When in situations of stress we wonder if there is anymore to give. We can be comforted to know that God, who knows our capacity perfectly, placed us here to succeed. No one was foreordained to fail. Let us remember that we were measured before and were found equal to our tasks. When we feel overwhelmed, let us recall the assurance that God will not over-program us; he will not press upon us more than we can bear.

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Getting in the Game!


So a few weeks ago, a friend of mine in my ward started a challenge called the Game on Diet. She sent me the rules, and I was in. I have been working out regularly for the past few months but haven't had much results because it was only half-hearted. I decided it was time to kick my butt in gear and get where I wanted to be in life. So this past week was our first week, and I started working out every morning at 6AM. I have been feeling so good! I am doing things that I never really thought I could do. I was so negative during my workouts and my results showed it. So my new goal for the week was to be more positive during a workout, and when I thought I can't do that, I would replace it with, yes I can, and I will! I accomplished SO much this week and it gets me so excited! I am so tired of sitting on the back burner and just watching life fly by! I am now full of energy and feel SO great! I officially lost 6 lbs and a half an inch on my thighs and a half on my stomach this last week! That is like biggest loser status! Todd has been so supportive and such a wonderful husband! This morning, I did my workout at home (Thank you jillian!) and Lily was doing it with me. It was nice until I started doing floor work and she jumped on top of me... no biggie.. hehe.
I have always heard of people talking about how one day a switch just flipped in their mind and it was all good, and I always thought, yeah right... it will never switch for me. But honestly, it truly did! I am competing against 10 other women on the other team and I REALLY want to win! I think I'm on the right track if you ask me!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Pumpkin Patch

The Family... Reese was super happy about it.. hehe
I told Lily to smile and this is the face I got...
Todd with the girls! Reese apparently wanted to get down, and I'm pretty sure Lily didn't want to take a picture...
The Pumpkin Patch
Christie and the girls waiting to go on our hayride.

There is a pumpkin patch in Paragonah, (just 15 min away) that is so much fun! We went last year just a few days before Halloween and almost all the pumpkins were gone or destroyed, and we were the only people there. So this year we decided to make it a family night and go earlier in the month. There were quite a lot of people there and it was much more fun. The girls loved the hayride and picking out the pumpkins. We had a lot of fun! Plus it was cheaper than buying them at a store, plus we got the whole experience too.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011

The Little Mermaid!

It was cold and rainy, so we decided to get a slushie... well, Lily enjoyed it!
They had to stop the show a couple of times because it started to rain too hard, and this is what the audience looked like... luckily it cleared up just enough to finish the show, so we didn't have an angry 3 year old on our hands...
Mommy and Lily before the show... she refused to look at the camera and smile!
Before the show... WE'RE SO EXCITED!
I love this picture... LOL

Last night we took Lily to go see The Little Mermaid for her birthday. She was SO excited and as soon as it started she was riveted. It was an awesome show and so fun! They flooded the stage and used a lot of water throughout the show. It was so much fun! We got very close to getting rained out but luckily the weather finished up. They also announced last night that next year they are doing Aladdin! TOTALLY GOING! And Hairspray! I told Todd he knows what I want for my birthday next year now.. hehe I'm so glad we took Lily because she was in heaven!