2/21/09

I can't believe it has already been 2 years! The day that I married my best friend :) He is my other half and I am so thankful that he came into my life.

Maybe next week I can write how we met....

Our wedding day was wonderful! I was worried it was going to be a cold winter day but the sun was out, there were blue skies and it was about 60 outside! Depsite catching a stomach bug the thursday night before the wedding I made it through! It just helped my dress fit so much better :)

Here are so pictures of that amazing day!

Me and my girls

My sweet baby girl

I love this one

and this one

getting in the truck...(thats his real baby!)

Our crazy wedding party!

All little kids at heart

let them eat cake!

Wow that was a lot! I thought I had more at work of just Travis and I but apparently I don't.

Have a great day!

Toddler and Tiaras

I have watched this show and yes I think these parents are crazy! I don't know if I could ever put my kids through some of that stuff.....but.

Kelsey has a new friend Ashton, who does pageants, we went and watched her in th most recent one a few weeks ago. I used to say I wanted to enter Kelsey in one just to see how she did...and this didn't help.

Kelsey and I both had so much fun! Ashton looked so pretty- not that she doesn't all the time! It just amazed me what the dresses looked like. We watched the whole age group that went through elementary school.

Ashton was 1 of the 2 girls who did a talent in her age group, she sang firework by Katy Perry. Now Kelsey loves this song and sings and dances everytime she hears it. Ashton ended up winning the talent, people's choice, and Tiny Miss Mountain View! So exciting!

Here are a few pictures....

These past few weeks have just flown by for me. The day to day feels like it takes forever but the weeks are just flying by.

-I can't believe that February is more than half-way over.
- Hayden is almost 10 months old....wow. I will have a 1 year old so soon and I am not ready!
-Kelsey will be 5 in September, where did my baby girl go? She starts pre-k next year and she is so big!
-We are celebrating our 2 year wedding anniversary on Monday! Some people didn't think we would make it 2 months ;)

In the last 2 weeks Hayden has starting crawling, standing up and doing so much more. My sweet little baby boy has turned into a terror. He is still such a sweet boy, but he is ALL boy! I put him down and he is gone...down the hall, in the bathroom, or even out the front door. He thinks that everything he can reach needs to be used to pull himself up. Yesterday I caught him trying to stand up on his own in the middle of the floor. Our poor dog runs from him because Hayden thinks it is funny to tackle him. He will also launch himself on Kelsey if she is playing on the floor with him. He is also a moose, not really but a chunky man right.

At his 9 month check up last week he weighed in at 20lbs 13 oz and 30 inches long. Kelsey is 4 1/2 and weighs 34lbs and is 41 inches. If it tells you anything Hayden at 9 months is where Kelsey was at 12 months! The difference between girls and boys is amazing. I remember Kelsey babbling so much...she still does! Hayden is a man of few words, but when he starts it lasts a while.

Mother nature has been giving us some beautiful weather the past week or so and this weekend it is supposed to be in the 70's!!! I am worried either it is going to get cold again or it will be 100+ in May again like last year. We are enjoying this weather though!

Here are some new pictures! Sorry about the bad resolution they are from my phone.


This is his new trick!

The husband and Kelsey,he normally doesn't look like this--please excuse him!



How did this happen?

When did I become to old for a night out?

I have decided I am too old to go out anymore! It is sad because at the ripe old age of 24 I feel like I am 60 these days!

We went out on Saturday night with my best friend for her hubby's birthday. It was the first time since Hayden has been born that Travis and I both were able to go out together without kids. We were so excited! I love my kids more than life itself, but I was so ready to "let my hair down". And that I did. We went to dinner and Taco Mac and then headed back to my friends to get ready to go hang out at a local bar. I had been to the bar before but it was so crowded this weekend, it wasn't even fun. We ended up just going back to my friends house to hang out, we drank way to much, played Wii and danced like we were at the bar...No one went to sleep until like 4am and we left at 8 Sunday morning!

I wasn't hung over as bad as I thought I would be, I was just more or less exhausted. The best feeling is walking into my moms house to pick up the kids both so happy and excited that we came back to get them. (not that they don't love my parents, they just love us to!)

Hayden is starting to have stranger anxiety, not just with strangers but with anyone who is not Travis or I. I love it that he loves me so much, but I feel bad for the other people who want to hold or play with him. Anyone have any suggestions on this one?

Later this week I will have Hayden's 9 month stats...ya can you believe it?

