Take Shape

I am back on my Take Shape for Life Plan and it's going well. I was worried, because I am still nursing Jaynie, but decided to go ahead anyways. I figured I waited 8 months and I needed to make some changes. I am doing a modified version, to help keep my milk supply and so far I am 3 weeks in and lost 6 lbs in week one, 5 lbs in week 2 and 3 lbs in week 3, so I am happy with the results. My dinners are no longer carbs and sugars, but I have found that they are still pretty delicious and eating "leans and greens" makes me feel better! 

Though...it doesn't stop me from wanting to plop down with a bowl of icecream at the end of a long day! It has been hard to do this, because I am always tired and sometimes I want to just "treat" myself, but I am learning to find healthy balances in my life and I am glad I am taking control. 

My view

This is my view at church each week and I just pinch myself! I can't even believe I got a sweet little daughter!

Sand

I sat Jaynie in the sand for the first time and her feet were going crazy, "digging" around...I am sure, wondering WHAT it was!? Haha! And then of course, she got a fistful and went straight to the mouth! Because what is the park, without eating a little sand!?

Shockwave

Matt...living up the dream at Shockwave in the desert, meeting some guys that were on the show, Top Shot and shooting some guns with Tanner and Sam.

Crawling

Almost 9 months old and she is deciding to start crawling. I love this little girl and know she is going to keep me on my toes when she is crawling everywhere!

Goodbye Fish

Have you even seen a sadder face? Ryler brought home 3 fish from school on Wednesday and a couple day later found one floating on top of the water. Poor fish. I took him and dumped him in the toilet and this boy went crazy with the tears! He would NOT let me flush him! He  took him out with a cup and gave him a "proper burial" in the backyard. It was so sad and sweet to see how sensitive he was about the whole thing. I hope we don't have to go through it all over again with the other two. 

Cub Scout Day Camp

 This boy got to go to his first Cub Scout Day Camp! He had so much fun and thought it was awesome he got to cook his very own quesadilla over the fire(even though he said he didn't know how long to cook it, so his was cold) and did a lot of fun stations and came home with a marshmellow shooter that he proudly showed off to us!

Az Science Center Field Trip

I got to chaperone Parker and some friends at their Field Trip to the AZ Science Center on Friday and I had a blast! I love being around that kid and his energy and love for everyone around him is so fun to watch:) He was teasing all these girls on the bus so I asked him if he knew what "flirting" meant and he didn't, so I explained and said, "you are a flirt!" He smiled so big and pretended to be mad...but I am sure he knows I am right! 

Lucky Carden

I just love this kid! He was soooo excited to participate in preschool today and find gold coins at the end of the rainbow! 

Cinderella

My mom took the girls to Cinderella at Gammage and it was a fun night! The dress transformations blew me away! It was fun to see together!

Chik-fil-a

Gilbert schools were on Spring Break and Amy and Heidi and Grandma were headed to Chik-fil-a...luckily we had extra early release and were already out for the day, so we headed over too! It was a fun day:)

Madison Family Picnic

 I had a great time at the family picnic with my boys. Parker is Mr. Social and was all over the place, having fun with friends. Ryler is my sweetheart who took care of Jaynie and made sure she was happy. At one point he was taking her on a walk in the wagon and I had to laugh at the trail of kids that were following the wagon:) Ryler loved it! 

PS. Can we pretend that these 2 buddies of Parker's aren't in his class?;) I think they might be 3rd graders, because he is in a combo class, but still. I love that he doesn't care or even notice that he is small!

Shindig25

Kimball East Stake celebrated 25 years s a Stake and put on an incredible party!!! I can't even believe how much work went into this night, but it was amazing to see! They served dinner, had games, raffles, counting jars, pinewood derby, icecream bar, entertainment and pictures throughout the years! I am so grateful to belong to such a wonderful stake!

Family Date

We decided to head to the retention basin for a little family baseball practice, since Parker and Ryler are both playing coach pitch this year. We were having such a great time and enjoying the beautiful weather and the nicest man pulled up in his car and brought D-backs shirts over for the boys. They were so excited. We thought he was a player at first, but Matt said he was a team manager or something. 

Toofers

Jaynie's top 2 teeth popped through!! She is such a cutie- my little Easter Bunny:)

Makutu's Island

We signed Makutu's Island as a brand new venue on the Pogo Pass! We decided to take the boys out of school early and take them with us, so they could play, while I got them all set up! They love this place so much, so of course they had a blast! I am excited to have them on Pogo Pass!

Bath time

First Lemon

We love a lunch date every now and then and this particular day we headed to Garcias! We gave Jaynie her first lemon to try and she loved it! She didn't even really make a face and just kept on sucking on it! Silly girl. 

8 Months

My cute little Jaynie June Bug!

We love Jaynie!

I was taking 8 month pics of Jaynie and the boys HAD TO GET SOME WITH THEIR CUTE LITTLE SISTER! It was too cute!