Sleepy Time.

Miriam is my first baby to sleep in her crib. Well she is going to go beyond that. I can put her in her crib WHILE SHE IS AWAKE and she will silently fall asleep. THIS is BIG for me. I'm LOVING this.

Happy 8th Birthday Lily Loo!!!

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I can't believe that Lily is eight already. She's going to get baptised next month. I'm so excited for her. She is so excited for herself. She got some new scriptures and a few toys. She also got to sleep over at Grandma's house which was special.

Breakfast Time.

It's breakfast time and Benjamin is impatient as usual.













Emma's in a Daddy Shirt enjoying her pancakes.












Caught off guard.













Miriam had her first taste of Rice Cereal. She even liked it. I think this is a good sign.





It's kinda hard to take a pic whilst feeding a baby.













Where is Peter might you ask......... He always is done and gone before anyone else gets to the table.

I'm Impatient.

When I want something done I have a hard time waiting for someone else to do it for me. So when I started to hear my brakes squeal I thought "Oh no...... Jonathan is so busy with work how long am I going to have to endure this?" So one night I told Jonathan we had to change them. Well he got the brakes for me but had too much to do for work to do the brakes. So the next day I got a crazy thought in my head. I've seen Jonathan change out the brakes before and remembered how to do it. So I jacked up the car and put it on stands. I took the tires off and oh boy am I weak. It was really hard just to get the lug nuts off. I'll tell you I spent hours trying to turn a bolt the wrong way. With many calls to Jonathan and him getting some rotors that were bad I changed the brakes myself. I like being able to do things, and learning. Not that I want to do it any time soon though.

Watch what you say.

 

Our bird Jack said "Jonathan Help" today. When Benjamin fell off the chair and cut his forehead open I yelled really loud "Jonathan Help" as he was upstairs I was down stairs, and he was sleeping. That happened a couple of MONTHS ago. I guess birds have a good memory. If she says it allot Jonathan might think I'm nagging him. HAHA. 

By the way Jonathan helps out tons around the house. 

Dinner?

Peter would rather play on the Leapster than eat dinner . Silly boy

Wilbur Came Home

And we are sure enjoying him. I don't have to buy meat for a long time.

Bye Bye Kitty.

Ok........... so we got a kitten for the kids for christmas. We thought the birds and cat could coexist. NOPE, one day I came out of the office to see the cat pouncing on our bird Huck. We have had Huck for 3 years and he talks and does a trick. I have a iffy relationship with Huck. He likes me then he doesn't. But I really enjoy him and he's a fun pet. I was horrified at what I was seeing. I quickly got in the way of the cat and yelled for Jonathan to come help me. Well, Huck was not harmed but we had to chose between the cat and Huck. A pet we got just 2 weeks ago or Huck that we've had for along time. It was simple, we picked our feathered friend. So sadly the girls had to say goodbye to their little friend.

I'm a mommy Peter

Peter informed me that he was a Mommy Peter. 

Ummmmmm, I don't wear blankets on my head. 

I don't know where he got that one. Still very cute.

One Last Ride.

We said goodbye to the quad today..... We didn't need it anymore. The kids didn't like riding it and it was just sitting in our garage. Maybe in 5 years we will get another one.

I have the best husband ever.

I got a huge surprise tonight..... Jonathan said he had to go to Home Depot to exchange a light switch. He offered to take the boys with him. It was so nice of him to do that. But that wasn't my surprise. He came home with a new Dyson vacuum for me. Our vacuum is so big, so loud, and very heavy. It's really hard to bring it up the stairs. So he went to home depot for the vacuum not the light switch. I have a great husband.

Earlier that night I vacuumed and this is what my old vacuum didn't pick up

Honor Roll and Preschool.

Peter getting ready for preschool. He loves his batman backpack.

Lily and Emma both got on the honor roll this time. They did such a great job. Yeah for both of them




































Benjamin was bored during the assembly. If I were a kid I would have done the same thing he is doing. It's funny how much he is like me.

