Time to Kick it up a Notch!

Only a couple of months until swimsuit weather and I can tell you all right now, I AM NOT READY! Well mentally, yes. Physically, that my friends, is another story!

I have been making a conscious effort to get to the gym 3-4 times a week, eat healthier, and drink more water. I see small changes but man, the older I get, the harder it is to get in shape. I wish I could just go back to being young when I could eat anything and I never gained an ounce. I really want to feel good this summer and get out and play with the kids. I CAN DO THIS!

Hopefully by June I am where I want to be. Until then, I will just keep working hard.

Strep Throat

I've been sick off and on for a week or so now, but yesterday when I got to work it hit me hard. I started to ache, run a fever, and my throat was extremely sore. So I decided I had better go get swabbed. Yep, I have strep! Boooo. This is not fun at all.

Yesterday about mid day was by far the worst. I was so hot and delirious. Things are a tad better today but my throat is so sore! I have been drinking gatoraide, and eating lots and lots of popsicles. I just hope this passes soon so I can get on with life!

New Do!

Needed something different, so lightened things up a bit! :) Happy Summer!

Kids...

I can't get over how much Kolya is growing up. It truly baffles me. He turned 10 in November and he's going through this phase where he wants to dress super cute, and have his hair a certain way, and he carries himself differently. It's almost like the "little kid" factor is going away and he is starting to turn into a little man.

Kolya was only 4 when I first met Nick and I remember it like it was yesterday. Always wanting to know what was going on, and play with his dad. Then, when he started Kindergarten we found out that not only was he super stinken cute, but one of the smartest kids on the block! He has always performed very well in school, and is always wanting to learn as much as he can. I am so proud of him for being such a great student and trying to do the best he can.

When Nick and I got together I was just 22 years old. I had little Ambria who at the time was just over a year. Kids were new to me. Then, overnight, I instantly became a mom of 4. Most people looked at me like I was crazy, or asked how I did it? I never thought of it that way. Nick's kids are three of the best kids I have ever met. So well rounded, mannered, and sweet. Not a day passes that I don't appreciate those kids coming into my life. They have truly made me feel like a mom to them, and I know they love me as much as I love them.

Ahhhhhh, so sappy I know!

Like Father, Like Son...

Ok no seriously, this is not a pose! This is what Nick found when he went to check on the kids in the bath. PRICELESS!

Oregon

A week or so ago I randomly flew to Oregon to help a friend of mine move her things back to Utah. She moved there 5 years ago when she wanted to start over with things, and just recently transferred in her job back to Utah.

We played around a bit in Oregon going to a club and some other cool places on the drive back. I can't get over how green it is there. Man am I ready for summer! Brace yourselves for these photos!

This was at a fish hatchery. These fish were over 6 feet long and 500 lbs!

I told Keira we should strap a saddle on one and she could ride it!

Outside the hatchery

Wow, don't we look LOVELY!

Looking down the waterfall, very carefully so I didn't get sick (afraid of heights)
and fall off the cliff and die...

There was moss everywhere!

GORGEOUS~!

Slackers!

Well now, I was feeling all guilty for not updating my blog until I looked around at everyone's for updates. Wow, blogging really has been put on the back burner ya'll! Hardly anyone updates like they used to, or at all. I feel much bettter now.

So with that being said, what are our weekend plans? We are going to Classic Skating on Friday with the kids. Time for me to bust out some of my old moves on the skate floor! That's right kids, I was a skating brat back in my day. I remember like it was yesterday. Getting all dressed up, piling in the good old mini van, and heading to the Galleria! Standing on the side holding our hands out so all the cute boys would smack our hands as they went by! It was a blast I tell ya~! Oh the memories! Damn I feel old.

Saturday is girls day! I am taking a dear friend out for some much needed pampering. Should be a good time. It's not often I get a girls day, so I'm pumped! I will take pictures because this blog is very very boring right now. VERY VERY BORING. Alright friends, back to work!

Well Hello!

Man has it been a while since I posted anything on this blog. Facebook took over and I neglected this thing. So, I guess I should start it up again eh? Problem is, where oh where do I even begin.

Life has been a tad hectic the past few months. There has been much going on from work to home life, but through it all I am still alive and smiling. :)

I switched jobs in November to a new company. Work has had its ups and downs, but at the moment, I really don't have much to complain about. I am a very blessed girl.

