The Nielsons

1st semester down!!

2011-12-30T20:26:00.000-08:00

Here are our family pictures for the year. They turned out super cute and I had a hard time not posting like all of them.

These 3 kids are just awesome!

See the drool dripping down from his chin onto his shirt? This is him 24/7!

He looks more like his daddy every year

I had to beg her to wear a skirt on a day other then Sunday, she is such a tom boy!

So I have been out of school for about 3 weeks now and I have enjoyed every minute of it! I have actually become a bum, because I really think I needed a break psychologically. So the semester went better then I thought it would go. I had to quit breast feeding Kade right before I started because he would not take a bottle. I had two long days at school and I did not want Lance or my mother-in-law to be stuck with a crazy baby. I really was heart broken because this time around I worked SO SO hard to get a good milk supply because previously it has not been great. I talked to the pediatrician and he told me that 4 months was great for breast feeding, and that sometimes if mom is stressed out it can effect milk supply and therefore have an impact on baby. Kade actually was a lot less fussy as soon as he started formula, I am pretty sure he did not something in my diet. He still is super picky with nipples on bottles, the little stinker. Sometimes I burst into tears because I wish I could nurse my baby, but it is just life. Darn school! I am really really enjoying it though! I feel so blessed that I got into the program because I was not really expecting to. I am really looking forward to next semester because we have our med/surg class and ob/maternity and pediatrics. The whole reason I went into nursing was to work in labor and delivery babies, so we will see how I feel about it when I actually do.

Jaxon started kindergarten this year and it has been quite an adjustment. I don't know if it was that I started school as well or if he has to go to school every day, but he had a rough time for a couple of months. He would get super cranky after I picked him up after school and just have these tantrums that I have not seen. It has been much better lately though, hopefully we can keep up this good attitude. He is learning so much and is reading really well. He reads this series of books called Sam books that build on eachother. I am really impressed with all the sight words he knows. When we go through his list of sight words we make sentences for each word and he is pretty hilarious. I just love his fun personality!!

Kyleigh is in her second year of preschool. She seems to be learning the same things that she learned last year, so that gets frustrating. It's good for her though, she will be super ready for kindergarten. She is just the biggest sweetheart ever. She is so good at helping with baby Kade and will do anything I ask. She always tells me that she loves me and she just makes me so happy. She is a sunbeam and her teachers tell me that she is so good. They put her in between kids that need to stay quiet. I am so proud of her. She is also in gymnastics and she really is enjoying it. I hope to get her into a dance class as well soon. She is kind of a tom boy, so we wil see if she ends up even liking any of this girly stuff. Her and Jaxon both played soccer this past fall as well. She was on a team with only 4 players, so she got a lot of playing time. She seemed to get even more because 1 of the 4 players usually sat there and cried. Oh the joys of 4 year old soccer. They both play again this spring, so that will be something to look forward to.

Kade is full of personality! He is now 8 months!! He seems to hit these milestones in life way to fast and I just want to pause time and hold him! He started doing this worm break dance crawl move about a month ago. Now he finally realized his knees work much better! The other day he started crawling up the stairs. I have no way to block them and there are 16 of them, so we really need to keep a super close eye on him all the time. Hopefully he gets really good, really fast! That would make me feel a little better about things.

Lance is still at Goodwood. I wish he could get a new job because it is super hard doing the kids homework, feed them dinner, put them to bed, and then do my homework every night. I know these things happen in life and I don't like to whine, but it is so hard. It is also wearing on me, because he has had this schedule for 6 years now. Also, the kids really notice now because they are getting older, and it is sad to have the kids tell you they miss their daddy. Everything will work out though. I am so blessed that I do not have to work though. His job works for us right now.

Well sorry about the long post but that is what we have been up to these past couple of months. Our Christmas was great, the best part was hangout out with my cute little family. I feel so lucky to have 3 healthy children and my husband. Well I don't know if anyone even reads this anymore, but hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and has a Happy New Year!!

Kyleigh's bday party

2011-08-17T14:29:00.001-07:00

So it is August I know, but I just wanted to post some pictures of Kyleigh's birthday party. Yes, it was in June. Better late then never right? So we had a big party for her this year, I wanted a lot of kids to be there. Last year it was just her and Jaxon, so this year I wanted them to be able to play with other kiddos. We had fun! We had it at grammy's house, so that is always fun! She has a big backyard, so it is super nice for big gatherings. We had dinner, cake and icecream, opened presents, and had a pinata! It was a lot of fun. She turned the big FOUR!!! Geez time flies! Well enjoy the pictures

I had a baby!

2011-05-10T15:23:00.000-07:00

So I had a baby!! Yay! I love him tons and tons and I am SO glad that he is here. Ok so I guess I will try to tell somewhat of the story. My doctor thought I would have him early, and so did I. When the week of my due date came I was getting really bad anxiety that something bad was going to happen to my baby. I just wanted him in my arms! So at my appointment I was already dilated to a 3 and 80% effaced and was having pretty regular contractions all day for the past couple of days. She thought I would have him in the next couple of days. I told her if I didn't have him that day that I wanted to be started the next day which was Tuesday April 19. So the next day at noon I went to the hospital. I was dilated to a 4, so they were sure I would have this baby quickly. They were right! They gave me pitocin at 1:30 and my doctor broke my water at 2. I really wanted to go through labor without the epidural, but the pictocin kicked my butt! I made it to 3:30 and I was dilated to a 7. They gave me the epidural and it honestly was wonderful! With my other kids I did not like my epidurals, but this one was awesome. I could move my legs still and all I felt was pressure, no pain! So after I got the epidural the nurses decided to leave me alone in the room with my husband, which kind of scared me. About 4:30 I felt something coming out of me, pretty much a baby! I paged the nurse and she came in and assured me that I was a full 10 and baby was on his way. She then told me that she would call my doctor. I was a little concerned because my doctor wasn't there and baby was pretty much there. They would not let me put my legs up in the stir ups until the doctor was there because the nurses said they did not want to have to deliver the baby. They said that if I didn't have an epidural they would have delivered. I was worried he would fall out of me, I kept feeling each contraction and felt him coming closer and closer. I told Lance not to make me laugh because I was afraid I would use a muscle that would push him right out. Luckily we had a room by the parking lot and the nurses kept looking out there to watch for my doctor. Then my doctor pulled up and ran into the hospital. As soon as she got to the room they finally put my legs in the stir ups and the while doctor was putting on gloves she pretty much caught baby on his way out. I seriously pushed like once and there he was. So he finally got here at around 5:30, a little over 4 hours after I got there. All 6 pounds and 18 inches of him! Oh and his name is Kade Kenneth Nielson! After I had him my doctor was delivering the placenta, which took forever because a piece of it was stuck. Then she told me that she was really glad I decided to have him because my placenta did not look good. Maybe that is way he was so small and hadn't been growing very well? Who knows?

So I love him and I will post pictures of him soon. ( my computer isn't working, I am using my laptop right now and don't know how to put pictures on it;) I am so thankful he is here and feel so blessed to have another little spirit sent to me straight from heaven

Best day in a long time!!!

2011-03-17T20:08:00.000-07:00

So about 2 weeks ago the kids got pretty sick. Nothing too bad, Ky just had rough couple of nights. A downside to being pregnant is the fact that my immune system is completely down, so I get every sickness my kids get. So saturday morning Lance went to go and pick up a dresser and bookcase for Kyleigh from Ashley Furniture in Salt Lake. It ended up taking way longer then he expected, so on one of his few days off I didn't really get to see him. It kind of made me sad, plus I did not feel very good at all. It was just a bummer day. I went to drop off my netflix in the mailbox and picked up the mail. Guess what I found?? There was a letter from Weber State's Nursing Program, I was SO nervous. We opened it and they were pleased to inform me that I was accepted into the program!!! It seriously made me cry, I was so stinking excited. I really was not expecting to get in to Weber's program because of how competitive it is. I had no medical experience and I did not get re-applicant points! I was just so happy I just wanted to share my joy with whoever reads my awesome blog!!