Baby and Big Girls.

Lily is getting so old. I can't believe that she's going to be eight soon. She loves playing on the computer. I didn't know how to use a computer at her age like she does.

 

 Miriam is now 4 months old and she's rolling over. It's so cute to see her facial expressions. She's being vocal more and smiles all the time.

Day 5

Best Friends

Boys in Bubbles

Piano Man.

I decided that I'm going to try to post a picture a day for the this year. My sister in law did it, and I want to give it a try.

8 week progress

9 years of BLISS.

Yesterday Jonathan and I had our 9th wedding anniversary. He had to work and it was a Monday so we are planning to do something this weekend. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful man as my husband.

Here are 9 qualities that I love about him. (9 to represent the 9 years I've enjoyed with him)

1. He is a kind and gentle person. His heart is so big. I couldn't imagine him not liking anyone. He also teaches our children to be nice to all people. This was one requirement I had to have in a husband.

2. He is the BEST daddy ever. All of our kids have a great relationship with him. He is constantly complimenting the girls and making them feel sooooo good about themselves. He is a wonderful example to our boys.

3. He knows how to treat me. He always so respectful of me. He treats me like a queen.

4. He is very compassionate. He LOVES to help people. He's given money to people on the street where I wouldn't. There was this one Christmas Eve and he was getting some last minute things and he saw a homeless lady sitting in the cold. He decided to go to the ATM and pull out a 20 and give it to her. After he left he looked back and he saw her go to her knees in thanks. At this time we didn't have the money to give, but he saw that she needed more than we did.

5. He makes the time for us. There are times where he has to get up early but sacrifices sleep to have one on one time with me. We will just talk forever. I never feel neglected. Even when he is out of town. He makes up for it when he gets back.

6. I LOVE his personality. He always makes me laugh. He is so fun loving and isn't concerned if he's out of the ordinary at times. I love that he can be authentically Jonathan. I love that he has a very thoughtful side as well. I love that he's a deep thinker and the conclusions he comes up with amazes me.

7. He KNOWS me. Sometimes better than myself. He makes the time to work with me through the hard days that we all have. He also wants to know me inside and out. I feel VERY blessed to have someone that cares about ME that much.

8. He has a strong spirit and he shows that to all of us. He has a desire to do the right thing. He respects the priesthood which he holds. He often has the spirit with him and it's a wonderful feeling just to be around him.

9. He takes very good care of us. I've been able to stay home with the kids since Lily was born. We went through hard times, but through his hard work it has paid off. He works so hard so we can be taken care of. He went through school with a big growing family. He persevered and did a great job.

The list doesn't stop there. I love my husband with all of my heart and feel like the luckiest girl alive. I'll give thanks to his parents for raising such a wonderful man.

Weight Loss Week 7

So this week I got a great suprise christmas morning..... More than 3 lbs gone!!! I'm so glad. So the total for 7 weeks is 28.8 lbs. I'm going to post pictures at my 8 week mark of my before 4 week and 8 week. I'm excited to hit each mini goal I set for myself. The first being 30 lbs gone and I'm so close to that. Oh I made it through the holidays almost 30 lbs lighter.... Yeah.

Baby Talk

weight loss week 6

I'm down 24.4 lbs. now. I feel so much better. Jonathan made me get new clothes last Friday. My pants were so baggy he said it looked really bad. So to say the least he spoiled me. I feel so much better in my new clothes. I look much better as well. I was really reluctant to get them knowing they are going to be too big in a month or so. I did get somethings that were toooooo tight for lots of motivation. I haven't gone off my diet at all. I am a emotional eater so when I get stressed I eat. There were a couple times that I was so close to eating every thing in the house. But I'm stronger than my emotions and handled it in a different way. I went to bed. Hahaha, I don't know if that's the best way to do it, but at least I didn't mess up all my hard work.

Emma Sings...

Sorry about all the posts
I've been a bad blogger
I have allot to catch up on.

Weekend Stuff

Flying Bird.

