August Amari: Detox, Mini Me, Oak Mountain, Farewell, Phil, Missionaries, Pool Day, Snapshot, Amari Ari, Celebrate

Day 1 detox complete, here's to day 2 (one of the hardest things we do each year) 😝 ‪#‎quinoa‬ ‪#‎prunes‬ ‪#‎breakfast‬‪#‎pineapple‬ ‪#‎kale‬ ‪#‎artichoke‬ ‪#‎cucumber‬ ‪#‎juice‬ ‪#‎banana‬ ‪#‎blueberry‬‪#‎almondmilk‬ ‪#‎flaxseed‬ ‪#‎smoothie‬ ‪#‎lunch‬ ‪#‎cabbage‬ ‪#‎onion‬ ‪#‎celery‬‪#‎mushroom‬ ‪#‎spicy‬ ‪#‎soup‬ ‪#‎sauerkraut‬ ‪#‎apples‬ ‪#‎dinner‬ ‪#‎detox‬ ‪#‎dandelion‬‪#‎tea‬ ‪#‎epsomsalt‬ ‪#‎bubblebath‬ ‪#‎nutrition‬ ‪#‎reboot‬ #healthyliving

Grateful for a dedicated husband

Woke from a nap today to find the bathroom door closed, and when I opened it I smiled from ear to ear. It's the thoughtful things like this that make me love him ‪#‎hubby‬ ‪#‎compliments‬ ‪#‎thoughtful‬ ‪#‎love‬ ‪#‎artistic‬ @yesmikego this was so perfect on this day of undergoing this insanely stupid idea we had to detox for 2 days 😂....you and me—midnight— hamburger 🐄🐄

My mini me ‪#‎beckahm‬ ‪#‎mommy‬ ‪#‎lookalike‬ ‪#‎twiners‬

I secretly took these pictures of Beckahm while he was sitting at the window sill with Jack having "a moment"...I completely forgot about these ones taken years ago of me—at nearly the exact age he is—with Calie, my cat. Totally brought tears to my eyes...what a nostalgic moment ‪#‎presentmeetsthepast‬‪#‎catlover‬ ‪#‎beckahmmoment‬ ‪#‎mama‬ ‪#‎blackandwhite‬ ‪#‎photography‬‪#‎jackthecat‬ ‪#‎caliethecat‬ ‪#‎cat‬

Little Stud

Every idea--with every good intention--seems to blow up in my face with kids 💣😱. It's either Messy Monday, Tantrum Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday, Tired Thursday, Freak out Friday, Sassy Saturday, or Shitter Sunday (and I mean that literally--endless poo). If you're in a hurry to get some where with kids, forget it. If you think taking them to the beach or an amusement park is going to dub you "rockstar mom" you have pretty much have shot down your own expectations before stepping one foot in the sand. Every day is met with a plethora of unexpected emotions. With that said...I love these little balls of shiz 👿😇😡😭😳😴😤👹💩 ‪#‎keeponrockinmoms‬

Another fun afternoon at Oak Mountain

My heart still misses him when he leaves

Off to his brothers farewell!

Whenever I feel my day not quite turning out how I thought it would, I think of Phil Miller and realize my day's not that bad after all.

I'm nearing the last episode and I have to say I nearly peed my pants when I watched episode 1...oh the fate of poor Phil

Crude and inappropriate as it may be (of which I advise those who do not like crude and inappropriate to disregard) it's literally one of the only comedy's that makes me laugh out loud.

Here's to Carol and Phil and your absolutely fantastic one liners: "quite skunkin around, you dirty skunk", "freakin Todd", "carol please, it's me, the tandyman," "I freakin beefed this one", "Carebear" 😂😂😂 ‪#‎rad‬

We've had a great run with these awesome Elders—Elder Johnson from Ghana and Elder Neilsen from Idaho. They both are serving out their last few days and last month of their 2 year missions. So proud of them and the great work the've done spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. Elder Johnson has such an incredible story. He lost both parents at a young age, was in and out of foster care and ended up living on the streets of Ghana as a young boy (playing soccer, playing the drums—his two passions in life). A mother from Utah—who had been doing service work in Ghana— met him and had such a special feeling about him. She phoned her husband and told him she wanted to adopt him. A year later she went back to get him—as a teen—and he's been living in Alpine, UT ever since. Being "from UT", he's grown accustomed to Cafe Rio (who isn't?). When he saw that I made Cafe Rio's pork salad/burritos for dinner, he was soooo excited—he had to have a pic to send home to his mom 😄😄. We love having the missionaries in our home—they leave such a beautiful spirit and they are so great with the boys. Of course Elder Johnson thinks Becks is the coolest because he admires David Beckham so much. He hopes to return home and play professional soccer. ‪#‎Sunday‬ ‪#‎dinner‬ ‪#‎caferio‬ ‪#‎elders‬ ‪#‎missionaries‬‪#‎thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints‬ ‪#‎ghana‬ ‪#‎africa‬