I saw a picture of myself, posted by someone on facebook last week and I wanted to throw up. It was of Kelsey and I, but it opened my eyes to how bad I really need to start working out again. Everyone tells me you look fine, you have 2 kids it is ok. Nope it is not ok! NO more excuses! I want to look like I did a year before I had Kelsey. It will take time I know that I am not looking for a quick fix. I am looking for a lifestyle change. I know all the fundamentals of losing weight and keeping it off. I just have to make my brain and body do them. I have come to the realization that I HAVE to do this, it is not a need or a want anymore.

I know I am way too young to be this heavy and I hear it just gets harder the older you get. I want to be able to wear the clothes in my closet and go into a store not worrying about what I will look like in the clothes. One day I will be ready to be proud of my body and start dressing like a 24 year old instead of covering myself up to end up looking like the people on what not to wear.

So here is the plan....well this is what is in my head right now.

- Drink plenty of water...I drink about 2-3 bottles of water normally...I have bumped it up to 5-6 this past week. It def. helps me feel better, I have one coke or cup of coffee each morning to give me my caffeine.
- Eat right.. So what is eating right? My mom always said avoid everything that is white. Well that happens to be everything I love! Then I hear that everything is ok in moderation. I eat lots of salads and few veggies with no problem, chicken I am good with. Ask me to eat fish and I will give you the eat poo and die look.
- Exercise... I want to do the C25k program, but I figured out I have to start working out before I can jump into that. Last week I walked 3 days and did some leg machines at work 2 days. I need to do more....but what? I am no runner, and I don't have a lot of free time. I either have to do it at work in the gym or when Travis is home to watch Kelsey. We don't have a double stroller and I don't think she would enjoy being told to walk really fast with me.

What else is there?? I need ideas a plan and help!!

Morning Routine

What is your morning routine? Do you have one? Does it change from depending on the day or does it stay the same everyday?

I am really just wondering what everyone else does in the morning. How early do you get up? Do you shower at night? Make your lunch? If you have kids do you pick out there clothes or pack lunches at night?

Mornings in my house can be crazy, but I have figured out in the last few weeks that doing more at night saves me the rush and headache each morning. Monday, Wednesday and Fridays are the craziest. I have to be at work at 6:45am. Imagine getting 2 kids out of the house plus a mom who doesn't like getting out of bed! It is extremely hard and Travis leaves between 5:45- 6am each morning. So at night I have been mixing bottles, packing Hayden's diaper bag with his food and snacks, picking out clothes for both kids and having Kelsey's book bag packed and ready to go. I make my lunch at night and have it ready on the counter. Since I can't function without a shower and no one needs wants to see my hair in the morning without one I have to get up pretty early. The alarm starts going off at 4:45 and this past week I have not gotten out of bed until 5:20....I leave at 6:10. I know I should get up when the alarm goes off but holy cow! I am glad I wear scrubs to work and I don't have to worry about dressing up with accessories and actually worrying about my appearance. Tuesday and Thursdays are a little more relaxed, I don't have to be at work until 8:30am so I have more time. I still get everything ready at night so I can spend more time with my little ones in the morning. Normally I stick cheese toast in the toaster oven or a waffle and top it with some peanut butter. If I don't do that when I get to work I will make oatmeal or have yogurt and granola, I always make time to eat!

The weekends are much more lax most of the time. Travis goes to school on Saturdays so I still have to hear the alarm go off and wake up with him, but normally I go back to bed. If one of the kids wakes up they get in bed with me and we snuggle and watch cartoons until we feel like getting up. Sundays is fishing days for Travis most of the time he gets up early to head out. I think it is starting to wear him out though and he mentioned he wasn't fishing this weekend.

So what is your routine in the morning? On the week days and weekends?

Hayden's First Haircut

When I took Hayden to his 6 month appointment, we were waiting on the doctor and Hayden was on my lap in just a diaper. The doctor walks in and says hey how are you...blah blah and then says go ahead and put her up on the table. I said ok and thought wow he is gonna be surprised. So he went to undo the diaper and SURPRISE. He then said well your not a girl now are you!

 It is because his hair looked like this: 



See how it covers his ears?



Well my parents have been giving me a hard time about his hair and how the sides needed to be trimmed. So before Christmas I decided to go ahead and do it...Here are the pictures....



Halfway there! Poor guy didn't know what to think!



Final Product...Please excuse the way I look!