Life with BOYS

I am smiling as I type this afternoon because I love my family so much. I just have to say that a life filled with boys is great!!! I wouldn't trade it for anything. Boys are amazing they are so strong, tough, hardy, adventurous, imaginative, athletic and fun!!! My life is now very predictable I know that we watch soccer, baseball, football and even basketball in that order throughout the year. They would rather watch sports than any show on tv. My home is filled with legos, soldiers, cars, planes, nerf balls, sporting equipment, rocks, dirt and jeans with holes in the knee not to mention constant grass stains-- my boys wear through their clothes faster than they outgrow them. They are an inspiration to me-- you fall , you dust yourself off and YOU KEEP GOING!! They never give up, they wrestle, get dirty and love every moment of it. They have taught me to be strong to take the drama out of life and have fun. Life with them is great! I know my husband is probably watching the history channel, discovery channel or a classic John Wayne movie. He's a guys guy and I love that about him. He works hard with his hands and with his mind. He is so intelligent -- If he was a character on TV or a movie he would be a mix of Jason bourne and Mr. Darcy. So many see him as reserved even cold sometimes but once you enter his world you are simply amazed. I love that he teaches Elders Quroum and is also such a spiritual giant. I definately married up!! He is my everything, my perfect match and so are my boys. They are exactly what I need to be the person I am destined to become. We all push each other to succed and achieve our goals whether it's Noah building his first boat with daddy, or Aidan defending a goal to Jordan shooting for the stars academically to me being physically fit. We push and push, we sweat together, get dirty together and we laugh together. So do I ever wonder what it would be like with girls--ofcourse but I would miss this too much. It's a perfect fit for all of us and I am so grateful for a heavenly Father who knew that. We are all what we each need!

Boys will be boys

Sledding at the park-- been there , done that----what we need to do is build a ramp out of our slide in the backyard and then build a jump at the bottom -- it's the only way to REALLY have fun!

Diego

Diego is our new addition. He is a husky mix and the softest dog you'll ever pet. He is so sweet, playful and will lick you like crazy. We got him at the North Utah County animal shelter. He is between 6mos to a year old (they didn't know exactly) He is a joy and keeps AJ very entertained. Finally Aj has a companion. We play alot with them but sometimes it's just not enough -- now they can play with eachother. So yes I am a little crazy adding more males to my already male dominate household BUT dogs are always happy to see you and are so loving sometimes we just need that!

A break

Here are Brandon and I having a fun dinner at a delicious mexican restaurant in St. George back in Jan. 08. We had such a great weekend. It was so much fun to take a break from the kids, just be ourselves, have fun and learn at the Primerica convention. Now it's march and not only am I longing for spring and to be outside!! But I am longing to go on dates again with Brandon -- I love my kids to death however its a FULL time job and sometimes I just need some FUN!!

Beautiful day!

Today is gorgeous!!! The sun is shinning bright, there's a cool breeze , and the warmth fills your soul! It feels like spring, finally!!! My tulips are growing and i can't wait to see my yard explode with color. Today was refreshing, rejuvanating and priceless. You know when you have those days where everything goes smoothly, you are ahead of the game and it's almost as if the clock has stood still and you have all this time left over??? It doesn't happen often , but when it does its wonderful. Our cold gray world is coming to a close and I am so excited to lounge on my hammock and sip lemonade. Today was such an uplifting day. Got so much done and then went to the thansgiving point farm with Noah and Brandon during his lunch break. It was filled with families and small children. We saw baby sheep, goats, cows even bunnies. You can't help but smile when you see baby bunnies : ) Noah loved riding the ponies and feeding the horses. Have I mentioned that I LOVE THE SUN!! I am so grateful that the warmth is coming back. I just feel so alive!!!By the way-- It's soccer season again - so while Brandon is at Jordan's game this afternoon I will be at Aidan's practice. I have such happy memories of soccer-- the sun (ofcourse) the excitment, the crowd and the action-- its great! I'll have to post some pictures soon! Have a great and sunny day!

Still strong

Well I am happy to report that I have maintained my weightloss which is a huge accomplishment for me. It's been almost a year -- it will be officially a year in May-that I started to eat healthier and exercise more. I lost 28 pounds and have stayed right around there give or take a pound or two. I look in the mirror and still don't believe it. I have to do a double take and say "is that really me?". I seriously had given up on returning to my "wedding weight" when I was the healthiest of my life and here I am three kids, and health issues & surgeries later-- I am at my wedding weight and now toning up and feeling strong. it is such an incredible feeling to be healthy and keep improving. Today I bought an Oreck air purifier for my room in my efforts to improve my health and within minutes the air is fresh, clean and crisp!! Its so great especially after this crazy winter and being indoors for months. Fresh air is priceless!!! I've been watching the "biggest loser" on tv with the kids and I can't tell you how motivating it is. I don't look anything like those contestants who are giving it their all and yet I am motivated to keep going. I was at Carl's Jr. this week -- which I haven't had a real hamburger since I can remember-- and I was so picky about what I chose , trying to keep track of calories etc getting extra tomato only ordering water to drink still paranoid about putting pounds on -- so I had my treat a teriaki burger with pineapple delicious!! And I notice this lady who even though she was very large was beautiful and her and her kids had an enormous tray of jumbo fries and I thought dang! Should they be eating that and then I glanced at my reflection and thought I should be so happy with my figure and if anything should be showing it off-- but no! I was still concerned, counting calories and progressing-- so I decided that I need to cut myself so slack and now that I have gone beyond my goal -- indulge from time to time reward mysef for my hard work. I exercise 5 days a week and watch what I eat so instead of counting calories so much I should jumping up in down in celebration of my great health. What's the point of working so hard if you are not going to enjoy it!! So whatever level you are on enjoy ever moment , do the best you can and embrace great health!