Sleeping Beauty's Giveaway!!!!

Ben and I are super excited to be giving away a 

Vitassage Massager

If you  have been considering ordering your Young Living Starter Kit, NOW is the time to do it!  Starting now and running through the end of the month, we will be giving away a Vitassage Massager to the one lucky winner! I bought one of these last winter, and I LOVE it! Lilyana enjoys giving me a massage when I'm tired and sore. :P  This fun little vibrating massager comes with empty little bottles for you to fill with your favorite oil. And it feels fantastic at the end of a long day!

So, all you have to do is complete these 3 simple steps:

1. Click here

2. Fill out the quick and simple form putting my member number 1119038 into the Enroller and Sponsor fields

3. Make sure you get the Premium Starter Kit and finish your order! This offer is only good for those who order the Premium Starter Kit. 

Once you have completed your order, we will throw your name into the drawing for the 

Vitassage Massager!

If you haven't seen the new kit, let me give you a quick run down on what it includes (and yes, I am very jealous...this new kit is sooo cool!)  

Among many other things, the new premium kit includes:

Everyday Oils Collection (which includes: Joy, Frankincense, Lemon, Lavender, Peppermint, 

Purification, Panaway, Peace & Calming®, Thieves®, Valor®)

 Home Diffuser (AHHHHHH!!!!  So cool!!!)

Stress Away 5-ml

2 Lavender Sample Packets 

2 Peppermint Sample Packets

2 Peace & Calming Sample Packets

2 Lemon Sample Packets

2 Thieves Sample Packets

2 NingXia Red 2-oz. samples 

 Product Catalog

And now, for Sleeping Beauty's Overnight Beauty Tips!

As the Winter Season is coming upon us rather quickly, it is easy to resign ourselves to how easily and quickly the cold temperatures and harsh wind erases all signs that the wonderful Summer bestowed upon us.  Instead of sitting inside, waiting ever-so-patiently for the long sunny days to return, check out Sleeping Beauty's simple overnight tips to keep your skin looking fresh and healthy!

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1.) De-puff


If you constantly wake up with puffy, swollen eyes, try these essential oils for some healthy, healing remedies: Rub some Lavender and/or Frankincense under your eyes. Top with the Wolfberry Eye Cream for added benefit, skin tightening and to help seal in the oils!  But take note: A little bit goes a looooong way!!! 

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.) Prevent wrinkles


Sleep deprived mothers take note: Gentle Baby works to help reduce wrinkles! Frankincense, Lavender, 3 Wise Men,Copaiba and 

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Geranium are also great oils for keeping your skin look fresh and wrinkle free.  After you have used yourA-R-T  Gentle Foaming Cleanser, rub these oils over your entire face (you can apply them neat, or dilute them if your skin is sensitive). Top with the Boswellia Wrinkle Cream, or 

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email me for my Anti-Wrinkle Cream recipe!

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.) Brighten


If your skin is looking dull because it's suffering from lack of summery sunshine try Lemon Essential Oil!  Massage onto face and let it work it's magic!

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.) Lengthen lashes


Give your lovely lashes some good lovin' with a natural lash lengthening treatment. Jojoba Oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, B-complex vitamins, silicon, chromium, copper, vitamin E and zinc. It also contains iodine, which helps fight infection, whch makes Jojoba oil a GREAT choice for caring for your lashes. In a bottle (0r a 10 ml roll on bottle) Combine:

2tsp of Jojoba Oil 

1 drop of Lavender (nourishes your lashes and follicles)

1 drop of 

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Lemon (enhance the oil's cleansing and stimulating properties)

​Shake to combine and apply every evening after washing your face and removing all of your eye makeup! ​

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.) Moisturize


The Winter season is harsh on your skin, but you don't have to let it leave you feeling dry and chapped!  Take heart, my friends...there is help!  

I don't know if you have tried the A-R-T set, but I am in love with it!  The foaming wash finished with the morning and nighttime moisturizers leave my skin feeling like silky baby skin!  If you haven't tried them yet, I highly recommend them! 

If you suffer from very dry skin, check out the Essential Beauty Serum. Formulated with ingredients that will work wonders for your skin, this is a must-have for the dry winter months ahead!  ​

​What are your nighttime beauty secrets?  If you have other ideas, or are looking for some more, or even some recipes, I'd love to hear from you!​

 

And don't forget to get your Starter Kit now to qualify for our drawing!!!

Cheerio!

Tiffany

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DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor.  The information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to prescribe, diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It is your responsibility to educate yourself and address any health or medical needs you may have with your physician. Please seek professional help when needed.

Deep in the Heart of....Crazy!

Ben and I have been in crazy planning mode ever since we moved into our new house. As of yet, we still don't have pictures hung up on the walls, a very sad realization for me...the photographer of the family. Most of our house is set up, and although a few rooms are lacking in furniture, the house looks lovely and cozy, and we love it very much.

So, even though our house-setting-up-mode has been put on a little bit of a hold (and that means our house-warming party that I'm dying to have is also on the back burner), we're still very, very busy planning a large event for our church's annual Church in History Festival (or CHI Fest...previously known as Reformation Day). It's going to be grand...and it better be after all of this work! :P

If you are in the area and are interested in finding out more about the event, click here or leave a comment with your email and I'll get you more information! It is going to be a blast!

And my computer is still dead, which leaves me without Photoshop, and therefore a way to resize photos....unless Ben knows how to do that without Photoshop.  So, some of these pictures came from my phone, and the others are from my camera and are HUGE. But enjoy...

My home-grown cutie-pie.

We take lots of walks. We have an awesome stroller, and the kids love to stroll. We all love the great outdoors, and evening walks are routine and very enjoyable. 

