Park DAY!

We had so much fun at the park the other day, the weather was just right. I love my kids so much and they are so fun to watch and see how they act with the other kids!

Body for life Challenge

So ive decided to join my friend Sheryl in the body for life challenge. I dont really want to loose weight, i just need to tity things up a bit. It's just about being healthy. If i loose a few pounds of fat, YAY! Here is a few things that you can eat.

chicken breast--- Baked potato
Sweet potato-- Yams
Squash-- Pumpkin
Steamed brown rice --Steamed wild rice
Pasta --Oatmeal
Barley-- Beans
Kidney beans-- Corn
Strawberries --Melon
Apple --Orange
Fat-free yogurt --Whole-wheat bread
High-fiber cereal-- Whole-wheat Tortilla
Whole grains --Turkey breast
Lean ground turkey --Swordfish
Orange --roughy Haddock
Salmon --Tuna
Crab --Lobster
Shrimp
Top round steak--Top sirloin steak
Lean ground beef-- Buffalo
Lean ham Egg whites or substitutes
Trout
Low-fat cottage cheese --Wild-game meat
Broccoli --Asparagus
Lettuce-- Carrots
Cauliflower --Green beans
Green peppers --Mushrooms
Spinach-- Tomato
Peas --Brussels sprouts
Artichoke --Cabbage
Celery-- Zucchini
Cucumber --Onion
Avocado --Sunflower seeds
Pumpkin seeds-- Cold-water fish
Natural peanut butter --low-sodium nuts
Olives and olive oil
Canola oil-- Sunflower oil

MY GOALS:
Excersice 5 times a week
feel better and have more energy
toned arms, legs, and stomach
No fast food, besides Casa manana on date nights!

This is my before picture! (they say to take a before picture so you can see at the end all of your results. anyone else up for the challenge!

Taylor is ONE!!

My baby girl is ONE!
i think Kaden enjoyed this cup cake way to much!


I Definetly needed your help Mellissa!!


Today we had Taylor's party even though she doesnt turn ONE until Wednesday. I cant believe she is already ONE! She is so adorable and she makes me laugh all the time. i have a feeling she is going to have the same sense of humor like Kaden. She has been walking most of the day. i think she is getting the hang of it. IM SO excited ,she isnt the skinniest thing to carry around! Thanks you everyone that could come!!

Who new!

YEs yes, safford does have a corn Maze*! We went there today! Man was it fun. JK! It was so small you def could not get lost. you could see the end every which way you looked. BUT it was fun for the kids, and it was fun to get out and do something different!

We are trying to do little field trips on Monday's so if anyone want to come just let me know. It's nothing to exciting, about as exciting safford gets. We went to angle orchard last monday, and next monday we are going to the safford air port. ( i know, kinda lame, but kaden will LOVE IT! Then on the 18th wer are going to the pumpkin patch in willcox. IM SO EXCITED!!

Angle Orchard

So yesterday jeremy had the day off so we went up to the orchard on the mountain and picked apples. It was SO fun. I think everyone should get there apples for there. They are so yummy and so cheap. way cheaper than walmart, and it is a fun family activity. anyways, enjoy the pictures!

BIG boy!

Kaden makes me laugh so hard sometimes, he was really looking at this magazine and pointing out the trucks and trailors that look like daddy's!

He had to go and he didnt want Taylor to take his toys, So what the heck he takes them with him.

So i have always heard that boys are horrible to pottie train, so i figured i wouldnt start until he was atleast three years old. BUT he has been wanting to go pottie, so im not going to stop him. SO we bought him a little pottie and some big boy underwear. Im kinda just letting him do his own thing. some day he will want to go 20 times and some day he doesnt even mention it. My little boy is getting BIG!

Its about time!

Exercise??? WHAT? that hasn't been in my vocabulary for well over 4 months. BUT im proud to say that i am joining the gym tomorrow. I felt really good about myself when i was going everyday. So i just need to get back into it. The only thing is, IS i have to wake up at 4:45 AM to go, to be back before Jeremy goes to work at 5:45. . NO FUN!! I can do it tho. WISH Me luck!

St. David here we come!

Jeremy and i at the football game. we left early cause there were a milion bug everywhere, and we were getting SPANKED by Pima.
Thank heaven for DVD players. The ride is only an hr and 15 mins to St. david, but can feel like 5 hrs with unhappy kids. Kaden and Taylor were both really good.
Isnt this the biggest flippin grass hopher you have ever seen. there were millions of them on highway 191. It was so nasty and i thought i was so brave for rolling my window down to take a picture. i thought one would jump on me.
taylor at the football game.
YEs! yes! i rode it with Kaden. HE loved it and he even went on a few more times by himself.
He loved the jumping castle. there were a few older boys being silly flopping around and falling. Kaden was trying to copy them.

It was a fun weekend. my camera ended up dieing, but we did alot of fun stuff. we went to vb and fb game, fair, carnival, fireworks, and we went shooting. it was nice to get away for awhile.