The kids are doing really good, just wrapping up the school year. It's still hard for me to believe Ke'alohi will be going into 8th grade next year. Makes me feel older and older every day. But, they are great kids and I enjoy being able to be a part of their life.

Ok, funny story of the day! Nick and I spent 10 hours on Sunday cleaning our house. It was in desperate need of some TLC. When I finished I took a hot bath and put on some silky jammies. If you know Kayden you know he is in love with his three silky blue blankies. My jammies happen to be blue. As he was in the bath he kept looking at me. He was completely baffled. Finally after a few minutes he says to me "mommy?" and I said "yes son". With a confused look on his face he replies "why are you wearing my bankies??" I couldn't help it! I laughed so hard and said "oh honey, these aren't your blankies, these are mommy's jammies". I'm not quite sure he believed me but he went on playing in the bath anyway. I love that little guy to pieces! He contines to lighten up every day I have.

Check it out!

My mom just had her first book published. She not only wrote the book, but painted the illustrations as well. I am so proud! Good job mom!

http://www2.xlibris.com/books/webimages/wd/68156

Low Carbs Sucks...

I don't think I realized how much I like bread. The hubby and I decided its time for a diet. We both need to shed about 15 lbs and so we decided to 1: watch what we are eating, and 2: work out work out work out.

I miss bread. MMMM with peanut butter and jelly, or plain, or with lots of butter. I have visions of it in my head. I'm eating soup right now for dinner and thinking, mmm a roll would be nice!

But, I can do it! I have to. I am not happy right now body wise and I am determined to shed the weight.

Oh, on a lighter note I found my best friend from when I was a little kid on facebook yesterday. I am so excited! I haven't seen her since I had Ambria and we seriously spent the first 18 years of our lives together. We were neighbors and we were always together. But ya, that was totally random in my no carb post but eh, it's been one of those days!

Chuck E Cheese on Saturday! Yes, I can't wait!

Wow! It's Been a While!

WOW! Where has time gone? I have been a busy lady lately and haven't posted forever. Things haven't changed much. Lots of little things have happened but nothing too major. So instead of go backwards and fill in all the blanks, let's start by going forwards shall we?

Tomorrow is my first day back to school in 5 months! It hasn't sunk in just yet I'm afraid. I am scared, excited, nervous, all at once! It will take a while to get back in the groove I am sure, but I can do it.

Facebook is evil. It takes precious time away from my blog. My blog is neglected and I feel bad. There just isn't enough time in my day anymore. I will try and be better. Here are a few highlights from the past month and a half.

Kids started school August 20th. Ambria is a big 1st grader. She has aced all 3 of her weekly spelling tests so far and is kicking some major butt! Ke'alohi started Jr. High. She goes to school in Lehi and her school is very nice. The boys are at a new elementary school in eagle mountain. Kayden is talking like crazy now. He is such a curious little guy, always asking what everything is and trying to say words himself. Oh, and we have been working on potty training. He's doing good, but we still need to teach him how to aim!

Bear bit one of our neighbors, and was on house arrest for a bit. He didn't mean to harm anyone he was just playing but our neighbors are pretty lame and called the police on him. It was a big misunderstanding really. Grizzly got hit by a car a few weeks ago. Luckily the guy slammed on his breaks and just tapped him but $500 later we know he is fine. He is getting so big. I will post some updated pics later for sure.

Other then that, not a lot has changed. Sorry for the delay in posts! I will try and be better going forward. Pinky promise.

Have a great day!

Sorry

Lot's to say, not enough time. I promise a big update this weekend. MWAH

What's That......

...in her head you ask?

Oh go ahead, click and make it bigger and you can count them for yourself! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 STAPLES! Yep that's right, I said it, staples.

So, what happened?
That is exactly what I asked when I saw her head!

Yesterday our neighbor Heather watched Ambria and decided to take both her and her daughter swimming at the local pool. Well, at some point Ambria decided to do a flip in the water, and hit her head on the side of the pool cutting it open (it was quite the gash about 2 inches long).

After she hit her head she said it hurt but she soon forgot about it and kept swimming for another couple of hours. Later, at Heather's house, she reached back to touch it and saw it was bleeding at which point she freaked out! Heather washed her up and had her put some ice on it until I got home. Once I looked at it I knew it needed stitches.