Tea time!  I LOVE that my Lilykins is old enough to enjoy tea time with me! I have always dreamed of having tea time with my kids every day! 

Doesn't this just make your heart melt?

Well, it makes mine melt!

Waiting and watching for Daddy to come home. 

My squishies! I shall call them squishies!

 He is SUCH a good sport....always putting up with the many tortures that his sister inflicts on him. *grin*

Cutest. Little. Boy. Ever.

 Lilyana calls him "The Mung Bean".

All dressed up for what?

A walk down to the Farmer's Market, of course! Lilyana has been enjoying our Friday morning walk to the market since she was born!

A gift for the kiddos!

 Awwww! It's a baby in a baby carriage!

Lilyana is tickled pink that Zorro enjoys being pushed around. 

I'm just happy that this adorable wooden baby carriage is sturdy enough to hold him!

Lilyana would be happier if we didn't follow her around the house while she pushed Zorro. :)

 Emil and Grace came out for a visit and wanted to soak up some local colour...so guess where we went?!?

That's right!!! La Mo!!!!

 Awwwwww.  

On a recent trip to Lodi to walk through the venue for our upcoming CHI Fest (formerly known as Reformation Day), we found a local tasty place to fill the void in our very empty tummies...

"Nina" and "Nana" enjoying the girlie side of the table...

...while Zorro and Daddy enjoy the boy side. 

Back home again, Lilyana wanted to show off her latest piece of art that she drew for Ben.

Back up to Lodi once more for a Ladies Encouragement Day that our church was hosting. This, my friends, was my table... :)

No slowing down yet! The following day saw us in Berkeley to pick up a gas range for our new house! The lady we bought it from gave us a discount, so we grabbed some local organic Gelato!!!  Sooooo good!

Poor Zorro got stuck eating pumpkin puree with coconut oil. Paige (holding Zorro) and I thought it was good, though!

But not good enough to replace this stuff!

Hector Girls. 

Me and my gang! It was a fabulously fun day! We should do it again, Paige! :)

The long drive home.  

 Zorro wanted to show off his messy post-eating face.

 If you have been reading our blog for a while, you will have noticed that Hectors have a weird obsession with weird head gear...I'm sure that they get it from their father...

 Yes, another angle...

 ...and another! He is just SO CUTE!

Come on, admit that you enjoy all of these photos. :D

 Soon after Grace and Emil left, the Chapas arrived in town for their California vacation!

We were sooooo thrilled to host them while they were in our neck of the woods!

 And with the Chapas, we saw the return of Jessica!!!!

Love you, Jess!!!

 And no summer is complete without a sailing trip.

Ben bringing The Inflatable" back from the sail boat. He decided he needed some exercise.

 "Uncle Bella" taking the girls out for a swim.

 Daddy enjoying some quiet shore time with his girl.

Zorro has decided that he loves duck.

Preferably smoked. :P

And I leave you with this awesome shot of Lilyana...

"The name is Audrey. Audrey Hepburn..."

Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy....

 My computer died last month, and as life has been rather crazy here (yes, more than normal!!!), I haven't been able to put up a blog post! I have thought about it every day (true statement!!!!), but without a computer and no place to download/upload pictures, blog posts are hard to come by!  

As we continue our search for the best replacement (most likely a tablet), my BIL has so kindly let me borrow his computer! Thanks Thomas!! 

Some of you may have heard, and others maybe not...but...

WE BOUGHT OUR FIRST HOUSE!!!!

We are so excited about it, and absolutely LOVE it!  We get warm fuzzy feelings when we pull up in the driveway, and are very much enjoying home ownership.  Lilyana loves having stairs, Tristan is happy to have his own room, Ben enjoys having two bathrooms (he still hasn't figured out why it takes girls so long to get ready in the morning...), and I am LOVING, LOVING, LOVING my HUGE kitchen and MUCH roomier house.  Not to mention the manicured yard, white picket fence and all of the charm that our house has. :D

More pictures to come later, but here are two adorable children showing just how happy they are...

 Lilyana chillin' on the front porch.

My stinkin' cute son (check out that drool!!!), relaxing in the backyard.

Moving was crazy, tiring, and not as easy with two little ones underfoot, but we made it and got unpacked and settled in just 3 days!  We couldn't have done it without Mumsie and the aunts and uncles...y'all were awesome, and we love you!

The bride comes from the heart of dawn... ~ Shakespeare

After we talked about the dream dress and shared inspiring pictures, I knew the dress was going to be special.  

Melissa came to visit in March for two weeks.

Two weeks to make the dress of her dreams.  

From scratch. 

No pattern.

Yes, trust me on this one...it was SO FUN!!!

We spent 3-4 days just creating a pattern, and then we found the perfect fabric for a fabulous price, gathered the materials for her birdcage veil, and her dreams started to come to life.

Her birdcage is full of hand-crafted silk flowers, antique bits of lace, dried flowers and lots of love. Her gown, which fit her so perfectly was finished in time, and after a very fun two weeks, she returned home to finish wedding preparations and was married on the 20th of April.  

As I mentioned in my last post, after the dress was done and my dear friend Kathryn did Melissa's hair and makeup, we went ALL over downtown for a photo shoot.  I'd LOVE to do it again!

A side view of the birdcage.

More loveliness...you can see the details on the birdcage better here.

Yellow, red and navy were her wedding colors!

Lounging at La Mo, our favorite little restaurant in town!

 All that trim...sewn on by hand!

Love brick walls!

 A happy bride!

Taken.

Oh, and I really want this door!

 So beautiful!

A bustled train.

Penny for your thoughts?

Awwwww!!!

New last name!

So there you have it...a few of my favorite shots from the day!  There are actually 127 photos, but I figured that was a bit much to upload. :P