What the......

Yesterday, was quite cold as most people know. My son had soccer SO I had him wear pants, sweatshirt, etc. so he didn't freeze to death. He was all bent out of shape because he had to wear pants not shorts. Why? Because he thought he looked "hideous". What the? Since when does it matter what you wear to soccer practice. I just laughed. When I picked him up from soccer, his cheeks were red, he was still wearing his little gloves, and had his hood on. I asked him who was right? Of course mom was right and he was grateful he had dressed appropriatley. Kids make me laugh:)

Funny talk.....

Everyone knows that kids say the darndest(is that really a word?) things. Well, I love quietly listening to the kids conversations with each other and friends. Yesterday, we had some friends in our car and this was the conversation between Witnee and one of her friends. We were driving and saw some college boys running without shirts on. So, Witnee thought this was weird and asked :
Wit: "Mom, why don't those boys have shirts on?"
friend: "Because they don't have to. We have to wear shirts because we have privates on our bellies."
Wit: "What? (with a confused look on her face) Oh, yeah, we DO have privates on our bellies!"
Isn't that funny? I love it--privates on our bellies. That a good way of putting it:)

Yeah, Spring is on the way....

I'm so glad spring is on it's way. Along with it comes so many fun things. I went up to Wolfcreek this weekend with my dear hubbie. We had a great relaxing, having adult conversation, and just being together. It was really fun and much needed. Now, it's back to reality. Along with Spring comes sports. As many know, my Trevyn LOVES sports. So, he's in basketball right now, then we will overlap a little as soccer starts in a week. Then, comes baseball. And last but not least, don't forget to sign me up for flag football and soccer in the fall (per my son). Crazy! He is such a sportaholic. Oh well. He is fun to watch and it is truly what he enjoys. Sometime in there I have to give my girls a chance to do what they want too. Another sign of spring is my flowers growing in the flowerbed. Yeah. I love flowers (hopefully they won't get picked by the girls). Here's to warm weather:)

From the Mouths of Babes.....

SO everyone pretty much knows that my 3rd child is quite the kick in the pants. She says, does, etc. whatever she wants whenever she wants (but truly she isn't a big brat). We were riding alone in the car the other day and our conversation went something like this:
Kiersten: "Mom, you're an old mom."
Me: "I'm an old mom? What are mom's suppose to be?"
Kiersten: " Young moms. You are old. You know, like you need a stick to walk with because your old."
Me: "You mean a cane to walk with?"
Kiersten: "Yep."

I told her it was a good thing I loved her because otherwise I would be getting a complex about myself. Gotta love her:) She keeps our house lively for sure.

Happy late Valentines.....

We had a great Valentines. I did the 14 days of Valentines for Erik. It was really fun because I have never done anything really fun for Valentines. I involved the kids and they enjoyed it. We wrote love letters, gave kisses, invite to a special date, special FHE with why we love our dad, special dessert, etc. I have been eating everything 100% whole wheat and my kids don't even care. They eat it all just fine, which is awesome! We made homemade wheat heart pizzas, had a heart cake, popcorn, balloons, and a special movie night with the kids on 2/13, and then me and Erik went out to dinner and a movie on 2/14. We went and saw the movie Taken. It was a GREAT movie. Very intense. Not a lovey dovey movie, but great none the less. We are going to go on a belated date on 3/7. We (me and erik) are going up to the Trendwest in Ogden for the weekend for a belated Valentines date. I am so looking forward to it. I hope everyone had a great Valentines. I think I started some new Valentines traditions now and am looking forward to it:)

Tag

I, like my friend, have never been tagged. So here it goes:

8 favorite shows

1. CSI ( all of them)
2. Jon and Kate plus 8
3. Little People Big World
4. Oprah
5. American Idol
6. Without a Trace
7. What Not to Wear
8. 48 Hours Mystery

8 Things I Did Yesterday

1. Showered
2. Got the kids off to school
3. Looked at Storage Units
4. Went and looked at house with mom
5. Went out to lunch
6. Went to the Draper Temple open house
7. Did homework with kids
8. Did the dishes

