the treadmill like I do, maybe you will enjoy these too!

* Above are four different routines form fitsugar, depending on your preference and desired intensity.  I did the intermediate interval routine and it kicked my butt - definitely worth doing again.  You can click HERE to go to fitsugar and print as a PDF.

* If you prefer walking, here's a 45 minute walking routine that is sure to please.

* Another list of 7 different treadmill routines from beginner to advanced.  I have tried about 4 different ones and have enjoyed them all! Click HERE.

* Find lots of information about running @ http://www.fitsugar.com/Running

Lastly, A good run isn't complete without some good tunes...here are a few of my favorites right now!

Paradise

Check out the new Coldplay song (if you haven't already).  Plus, I moved my music playlist.  Just click on the 'My Music Playlist' tab above.

Best-Loved, Most-Liked, Favored, Dearest, Preferred, Chosen

Here is a short list of some of my very favorite things ~

Food always comes first (why is that?).....

Walls Berry Farm Oregon Marionberry preserves.  Nothing like embracing the pacific northwest with a little marionberry on your toast.  I will never turn back (and I will buy it in bulk at Costco).

Whole Fruit frozen organic juice!  I found these lovelies at Costco as well (I love Costco)...let's just say free sample day paid off big!

Mr. Salty is actually pretty sweet, and the best part?  He's only 100 calories (that is unless I eat 3 packs in one day, which has been known to occasionally happen)  I won't hold it against him, he's so darn irresistible! 

Second, Music.  I love music (surprise).  I ran this morning...a run that Andy and I have done once before and I struggled through.  Today I actually felt good...the difference?  Today I had my ipod.  Music makes all the difference.  Here's what I am listening too lately: 

Jack and White - Double Trouble

I got this song as a free download on iTunes and became an instant fan.  This is the only video I could find...but you get how awesome they are. 

Natasha Bedingfield - Little Too Much

I actually heard this song on the Something Borrowed preview- looked it up and listened to it.  For some reason I love her voice and I really enjoy this song. 

Mindy Gledhill- Whole Wide World
Uplifting, happy music by a talented and adorable person.

 

A couple others that I might admit to listening to:
Skyscraper - Demi Lovato
Pumped up Kicks- Foster the People
Good Life - One Republic (A song I have loved for over a year)
Little Lion Man - Mumford and Sons  (the clean version, but of course!) 


Third, clothing.  I love clothes (for obvious reasons)...but really, I do.  Check out my Pinterest for my latest favorites...here is a peek

Yeah you see...you see why I am in love and why Andy has to rein me in...I love fall, but more importantly...I love fall fashion.  

Teenie Bopper?

It's true, I love this song...



So sue me.

Ready For Fall

I love fall, I could live in Fall weather for ages.  Its perfect.  I am especially looking forward to it this year, seen as though MO summers are wretched!  So yesterday I went and snagged myself a Mulled Cider candle from Walmart (yes, their $5 candles actually smell up the whole room!!) and made this pretty little thing to hang on my door.

It will be hanging on the inside of my door though, I don't want it to get ruined in the MO rain!  It's made out of coffee filters and only cost me a mere $1.28 to make.  Awesome right???  I found the idea on this blog.  Go check it out and find out how to make one for yourself!  I love her ideas. 

Now I just have to dig out/locate the rest of my fall decorations - somewhere in my garage!  It may be easier to get new ones, which I certainly wouldn't complain about! :)  Hope you are all having as much fun getting ready for Fall as I am!! 

PS.  I know this song isn't new...but I am loving it right now.  Enjoy.

Please Tell Me You Saw This...

Ok...it's another guilty pleasure moment.  I love So You Think You Can Dance.  I am not a dancer, nor would I ever claim to be...but I sure love to watch other people do it!  Anyway this is probably the greatest routine I have ever seen on the show...I have it on my DVR and may or may not have already watched it 5 times. 

A Few of My Favorite Things...

Here are a few things I have really been enjoying lately....

I'll get this stuff out of the way, so we can move onto more important things!  

First, yes that's Boy Meets World.  ABC Family has been playing episodes every morning and you can bet that I have been recording them to watch when I have time.  I love it...who's with me???   Second, a little frozen Yoplait fruit smoothie really hits the spot...and the commissary has them for a GREAT deal.  Andy and Noah and I have been yumming these babies up like mad. Third, a little plug for Pampered Chef.  I have never been one to go to a Pampered Chef party, let alone buy anything.  A few months ago I went to a party my cousin was hosting and got myself a couple of the Micro-Cookers.  Let me just say, it's amazing...and I use it almost every day!