So I am now about 35 weeks! I went to the doctor today and baby weighs 4lbs 12 oz. She got some really good pictures of him. His cheeks are getting chubby and he has chubby little arms. I am getting super excited to meet this little man. I feel so blessed to be able to have this baby growing inside of me, it is such awesome experience. So maybe the next post will be pictures of baby!!! We will see. I was induced with my other two children and this time around I just want to go into Labor on my own. I also don't really want an epidural. We will see what happens though, we are getting excited!

Almost there

2011-02-25T18:56:00.000-08:00

So I have no reason not to be blogging because I have plenty of time on my hands. Maybe it is the lack of excitment in my life. We keep pretty busy for the most part, but a lot of the time we just hang out. I am about 32 weeks along in the good old pregnancy now and feel ready to meet this little guy. I am kind of getting stir crazy to be honest, but I am gonna have to remember that he needs to get healthy and strong before he gets here. No matter how much I am ready for him!!! It's just easier said then done to be patient.
Wow it is almost March!! Well January 12th was Jaxon's birthday. We had a batman party for him, he had a lot of fun. He turned 5 years old!! At his well check he was 30% in height and 50% in weight, a little on the short side;) He is learning what he is supposed to and is doing just awesome! So I think around the 2nd week in January I went to the doctor and she said that the baby was measuring like 2 weeks behind and she was worried about him. I was so confused because I had already gained over 20 lbs and she explained to me that is wasn't going to the baby. She said the extra calories were probably going to me because apparently I was exercising too much, well that is what she thought anyway. I felt like an awful mother because I exercise a lot and she told me just to take easy for a couple weeks and see if it made a difference. So for the next 2 weeks I walked at the gym a couple of days a week and did my yoga video. My next appointment I gained 4 lbs, the baby was back up to where he should be and I felt better. Then another 2 weeks went by and about 4 more lbs!! I am pretty much destined to not be a cute little pregnant woman. It is perfectly ok because these precious angels are totally worth it! It just takes a little more effort to loose it. So baby is growing well and I feel better about life now! I was worried for a little while there. Now I am experiencing these wonderful things called braxton hicks contractions which I never remember having before. Some nights they actually worry me, but they always go away. So that is what I have been doing the past couple of months, just trying hard to grow a human inside of me.
Oh I also turned in my Nursing Applications to Weber and the DATC. I do not hear back until the end of March or the begining of April. I is actually making me super nervous because I have no idea what to prepare for in the Fall. I sure hope I get in!! So here are some pictures of the baby and Jaxon's bday party.

The doctor took a picture of the baby's body to show my kids I am not crazy when I tell them there is a baby in there.

Ok, who wouldn't be excited to meet this perfect little person?? He looks like Kyleigh to me!

I am in the process of getting pictures developed so I don't have a super recent picture, but this is only about 2 weeks ago. I will try to take another one soon.

Awesome batman masks, they also have capes on!

The fun batman cupcakes I made. Jaxon was SO excited about them!

He wanted to make a superman serious face! What a stud

Fun birthday cake! Again, making the serious face.

Well there is an update. If anyone wants to come over and play let me know. I would love some interaction with others because I rarely see my husband and my children would love others to entertain them besides there boring growing mother;)

Year in review

2011-01-01T17:38:00.000-08:00

So 2010 was an interesting year. I just wanted to think about it and if anyone wants to read my thoughts here they are.
*Started off the year with my baby Jaxon turning 4!!
*Had a SUPER busy spring semester in the Clinical Laboratory Science program at Weber State. I really miss it, but I think it is more the learning experience I miss. I just do not want to work in a lab.
* My parents had to move out of their house. We tried to help my mom clean it out, but she has a lot of, well JUNK! Now my sister's and I don't really have anywhere to go, because the parents don't have a house. Well that's a whole different story, so we won't open that can of worms.
*In April I found out that I was pregnant, morning sickness for about 14 weeks straight
*June 1st their was no longer a pregnancy, see previous posts for more info on that business.
*June 14th my second baby turned 3, she keeps telling me she won't grow anymore, but it's not working
* Summer was spent with my kids, LOVED IT! Pools, parks, riding bikes.
* Then some sad news about my cousin Emily, she passed away. I have not been close with her since I moved when I was 11, but I remember she was one of my favorite cousins to play with when I was little. It was good to see family, but not fun under the circumstances. She left 2 children behind. This experience reminded me how important family is, not just my own kids and husband, but everyone! I love family and I am SO blessed that I have such a big one!
*August was our 5th wedding anniversary! We went to Vegas and had a blast. Saw some shows and just had some good alone time. We were good for about 2 days, but then we missed our kids. We haven't really known anything different, so it's weird to be alone. That might sound crazy, but it's the way it is.
*Fall semester came and I decided to go a different direction in my career, so now I am just waiting for that dang nursing program. It has been a nice break!!
*Found out we were pregnant again, then I was sick for about 2 months straight. Sinus infection, brochitis. Lame stuff!!!
*The Holidays were great, because Lance got most of them off. We got to spend time with family and my kids are at such a fun age!!!
*We found out we are having a boy
*Two of my sisters got in car accidents. They both no longer have drivable vehicles and my dad pretty much can't give them anything for one. I just wish I could give them a car, but I need to get myself a new one soon that fits a third seat!!!
* I am also super thankful that the little boy growing in my belly is safe and healthy. I have a friend that just had her baby at 30 weeks or so and lost her. Here I complain daily about how fat I am getting and how awful I feel, but it is just temporary. I am so thankful for Heavenly father's plan and that we can be with our families forever.
*So this year has made me so thankful for family! That is what life is all about. I am so lucky I married into the family I did, and married a man that takes such good care of me.

So I don't really have any resolutions for the new year, but I know it will be a great one!!!

What is up???

2010-11-19T10:40:00.000-08:00

So I haven't posted for a little while. The kids and I were sick for about a month and a half, so that was not much fun. I also got pregnant again, and this time around it has been better. I am almost 18 weeks and it is a little boy. We are pretty much super excited about it and the kids seem to be excited as well. I still get a little nervous each time I go to the doctor, so hopefully that anxiety will leave soon. I can feel this little guy moving around, so that sets my mind at ease. Now it is kind of sinking in that we are actually going to have another baby, and we are getting nervous. We haven't done the baby thing for a while! It will be a new adventure in our lives.

So I quit the Clinical Lab Science program. I did my practicum in the summer and did not really enjoy working in the lab so much. The best part was drawing the patients blood and bringing it to the lab to test. I just really like the patient interaction. I have decided once again to apply to the Nursing program. This time I have everything done, plus another Associate Degree so I hope that it will help me. So we are keeping our fingers crossed that this fall I will start the program. We will see what happens though. I will just hang out with my kiddos until I get in. For the past couple of months I haven't gone to school, so it has worked out nice since I am pregnant and don't feel awesome. It has been a nice little break. I did have to take my Medical Laboratory Technician test though and my CNA test to get into the nursing program. So I have been busy with those tests. I passed both of them so that was good! Now we can focus completely on the Holidays coming up. It is weird not having something to study for or some assignment though.

Well that is pretty much what has been up if anyone wanted to know. I also posting our family pictures that my lovely sister in law Amy took for us.

I DON"T WANT TO GO BACK!

