Kyra's Kindergarten Days

It is the end of the school year and each of our children have had a great year. A few days ago we had the opportunity to watch Kyra in her first of many school performances. Then came the Kindergarten play day. It is so funny to watch them all get together and play and laugh and fight, when necessary. The show was adorable!!! They did some great songs!!! Here are a few pictures from the last week of school with Kyra.

Baseball Heroes

I will post more fun pictures later as I have found that my mac has some fun capabilities...but for now...here is Kaden. He loves this coach and, from watching the other obnoxious coaches on the other teams, so do we. We are so happy that he has found a team that he loves. More later...

By the way, our dear friends Ada and Josh are having another baby!!! We just found out for sure today and we are so happy for them. And! Amber is having a girl!!! So much good news today!!!

Just have to share!!!

So, Kaden is in play-offs this week...baseball, in case you don't know. Anyway...they lost their first game so that dropped them into the second bracket. So, tonight they played at 8:45!!! They played the Astros. We are the Indians. Following this? Ok, so Indians were up through the entire game until an error in the fourth that let the Astros score. They were up by one. Time ran out. But!!! It's the play-offs so the umpire says it doesn't count unless we got our at bat, which we were supposed to get. So, we played one more inning. WE WON!!! The boys scored two and won the game. Larry said it was as good as the World Series. Being the mom that I am I was home with the other little buggers getting them to bed so I MISSED THE WHOLE THING!!!!! I will have to get a sitter for the rest of the games because I won't miss anymore. When Kaden walked in he had the biggest grin on his face. When I tucked him in he had to tell me the whole story and I am just so proud I could pop. I love these nights. It was too late for them to be playing but they had a great time and won the game. It is something they will remember for a long time. That's it. Just too excited not to share!!!

Stupid move of the week...

Ok, so...as you know I had no desire to go the gym yesterday. But I went. I was grouchy and tired, but I went. On my way home I realized that I was starving and grouchy and tired and that I had just worked out so I could afford to eat out if I wanted to. Here is the stupid part...I went to Captain D's.




Fish & Shrimp Dinner CALORIES 1507.97 Protein 33.89g Carbs 126.10g FAT 96.23g SODIUM 3577.10mg

Now, I confess that I hardly ate the whole meal but the fact that it was THAT high in calories and protein and sodium is just horrifying to me, oh and let's not forget the 96.23 g of FAT. I think they ought to have to have warnings on their menu that says what's what. I mean, the cigarette people have to and the liquor people have to. Hell, the gym has to in case you do something stupid and hurt yourself. I was sick after I read that. I mean I knew it would be high, but nowhere near this ridiculous number. I was so irritated. SO irritated in fact that I ordered pizza for dinner. :)



Since this is what happens when you eat like that I am happy to say that I am back on track today and I am taking my vitamins and drinking a protein shake as we speak. So no long term damage, but man, someone should have warned me. YUCK!

In case you ever need to check your nutrition facts as I did, hopefully with less painful results, check out this website:
www.nistn.com/nutritionallinks.php

Reality check

I can't even begin to tell you how much I do not want to go to the gym this morning. I could just crawl back into bed and sleep for an hour or two...or four, but there is a baby around here somewhere. The reality check comes in the form of the double chin in my photo which must mean that much to my dismay...it is attached to my face. I am sort of in denial I think. I think that I am thinner than I am therefore I continue to eat when I want and sleep in when I just can't face the gym. But, pictures don't lie. SO, I am going in. Even though I just want to sleep!

Mother's Day 2007

Just a quick note to share my blissful mother's day morning...First I was woken by the crew, out of a deep sleep I might add, to open a few presents. See's candies (yummy), illuminations candles (even better) and Dreamgirls...and a beautiful flower garden.


Then Kimball remembers that he has to give a talk so suddenly he feels sick....siiiiiiiiccccccccckkkkk!!! He is going to throw up and his head hurts and seriously MOM I don't want to go. I expected this tantrum but what followed was amusing. Then Kaden begins to fall apart, over everything and nothing at the same time. Kyra is fine and getting ready until we have about 15 minutes before we have to leave and then she has a headache and she doesn't feel good either. HAPPY FREAKING MOTHERS DAY!!! I say that they can all stay home and I will go in peace by myself on mothers day. How sad is that! Kyra and Kimball decide to go with me after Larry informs them that they will have to stay on their beds the entire time I am gone. Kimball decides that is worse than having to give a talk.

So, Sacrament meeting was sweet today. The primary kids sang and did a great job. Kimball did not die when he gave his talk...in fact I was impressed. We came home to lunch ready and waiting, which I must say is a devious perk to having an inactive husband.






Given that Larry had to go to North Carolina for the week we had a little baby birthday party for Kierstin where she made a beautiful mess with her first cupcake. It is remarkable that she is already 1 year old. It is even more remarkable that things are so very different than they were this time a year ago. I am so blessed and relieved and surprisingly calm. I mean, as calm as I get. Maybe it's the calm that comes with getting older and living through tough life lessons. Divorce ages you quite a bit. I look back on all of the choices that were made over the last five or six years and think how selfish Larry and I were to give up on this family. I wouldn't have gotten Kierstin...well, maybe I would have, just without the dramatic Kels chapter. I doubt that we would have gotten the chance to live here in Texas. We have chosen a very diffiuclt road to get to this phase of happiness, but in the end it is worth it. I do so wish that we had just stopped long enough to appreciate each other and what we had created and tried harder to fight for each other, instead of against each other. We wasted so much time being mad and mean. We argue from time to time, but in truth, we just don't fight. We aren't mean to each other anymore. I can't imagine saying anything that would hurt his feelings or make him feel bad. There are things that we still disagree on and things that we agree to diagree about. But at the end of the day we choose each other and this family. We are so proud of these children and who they are becoming. It is a scary prospect, being responsible for how they turn out. And it doesn't get easier as they get older. It gets far more intense actually. I do hope and pray for this state of peace a bit longer as I am certain that there must and will be trials ahead. I am grateful for this temporary pause however.

Because Kristen said to...

It is the end of a relatively long day and I am just headed to bed when I read a subtle invitation from Kristen to check out her website. When I open her blog I am reminded that she has reminded me that I suck at the blogging thing. So...I am working on getting back up to speed on this and just thought I would drop a little note. :) More to come!

I did want to share this great little picture of my little angel who is just about to turn one!!! I have not found the conviction to steal any bottles at the age of 1, but that is simply because I am lazy and like it when she is happy! I will certainly not be the mom with the 2 year old with a bottle...but maybe just a few more months. Isn't she just gorgeous! I can't believe it's been a year and I can't believe how much fun she is. She talks all the time and I just love being with her. I guess that shouldn't be surprising but I don't remember having this much fun when my older children were babies. I had no idea what I was doing then. I still don't but I can now admit that I don't.