Happy Easter!!

 

Happy Easter everyone! This is the only picture I got of any Easter happenings (I'm so pathetic when it comes to pictures). This was taken at Wal-Mart and my friend Kathy took Melissa to get the picture. I had William and Ava and didn't want to stand in line to wait. I need more patience. Nathan & I took them to the Marysvale park for an easter egg hunt Saturday morning. It had been raining and snowing all night but by the time they did the hunt the sun had peeked through. All of the candy and toys were wet and it was pretty cold but it was still so much fun. Today was a nice day. We decided not to give the kids their baskets until after church. They get too hyper when they're all hopped up on sugar. After lunch, I told them if they took a nap, the easter bunny would come while they were sleeping and fill their easter baskets. It worked like a charm and I even got a nap myself. Right now they are running circles and I hope they run so much that I can get them to bed tonight. Anywho, I hope you all had a wonderful easter.

Pictures!

Here are the pics finally. Not many but what I remembered to take. I was asked how I lost the weight. I followed the Weight Watchers core plan. Nathan's mom lost all of her weight that way and it was easy to follow since you don't have to count points or calories. I also jogged and worked out on an elliptical. It was hard work but so worth it. Now that the bet is over it's even harder to be motivated but I know I can do it. I use my loose fitting clothes as a motivator now:)

I am not the biggest loser...just a loser!

For the past 5 weeks my mom, Melissa, Trisha, Audra, Rose, and me have been doing a biggest loser challenge. We each put up $100 and the person that lost the biggest percentage of body weight by the end of the 5 weeks got all the money. I worked really, really hard to win this competition but Rose snuck in at the end and took it all. Between the 6 of us we lost a total of 72 pounds. Pretty impressive I think. It was very motivating and fun to do with my family. I still have a ways to go to get to my goal weight but this challenge gave me a great head start. Nathan said it's the best $100 I ever spent. I lost 19 pounds in the challenge but had lost 10 pounds before that when I had the flu. So since the end of January I have lost a total of 29 pounds. That's pretty amazing for me. I still would like to lose at least that much more so I have to stay committed.

Saturday morning, the 4th was the Eric M. Lee memorial 5k run. I had gone 4 miles on the treadmill the night before trying to win the biggest loser challenge so when it came time to "run" the 5k I was a little tired and decided to walk it. It was a beautiful day, albeit a little chilly. We ate breakfast after the 5k and it was delicious...especially since it wasn't on my diet:) A little later, the Bunker's, Lee's, and Taylor's, a long with friends met at the church for Logan's baptism. It was such a wonderful baptism. The spirit was so strong and you just knew Eric and others beyond the veil were there. The talks, musical number, and confirmation were so good. It was awesome.

Unfortunately we had to leave for Logandale right after the baptism so we missed the birthday party. We dropped our kids off at Jared & Jenn's to be watched while we attended the graveside service for Tricia & Jason Wickersham's little baby.(Thanks Jenn for lining up the sitter). For those who don't know, Tricia was expecting twins in June but had a rare condition that required surgery and lots of bed rest. On March 30th during an appointment, the doctor couldn't find the heartbeat to Baby A so they had to deliver her at 29 weeks. Unfortunately Baby A was stillborn. Baby B was born healthy but small. He weighed 2 pounds 1 ounce and was 13 inches. The graveside was very nice. There were a lot of people there to support them. It was good to see all of the family and extended family that we haven't seen for awhile. The next day we went to the hospital to see Baby B who they named Darin Jason. They named Baby A Berkley Elwin. Darin is the cutest, tiniest, little guy I've ever seen. He had his blinders on because he had the light on him so I didn't get a good look at his face but it's just amazing that he is thriving and healthy and so, so small. He's truly a miracle.

All in all it was a good weekend. We saw everyone in both families which doesn't happen often. I have pictures but my camera is in Nathan's truck and he's not here. So I will add them soon.

Coming soon....

I just had to post so that I don't look like such a slacker. I'll have much more to post after this weekend. There are several events taking place on Saturday so I will try to post about it sometime next week. The weather is crazy here. It snows one day and the next it's warm and in the 60's. It's teasing us big time. I'm so ready for spring, but with spring comes people to stay in cabins, and with that comes me cleaning the cabins. I'm looking forward to the business and meeting new people but not the cleaning part. At least I get half the year off:)

The kids have spring break next week and I was going to take the kids to Alamo and the fair for the week and Easter weekend. However, we have people coming to stay in the cabins so I guess no vacation for us. I can't believe it's already April. Time flies so fast. Next school will be a repeat of this school year. I decided not to send Ava to Kindergarten yet. I think she would benefit from having one more preschool year. She's in a familiar setting and I think would be more comfortable staying another year. Besides that, the bus picks up at 7am for kindergarten. That's a little early. William still has 3 more years in preschool. His birthday is in late September so he misses the deadline. Melissa will turn 2 in August so she has another year before she can go. I don't know what I will do when they all 3 go to school. It will be so nice to have even a couple of hours to myself.

Well I will post pictures next week with all the weekend happenings. Until then....