2010-08-26T20:44:00.001-07:00

On the way to preschool

He likes to do the tumbs up thing a lot

I just love these two

So school started on Monday and I do not want to be there right now. I have had a nice summer not really worrying about projects, papers, or tests. Going back for me right now just breaks my heart a little bit. I just love my kids and I miss them when I am gone. Alas I will go back and I will finish because ultimately it is for all of our future. It just kind of sucks while in the process. It will also help so Lance doesn't have to work nearly 60 hours a week! Jaxon and Kyleigh started preschool so that has been exciting for them. Jaxon is also starting soccer and Kyleigh is in dance and tumbling. They are getting so big and it is so much fun watching them grow up, it's bittersweet!!

Life

2010-06-03T09:47:00.000-07:00

So reader beware this is not the happiest blog ever, but I just wanted to update those that read this on the Nielson's life. So pregnancy has been crazy, I was so sick for a month and a half. I was growing right along. With Jaxon I was SO sick and with Kyleigh I did not get too sick at all, so I had this feeling that it would be a boy. Since Lance is a server we pay for private insurance and they do not cover babies, so I had to get all signed up for medicaid. It sure does take forever, but everything worked out and we got all signed up. So I had my first appointment at 11 weeks, and she felt my uterus and everything and she said I was about right and that put my due date at December 4th. That is just what I figured out. I remembered my other doctor( who moved to Salt Lake) letting me listen to a heartbeat the first visit. I asked this new doctor and she said that it was still too early and we would just do it next time. I just said ok because she is the doctor and went and made my next appointment. So this past memorial day, at about 14 weeks into my pregnancy I went to the gym (because I have a bad addiction) and worked out for about 2 hours and then came home and noticed I was bleeding a little bit. Sorry to those of you that are grossed out, just don't continue. So the bleeding was not much at all, but later in the middle of the night I noticed a little bit more. This time it was darker, so I figured it was just old blood. Tuesday morning I called my doctor and just felt like I should go and be checked out. I was not cramping at all and no longer bleeding, I just wanted to be sure everything was ok. So I went and took the kiddos to grammys and went to the doctor. I get to the doctor and she tells me that the bleeding sounds completely normal and I probably just have a sensitive cervix. Then she proceeds to find a heartbeat. She was having a heart time so we moved into the next room to do a quick ultrasound. She thought she saw a heartbeat, but told me that she would bring me to the ultrasound tech to make sure. So I went back to the waiting room and waited patiently for the ultrasound tech. She called me back and did the ultrasound and told me she did not see anything. She then wanted to try a vaginal ultrasound just to make sure. There was NOTHING there. She then started to explain to me that this was a blighted ovum. I guess fertilization never quite finished. My body made the egg sac, but never finished the yolk sac. The yolk sac becomes the embryo=baby. So my body was producing all the right hormones and making a nice little home for nothing. It was all very weird, because I was very pregnant and then to see nothing there was so strange. So later that day I had a D&C and now I am just loving on my kids. For some reason it makes me feel better to know that there was never a baby in there, because then at least I know my body did not do anything wrong. It was just fluke fertilization pretty much. For now I am just going to enjoy the summer off with my kids and hopefully start getting some fun pictures up of our adventures. Well sorry about the not so happy post, but I just wanted to let people know.
Kathy:)

Suprise suprise

2010-04-22T20:46:00.000-07:00

So for those of you that were not aware, Lance and I are expecting baby number 3! We are excited about it. I got Jaxon a shirt that said "big brother" and Kyleigh one that said "big sister." They are pretty excited about it. Jaxon is just getting impatient already, he keeps asking me when the baby is going to come out. I don't think he realizes how long it really will be. So we are expecting sometime in December, I will update what the doctor says when I go. I can tell I am preggo, I am tired and my stomach has been buggin me! Hopefully this one will not lead to 50 lbs of extra lovin:)

I just finished my las final today and am SO excited to have the summer off. I really need a break. Well hopefully I will get some pictures posted on here soon of our adventures.
Thanks for reading,
Kathy:)

School needs to finish for a minute!

2010-03-21T15:18:00.001-07:00

Ok I am so sick of school, I need a break. I drive up to Weber State EVERY day, which takes about 25- 30 minutes one way. I am there some nights until 5. It just is rough because I find myself trying to be a perfectionist at everything I do. From being a mom, to school, to exercise, to being a wife. Thank goodness I am not employed, I would go completely insane. If I did not care so much about trying to do everything the best I can, I think it would be easier. It also is rough because I only see my husband probably 8 hours a week, if that.
So I have decided to take the summer off!!!! This means I will be in school longer, but I feel like a break is needed. I might get a little bored this summer, but I am sure I will manage.

anyways..........

Funny story, Kyleigh is now potty trained and has been for about maybe 2 months now. Sometimes she has accidents and I probably should not get mad at her but I do because she knows better now. Both our bathrooms are upstairs so it is hard to run to the bathroom and make it, but I am suprised with how good they are. Yesterday Kyleigh comes downstairs from going to the bathroom and had new underwear on. I said, "Kyleigh why do you have new underwear on?"
Kyleigh says, "cause I wanted these ones." Ok I thought to myself, that's fine, whatever.
Later in the evening, guess what I found in my bathroom garbage can? I found soaken wet little GIRL underwear. They for sure were peed in! So I go ask Kyleigh, " Kyleigh, why did you throw your underwear away?" Kyleigh bursts into tears and says, " Jaxon peed in my underwear."
I said, " Jaxon does not wear little girl underwear, he has little boy underwear." This little arguement went on back and forth for a while. Then, I tried to calm her down and say, " Kyleigh did you have an accident, it's fine if you did, just tell me?" Oh my goodness, this little stubborn girl would not quit blamming jaxon and crying.
I finally got it out of her! I asked her, " Kyleigh did you try to go to the bathroom and forget to take off your underwear? So you peed in them?" Finally she just cried out, " yyyyeesss'." She was so sad. So what a sneaky little girl, throwing away the evidence and then blamming her brother for it. I feel bad because she just did not want to get into trouble. I just thought I would share that little story, because I thought it was funny! I need to start writing down all of the funny things my kids do, because time is flying by and I don't want to forget them.
Thanks for reading:)
Kathy

Jaxon is FOUR!!!

2010-01-17T21:58:00.001-08:00

So I have taken a trip down memory lane and it makes me so sad that time is flying by sooooo FAST!!! My little Jaxon turned FOUR on tuesday! I can not believe it. I just wanted to post some pictures of my little man's life so far. He is my best little buddy and I am so thankful for him! He came as a SURPISE and I would not change it for the world. I remember the day I found out! I was SO scared!!!!! Lance was with me, and after 4 positive pregnancy tests we were still not positive it was real. A trip to planned parenthood made it REAL! I was so young and not even ready to be married; I wondered why heavenly father would allow this to happen. What kind of parents would we make? I knew I did not have parents that could help me either. We also barely had any education behind us! I was not ready to be a mom and Lance was not ready to be a dad. Obviously we made some quick big decisions; we got married (and in the interest of not writing a novel), things have turned out just fine! I love Jaxon and I think he has been the biggest blessing in mine and Lance's life! He is a joy and is full of love. He has a great personality as well. He also adores his little sister and refers to her as "my baby sister." I feel it a privilege to be Jaxon's mother and feel like he was definitley supposed to be in my life. The best suprise I ever got!

Christmas 2007

Summer 2008

2nd birthday fun at mcdonalds

Helping bath new baby sister

Adoring is new baby sister

Easter 2007

He got a sled for Christmas in 2006

My boys!!

He wasn't super excited about his first Christmas

Easter 2007

He was so bald

SO scary to take home such a little baby

So small

A little rough pic of me, but cute baby:)

Filling out our paper work, getting ready to have a baby!!

