Family Pictures

Jackpot

Since my family was in town, we decided to leave

the kiddos with them (since we haven't left the kids

overnight since Aug 2008) and Jeremy and I went

to Jackpot. We had a great time (although we did not

win). Our room had a hot tub and was huge. It was

a great birthday trip!

Pool time

My 30th

Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream cake from
coldstone!

The kids picked out the spongebob hats and help
decorate!

Isaac eating a cupcake!

Emery did not get any on her clothes, don't ask me how!

I had a great birthday. My mom, dad, and Kim were here

too! Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes and gifts!

Here's to a new decade!

This summer

The kids and I have been just hanging out this summer.

My friend Aubrey and her kiddos got to come over and play

and we have been spending lots of time with Jodi and her kids.

It's been nice to have some time off and thank goodness it is

finally getting warm.

Emery moves up

Emery has moved into the 3's class at school
She is liking it a lot. She has already learned
the days of the week song and almost
knows the month song. She is going potty
several times a day without any prompting,
hopefully soon we will be out of diapers!

The circus

We took the kids to the circus this year. I would have

to say that Ian was the perfect age. The other 2 had

fun, but were kind of restless. We got to see the Lions

and Tigers, the Elephants, the acrobats, etc. It was a

lot of fun!

Having some fun

Since I don't have a job right now the kids are home

more. We decided to go outside since it wasn't raining

(which it has been a lot lately) and play. We enjoyed

bubbles and then rode bikes. Isaac practiced pedaling

and did pretty well.

We went to my friend Jodi's house to play. The kids

had so much fun, especially on the swing set. They

had fun with Ridlee and Jodi's niece Tess. Baby Kadia

slept the entire time, and Jodi and I had a nice time

just chatting and catching up. Emery was very brave

as you can see from the slide pictures, no fear at all.

The kids decided they needed to chase Zeus and

Rascal and squirt them with water guns (since mom

said it was too cold to squirt each other). They had a

blast.
It's been fun hanging out. Hopefully it will warm up so

we can have some more outside fun!

My diet journey

So I decided to do a diet. Since April 17th I have lost 21.8 lbs.
In my neck I lost 1/2 inch
In my right arm I lost 1 1/2 inches
Left arm 1 in.
Upper chest 4 1/2 in.
Chest 4 in
Midriff 4 1/2 in.
Waist 4 3/4 in
Hips 4 3/4 in
Right thigh 1 3/4 in
Knees 1/2 in
Left thigh 1 1/2 in
Calves 1 in.
For a total of 29.25 inches

I am very happy with my diet choice, although at first
I was skeptical. I decided to do the HCG diet. I feel so
much better. I am now entering the mainteance phase
which is very strict so you keep the weight off. Wish me Luck!