Olivia Monster

Cute Olivia dressed up as Elmo.

The other day Olivia comes up to me and tells me that she needs to tell me a secret, so I bend down, and she puts her lips to my ear, breathes in and out really deeply, and wiggles her lips on my ear.... That was her secret. :)

Logan 5 months

For all of you out there who haven't gotten to meet our little Logan yet, here are some of his recent pictures.

Sitting up on his own.

Daddy and Logan taking an afternoon snooze.

Olivia and Logan

Just after a bath.

Story time with Sissy- Ally reading to brother.

story time with daddy

I took this video of Craig and the kids a couple nights ago and thought it was cute. We enjoy stories at night time....A LOT!

PS- Craig says- tell them my hair looks bad...like anyone is looking at you daddy with all those cute kids around you :)

Our Cute Olivia

So, before I tell you this cute story, you need to know 2 things:

1. We have an open door policy at our house, if I close the door when I go potty, my girls stand outside the door and cry because I won't let them come in :)

2. While we were potty training Olivia, I would sit on the tub and sing the ABC's while she was "trying" to go potty.

So today, while I was in the bathroom, Olivia comes in and sits up on the tub and says,
"Mommy, you want I sing ABC's a you?" How cute is that?

5K- week 2

Well, I am half way through week 2 of my 5K training, and I must say, it is harder this week, but I am doing it, and I am proud of myself. Small accomplishment that it may be, I feel good to be doing something good for my body, and I think I am getting better at it. It seems to be getting a little easier to push myself.

Off to a good start

So-This morning I started my 8 week training for my first ever 5K. And I did it!!! I am so proud of myself. I am not a runner yet, but I will be soon. I have to say that it was actually really nice to be out this morning at 6:30, when all is quiet and cool. All you can hear is the wind in the trees and the birds singing. The smell of lilacs topped off the whole event. It was wonderful.

If there are any of you out there who want to get started with a fitness plan, I am now the biggest fan of the Couch to 5K program, because I can do it. Success is a great motivator.

And by the way, thanks to my sister in law, Susan, who will be doing this all with me across the country in Biloxi Mississippi. Thanks for your support, I can't wait for July!

Couch to 5K

So friends, I have always wanted to be in shape enough to run a 5K, and I have determined that this is the year....I am going to plan on running the Mapleton 24th of July 5K. I am hoping that by sharing this with all of you, I will feel some sense of accountability and not give up....... :)

A friend of mine did the Couch to 5K plan found at this address,

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

It is my plan to start tomorrow...If anyone out there would like to do it to, on your own time, and where you live, let me know, and we can be a support to each other, because I am going to need some support for sure... Wish me luck, and motivation. :) I will let you know how I do.

Mothers Day 2010 in Manti

Lots of things have happened in the last few days that I thought, "I should put that in my blog", and wouldn't you know it, I have forgotten almost all of them. :) I did however want to say happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers out there, and give a special Mother's Day wish to all the mothers who have filled the gap for me as a mother figure over the last 8 years since my own dear mother died.

Mother's Day is not always an easy time for me, as it was just weeks before mothers day that my own mom died April 28th 2002. I still remember sitting in church on that first mother's day without her, and crying, and crying, and crying. I miss her dearly.

Every Mother's day since she passed, I have driven the 1 1/2 hours to Manti, and sat with her at her graveside. This year was no exception, and it was a lovely day. We visited other family graves, and we were able to talk to our children about relatives that have gone before us and our family legacy and memories of Grandma Anna.

Whenever we talk about Grandma Anna, Ally always asks, "Mom, is Grandma Anna alive yet?" And I tell her no, not until Jesus comes again. :) What a wonderful day that will be, I can't wait for them to meet here, and to hug her again.

I hope to someday be as wonderful of a mother as she was, full of love and faith. She was all that I aspire to be.

Livy's New Hair

So this is Olivia's new hair, what a cutie!

Here we go

So, I am new to this whole blogging thing, and this is merely an attempt to see how this all works.