Our first meeting

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LITLE MAN

Busy as a bee

2009-12-30T20:55:00.001-08:00

So I have failed on the blogging front! I don't even know if anyone reads my blog, but I decided i would update everyone on life. This time of year is my favorite minus the cold. I love to watch the snow, but driving and being basically anywhere near it makes me dislike it. Maybe if i took up skiing it would not be so bad. This is the end of my third week off of school. It has been a nice break. I just wish Lance could have had more days off, I really NEVER see him. It is sad:( That is the way we survive right now though, it's kind of hard with kids and everything else we do. So I don't know if I have mentioned this but I am doing the Clinical Laboratory Science program at Weber State University. I have loved it so far. As of right now I hope to do the accelerated program and graduate next year with my bachelors degree. After I get my degree I plan on working at a hospital lab somewhere while Lance goes to school. Whenever he is done I really want to go to PA school, but we will see what the future holds. I have always wanted a career and I am thankful that I have the opportunity to go to school.
So Lance is still serving at Goodwood and it has been a good steady job for him. It gets us what we need in life right now and we could not be more blessed. My babies are growing like weeds!!! Jaxon is almost FOUR and Kyleigh is two and half. Wow how time flies. They are my joy in life and I am so lucky to have them. They are just GREAT kids. They love each other so much and I love seeing them grow up together.
Christmas was SO much fun. Jaxon and Kyleigh are getting to the fun age! They actually were getting excited about everything. We had the elves watch them throughout December and report back to Santa Claus. I don't know how they got him fooled this year!! Those elves must have not been watching close. Just kidding, they were good! Well this next semester I am taking 18 credit hours, so I don't know how much I will be blogging. I will try to keep up on everything, but usually after 8pm it is homework time for mom!! If I start blogging and stuff I can't seem to stop myself and then it ends up badly. I do read all of my friends blogs out there though!! I know what you are doing in life, so I decided I would try to update you all. Well I don't know if anyone even knows that we exist anymore but I thought I would just blog to make me feel better.
Kathy:)

A quick picture update

2009-08-19T20:19:00.000-07:00

So I have been an awful blogger!!! I have been busy. I just wanted to quickly post some pictures from the beginning of my summer. These are pictures from Kyleigh's birthday party and my little sister Suzie's graduation from High School. Yay!! I will post more of an update later. Also stay tuned for pictures from the Virgin Islands.

Everyone always helps with presents

This is my nephew Kason, it is funny because......

this is his Sister Alyx. I do not know why I got

pictures with both of them upside-down, but I

thought it was funny!!

The birthday girl, I do not know why her smile

is a little off. Cute little 2 year old.

They love eachother!!! So cute

Mother, Suzie, and my dad

My sisters. Suzie, Rachel, me and Deanne. Suzie has

been rooming with us all summer!!

Our trip to the Zoo

2009-05-07T14:53:00.001-07:00

The past two days Lance did not have to work, wow that rarely happens two days in a row. We took advantage of it though, because I start summer school next week. Tuesday we went and saw Wolverine and Wednesday we went to the Zoo. It was a perfect day for the Zoo, the animals were still a little lively. Jaxon just wanted to see Lion Kings the whole time. Kyleigh just trailed behind him.

This is Jaxon growling
Kyleigh on the carousel

Jaxon on the carousel

My little monkey

The Lion was getting them

Oh no, not Jaxon

Seriously, Jaxon tried to set the animals free. He said they looked sad:(

Oh, I just love this picture

When we first arrived. Jaxon was our navigator

My New House

2009-05-04T20:02:00.000-07:00

The nice wide stairs, no falls yet. (knock on wood)

The family room and kitchen. Oh and Kyleigh's cute hat head.

We need our television updated

Kids bathroom

Laundry room

Kitchen, my kids love these stools, they used to be in grammy's house

Just another view

Office/ spare room

This picture is weird..... yes Kyleigh sleeps on a mattress on the floor. She loves it! These toys are rarely in the bin during the day.

Master overlooking master bath

We have cute double doors to the master bedroom, and I love the vaulted ceilings.

I had a hard time with the angles

Lance's sink

My sink

Shower and big wonderful tub.... LOVE IT

Huge master closet, we have a lot of work to do to fill it up:):)

It's a great house, once you get over all of the problems. This week our bathroom outlets do not work:) Oh what an adventure. I have not put up any decorations, but that might be this week's project before summer school starts. Well that is my house, hope to have a big party one of these days.

~Kathy

My baby sister's last Prom

2009-05-03T07:33:00.000-07:00

So yesterday I got to go help my little sister get ready for prom. She has grown into the most beautiful amazing gal. I am so proud of her. She had a track meet all morning (and got her best time running in the rain), then got to go to prom. She will be going to Weber this fall and is coming to live with me this summer. I am so excited!!!! Jaxon was so cute, he kept saying that she was a princess going to the ball, and he wanted to dance with her. I was tying up the back of her dress and he said mom are you done yet, I want to dance with the princess!!! So cute! The pictures are not the greatest quality because I had to buy a disposable one. I left mine at home. Well Suzie if you ever read this, I hope you enjoyed your night. Love ya.

Yes, I am alive!

2009-04-26T13:48:00.000-07:00

So let me just tell you, I have been one busy gal. We moved into our house Monday April 6th, and it has been non-stop adventure! I will list the things that have gone wrong so far, first; no weather stripping on the back door and our dishwasher did not work. Ya, they came and took care of both of those quickly. Our master bathroom shower doors were missing when we moved in as well. It is a little unnerving when you sign for a new house, and it is not even finished yet. Well, that was taken care of within a few days. So yay, I think I can finally start making myself feel at home.......... NOT.......... then come the big problems. I came home from shopping on Friday and walked into my basement to find water. Lance was not home, so I called my father-in-law. He come over and was nice enough to help me clean it up, and said the sewer probably backed up, how lovely. Lance made some phone calls Saturday morning and a plumber came and I guess fixed the problem.( knock on wood). So then a couple days later it rains and rains and rains. Lance decided to check the basement, oh now we had water coming in from the window. It actually looked like it was coming right through the foundation. AWESOME! Our basement is the lowest point, so their was a nice little pond Lance got to take care of. He dug a little trench for all of the water to go into, so that helped it. I guess they still need to landscape, so that is the reasoning behind this. WHATEVER!!! I thought I bought I new house so I would not have to deal with leaks and sewege backups and problems that old houses have. I know it is the joy of being a homeowner, but come on! My house is under warranty for one year, so lets just hope that everything that will go wrong will go wrong within the next year!!!! To top it off it is the end of the semester. I will write more about school later because that's a whole other ten pages of writing. I just wanted to let anyone who reads my lovely blog know that we are good, just stressed. I don't even know if anyone will take the time to read this, but maybe you can give me some comments to boost my spirit:) I will post pictures probably toward the end of the week of my lovely house.
~Kathy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

2009-03-11T13:32:00.000-07:00

So today is my birthday and I am just sitting here waiting for my kids to wake up and play with me. Lance had to work all day today, so he took me out all day yesterday. He took me shopping and out to eat. I wish we could have gone today, but that is ok. We also went bowling. He is really fun to bowl with because he bowls the strangest way. He doesn't use the thumb hole and then makes the ball spin. Well he bought me a new comforter and some pots and pans. I posted some pictures up. The pots and pans picture is not the exact set, but it looks like that. I am so excited to get my house so I can use this stuff. (If I get my house). We STILL do not have a for sure!! Well this spring break has been nice. I should probably be studying, but I am enjoying the break for a minute.
~Kathy

Update on life

2009-02-27T11:37:00.000-08:00

I really am not a slacker, I have been extremely busy. I thought I would take a minute during nap time to update everyone on what's going on with our life. So Lance has been working about 60-70 hours a week, and I work at least 1 day a week. So I do not see much of him. I also am going to school full time, and am a full time mother:) We stay pretty busy. Right now we are also in the process of getting our townhouse! Oh my goodness it is exciting, but stressful. We move in the end of March, hopefully everything works out.
So my children could not be better, I just do not know what I would do without them. Sure it is hard with school, but they are so much fun. Jaxon is a neat freak! Oh my goodness every time he misses the toilet he cleans up everything. I know he probably should not use the Clorox wipes, but he gets so mad at me if I do not let him clean everything up. I am there the whole time and we wash his hands after, I hope no one thinks I am an awful mother! Kyleigh is talking like crazy and wants to be potty trained so bad. She walks about saying, "I go potty." Oh they just make my life an adventure. Jaxon has been doing so good eating, I am so proud of him. It usually takes mom shoving food down his throat, but he is trying new things. He has been eating meat veggies, yay for him. Kyleigh is so good at eating. The only thing I have found that she does not like is applesauce, weird huh? Jaxon loves applesauce, and every time I give it to him she begs for it. I finally give her some, and then the dry heaving starts. She doe this at least once a week. She might change her mind one of these days.
One more thing, I just wanted to say Happy Birthday to my sister Suzie. She is 18 years old, my baby sister! I can not believe it. I do not know if my sister reads my blog, but I thought I would say it anyway. Well I don't want this to get too long, so I will leave it here. I will post more pictures one of these days.