Also, I am loving this.....

The newest member of our Stockhoff family.  We were trying to push off buying an additional car as long as possible...but since we weren't able to live on Post...it presented us with a little transportation problem (meaning I was stranded at home all day).  So we decided to go ahead and buy this beaut.  I love her, and I think her and the Volvo make quite a pair.

A new ride wouldn't be complete without some sweet tunes to jam to while you cruise.  Here is one that we have been listening to over and over around here....

Most importantly...Noah is definitely my favorite of them all.  I find him completely entertaining and adorable.  We recently made a trip to the pool ...it took him a few minutes to warm up but he loved playing there.  Even better is that the pool on post is FREE and just remodeled their kiddie area...it's awesome!

Then just on Friday we had a little picnic at the park and took Noah to play on the toys.  Little did we know that there was a little water area there where kids can play, and as you can see, Noah didn't care that he was fully dressed - he got all wet anyway!  It was hilarious.  As you can see in the second Video...Noah found a hole, decided to stick his finger in it and then lick his finger.  I found it gross, but he was obviously having fun. ha.

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Lastly, just to give you an idea of some of the things Noah enjoys doing in his spare time (I am sure the grandparents will enjoy these videos the most :)

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My Running Playlist...

If you are anything like me, you have to have new music every week to workout to.  Needless to say Itunes is my best friend.  If you frequent my blog, you are no stranger to my music posts...where I share some of my current favorites.  Here they are, in no particular order.

Two Door Cinema Club: Something Good Can Work
(this was a free download on Itunes and I am hooked!)





VHS or BETA:  Bring on the Comets
(ok, ok.  So I may have got this off of The Last Song soundtrack...but it's a great tune, wouldn't you agree?)




OneRepublic: Good Life
Andy got me this Album for Christmas and I have really enjoyed it.  This is my favorite song off the CD.



Shontelle: Impossible
This is kind of a random one thrown in here, seen as though the other three were more alternative, but I love it.



Lastly David Archuleta: Touch My Hand
I am sure this one is older, but it's new to me...and I think I like it!



Tell me, what songs do you love?

I Love She & Him

I know I have mentioned them before...but let me just say how much I love She & Him.  By She & Him I mean she and him....

Their second album called She&Him: Volume Two is out and I love it.  Love it to death in fact, to the point where I have been singing their songs all day.  Check out this video...its just one of my favorites from the album (as if I could pick just one??).


If you don't love it, then you are crazy. I will leave it at that.

As a side note...7 of us ladies went and saw The Last Song tonight.  Like I mentioned in a previous post, I have read the book and was looking foward to seeing the movie.  I think all seven of us agreed that we loved it, and yes...we all cried!  Pretty in depth movie review wouldn't you say? ha. Anyway, I am sure many of you are probably thinking 'EWWWW I hate Miley Cyrus'  but heck, you can like the movie and hate the actor right?  I don't like Angelina but I like Mr.& Mrs. Smith.  I actually don't mind Miley, but I watch a lot of Disney.  Obviously that is an entirely different subject.  Check out the Preview, if you haven't already....or even if you have.

Happiness Is A Habit

Hey friends.  It's me again, long time no see! Actually, life has been a little crazy this week.  I am happy for the weekend! How about you?  Nothing like starting the weekend off with a little trip to the BURG to see my sweet sister-in-law Nat.  Grabbin some lunch, and of course a little frozen yogurt as well.  Heaven.  We jammed to Miley Cyrus, Justin Beiber and maybe even a little Lady Antebellum.  Can't help but sing a long. In fact I am singing those songs in my head as I write this.  Ask anyone who knows me well, you could sing the first three words of a song, and if I know it - I will be singing it all day.  It drives me crazy really.

Sorry about getting off subject!  Onto a few pics and updates...as if you all care.  This week was a good week.  Not only did I finish 3 books (yes, I know), but I also attended a little Ladies night with all the ladies from church.  It was wonderful and the speakers were awesome. 

First things first.  My latest reads.  When I get into a book, I REALLY get into it.  If I cannot put it down, chances are I may not finish it at all.  But I didn't have that problem with any of these.