So we spent the night at Instacare getting staples. Joy. Although they did put a numbing gel on her head she still felt the staples go in and cried pretty hard. I felt so bad for her. The process made me very nacious and I had to sit in the office for a minute to compose myself before I left. UGH. Ambria's dad came down to see her at the doctor and took her to icecream after.

The worst part about this whole ordeal is that in two days we leave for North Carolina where we have a gorgeous 6 bedroom beach house with our own private pool! Not to mention we are right ON THE BEACH. Ambria can't soak her head for 10 days until the staples are removed which will really limit what she can do on our trip. What a bummer. I am just glad she is ok. She is a tough little girl.

Rush City Rodeo

We took a drive down to Cas and Dave's and went to the Rush City Rodeo! It was awesome. Kayden and Ambria had a good time. Cas was sick and didn't make it out, but Dave still came. Here are some pics.

Playin in the dirt with the kiddos

Oh cute they love each other!

He was being such a goofball!

This is the first picture ever I can see just a tad of a resemblence between us

Daddy and Ambria

My blonde haired beauty

Dudes

Dave being, well....Dave :)

4th of July

We just had Kayden for the 4th so we hung out at home with some friends and did some fireworks. I love Summer~!

Kayden and KellyNick, Matt, Dave and Mike

Kristi, Bao and cas

Yes, this is a real snake!

Ok seriously Dave, those totally fit you!

Getting some sun!

A Night Out

Nick and I had a night out alone with no kids on June 27th. This night was awesome because our good friend Simon who stopped DJing 3 years ago decided to come back and play again. It was a blast! It's nice to get out sometimes and just dance and enjoy yourself!

HOTTIE ALERT!

This is Simon aka "Sektor 7"

Dave, Cas and Me

In the works!

Getting crazy with it!

Crushed

I am crushed. I am still getting over the shock of it all really. I just can't believe it. For those of you who know me from childhood, know that Michael Jackson, was, and still is- my hero in so many ways. My heart is broken.

My phone rang off the hook the day Michael died. It was like everyone called me first thing when they found out because they knew it would be hard on me. I am just so incredibly bummed out. Couldn't he have had the chance to do at least 1 London concert to remind the world why everyone fell in love with him in the first place? This was his chance, to prove to the world how incredibly talented he always has been.

Yet he has spent the last 15 years hiding in the shadows because people have painted him out to be this horrible monster. I don't know, but I think I may go a little cooky if the world turned their back on me after being loved by so many for so long.
I just can't believe he would harm someone. Not after all he did for the world. It just doesn't make sense to me and I never believed it.

What I'm still scratching my head over is how odd it is to me that the world is celebrating him now. You know. What about all the other years they made his life a living hell, but now they celebrate him when he isn't here to see how much support he really had? This whole thing just doesn't sit right with me. I am just so bothered by it all.

Mostly I am so bummed that I never got my chance to see him perform. It was my dream from when I was a little girl. I took so much flack for it growing up! People would tease me big time for liking him, but I always stood my ground and was proud! He was just way too cool. :(

Butter Knife

Ok this was too stinken cute not to blog about.

On Saturday Nick was fixing something for Kayden and asked Ambria if she would please get him a butter knife. She agreed and headed for the kitchen. As the minutes passed we started wondering what was taking her so long.

Nick called down the hall to her and asked "Ambria did you forget about my butter knife?" Ambria replies "No daddy, I'm coming hold on."

As she rounded the corner into the bedroom we burst out into laughter! She couldn't figure out what was so funny. In her hand she held a butter knife that she had so carefully dipped into the tub of butter in the fridge!

Looking confused she asks What daddy, didn't you asked me for a buttered knife?". We just smiled.

World's Shortest Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?' The girl said, 'NO!' And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and went fishing and hunting and played golf a lot and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.

The End

Black Eyed Peas

We bought the new Black Eyed Peas CD this week!

I am in love with it! Ever since I heard "Boom Boom Pow" on the radio I have been so stoked for it to come out. They have always had such a fun, funky style, totally different then anybody in the industry. So I'm always excited to hear what they'll do next. But now that they have moved into the electronic genre, I am totally diggin it! I am in my element friends - all this great music coming out lately..I don't know what to do with myself. I think it's time to go dancing! PARTY!

If you haven't heard it, go buy it! It's fantabulous!