The Ridiculous effects drugs have on me

2009-01-30T06:36:00.000-08:00

So I am not one who often takes any type of drug when I am not feeling well. I usually just try to tough it out, there is only one time of the month that I usually want a little something. Sorry for the men that read this, but ladies I know you feel my pain. When I was a teenager I would always take Midol, it worked wonders. I usually take the caffinated kind and that is the problem, maybe I should buy un-caffinated. Ever since my first cycle after Kyleigh I have been so sensitive to it, so I usually take Ibprofen. Well every once in a while I think life has changed and I take my Midol. So yesterday at around 4:30 I took some. Lance came home like at 10:30 and was wondering what was wrong with me because I was not drifting off to sleep. I seriously could not go to sleep. Lance stayed up with me, but in turn we woke up Jaxon and then he woke up Kyleigh. It was family time last night til about 1:30. Then I decided I should be a good example and get my family to bed. I was still not tired!! I sat in bed for a while and then finally fell asleep probably around like 2:30-3. I know this isn't that late to some people, but I am one who gets up in the morning no matter what. I just can not sleep in. I slept in til 7 today though, and I still woke up wide awake. I have learned another lesson in not taking this stuff, funny thing is I only took half a dose. Well if anyone read this I am sorry if it was boring. I just have a lot of energy and this typing is working wonders for me.
Thanks for reading
*Kathy

Oh I need a break!

2009-01-26T14:18:00.000-08:00

So I have been studying a lot today and I keep drifting off to sleep, I didn't sleep well last night darn it! That's the bad thing about online classes, a lot of reading. So I just realized that a month ago today was the last time Jaxon wore diapers, yay Jaxon!!! Can I tell you how frustrating the whole potty training thing was? I just don't think he was really ready! I had been trying since before Halloween, well trying off and on. I got very impatient with him! We got him a prize bucket and everything, but it did not work. So Santa brought him some underwear, and the day after Christmas I put them on him. He kept having accident after accident, and I was asking him about every 20 minutes if he had to go potty. 5 minutes after asking him and trying to get him to go, I would find a little puddle somewhere. I did not want to go back to diapers so this is what I did;
I TOOK ALL HIS CHRISTMAS TOYS AWAY!!! I had him help me get all of his toys and put them in my away and I told him that when he went in the potty he would get a toy back. If he had an accident I would take another away. So the next couple of days were entertaining because he made sure I took his toys away when he had an accident. He said, " mommy you take this toy too?" He wanted me to get all of the accessories to the bigger toys. Well I felt mean, but it worked for him. I am so happy to not have 2 in diapers anymore! He still wears a pull-up at nap time and bedtime, but hopefully we will figure that out next. Well I hope that was not a boring read, maybe it will help some of you, who knows. I must thank Amy for putting the idea in my head:)
One more thing, after our taxes are done we will know for sure if we can get our house. We picked the colors and and everything, so I would hate to be disappointed. We will see, cross your fingers!!!!!!

I have a 3 year old!!!!!!

2009-01-15T10:52:00.000-08:00

So I just had to write really quick about Jaxon's birthday. He turned 3 Monday Januray 12th, I am a little slow at getting this posted. It is so crazy to me that I have a 3 year old. He is just the sweetest little boy ever. I just wanted to say some things about him for his birthday.

When I was pregnant with Jaxon it was literally 9 months of misery. I hated being pregnant. I threw up about 3 times a day or more. I just got used to doing it, so it eventually did not bother me(yes for the whole 9 months). I had constant heart burn, my feet were always swollen, and on top of that I had kidney stones. They had to surgically remove them because they couldn't laser them out. No, it was no fun at all. I was went in on the night of January 11 to start the inducing process. They gave me something to dilate me and then they gave me a sleeping pill. Lance and I remember that night! It had the opposite affect on me, I was hallucinating and could not sleep at all!!! So the next morning I remember getting started and it taking forever. I think they started about 6 am and I had him about 5pm. As soon as I saw him all of the pain of being pregnant was nothing compared to the love I had for him. I would do it over and over! Jaxon was the best baby ever, he was so mellow. He had the most quiet little cry. Plus he slept through the night at 5 weeks!!! I feel so blessed to have him in my life. He is so thoughtful and caring and I just love him so much. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

The day we took Jaxon home

So here are some pictures from Jaxon's party we had on Monday, I love when family gets together.

Kyleigh helping opening presents

This is cake on his face, he got some new tools.

Kason and Alyx helping Jaxon open presents.

My sisters, aunt Margene, and Christine and Erin(practically sister- in-laws

Stacy, Brett, Todd, and Jordyn

Kyleigh and Jaxon with Grammy

Yes, this is my masterpiece. It took me an hour to decorate!

Happy New Year!!!!!!!

2009-01-01T20:46:00.001-08:00

So another year has gone. I am really excited about this next year of my life. What an adventure life is. I wish I wrote in my journal more so I could remember my thoughts at certain times in my life. (Hey look a new years resolution.) 2008 is now gone, crazy!!!! Jaxon will be 3 in like less than 2 weeks. I will have a 3 year old.
So Christmas Eve we went to my Grandma's house and Santa showed up and Jaxon and Kyleigh were in awe. Jaxon was looking outside for reindeer most of the time. We told him they were on the roof. I am glad Santa to my grandma's house, that was good preparation. It was so fun to have Santa leave presents at our house! Jaxon loved it and was so excited. Lance and I didn't prepare well though, we ended up wrapping everything the night before. Lessons for the future! When we finally went to bed I could not sleep because I was so excited. I felt like a kid! It was so fun to see how excited my kids were. I loved it!!!! I would post pictures, but I didn't take very many. Well all in all it was a GREAT Christmas! Did I mention I got P90X work out videos? I have been doing them and I love, love, love it! Oh one more thing. Jaxon is pretty much potty trained! What an adventure. That will be another days post.
So I just wanted to post some pictures from this year to look back on.

This girl does not like things in her hair!

I just love this picture! It is from my friend's wedding.

She looks so little!

Toot Toot!!!!!!

Kyleigh just loved the train at the Zoo.

Hanging out in the backyard

Sadly she still uses these ridiculous pacifiers.

She has an addiction.

Easter Sunday!

I love these guys!

She can't do this anymore:(

Birthday party!

So sweet!

