Spice Cake

October 1st was Ryan's birthday and I decided to try something new for his birthday cake. Spice cake! I used a recipe from my mother in law. It turned out so tasty that Ryan asked me to make him more a couple days after, but as cup cakes. So I did just that and they tasted just as delicious as the cake. My birthday is coming up and I might just have to request for some homemade spice cake. I am a sucker for baked sweets. That is what I love most about this time of year! 

Keepin' Cool

So on a hot sunny day I am usually begged by these little ones that I nanny to be hosed down in the front yard. The family conveniently lives right next door to us. The other day as Ryan pulled up from work he witnessed this. I promise I was not torturing them! They LOVE this. 

Juice

Have you ever done a juice detox before? Just straight juice for 3 days straight? Well I did and it wasn't so bad till the 3rd day. Even though my stomach was shrinking and I wasn't as hungry all the time, I struggled every time I smelled food and heard about delicious juicy burgers being talked about. I was very proud of myself for making it as long as I did. Originally it was Ryan who had the idea that we should do this detox and so we agreed to do it together, wrote down a list of exactly we would need for the next 3 days and headed to the grocery store. After over flowing our grocery kart with veggies and fruits, we got home and organized our kitchen and fridge to store it all. We used every little space in that fridge.

Look at our fridge!

Here are some (not all) pictures I thought I would share of our "meals"and "snacks". We had 3 meals a day and 2 snacks. Total of 5 juices a day, plus lots and lots of water. Water is your best friend :)

Oh and did I mention starting off the morning
with a cup of hot water and lemon?

Bon appetite!

I really did feel good after I was done with my juice fast.

Felt like my body was getting a ton of vitamins and minerals it was missing. 

I have had a lot more energy from juicing and feel much better from doing it. 

Yay juicing :)