Okay~ well day one (yesterday) was UMMMM fun is that the right word? No No more Like brutail. Yes that sounds more accurate. Well anyway I got through it. Many thanks need to go out Areosmith, Red Hot Chili Pepers, U2 and Beyonce and the dear persons who invented the water bottle, and icy hot how do I love you. And the playdough makers of the world who entertained my kids for hours ( who cares about the mess right?) you need some props too.
So eating.... well I cheated I did have one treat I ate a baby york Pattie but the rest was good. Now Lets see if I can carry my end parts down to the basement aka mom's work room, and do it all over again.......

SIX WEEKS OF CIRCUITS.
Lets see if I can finally reach my final weight loss goal. I am going to do the six week training with circuit intervals and running 3 min in between and then for a little cool down some palates afterward.I also have got to kick this holiday treat thing out the window. So here it goes. I will be posting my progress and maybe a few scarey pictures or two ,to keep my self updated on the progress. This is mostly for my benefit but hey if you find it entertaining for updates on my pain.... there will be a lot of that them feel free to read along. Here we Go day ONE.

Gabe and his new drawing table. Santa thought he needed a place to do his homework and draw that did not involve GIRLS



Karlie and Sage and the cutest tea table ever.
Now they can play kitchen, house baby dolls and what ever to the best of there ability. They really love it if you could have heard all the squeals and screams over it. They played tea party though out all of the opening presents. It was so much fun.


The Girls got new matching jammies of course and they loved them and oh so cute in them.
Gabe and his new polar bear PJ's were a hit as well.








Travis and Gabe gave each other Nerf guns, which by the way hurt when being shot at, at close range..... Travis!!!!!







Karlie giving a Gabe a hug for the 10th time he was so over it and she was so excited she kept telling us Merry Christmas all day long....and telling us that this was the best Christmas EVER. What a sweetheart she is.
It really was a great morning. We cleaned up a bit and had our Christmas morning breakfast casserol. Shortly after we put in the movie UP that Sarah and Chuck gave us. (thank You) And Trav and I went back to bed and didnt get up until 11:00 Holy buckets what a slacker. We played Uno Moo and Connect 4 with the kids and had lunch and sat around in out PJ's ALL DAY!!!!! It was very nice. Hope you all had a great Christmas as well.

Merry Christmas everyone. We had a very different Christmas this year. It was just the five of us. In the past we have always had some sort of family with us or us with them.
Anyway different.
On Christmas eve we all went to a friends house and had dinner. then came home. Gabe was so excited that Santa was coming some how they ended up in bed and asleep before we could read the christmas story and give them there jammies Christmas presents. Odd. So they all went to bed. But gabe stayed up in his room yelling at me to go to bed so that Santa would come. I told him that Santa doesn't come to dirty house and that i needed to clean it.
So Trav and I played santa and put tables together and wrapped and filled stockings.... We finally got to bed around 1ish and were wiped out.
Around 6:15 ish Gabe came yelling in our room that Santa came and turned the lights on UGGGGGG then proceeded to wake his sisters up. I ground and pulled the covers over my head. Trav was in such a comotsoed state that I dont think he even noticed any of it. After waking his sisters up he came back into our room and was jumping and yelling on the bed. So Trav and I slowly stumbled down the hall to the family room and through our bodies that had aged 50 years in one night to the couches. the girls played with the tea table that Santa had left and the tea set and Gabe bounced around asking if he could open his stocking. I said sure and then thought to my self why did they have to take after me how annoying. After about 45 min Trav and I finally woke up enough to get the camera out and start opening presents. It was so fun and magical. we had so much fun trying on jammies and hugs and kisses and thank yous and gapes at what St. Nick had brought. It was a wonderful morning.

The best four things in my life..... take time for the little things that is what I am trying to do as of late... take time to watch them laugh, listen to them play hide and go seek, to go get ice-cream and eat it on the swings. I want to remember this, it is the best time in my life. Right now!

Happy Birthday GABE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LITTLE MAN
I cant believe it Gabe is 6 yrs old whew where did the time go? It feels like yesterday that I was going into hospital to have him on that hot Bosie summer day!
Well know he is a big boy who got through kindergarten, who loves school, learning, reading, art, geography, animals of all sorts but his favorites include Elephants, Mammoths, Dinosaurs. He loves to go fishing and play in the dirt. He loves the water and is partfish like his Dad. He prays every day that his uncle Brinton will take him to Africa and that he will go on a mission there, ( I sure hope he gets to).
He can be a little stink sometimes but on the other hand he is a sweety who is sensitive and kind. He is my little man with sparkly eyes and a smile that can light up your life. I love him to pieces and I am so happy to have my Gabe!