To funny!

So grandma wood was over the other day and the kids were trying on her glasses. It was so funny! I think Kaden look just like chicken little, and abbi looks like a sassy teacher. To cute!

Duck ponds AGain!

So we have been going to the duck ponds alot this summer. Its always so nice outside, so here is just a few pictures of Kaden and his cousin Abbi.

Nothing really NEW!!

So i havent made a post latley because nothing to exciting has been happening are way. So just a few new things that arent THAT exciting to post about are, but i will anyways

Jeremy and i finally made it to the Temple this last weekend. we havent been able to find the time to go in SO long it seems. i love going to the temple with jeremy, we grow closer together and we understand each other better each time we go.

I hosted my first "saladmaster" party, and i got a salad master. SO FREAKING exciting! thanks Holli, Cori, and brianna!

Jeremy has been slow at work, and it is DRIVING us both crazy. i dont know if any of you feel the same way, but I LOVE my husband, but i like when he is gone during the day, so i can clean, and do stuff for my self. I love an occasional day off. but when he is home, i just sit and i dont feel like doing anything.

ive been making bows for my little neices and i am going to start making some for my little taylor. So cute!

I know i know, i still havent read all of "Breaking Dawn" im so excited to, but when do i have time.

anyways, noting TO exciting over this way! i will def post when something exciting comes along!

Taylor Ann

My little Taylor, she is 10 months now, she is starting to walk around furniture! i dont know if i am ready for her to walk yet?? ( she looks funny because she still had her eye infection!)

EYE INFECTION!

OK! So for the past 3 weeks have been SO miserable in are house hold. We have had this horrible eye infection. First my brother and sister and law and there little girl had it. I stayed clear away from there house, hopeing i wouldnt get it. LUCKY me!! i got it! i had it for 2 weeks i felt so miserable, so ache, and a BLAZING headache. So my eye was finally starting to set better and i got it in the other eye. So then i got all better and my Poor little Taylor got it. i felt so sorry for her. she would just sit and Cry. So long days just sitting holding her, and trying to entertain Kaden. Kaden hasnt got it yet and im hopeing he doesnt. So Taylor is finally all better, and now Poor Jeremy has it now, and my sister n law has it again. So this is what are little family has been up to for the last few weeks, JUST being Sick!

OH and what made me SO mad, is the 4th Twight book came out and im barley into it, because i couldnt read, i was so SAD. So ive been trying to stay clear of ppl blogs that have posted about the fourth book, so you dont ruin it for me. So hopefully within the next few days i will have it read.

Im FINE just the way i am!

So i think 4 pounds was good......LOL! i feel good now, my clothes fit, and i feel GREAT!!!
I LOVE YOU ALL!!

What we have been up to for the last couple weeks!!

Kaden & I at the Parade Kaden and i again!
Kaden LOVEd the Hourses and the Big "twucks" & Trator
oh my word, Everything that came by kaden was Like "whats that"whats that" so i preferred him sitting on Jeremys lap so he could anwser all Kadens questions!
Taylor all bundled up while it was raining, i was just glad she slept through it all!
Kaden went and covered himself up when it was raining, it was cute!

i was so excited for are little mormon holiday that we have here in Thatcher, but the RAIN rueined it. It sprinkled a little during that parade, BUt nothing we couldnt handle. Then it just kept raining on and off. we even saw a feild mouse, it was descusting. Kaden loved the rain, he kept yelling, "its raining" my poor mother n law literally stood in line for and hour to get popcorn, and we didnt even stay long enough to eat any. Yes, finally it just started to poor, and we left. Some ppl stayed. So righteous!
Kaden what is growing on your tummie?
So i heard Kaden in the Kitchen the other day, and i thought he was just playing with some toys. In was in there for awhile, so i went to go see what he was doing. He was poor the chocalote syrup onto the floor so he could suck it up. Crazy boy!





Happy Birthday to Me!!
My new entertainment center. we like to lock Kaden in there.
My new Kitchen Table, which i love.
my excuse for not cooking before was that we didnt have a table to eat at. So now i guess i have to cook now.




So Jeremy was gone all last week, he went with the Young Men to go hiking for 5 days. So my neices came over to pass the time. They love when i do there nails, hair or put makeup on them. Alex and Livi are more of pretty pretty girls, so i did there make-up pretty! Madison is the only one that would let me do CRazy makeup. it isnt even Crazy, it is just plain FREAKY!! i was laughing so hard. She thought it was funny also.




Jeremy and at the River shooting!


Jeremy is a talented photgrahor, he got a pic of me right when the gun back fired, (it only took him like 10 tries)
Jeremy shooting at the River!!

It was nice to go by are self with are little family to go shooting. It was so fun, and Jeremy thought i was halerious shooting. we even did a little four bying and Kaden laughed so hard.

Anyways, those are somethings we have been up to for the last few weeks!!