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  • Wes Novack 5:53 pm on June 6, 2013 Permalink | Reply  

    Adventures in toddler land 

    It’s never a dull moment in toddler land. Lately it’s been a whole lot of screaming, throwing things and of course, making huge messes everywhere.

    Today the boys both crawled in the toy box and were chillin.

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    Dylan was chillin so hard that his peeps were calling him up on the baby celly.

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    Yesterday we broke out the single stroller and the boys took turns pushing eachother around the house.

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    There was also some peekaboo, laughing and head petting involved.

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    We also let the boys run around the park and everyone found some sticks to carry around.

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    Dylan found some BIG sticks.

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    It’s always a fun time when we have the boys engaged and an activity to do, but these last couple of weeks their tolerance for playing on their own without our attention has dwindled.

    Of course we’d love to give them attention all day, but we have to get things done around the house!

    But don’t get me wrong, even though it can be frustrating sometimes, every day the boys do something that makes me laugh or smile, which makes it all worthwhile. I couldn’t imagine life without these two cute little human tornadoes in our household.

    Hope you enjoyed this quick little peek into #toddlerlife

     

  • Wes Novack 4:22 pm on December 26, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    AZ state tax credits 

    Arizona residents! As the end of year quickly approaches, I would like to bring your attention to 2 state tax credit programs that I highly recommend that you take advantage of.

    1) Working Poor tax credit. Get a 100% tax credit for all money donated to a qualifying AZ charitable organization, up to $200 for individuals and $400 for married couples.
    http://www.azdor.gov/TaxCredits/WorkingPoorTaxCredit.aspx

    2) School tax credit. Get a 100% tax credit for all money donated to an AZ school in support of extracurricular fee based activities, up to $200 for individuals and $400 for married couples. Tax credit carries over to new years if not fully utilized.http://www.azdor.gov/TaxCredits/SchoolTaxCreditsforIndividuals.aspx

    Please take advantage of these fantastic state tax credits and support your local community!

     

  • Wes Novack 7:51 pm on October 31, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Happy Halloween! 

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    • Bob 12:40 pm on November 1, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      Yaaaaaaaarrrr! Awesome costumes!

    • Grandma 7:49 pm on November 9, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      Love my little darlings…..kisses
      Thank you for sharing

  • Wes Novack 6:53 pm on October 20, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Help us raise funds for Farm Sanctuary! 

    wffaLogoDear friends, our family (Wes, Tera, Ashton & Dylan) are participating in Farm Sanctuary’s Walk for Farm Animals 2012 charity event. Please help us with our fund raiser!

    Support us!

    Every year millions of farm animals are subjected to unspeakable abuses on factory farms. Often confined in cages so small they cannot even turn around, farm animals are regularly beaten, mutilated, force-fed, deprived of everything that is natural to them, and frequently dragged to their death.

    For more than 25 years, Farm Sanctuary has taken a stand against such cruelty by inspiring change in the way society views and treats farm animals and by promoting compassion. This year I am joining Farm Sanctuary in its mission to protect farm animals from abuse by participating in the Walk for Farm Animals. A series of fundraising and outreach events held across the United States and Canada, the Walk for Farm Animals spreads Farm Sanctuary’s message of compassion while supporting the organization’s life-saving work. I am walking with Farm Sanctuary to speak out on behalf of animals and to make a real difference in their lives.

    I hope you will join me in taking a stand against cruelty to animals. Farm animals everywhere are relying on your support! Please make a donation of $10 or more to our fundraising page today!

    Send a donation

     

  • Wes Novack 8:06 pm on October 2, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Free bottles of Nopalea wellness drink now available 

    Trivita, the company behind the anti-inflammatory wellness drink based on Nopal cacti fruit, are now offering free samples of their Nopalea superfruit concentrate drink.

    Click the link above to learn more about how to get your free 32oz bottle of Nopalea, open to all who call the 1-800 number listed on their web site linked above (callers only pay $9.95 S&H).

    As I mentioned in my previous post about Nopalea, it is an all natural anti-inflammatory drink that can help the body reduce pain.

    I have not yet tried Nopalea myself, but seeing as though it is based on the prickly pear cacti fruit, I believe I would highly enjoy it! I’ve had fresh prickly pear juice in the past and it was one of the most unique, delicious juices that my taste-buds have ever had the pleasure of sampling. I’m hoping that I’ll be able to get my hands on some Nopalea in the future to try it out for myself. I just might even take them up on their free bottle offer.

    Disclosure: This is a sponsored post.

     

    • bruce 12:34 am on October 23, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      Ill love to try it today, I heard a lot of good things behind it

    • Carlos Gomez 1:52 am on January 5, 2013 Permalink | Reply

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    • juliana 6:34 am on January 10, 2013 Permalink | Reply

      , it is an all natural anti-inflammatory drink that can help the body reduce pain. i love to try thank you

    • Vernessa Harris 10:16 pm on May 9, 2013 Permalink | Reply

      Can can you send me a free sample of the Nopalea to sample?

    • Jan 9:55 pm on May 30, 2013 Permalink | Reply

      the contact telephone number has been disconnected !!!!

    • Wes Novack 4:55 pm on June 6, 2013 Permalink | Reply

      I just called 800-280-8518 and it worked fine.

  • Wes Novack 12:55 pm on August 25, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Nature’s Garden Delivered: organic food delivery 

    Do you think organic food is expensive? Hard to find and inconvenient to search out? If so, then you probably haven’t heard of Nature’s Garden Delivered.