Trimming the Tree

5 week weight loss.

It's been 5 weeks and I've lost 21.6 lbs. I feel so much better and my clothes are getting too big. I'm not quite in the next size down but I'm hoping by next week.

4 week weight loss

18.6 lbs, and I'm really happy with that. I'm hoping for 10 lbs this next 4 weeks. Lets see if I can do it.

What imaginations they have!!!!

Peter thinks when the moon is in a crescent shape that it's broken. So last night when we were coming home from a primary activity I showed Peter the very full moon.

conversation goes as follows.

Me: Peter look at the moon it's not broken anymore.

Peter: OHHHHH. It's fixed.

Me: Who fixed it?

Peter: Bob the Builder.

Me: Oh really?

Peter: No..... Jesus did..... but he didn't use tools. He used his hands and threw it up in the sky. (very sure of himself) Jesus DID fix it.

I love the imagination of a child.

3 week weight loss.

I lost another 3.2 lbs as of Friday. So that brings my total up to 14.2 lbs gone. But....... since it's Monday I have more to report but I'm not doing that until Friday.

It's been 2 weeks......

and I've lost 11 lbs. I'm happy with that. Why is it that I can lose weight during the hardest part of the year. Thanksgiving, and Christmas time are notorious for weight gain, but that's when my will power is the strongest. Backward I tell you. But hey I won't have to lose an additional 10-15 lbs from holiday eating.

Motivation!

This was Dec 2004, and I WILL look like this again.

I lost lots of weight after I had Emma and

I'm going to do it again.

Just you watch!

Maybe I'll have a tan this time?

She's growing!

If you remember this picture is when she was 12 days old.

I commented that she was drowning in her car seat.

This is her around 6 to 7 weeks later. Her cheeks have gotten chubbier.

and she is no longer drowning.

Yay for growing babies!

Cute Halloween Hair

Lily is spider girl so I made a spider out of her hair
Emma is a ballerina and I made a flower out of her hair.

Losing Weight? Update

Ok.............. so I have a new game plan.

Preface:

Whenever I have lost weight after a baby I have done it very fast with a low carb diet. It's very strict and you are very limited. I was able to do it, but after I would go off of it I would gain all the weight back just as fast. I wouldn't exercise very much at all. Maybe not at all. I would let the number on the scale rule my day. If I gained some or didn't lose any for that day I would get all cranky and stuff. I guess it was I was so limited in food variety and it was so hard that if I didn't see results all the time it was hard to stay dedicated. So I'm going to do it the slow permeant way this time.

I started the weight loss on low carb this time and went to las vegas and didn't have a kitchen that allowed me to eat so strict so that went out the window. Jonathan and I have been discussing the importance of exercise in our lives and to teach our children to be healthy by keeping active. So we are playing baseball at the park on the weekends and we made an investment in our selves with a treadmill. I love having a treadmill in the house. I can get a great workout while the babies are napping. Just by having gone on the treadmill twice I already have much more energy than before. So what is the rest of my plan. I'm going to cut down on portions and cut out sweets. I'll snack on fruits and veggies, and drink lots of water. I'm going to gage my weight loss by either how my clothes are fitting or measuring I don't know. Maybe both I'll have to see how it affects me.

My feelings exactly!

Almost everyone in my house is sick, and this is how I feel about that!

I got a smile!

This is Miriam's second time she has really smiled at me. Oh how I love when babies start to smile.

One Week Down..... Many To Go.

I just posted yesterday that I'm losing weight. Well I started a week ago and I've lost 6 lbs already. It's typical that I lose this fast at first. I'm doing really well on my diet. I'm trying to move more like walk the kids to school and stuff like that. I'll update my weight loss every wed. I've noticed when ever I start losing weight around the holidays I do really well. Isn't that kind of backwards?

Losing Weight AGAIN!!!!

And I tell you for the VERY LAST time.

Here is a starting out picture that I have. It's blurry and I'm partially covered but that's all I have. I'll post progress pictures as I see fit.