32 and still young and kicking

Happy Birthday Travis, You are 32 when I met you, you where 23. I would like to write a few thoughts on why I am so madly in love, like you and keep you around. ha ha ha
32. you think I'm funny
31. you steal the covers even though you think I do ;)
30. you work you Butt off its true really I am still trying to find if you even have one.
29. you reorganize the dishes in the dishwasher for me because lets face it you do it way better. maybe you should do it first every time ;)
28. you make me smile every day
27. you are selfless
26. It makes me smile and laugh that I find your tools lying around everywhere .... bathroom, kitchen on the couch.
25. I love that you think you are spicing up your wardrobe by buying a stripped blue collard shirt instead of a solid one.
24. that you will never let me flip your hair, and that is how i cut it every time anyway. lol
23. its the best when you try hard not to laugh
22. I love that you ask me how my day went every single day and you actual care.
21. I love that you love Knifes and all sorts of outdoor gadgets but when I ask you for your knife in the truck you look at me like what are you talking about i dont have a knife. AHHHH sigh the best.
20 I love that you are so incredibly loyal to your work that you will stay until the job is done even if you are not getting paid for it. Are you truly care that it is done right.
19. I love that you are the good Samaritan, always stopping to help people on the side of the road and making sure anytime that we go anyway far you have a tow rope, and jumper cables just in case.
18. I love the way you look at me.
17. I love that you are a burly man but sure can clean up nice and when i say anything about it you honestly look shocked and embarrassed every time.
16. I love that you are a worthy priesthood holder.
15. I love that you let me stay at home and be a mommy and a wife even though I am not a very good one all of the time.
14. I love that you are part fish
13. I love love love that you listen to me and are very patient when I am talking about something and go off on different tangents.
12. I love that when you see your family but mostly brothers you seem to get rebooted with excitement for life.
11. I love that you are the boss and a good one at that. lol
10. I love that you served a mission for two yrs
9. I love that you speak spanish
8. I love the way you play with the kids.
7. I love it when you smell of wood.
6. I love it when you get excited about something and you cant stop talking about it. mostly trucks or snow machines or what ever
5. I love that you are always trying to be better.
4. I love your twinkle
3. I love your eyes i could get lost in them
2. I love to watch you wake board AHHHH Sigh
1. I love that sometimes I have to catch my breath when I see you walk in to a room
0. I love that you love me
I love that I could keep going on and on. I love you Travis Dee you are the best thing that ever happened to me. Happy Birthday and Thank you for keeping me around. ;)

I made Travis take picture after picture because he was making fun of me and they didn't turn out.
It was really a great day!!!!! Aren't we HOT!

Lets gofly a kite!

Gabe kite flew great, Karlie's had some problems but it was really fun while it lasted. And apparently I have no idea how to fly a kite. lol it was funny.... really funny!

A day at the park!

The park was a good back up for when we had no wind









Gabe is trying to bounce Karlie off.

Don't bother me Im eating.

We love chocolate cup cakes this much.
Ha ha I was glad I had the camera so there is no evidence how I eat them. lol

Gabe is my new personal trainer LOL

So today I got up earlier and had breakfast and went to do my palates DVD. Well its the harder version and I was almost done. I was on one knee and one hand on the ground while my other leg was straight out to the side doing side kicks. If you think this does not sound hard try it, it is. And if its no prob for you, more power to you. Anyway Gabe is watching me do this and he says to me. "Mom you are doing that wrong." And I am like "oh really huh" and so he gets his little sleepy bum off the couch and straightens my leg from behind. And of course I fall over. He laughs at me shakes his head and says "oh Mom." So I get back up and finish and he decides to tell me "Mom you need to practice that." LOL Man he really knows how to bust my chops. So if anyone needs a little help I know just the little man to call.

High school Musical 3 is the devil okay not really but It is keeping me from going to the gym this morning. So we rented it for Karlie and YES she loves it. But She wouldn't go to bed so she is soooo crabby I can't even believe it. I Got everybody up and going this morning and it was all pretty smooth and by the time I got to the gym and to drop the kids off she had a crazy melt down I mean they had to come and get me because she would not calm down GRRR Only 20 min on the eliptical is not enough!!!! So I had to take them home. And now I am bugged!!!!

Here are some more pictures of all of us.
Me, Trav and the kids at dinner in Grand Junction for Sage's 2nd birthday, Sage and Karlie, All three kids, and Travis and I in our new house in Colorado.

An update. I don't think anyone checks this anymore but I will update y'all anyway.
Well we moved to Meeker CO. A cute little town population 2500 or there abouts. I Love Living here, happier than I thought I would be. We have finally kind of settled into our groove after a month. I love that there is a Rec center here. I go there every day and work out. Trying to loose those pounds i have never before. The girls come with me they love the tots time. (the day care). Gabe is in School and like it alright. he is having the hardest time adjusting. I thought it would be no problem but he will get there just have to be consistent. Well maybe he won't then. LOL
Anyway Travis really likes his job and I guess from other sources they really like him as well. I like where we live the house needs a woman's touch but there is no problem there. i have painted the girls room pink and in the process of painting the old dresser and table white. I got then on the side of the road for Pennies he he I will post pictures later. Then its on to the beds.
I have already painted the ugg brown mantel white and the out of date brassy fireplace guard a nice black. it looks fresh and clean. So I am projecting away and loving it and become addicted to the gym as well. now all I need is to get rid of my addiction to this Computer and get some more projects done.

Well i will post some picture Its been for ever so here are a few.
the first are of thanks giving and that is Uncle Matt getting tackled by the kids. It was so funny.