We took him to McDonalds for his Birthday last year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A few weeks to relax

2008-12-14T12:33:00.000-08:00

This past week I finished up school for this semester. It kind of makes me sad, because I enjoyed most of my classes. Math is finally done with, it just is busy work which is hard to get done with my kids! I did well and I hope my efforts pay off when I apply to the Nursing Program for fall 2009. I know a couple of blogs ago I mentioned that I was not going to continue with school, but plans have changed yet again in our lives. It is hard for Lance and I to both go to school, and since I am closer to being done we decided that I will finish up first. Now I just need to get into this ridiculously competitive nursing program. We pray it will work out!
Lance and I are buying a Townhouse!!!!!! It is a really good deal, and it kind of scares us because it is our first house. I hear it's like signing your life away. They are brand new, so we get to pick all the of the colors and everything. They won't be done until the end of March, but we are excited! We were pre-approved, but we are not positive we will get a loan yet. We will see though. It's hard with one income, I don't get paid as a domestic engineer.
The kiddos are doing well. I have not done any Christmas shopping yet though. I have to wait for when Lance isn't working. Since he works all of the time, we will see how this gift buying will work out. Jaxon and Kyleigh are really cute with all of this Christmas stuff. I don't think they understand that Santa is coming though. I ask Jaxon what he wants for Christmas and he doesn't have a clue what I am talking about. Kyleigh started nursery last week, so now Jaxon gets to bring his sister. They are so stinking cute together, I love it! I am so blessed to have such sweet little spirits in my home. Well I better quit babbling.
Thanks for reading
~Kathy

Christmas pictures!!!

2008-11-25T07:12:00.000-08:00

So last thursday we went to Target to get some pictures taken. I am suprised that the poor girl taking the pictures even got any good ones. Our little children were not cooperating at all. Well these are some of the pictures we got. I think they are cute, I just wish we could have gotten some big smiles out of these two stinkers. Amy please don't judge them too harshly:) If it was a perfect world you would take all of my pictures, but then I might make you crazy. Well enjoy!

Weekend, Twilight

2008-11-23T12:09:00.000-08:00

My real life Edward!!!!!

So I love this time of the year because of all the super cheesy made for TV movies. I have been watching ABC Family and they just suck ya in. I just love the stories. Everyone is changing for the better, and falling in love. I LOVE IT!! I am so lame. I only have 3 more weeks of school and I am ready for this semester to be about over. Math and BioChem have taken over my life. Next semester won't be so time consuming hopefully. I guess taking classes online does make them a little more time consuming, but at least I don't have to go anywhere.

So I just read all of the Twilight books in August and have been waiting for the movie to come out. I just had to go last night and see it. I really enjoyed it. When you read books you picture things a different way, but I thought they did a good job. My favorite thing about the movie was the music. If you have not listened to the soundtrack you need to. I grew up with my mom playing the piano all of the time, so I have a great appreciation for music. I wish I could have a soundtrack to my life. Well it was nice to get a night out, and I think I should do it more often. I really am excited to see the Breaking Dawn in the theaters, that one will be fun to watch. Well I have a while. Kyleigh will have probably read all of the books and will want to come with me. Wow, that scares me. Well Happy Sunday!

I am not a very smart blogger!

2008-11-20T20:36:00.000-08:00

So everyone that I sent my e-mail to to add me to their blogs, it was wrong. When I started this blog I used my husband's e-mail and I have everything sent to my e-mail. So whoever has gone private if you could sent an invitation to socr21@comcast.net I would appreciate it. It makes me sad not being able to look at other people's blogs. Thank you very much!

Going private

2008-11-07T09:12:00.001-08:00

So I have decided that is creeps me out that anyone can look at pictures of my family. I love that friends and family can look at my blog to see what is going on, but I will have to make it as safe as possible. So leave your e-mail and I will add it. I will probably be making the transition next week sometime. Thanks

Halloween

2008-11-04T21:12:00.000-08:00

Lance and I were vampires at the Halloween party

This is my niece Alyx, I just thought this was cute After trick or treating

She LOVES her daddy

She tried to keep up with Jaxon all night.

My sorry excuse for a costume, I wasn't feeling good

This look is mischievous!

Pumpkin carving is more for the parents!

Oh my goodness, I love having little kids. They were so much fun this year! First we went to our ward party and they had little stations for the kids to go to. Lance and I have decided that the Kyleigh is good luck. She wins at everything! She doesn't really try very hard, she is just lucky! Lance and I should take her to Vegas. Well after the ward party we went trick or treating around the neighborhood. They both pretty much ran/walked the whole time. The first house we went to Jaxon walked right in. Then at other houses he was showing them what he got from the house before. He was so polite, I was so proud of him. They had so much fun. Jaxon was a Vampire and Kyleigh was a Devil. The devil really was coming out of her that night, but it was cute. Saturday we went to a Halloween party at my sister-in-law's mom's house. It was fun. Life is just crazy busy right now and we are just taking one day at a time. Enjoy the pictures!

Kids Tag

2008-10-20T21:11:00.000-07:00

This Tag has been so fun. Thanks Tristen. It has been fun to hear all of the cute facts about my fellow blogging mother's children. I hope that sentence made sense. Ok hear goes;

RULES: Tell five things about your kids that people might not know, and you have to do all of your kids!

Jaxon-

1. Jaxon came into this world super mellow. I couldn't wake him to get him to eat for the first 3 days of life. I had so many lactation specialists coming in trying to shove bottle nipples in his face to wake him up and get him aroused somehow. We stripped him down to his diaper, NOTHING! He seriously was so lazy!

2. Jaxon slept through the night at 5 weeks old! He would usually go to bed at 8pm and wake up at 8am. It was so nice to have a baby that was so easy going because I needed it.

3. We got him a toddler bed when he was probably almost 15 months! Worst idea ever! Of course Kyleigh came 2 months later, so it would have happened sooner or later. Nap time and bed time became a chore. He would not stay in that bed. He started to get better, but here is some advice for you mothers out there, keep the crib as long as possible. I got so sick of taking up a full hour at nap time and 2 hours at bed time to try to get him to go to sleep. He now has a twin bed and sleeps in it much better. I hope I don't sound mean. I have been a stay at home mom, so by the end of the day, my children need to go to sleep!!:):)

4. Jaxon is a PICKY eater! It boggles my mind what he will and will not eat. He eats oatmeal, but will not eat potatoes? He eats dark chocolate, but not milk chocolate. He analyzes everything I give him, (probably because he knows I try to hide "healthier" foods with the food he likes). The other day I added baby sweet potatoes to his macaroni and cheese, I thought it was smart. He was making the strangest faces, like he knew something was different. Mom was up to her old tricks trying to get some kind of veggie in him. IT WORKED! I know I am gross, but ya do what you got to do sometimes.

5. Jaxon loves his sister! He doesn't really take naps anymore, but Kyleigh does. We listen to the monitor and when he hears her, he gets so excited. He runs to get her with me. When I get her out of her crib he hugs her and kisses her. It is pretty much the sweetest thing ever. Sometimes she doesn't return the enthusiasm though.

Kyleigh-

1. I love Kyleigh, but she is so much drama. Jaxon was an easy baby, and she has been more of a challenge. She has been getting some more teeth lately and has been very emotional. I kind of scolded her the other day and she did the pouty lip thing and then burst into tears. I was like seriously? She also always say No. It is her favorite word.

2. Kyleigh did not sleep though the night until she was 1. I breastfed her for a year and I think that played a role. Now she sleeps from 8pm to usually 9am, if we don't get her up earlier. Plus she takes a nap in the afternoon. I think Jaxon and her have switched sleeping patterns.

3. Kyleigh is the opposite of Jaxon, she eats everything. The only thing that has made her gag is applesauce. Weird huh? She will eat baby veggie after baby veggie, but don't get applesauce near her. You'd think she would be a big chubby gal, but she is a runt. She must work it off.

4. She has to eat by herself. If I start to help her, she will say "no, no, no." It makes for a very messy meal. I usually strip her down to feed her. I must say she is getting better.

5. Kyleigh's got rhythm. As soon as she hears music, she will stat to bounce up and down. If she is sitting on my lap she will start to shimmy. I love it! She is going to be taking dance classes as soon as we can get her in them.

Well those are my kids. Hopefully this was an entertaining read! I just posted these pictures from our treehouse adventure. Amy your pictures were so much better then mine.

