October flew by....

October flew by .....seriously where did it go? Well here is what we did in October. We finally finished our bathroom. We love it we even went shopping at TJMaxx and found things to decorate it with ( although you can see it in this picture).

The other night we had our ward trunk or treat and of course Brian was working (he's delivering babies right now) and I took all the kids by myself. Tyler is Obi Wan form Star Wars ( and would get offended if people asked who he was, because everyone should know), Zane is a ghost (the nice kind, he told everyone one), and Kate is a bumble bee. I borrowed Kate's costume from a lady in our ward I think its totally cute. Just a year ago she was only a few weeks old and couln't go because it was too cold and now she gets to dress up too! Girls are way funnier than boys to dress up by the way.

SO anyway, Brian is doing his OB rotation right now and on call every third night so we see him a little but it depends on how much sleep he gets at work. Ty is doing great in school and loving it and Zane, Kate, and I are just enjoying long nights and longer days together!

Feelin great in 8

So things are going well. Brian and I have started a program called Feel Great in 8. Its basically a 8 week program that focuses on goals and getting yourself into shape physically and spiritually. I talked Brian into doing it with me because i do better with things like this when i have a little friendly competition. So far so good, I am done five pounds and starting to feel better. I have put myself on the back burner for to long and it was starting to affect my health in more ways than one. I am now on a good streak of exercise and taking time for me and loving it. (No pain No gain) I am running/walking about three days a week and playing volleyball once a week which is a blast. So wish me luck by the holidays I am hoping to be done 10 more pounds. I know i can I know i can i know i can

Our house

Our bedroom

Living Room

Dining room

Kitchen

Kate's room

Well here is most of our house. I didn't stage it tp look spotless and clean, it wouldn't fool anyone. With three kids and a busy husband a spotless house is only a thing of my dreams. I didn't take a pictures of the boys room because its never clean and its nothing great (no decor) and I didn't take a picture of the basement because I forgot and because it only has a treadmill and toys in it again, nothing to brag about. Our house is nothing glamourous but I am trying to pick up things to decorate with here and there but the budget is tight and I am not known for being crafty. Our bathroom is almost done and then I will post that, I'm excited to have a bath tub again, its been weeks and the kids are now officially scared of the shower.

Hogle Zoo

Brian had a rare week off and so we tried to cram as much in to one week as possible. First on the list was the Hogle Zoo. Since the zoo has had so many new babies come this year we went to enjoy the babies and as part of Kate's birthday. The baby elephant was so so very cute I could have stood there all day and watched it, it was so little compared to its mother. Tyler said his favorite part of the elephants was watching the mom elephant drop a few "gifts" on the ground. (He's such a boy its gross). Zane loved the baby giraffe and the fact that you can get so close to its head by climbing to the second story. We went to the zoo with Derek and his family and had a great time. It was a short trip but nice to get away and do something fun and different. Plus it was conference weekend and nice to hear the prophets and spend time together.

HAppy Birthday Kate!!!!!

Pain shouldn't be so fun

So I went and played volleyball last night at the church. Church ball you say, no big deal, WRONG, these ladies were serious volleyball players from college and leagues. I haven't played organized volleyball since high school. I had a blast but I haven't used those muscles in years. Luckly I held my own but today I am playing a great price, I have bruises all over my arms, my legs are killin, and I have a softball size bruise on my knee. I haven't hurt this bad in years, its like reliving the first day of volleyball camp but I'm ten years older. So much fun but Soooooooo much pain.