8 of my Favorite restaurants

1. JCW'S
2. Texas Road house
3. Carabba's
4. Magelbys
5. PF Changs
6. Fuddruckers
7. Applebees
8. Olive Garden

8 Things on my Wish list

1. Go back to Hawaii
2. Be healthy
3. Go to Disney world with the kids
4. Be debt free
5. Be "settled"
6. Have a stress free life
7. Travel more frequent with my husband
8. Own a lake house (someday)

Okay, now I tag:
Julie
Shannon
Debbie
Erin
Holly
Jamaica
Becky
Kathy

Good luck:)

Draper Temple...

We took the kids and went to the Draper Temple open house. That temple is amazing. It is gorgeous. My kids loved it and thankfully were very well behaved. There was a young men's group in front of us, and their leaders kept saying that they needed to take notes from my kids. They were out of control and touching everything. It was so annoying. Anyways, I asked my kids what they learned from the temple and what was their favorite part. This is what they said:

Trevyn--favorite part and what he learned was the celestial room because the brightness reminded him of rainbows and the light of Christ.

Witnee--favorite part was the baptismal font and she learned that when she is 12 she gets to go do baptisms for the dead.

Kiersten--favorite part was the chandelier in the celestial room and she learned that Jesus is our rock.

I was pretty impressed that they learned that. I can't really explain how pretty this temple is (of course they are all pretty). I can't wait to go back when it is open and see the grounds and do a session. It was a great family home evening and we were glad to explain to them that we are a forever family and the importance of that in the sealing room. It was a great night.

Late Night.....

Kids love "late nights" with friends. It cracks me up. They consume lots of popcorn/ice cream and watch a movie. So, my kids did this with some neighbors the other night and had a blast (as they always do). It's fun that the kids have such great friends.

Witnee skiing....

Witnee had her fun day skiing with Grandma Lela. The kids love to go snow skiing--so this is perfect.

Cub Scouts????

This is Trevyn passing off some of his cub scout requirements. One of them was cooking a meal, doing the dishes for it, etc. I personally love this one. Then I didn't have to cook--just supervise. He did a really good job and dinner tasted very good. Cub Scouts as a whole though? This is all knew to me and there is a lot to think about with cub scouts and faith in God. Oh well. That is part of growing up I guess.

This is the final result. YUM!!!!

January fun....

This is what my kids have been doing for fun in the snow. They love playing outside for hours with friends in the snow. I don't do very good at taking pictures, but here are a few. Trevyn also goes skiing one day a year with his grandma and skips school. It is their special day. They had "their" day this week and had a blast. He (all of my kids) love to snow ski. It is amazing to me that they all (yes even Kiersten) ski since I don't. I told my kids I would try when my foot is better. If I like it, I will ski with them. If not, I will sit in the lodge and read a book while I drink hot cocoa. None the less, they have a blast.

Eliza and Witnee

Neighbor kids

Trevyn skiing

Trevyn

Successful Saturday.....

Have you ever had a day when you think,"That was a very successful/productive day." Well, today I got everything done that I wanted to get done and it is only 2:45 pm. I cleaned behind the fridge and the external part of the whole fridge, I cleaned behind the oven, scrubbed the racks shiny silver again, cleaned the inside of the oven, vacuumed, mopped everything, and picked up/made beds/did dishes/2 loads of laundry (the usual stuff). SO I feel like I have had a very successful day. YEAH!!!!

New Year

I thought I would write down a few of my New Year's resolutions. I really have so much to work on, but I figure as long as I improve in these areas I will be farther ahead.

1. LOSE weight
2. attend temple once a month
3. read my personal scriptures more often
4. be more patient
5. not "dog" on myself so much
6. sit with my kids more often

Starting Jan. 5, 2009, I'm going to do this weight challenge that my friend came up with. Everyone knows I need major help in this department SO I figure if I tell the blogging world maybe I'll be more motivated. So here it goes. I'm not going to say how much I want to lose, but will keep you posted in how much I lose if any--I am a slow weight loss loser. Anyways, here it goes.