I Tag my dear sister in law Amy and my cousin Jennifer:)

Please

2008-10-01T15:22:00.000-07:00

I just had to take a minute today to talk about how stinkin cute my kids are. Jaxon is FINALLY talking! Well he has been talking for a while, but in a special language. I understand most of what he says now, but I am around him a lot. If you aren't around him a lot he might be harder to understand. So guess who else is talking? Kyleigh! She is saying so many words. This is proof to me that girls develope faster then boys. A couple of weeks ago she started saying please. It is the most adorable thing I have ever heard. It is more like a "p-e-e-e-e-e-z-e." She only had two teeth on the top and two on the bottom, so that makes it even more precious. She also loves to read books. She comes over to you when you are sitting down and says "com-on." Then she walks you over to the fridge and says, "wat-r." She just cracks me up. The only bad thing about having my children start talking, is that they say what I say. Of course there is the infamous, "NO." I told Jaxon one day that a movie was boring, and now he says that all of the time. "No mommy, dat's boring." The newest thing is, "just one more mommy." I just can't resist it. After a couple of "just one more"'s it gets a little old. Also thanks to Diego Jaxon now counts better in spanish than english. He was counting floor tiles the other day when Lance noticed he was saying "uno, dose......" Every time he does it we try to get him to count in english. He can only count to 8 in spanish, so he is going to think that one, two, three comes after ocho. Well I am sure I could go on and on about the little things my kids do that are hillarious, but I have got to run.
~Kathy

I miss my kids!!

2008-09-19T10:04:00.000-07:00

I haven't been able to post anything for a couple of weeks because school started. Oh my goodness is life crazy. I started a job in a nursing home the same week school started too. Lance is also in school, so we are both stressed out. I wanted to try to get into the nursing program at Weber, but have decided that now is not the time. I never thought I would miss my kids this much! I have been there all day everyday since they were born. I kept thinking I wanted a career, so I could make money to take care of them. Life gets confusing sometimes. I do not want to miss this part of my kids life. Jaxon is talking like crazy, even Kyleigh is starting to say more. I don't want to be stressed out while trying to raise my kiddos. When momma ain't happy ain't nobody happy. I quit my job, so now I can finish off this semester and start school again someday. Being a mom is an amazing thing. I need them and they need me, even if they stress me out sometimes! It is a good stress. So I am down for playdates and everything to all those out their with kids. Time flies and I don't want to miss a second. When they are teenagers they will hate me, so I need all the love they can give me now:) I am so thankful for my awesome loving husband that puts up with my crazy ideas. I hope he knows how lucky I am to have him for a husband, he has always taken care of me. Well I think I am rambling now so I better get off of here.

Thanks for reading *Kathy*

Better late than never!

2008-08-21T12:37:00.000-07:00

So I have been wanting to post Kyleigh's birthday pictures up for a while, but when got them developed I left my memory card in the kiosk. Thankfully my sister Deanne put my pictures on her computer already. Thanks Deanne! Well these pictures our from our zoo adventure and Kyleigh's birthday party. Enjoy:)

I don't know when this was taken, it's just cute.

He is so excited for his sister's birthday!!

Even more excited in this one:)

This one I had put on the cake. It was from my friend's wedding in

Idaho, I might post those pictures one day.

Did you lose some weight?

2008-08-14T21:52:00.000-07:00

So I have been feeling down on myself lately because I have been stuck at the same weight for some time now. Vacations and camping also do not help with eating good!!!! I don't know why I give myself such a hard time because I have come a long way. Todays blog is just about me. I was a fat teenager and I don't care if anyone says I wasn't, because I was! I weighed about as much in 8th grade as I did 9 months pregnant with Kyleigh. I remember boys on the bus making fun of me and calling me jiggle,jiggle. That was also part of middle school I am sure, stupid boys. In high school I started to lose weight. I went to 2 years of high school up in Idaho and 2 years in Utah. At the end of my senior year I was finally happy with my weight. Then came college and dating and EATING OUT!!! Then I met Lance and we got pregnant with Jaxon. I put on over 50 lbs with him. After I had him I tried to lose the weight, and it seemed to be coming off slowly but surely. Then we decided to try to get pregnant again. Jaxon was 9 months when I got pregnant with Kyleigh. My poor body! Well when there's a will there's a way! After I had Kyleigh I was determined to loose some weight. So I have done it! I have passed my initial goal, but have made new ones. I hope to meet them by the end of this year. I just want to take the time to brag because I have worked really hard. So I am sorry if this offends anyone. Hopefully I can give you inspiration.

As of last summer, after already having Kyleigh I have lost about 30 lbs. I like to look at the inches more then the weight though! I really don't want to sound like I am bragging, I am just being proud of myself for the moment.

I have lost; chest 5"
left arm 2 1/4 "
right arm 1 3/4"
waist 6 1/2"
hips 6 3/4"
left thigh 4 3/4"
right thigh 4 3/4"

total: 31 1/2"

Ok now here is the before and after picture. I was pregnant with Jaxon here. The other isn't the greatest picture, but I didn't want to post the same one from the other Vegas pictures. I weighed over 60 more lbs then I do now. I always am giving myself a hard time, but congrats to me! I am the smaller then I ever was in high school!

Thanks for reading!

Las Vegas Baby!!!!

2008-08-08T06:57:00.000-07:00

So we got back from Vegas a week ago, I have just not posted anything. Suprise, suprise!! Well I have actually been reading the Twilight series books, I have become an addict. I actually plan to hurry this blog so I can finish what I have started. To anyone that has not read these books, they are so good. Well I have not finished them all yet, but I am in the middle of the third one.

Anyway, about Vegas. It was so nice to spend some time alone with my husband! He spoiled me while we were there:) It was soo much fun. We went to the Phantom, Mysteire, and KA. He wants to take me back to go and see "O" too soon. We also went on the New york, New york, and up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. There was never a dull moment. I will admit it got a little tiring walking up and down the strip, but it was fun. Lance our next vacation we are going to go to some secluded beach:) Toward the end we missed our kids like crazy and skipped our lunch planned for the Cheesecake Factory and headed home. We are so lucky to have them and so lucky to have Lance's parents that took the time off to watch the little angels. Happy anniversary Lance, 3 years!!!!!

Happy late father's day!!!

2008-06-19T19:20:00.000-07:00

So this is like a Father's day/slash update post. This past weekend we went to Idaho because my good friend Grayson got married. It was really fun to see her and be a part of her day. I got to wear a cute little bride's maid dress so it was really fun. We stayed at a hotel with a pool and Kyleigh loves to swim!!!! It's the cutest thing ever, she just loved being in the water and kicking her arms and legs. Jaxon on the other hand was being a big whimp. It is amazing how different your children can be being raised the exact same way.

Anyway for Father's day Amy took pictures of Jaxon, Kyleigh and I. She got them to me so fast and I got to suprise Lance for Father's day. Amy you are awesome!!!!!! Right when he woke up on father's day I showed him the pictures and he just sat there going through them smiling and laughing. It was so fun to see the expressions on his face. I hope that he had a good Father's day and knows how much we love and appreciate him.

One more thing!!! With all of these weddings and everyone going on VACATION, Lance and I decided to go to Vegas! We have never really been anywhere together so I am really excited. I think it will be good for us, and we are really excited. We are staying at the MGM Grand and I plan on soaking up some sun. We are going the end of July so it will be HOT, HOT, HOT. Did I mention how excited we are?

New Family Picture

2008-05-25T14:49:00.001-07:00

So for Mother's day little miss Amy took pictures of the whole family, we were lucky enough to get some pictures of our little fam too. I am sorry Amy, I hope you don't mind that I just scanned the picture. I needed a new update for my blog and I thought that would be a good picture.