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    Just about every week, I get a big box of high quality, 100% organic produce from NGD. Their produce is high quality, delicious and we feel good knowing that no pesticides, herbicides, other dangerous chemicals or genetically modified organisms are involved in our food.

    Their pricing is affordable and you can’t beat the convenience of having your produce dropped off for you right on your doorstep.

    These guys make organic eating easy! I would highly recommend that you check them out.

     

    • Josh Schick 1:34 pm on August 25, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      Looks awesome! We get the Bountiful Baskets and it’s great ( non organic $15), but I’m curious how it compares to NGD. I’d like to see a rundown of what’s included in a (tiny or small) typical box. We may have to give NGD a go next week to try it out.

  • Wes Novack 7:07 pm on August 20, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Preston Howard 

    My brother in law, Preston Howard, passed away just over 2 years ago on this very date. He was 25 years young.

    Preston was a good man, good family and a good friend to many.

    Even now, it is tough to fathom that he is gone. It’s one of those things where your mind finds it difficult to comprehend or process the concept of it all. He should just be there, hanging out with us, the next time we’re there in Utah. That seems like the more normal and real situation, but unfortunately, it is not.

    I am thankful that we got to spend that one last time with him in July 2010, while Tera and I were there in Utah celebrating our wedding. It is somewhat comforting to know that he was able to partake in that one last celebration with loved ones, family and friends. We had a great time with Preston on that trip and we’ll certainly never forget it.

    It’s easy to remember the many good things about Preston, including his laid back attitude, chill mannerisms and his willingness to help his friends & family in need, no matter the situation.

    Preston loved skateboarding and snowboarding, much like myself. In recent years, he had rekindled his interest and we would often talk about going out to skate. On most of my visits to Utah, I would usually leave my board back home in Phoenix, as it’s a hassle to lug it around through the airport and on to flights. Prior to our trips, Preston would always ask me if I was going to bring my board and was always hyped on us trekking out to skate together. His enthusiasm actually inspired me to buy a new board while I was in Utah, so that I could leave one there and skate whenever I visited, without having to worry about transporting a board.

    The day that I bought that new board in Utah, our cousin JT and I went out skateboarding at one of the public parks in Salt Lake City. We were calling & text messaging Preston all morning, as we had already made plans to go skate with him that day. We couldn’t understand why he wasn’t answering, but we chalked it up to a depleted phone battery or something of that sort. Later that day, we learned the unthinkable, Preston had passed away early that morning.

    I didn’t get to have that one last session with Preston, but he’s in my thoughts often, especially when I’m out skating. I know that he would be stoked to see that I’m out there shredding Utah, whenever I visit now.

    Wish we had more time with you on this Earth my man. We miss & love you brotha. Peace.

     

    • Chelsy 8:38 pm on August 20, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      Great words Wes. I miss that Guy.

    • Bridget 9:19 pm on August 21, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      Wonderful words for someone so loved.Thanks for sharing. Miss him dearly and I know the last all nighter talk I had with him was when I came down for the reception. Many wonderful memories as he lives on in our hearts.

  • Wes Novack 6:07 pm on June 29, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Ashton learns to do the worm (crawl) 

    Hot on the heels of Dylan learning to crawl (traditional method), Ashton is now getting himself mobile via the worm crawl. It is pretty hilarious to watch him get all excited and then use this method of movement to get himself where he wants to go. Check out the video below to see him in action!

     

  • Wes Novack 11:01 am on June 23, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Video: The boys laughing & Dylan learns to crawl! 

    Watching our boys explore their world and learn new things is an amazing experience to behold. We try to capture many of these precious moments through photography and videography, and thankfully these days our powerful smartphones allow us to do that with ease.

    Below are a few of our favorite videos from this month. We hope that you enjoy watching our little ones crack up laughing and Dylan learning to crawl.

    Dylan crying and laughing at the ball rattle

    Ashton laughs at a diaper

    Dylan learns how to crawl

     

  • Wes Novack 2:03 pm on March 23, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Ashton in the hospital 

    Today marks the second day and most likely the third night that I’ll be in Banner Thunderbird Hospital with 6 month old Ashton.

    The little man caught a nasty cold that has impaired his respiration and caused him to stop eating, which lead to dehydration.

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    The first night he was put on oxygen due to his o2 count dropping into the 80′s at one point. This level has to remain at 90 and above to ensure he’s getting enough oxygen. He was also put on IV to treat dehydration.

    Thankfully yesterday afternoon they saw improved oxygen levels and he has been off the breathing tubes since then. I think the tubes really irritated him so I’m glad we don’t need them anymore and happy he can breathe well enough on his own again. He’s still dipping into 89 and 88 occasionally when he’s sleeping, but lower levels during sleep are expected and he usually recovers quickly back into the 90 range.

    He does seem to be in better spirits today, but the doc says we have a 50/50 chance of staying the night again. He’s also still not eating much, so they turned down his IV fluid levels which we hope will improve his appetite.

    He has an insane amount of congestion and snot, which we have to routinely help extract using an air suction powered nasal aspiration device. Infants don’t have the full capacity to deal with all of these excess secretions as their tongues and coughing abilities aren’t strong enough yet. This is what causes the breathing difficulty.

    This is one nasty cold that both Tera and I already suffered through and it pains me deeply to see our little boys struggling and in distress while trying to fight it.

    Unfortunately Dylan has also gotten sick, but I’m hoping with all hope that he doesn’t get as bad as Ashton. Tera is taking Dylan to our Pediatrician’s office as I write this.

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    Hope my little boys can both kick this virus soon. I can’t wait to see my babies happy and playful again as they normally are.

     

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