Bloggin 'N Joggin

Bosco

jalmond12 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:52:46 +0000

A very happy birthday to my mother, Beautiful Bev. I won’t disclose her age but lets just say she’s slightly older than me. My brother’s and I put together a few GTKY questions for you to enjoy. Meet Bosco…. 1) You always claim to have always been an angel growing up. What was the thing …

Top Chef

jalmond12 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:13:31 +0000

So yeah I have a lot of brothers and another one is having a birthday. I promise I wont do another brother post until February… OY VEY. Okay time to GTK Brett. 1. When you were 5 what did you think you would be doing when you turned 30? Oceanographer. Then Chef then back …

Sweet Baby E

jalmond12 — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:46:21 +0000

Fourth very fast months ago Isabella, Caleb, Donavan and I welcome our newest addition, Elijah Bennett Almond. He is so sweet and happy. He is by far my easiest baby. He took to nursing and pretty much just eats and sleeps. When he is awake he just giggles all the time and coos. At 4 …

Napa Valley Ragnar 2012

jalmond12 — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:06:40 +0000

A couple weeks ago the Dirty Calistogans took on the Rangar Relay for the 2nd time. You can see our run last year right here. We lost quiet a few runners to pregnancy this year so half of our team was new to the race. I was in Van #2 this year with all the …

SoccerStopper

jalmond12 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:07:32 +0000

Happy Birthday to my littlest brother of all Jared! Today he turned 24 and in similar fashion to Brady’s birthday post I asked him a few questions about how it feels to know he’s quickly approaching a quarter century. Enjoy this GTKY. 1. When you were 5 what did you think you would be doing …

Carter Chopped Competition 2012

jalmond12 — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:49:36 +0000

While home in July we hosted the first ever Carter Chopped Competition. Two Carter boys and two Almond boys squared off in a cooking match that is still be debated today. A few things we learned from the first competition. You must chop contestants Use a point scoring system and stick to it Don’t …

Bella the Beautiful

jalmond12 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:09:51 +0000

As promised here is my Isabella focused post. She is going to be 2 on the 29th… already!! I still can’t believe it. She is doing amazingly well. Every time I try to figure out how many words she has she’s saying 4 or 5 new ones. She is definitely our little conversationist. She still …

Progress

jalmond12 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:49:37 +0000

I have so much exciting news to share on the autism front. In my last few posts I’ve been talking about how we put C on a GFCF diet and we have been completely GFCF for 3 full weeks. It took a little while to get there but we made it. He has …

For the Love of Love!

jalmond12 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:59:40 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day!! I know there are mixed feelings about today but I love day about love. I don’t think the day should be focused on being in a relationship but appreciating those loved ones you have in your life. I spent more money on my mom’s gift than I did my husband’s. Use today …

Frogs and snails, and puppy dog tails

jalmond12 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:35:35 +0000

Thats right its a BOY! A few weeks ago we hosted a Gender Reveal party to find out Baby A’s sex with some of our friends. I have to give a big shout out to my amazing friend Michelle that made it all happen. She not only did the reveal but took all the pictures. …