...Anyways... So we have been a little busy lately and our life is not going to calm down anytime soon. My cousin Jeremy just got married Friday. June is the month of weddings though. My friend Kallee is getting married the 12th. My cousin Nathan gets married June 13th and then my friend Grayson gets married the 14th. I am going to be a bridesmaid in that wedding! It's in Boise and I am excited for it. Tonight I start my new job at Mimi's cafe. I hope that it goes well. I am nervous to serve again, I hope I make good money. Lance had a pretty good semester. I am glad he finally has figured out what he wants to do. He is taking the summer off because they didn't offer any of his classes, so I get to see him a lot more. Kyleigh is going to be turning one June 14th. It's crazy how time flies. These little kids grow up so fast it's crazy. Well I hope to keep up with my blog better. I will try to post how my new job is going.

Ode to my best friend

2008-04-03T23:06:00.001-07:00

So I need to put another post up. I have decided that I am just going to write about how greatful I am for my husband. I remember the day I walked into Tony Romas and saw him there. He trained me when I first got a job there. It is so crazy so see how far we have come. I knew he was a great guy when I saw how good he treated his mom He loved and respected her and I knew he was a winner. He is so smart and so talented I feel to blessed to have such a good husband. I know he would do anything and everything to make me happy and take care of me. I have never felt so much love from anyone else in my life. The pictures that I am posting are of our little family. Those green glasses are playdoh. I just threw one of Kyleigh on easter because she looks like a girl, without that bow she just looks like Jaxon to me. Not only is he the best husband; he is the best daddy ever. Kyleigh and Jaxon are so excited when they see him, it is so cute! I know we have only been married for 2 1/2 years, but it just feels perfect. I feel like he is my other half. I never get tired of him and I always want to be with him. I look forward to everyday I get to spend with him. I can't wait until he is done with school, but that won't be for a few years. I know that everything happens for a reason and the lord knows what he is doing. I think we sometimes just need to trust in him and try to make the best of what he lies before us. I wouldn't change a thing that has happened in my life and I am thankful for the trials in life that make us learn and become better people. I love you Lance:)

It's coming!!!

2008-03-04T16:25:00.000-08:00

So yesterday I wanted to attempt to put some gel in Kyleigh's hair. It turned out pretty cute and I can not wait til more comes in. She has no teeth yet either!!! I am totally fine with that though, I just wish she would get some hair. I think it will be curly when it does come in, but we will see what the future has in store. Today I went and got all of the pictures on my camera developed which I have been waiting to do for some time now. We had about 400 on the memory card. Now I have some pictures to start scrapbooking with. I have never really done it before but am excited to see how creative I secretly am. I have decided that I need to find some time of hobby so if anyone has any ideas feel free to give me some ideas. I am so excited for the summer time! This weather has got to go. Well I better go before this gets too boring.

This is for lovely Amy

2008-02-15T11:46:00.000-08:00

So I needed to install some werid thing to send this through e-mail to you. I did not want to do that so here it is. You did a fabulous job my dear. I hope I took good enough pictures of it.

Where's the paper??

2008-02-08T21:26:00.000-08:00

So I need to get better at this blogging thing. Maybe once a week at least. Life has been tough ever since Lance lost his job back in September. I am still bitter toward Tony Romas for closing, but I am slowly getting over it. It has given Lance the opportunity to get serious about school, so I am thankful for that. This semester he started the Electrical Engineering program. He is enjoying it so far. It's a lot of new stuff that he is not familiar with so it can be tough sometimes. He is a smarty pants though so he figures stuff out. As for me, I am a mommy and it is a full time job. My babies are growing up so fast. Kyleigh is crawling around like crazy and follows Jaxon wherever he goes. It is pretty much the cuttest thing ever. The pictures I am posting are of Jaxon's birthday lunch at McDonalds. I disobeyed the 3 and older rule and let him play in the playland. I probably should not have because he got scared and a nice young girl had to help him get down the slide to his mommy. He had fun going up, but not coming down. I am suprised that both of my children got blue eyes. They both look so much like Lance it's scary. They have some of my traits, but all I see is little miniature Lances. I am also posting pictures from Jaxon's birthday party and then just some random pictures of my kids. Oh and the post title is because I couldn't find the paper in the morning, but did find it later this afternoon. You will see. Well I hope I did ok for my post this evening.

Tag

2008-02-02T20:09:00.000-08:00

What were you doing 10 years ago?
I just moved to Idaho and was starting 6th grade! I was new in town and had to make many new friends, it was scary. In Idaho 6th grade was middle school so it was extra scary.

5 things on your "to-do list."
*Wash Kyleigh's burp clothes and bibs
*Get a card for my lover for Valentine's day
*Put Kyleigh's clothes away (something that takes me way too long but shouldn't)

What would you do if you became an instant billionare?
Buy a house! Nothing fancy though. I want an Acura MDX, but I would feel guilty getting one. I would probably go buy some clothes for myself because I need some. I would also put tons in savings for my kiddos.

3 bad habits:
*I don't have bad habbits! jk
*Be more humble:)
*I say "NO" a lot and Jaxon is saying it now, so I need to work on that.
*Letting Jaxon get away with some things when I need to be a good parent and not a friend.

5 Places I have lived:
Denver, CO
Boise, ID
Syracuse, UT
Orem, UT ( one whole month)
South Weber, UT

5 Jobs I've had:
Sandwich artist
Shaved Ice maker at a pool
Sonic rollerskatin car hop
Tony Romas host/server
RcWilley customer service/cashier

What are some things people don't know about me?
I was really big in my early teens and have always had really" bad" self-esteem. I want to teach yoga, pilates, and aerobics. When I get to finish school I want to get my exercise health and science degree and become a nutritionist and personal trainer. I cut my head open three times and had stitches each time.

Now I tag: Anyone and everyone who wants to play along!

Kyleigh

2008-01-05T16:33:00.000-08:00

So I just wanted to post some pictures up really quick that I thought were cute of my little Kyleigh with her mom and her daddy:) She is just getting so big. Happy new year! I hope this year will be wonderful, Lance is starting a new program so we will see if he likes it. I hope he enjoys it!!

Christmas Pictures

2007-12-19T08:07:00.000-08:00

I was suprised that we got any pictures because Jaxon decided he was not going to cooperate very well. Kyleigh did not know what was going on so she looks confused in a lot of them, but it's cute! I just thought I would put them up!

Christmas is coming

2007-12-14T17:31:00.001-08:00

Today I looked at the Calendar and noticed it was the 14th. Christmas is such a nice time of year, i just love everything about it. I loved waiting for Santa when I was little, he always left our presents in piles with our stalking placed on our pile. I remember sometimes I would wake up earlier and switch gifts. I thought I was sneaky but mom always knew. Now being a mom I am excited for my kids to get excited about Christmas. This past year has been rough and I have just been counting all the blessing that we have in our life. This time of year just lets me take the time to really think about what I have, because sometimes I forget. I love my kids and could not imagine life without them. Jaxon says HO, HO, HO, when he sees Santa and I think those moments are the greatest in life. When he says mommy it melts my heart, because usually he says it like he knows I can help him. I love it when Kyleigh smiles! When Jaxon is sad and she smiles at him; it will make him feel better. They are the greatest gifts I have ever received. I love Christmas because we get to see family. Grandparents get to see their kids, grand kids, and great grand kids. I can't imagine what joy that brings to them. Like I said earlier, this year has been a little rough. I know it is the beginning of many great things to come. That's just what I was thinking today so I thought I would write it down. I don't even know if anyone reads this but Merry Christmas.

I think this will be fun

2007-12-09T15:21:00.000-08:00

So Kim told me this was easy to set up. I want people to be able to see how our family is doing and take a look at pictures and stuff. How exciting! Well this is my first post. I hope I have fun with this. This is the only family picture I have right now. We will for sure have to get some more up eventually.