So here is the details of the next challenge.Points - 12 points possible per day for 6 weeks.

1 Reporting/Accountability point just for reporting your points each day.

1 Water - drink at least 8 - 8oz cups of water everyday, more if you can!

1 Supplements/Vitamins - take a good supplement, even a multivitamin is better than nothing.

1 No Skipping Meals- NO SKIPPING MEALS OR SNACKS!!! You should be eating every 2-3 hours! Plan ahead. Have some healthy snacks in your purse or in the car.

1 Whole Grains - No white flour, white pasta, white rice, etc. There are now tons of 100% Whole Grain products in the grocery stores

1 No sugar/junk food - No white refined sugar, cookies, cakes, candies, ice cream, chocolate, etc. (some things do have sugar in them like breads and whole grain cereals and those are fine - the grams of sugar per serving should be less than 5 grams unless it contains dried fruit like raisins)

1 3-hour rule - Don't eat for at least 3 hours before you go to bed.

1 Counting Calories - It is amazing how fast calories add up. Pick up a kitchen scale and monitor your portion size. Use myfitnesspal or some other way to track the calories you consume each day. The minimum calories you consume should be 1200 per day, the maximum varies depending on how much weight you need to lose, your current weight and the amount you exercise each day. Even if you go over your daily amount you can still get this point if you are tracking your calories.

Workout Points: up to 4 per day
Low intensity (walking) exercise 30 minutes = 1 point
Moderate intensity (jogging) exercise 20 minutes = 1 point
High intensity exercise (running) 15 minutes = 1 point
Give yourself up to 4 points per day based on how long you exercise and at what level your perceived level of exertion is.

The exercise part generally wouldn't be hard, but due to still being in a black boot, the exercise part is going to be difficult. I figure anything is better than nothing. My biggest challenge is going to be the no junk/no sugar/etc. rule. I LOVE chocolate way to much. Why is it that I always want a 'TREAT'. Well, hopefully this will help that problem---Off to a NEW YEAR!!!!!

Christmas....

I just thought I would write a few words about Christmas. Christmas was amazing. We always do the Nativity with the kids on Christmas eve. They look so cute all dressed up. My dad reads it and my mom dresses up all the kids. The adults are usually the animals. I always like starting Christmas Eve off with the Nativity so the kids remember why we have Christmas. We've been really trying to focus more on "His presence" then the presents. I HOPE the kids understand.

Then the kids always get pjs and slippers for christmas eve. It's always fun to go to bed in new pj's. Sometimes we get them, and sometimes grandparents get them (like this year). This year was amazing because there were/are so many generious people willing to help. Due to all the chaos in our home right now, life has been interesting. There have been so many people (that we DON'T know who you are) that have made this a very special christmas. My kids LOVED when santa showed up at the door on Christmas Eve. That was just one of the very many kind acts.

Christmas day we stay home in the morning. We were going to go to my brother's in the afternoon, but due to the weather, Erik not feeling well, and me still being in my pj's we didn't make it. We just stayed home and played. It was great:) Not very many times do we ever just stay home and veg! The kids have had a great time playing with all their new stuff. My girls wanted American Dolls for Christmas (especially Witnee). She is such a little mommy. They got pretend American dolls and are ecstatic. She takes it every were she goes. The kids had a wonderful christmas day and received enough presents to keep them busy for awhile. I'm greatful for this time off school to spend time with them playing games, building legos, baking, combing dolls hair, etc. I don't take enough time to just sit down with them during the school weeks with everything going on. I've realized that I really need to do a better job of this. AND so I will try to do better:) I think the kids really enjoy not being on a schedule as well. Anyways, it's been great and we are loving the snow (even though I can't do much). After the holidays are over, I will hit the diet hard. Ugh!!!!!!oh well. Happy Holidays.

new mini-pool
can you believe this girl?

pretend American dolls

digging for dinosaur bones

new hats-like father like son

nativity show

pjs and slippers

(Sorry these are out of order.)