Yogurt...an all natural home remedy for sunburns!

We went to the beach this weekend and failed to put on sunscreen. (Mom, no need to call and tell me about the risks of not wearing sunscreen...at least we didn't lather ourselves with baby oil!) Needless to say, we (and when I say we I mean Derek) got a little burnt...all over. When we got home Derek went to the fridge and got a yogurt. As he was EATING his yogurt he was telling me how it helps to soothe a sunburn. I had never heard that before and was really questioning that fact...how would EATING yogurt help with a sunburn!?

Derek decided to look up "yogurt and sunburns" on the Internet and this is what he found:

Step 1: Get the coolest container of plain yogurt available from inside your refrigerator. Check the label to make sure that the yogurt contains live cultures.

Step 2: Add a spoonful of pure, aloe gel to the yogurt. Incorporate the aloe gel into the yogurt with a spoon. The aloe adds an extra skin-soothing ingredient to the yogurt. Alternatively, you may make a mixture of half mashed strawberries and half yogurt.

Step 3: Spread the yogurt onto your skin using your fingers or a spoon. Add thick layers to the affected skin so that the yogurt covers the entire area of the sunburn.

Step 4: Wait 20 minutes while the yogurt soothes your skin, warms and dries.

Step 5: Wipe away the yogurt mixture as soon as it warms or dries on your skin.

Step 6: Reapply another layer of yogurt if the pain persists. Repeat the process until you have used the entire container of yogurt and the pain subsides.

Step 7: Rinse the last of the yogurt mixture off your skin in the shower. Use cool water to minimize pain.

I thought this was just too funny and all I keep picturing is Derek with his shirt off and bright sunburned skin sitting on the couch eating his yogurt because, "it helps to soothe his sunburn!"

Don't worry, I made sure to slather him up with aloe too, just as a back up in case the yogurt remedy didn't work for him.

The deck is complete!

My uncle and aunt have been getting their house ready to sell and this weekend they finished the big deck that connects in the back and around the house. We went over Saturday afternoon to check it out and BBQ.

The ladies sitting on the new deck.

The boys sitting around an unlit campfire...it was still pretty warm out.

Mom and Ann showing off the new railing!

Jen!

Lilly Update

I just wanted to post a few pictures of my niece Lilly. She is growing so fast and just gets cuter every time I see her! She will be 6 months on September 11. Mommy and daddy are looking good as well if I do say so myself!

Peyton the watch dog....I think NOT!!!

Last night after getting home I let Peyton outside on the patio because she likes to just lay out there every once in awhile. A little bit later I look up to see Peyton crouched down and her back hair standing straight up. (This is her, "I'm scared look.") It was dark so I was having trouble figuring out what could possibly be scaring her on our porch. After looking a little closer, I found the very big and scary culprit that was scaring my little princess...

I think I have a better chance with Gunther protecting me if I ever need it. Although, Peyton isn't afraid of spiders...she actually likes to play with those for awhile before she eats them!

Twin Falls Hike

On Tuesday Derek and I decided to go on another hike. This time we hiked Twin Falls, which is by North Bend. The hike was very pretty with the falls and all the greenery. Peyton is becoming such a pro and we really don't have to worry about her getting tired anymore. She absolutely loves the outdoors!

Peyton...the great traveler!

Our trip to Spokane was the longest road trip Peyton has been on and we weren't quite sure how she was going to do. We took her little kennel, which is what we have used in the past when she goes on car rides, but before we even got out of Seattle we decided to let her out and see how she could handle being loose in the car. Well, she did absolutely wonderful!! She curled up in the back seat on her blanket and slept most of the way only getting up every once in awhile to check things out and then lay back down.

She also did quite well at Aunt Vicki's house, except for the fact that Peyton likes to eat flowers and Vicki's backyard is full of them! Other then the flower eating and occasionally trying to take Bairly's bone, Peyton was a pretty good house guest.

Petyon's favorite place to sleep at night was under our bed!

Congratulations Brooke and Jesse!!!

My good friend from high school got married on Saturday! The wedding took place at her parents' house on Long Lake and it was so beautiful. It was great seeing all my friends again as I hadn't seen most of them since my wedding. There was also plenty of dancing, partying, and catching up with people I hadn't seen since high school.

We also stayed at Derek's aunt's house so we were able to get a lot of visiting in with Vicki and some of Derek's cousins and grandparents. If your reading this Vicki, thanks again for letting us stay with you!! We had a great time and Peyton sure loves her bone!