Nicholas Sparks - The Last Song

Ok ok, I know that usually Nicholas Sparks books can end in a very depressing way....hence the reason I have YET to read or watch Dear John.  But although there are sad parts in the book, I didn't cry.  And to it's credit, it actually does have a happy ending.  PLUS, much like many of Nicholas Sparks books...the Last Song movie comes out at the end of the month.  All the more reason. 

Suzanne Collins- The Hunger Games and Catching Fire

My friend Brittany told me about these books several months ago.  I went to the Public Library here in town, but the waiting list had 70 plus people on it, so I forgot about it for a while.  Then just last week my sister-in-law Allice mentioned it again, and I decided that instead of waiting 6 months to read it, I would just buy it.  I finished the first book in a day and a half...and then Catching Fire took me about 2 days.  I was totally sucked in.  Read during Noah's naps, sometimes even while he would play...and of course I read late into the night.  Way past my bed time.  There is a third book that comes out in August to finish the series.  And boy does it need finishing!  Team Peeta anyone??  (PS.  I hope they make these books into movies!)

So there you have my latest book reviews.  Now I am moving on.  I am going to try and read a book I bought at the famous Powell's Book Store in Portland OR (any of you ever been?  It's awesome/crazy).  We will see if it catches me like these did.

Next up- Ladies Night!  aka. Relief Society.  How to Be an Eight Cow Woman - name that movie!  I loved the speakers.  The night was geared toward knowing who we are.  Being individuals, and being happy.  One of the speakers said that Happiness is a Habit.  I love that thought. There is always something to be grateful for.    Is it just me or is life in the blogging world SO competitive?!  Sometimes I read blogs and think 'I don't have those talents, I can't do that.  Should I be doing that?  Will that make me a better mother?  Wife?'  Probably not.  I have realized that maybe I am not as talented a sewer, photographer, cook, or mother as some may be.  But that doesn't mean I don't have my own strengths...so why compare ourselves to others?   In the words of Johnny Lingo: "Many things can happen, to make a woman beautiful - but the thing that matters most is what she thinks of herself."

To The Young Women by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Joy Cometh in the Morning by Elder Russel M. Nelson

Lastly, Noah has been a little snotty lately.  By snotty I mean snot running out is nose.  He could never be snotty in the other sense.  Anyway, come to find out - the little fella's getting a molar! No wonder his nose is like a faucet! That makes 8 teeth total.  One of them I call the fang.  On top, he has a tooth to the left of his front teeth - it really looks like a fang.  "Is that normal?" I ask my mother, who has worked in the dental field for 30 plus years.  She doesn't seem to be worried, so apparently I am freaking out for nothing.  What could a fang like tooth be used for?  Well biting obviously, which he will occasionally do.  Shredding meat, his daddy would be so proud.  Dressing up as a vampire for Halloween?  Quite possibly.  I will try and make the fang work to his advantage...heck, it could end up becoming part of Noah's character. On to the pictures and a little video for your viewing pleasure.  Noah sure is ticklish!    

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ONE more thing.  Thank you to all of those who read and responded to my note about my Uncle Kyle.  He is doing much better.  After his surgery his progress has been amazing...aside from finding a class 3 tumor mass he has been in good spirits.  He will be heading home soon for more recovery, before he goes back in to have the tumor removed.  We hope he knows how much we love him and are praying for him. 

Latest Obsessions

Here are some of the things I have been obsessing over lately. 

Five crowns. We played this game a lot over Christmas, and Andy's Grandma even gave us one of our own. I love it and have gotten my familty hooked on it as well. So if you love a good card game this one is definitely a winner!

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Andy got me this necklace for Christmas this year.  I love it and wear it all the time.  Crystal is so talented and I wish I owned more of her jewlery.  Check out her Etsy shop HERE.  You won't be disappointed!

FALL DOWN TREE.

I heart Adam Records artwork.  I would have posted a few of my favorites, but I didn't want to break any laws! SO you will just have to see it for yourself.  If I could, I might buy one of every print. 

His style is unique and I love it.

Check out his website:  http://www.falldowntree.com/

His Store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/falldowntree

or His Blog:  http://falldowntree.blogspot.com/

Lastly, I saw this video on YouTube.  Maybe some of you have seen it, but I can't get enough.  If I could buy it on Itunes, I would.  It's creative and awesome. 

New Obsession.

This is definitely my new obsession, and my favorite song to run to. Check out the official video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfBHv5IwBd0 Plus a couple of other songs I love right now.



Lady Antebellum official video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7T3lJ3dZ4



Glass of Water by Coldplay