New goals...

I know I have been posting a lot about getting healthy and losing weight, but I have to say, I have learned so much about myself and have realized how strong I am.  My goal all along has been to get to my pre-kids weight, a goal which I met a few weeks ago.  I never thought I could do it.  I never have gotten there, close, but never reached it.  I am a goal setting person but not a goal meeting person.  I constantly set myself up for failure but setting goals for myself and then end up lacking the motivation for actually meeting them.  Not just physical goals but mental and spiritual ones as well.   By actually achieving my weight loss goal I've realized that I CAN do the things I put my mind to and it makes me feel STRONG.  So now I have new goals all around and I am excited because I know that not only can I meet them I WILL.  I have decided that I am going to only work on three things at a time.  Three things that will make me a better person all around.  Here are my current three:

PHYSICAL -  Lose another 5 lbs and gain strength and endurance

SPIRITUAL - Finish reading the Book of Mormon...I'm halfway there and ashamed to say, I have never finished, many starts, but never a finish.

TEMPORAL - Stick to a cleaning schedule.  I'm going to need to be good at this when summer comes!  Better get in the habit now : )

My beautiful little girl...

I forgot to put this picture on her birthday post.  It's my favorite one I took that day.  Isn't she so pretty?  I just love her and those blue eyes!

Little miss turns 1...

I can't believe my baby girl is ONE!!  She is such a joy to have in our family and completes us.  The kids just love her to pieces and she's pretty fond of them too.  They all take such good care of her.  She especially loves her sister.  Camden is one of the only people that can get her belly laughing.  She isn't walking yet, but working on it.  She can take a few steps but she prefers crawling and that is fine by me. 

I decided to make her cake this year and it took HOURS.  Now I know why these things are so expensive.  I got the inside of the cake idea from pintrest but came up with my own creation for the outside.  I'm not sure I'm going to make it a habit to make the kids' cakes.  Way too much work, but I did have fun doing it.

 The guts...

She was really interested in what was inside the packages but wasn't super excited about what was in them, until this one came out....

I don't' have a picture of the actual toy but when I tried to take it away from her to get cake she was NOT having it.  I don't think she left this toys side for the rest of the night.

It was a good day and I am so blessed to have this beautiful little girl in my life. 

HaPpY BiRtHdAy Kenzlee!

We love you.

Living room makeover...

About 4 and a half years ago I made Jason paint the living room a dark reddish brown color.  He told me to think about the color for a couple weeks and if I still wanted that color he'd paint the wall in the living room.  I instisted that it was the color I wanted and begged him to do it right then.   He did....I hated it. I hate to admit it but, he's almost always right.  I really wanted a fireplace mantel so I designed what I wanted and bought the stuff to do it and my wonderful husband built it.  I wanted to do it myself but our walls are so crooked and he's such a perfectionist, I turned it over to him.  He did an AWESOME job!!  Here is a before picture.

and after....

I REALLY needed a change and LOVE how it turned out.  The furniture is the couches from our formal living room.  My cute neighbor came over and helped me move it (made me) and I LOVE it.  Jason hasn't seen it with the couches in there and I'm not sure if they will stay, but either way, I'm happy I did it and I love my new room!  Oh and the entertainment center?!?!?!  It was such a PAIN to paint but I'm glad I did it because it looks clean and fresh and goes well in the room.