July Weigh-in

I had my weigh in for July today. I was a bit nervous coming off two weeks of no work-outs and stress.
I lost another 5.25 inches and 1 pound (too bad I didn't weigh myself before I gained all the weight from vacation diets. lol). All in all, I am pretty pleased.

Our trip home

Our vacation was so relaxing until the way home.....

Our car was having problems the whole way home. If we turned it off, it would not start again for 30 minutes. It was horrible.

In Oregon we hit a hail/rain storm. We had to pull off the road for about 20 minutes becaue we couldn't see anything.

And then, nine miles into Idaho, we got into an car accident.

We were passing a semi on the left and he began to come over into our lane and push us off the road. We went into the burrow pit on the the left side. My husband then tried to get back up on the road and we went skidding into the right burrow pit and the car turned 180 degrees and we were going backwards down the side of the freeway. Dirt was flying and we were out of control! All I could do was scream, "Jesus, Oh my God, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus." We slammed into the gaurd rail on the dirt side of the freeway.

I was so scared to look back at the kids. I didn't want to see them hurt in the back seat. As I turned around, I saw two white faces with eyes as round as golf balls. They looked at me and started screaming. I jumped out of the car and ran around to the drivers side rear door and pulled them out and we hugged and hugged.

The more I looked around I saw God's divine intervention. The car rested 10 feet shy of a 40 foot drop off, none of us were injured....NOT ONE SCRATCH, and the car is totaled.

My brothers were still in the Boise area and were able to come rescue us off the freeway and take us to the ER. Two hours later at 2 am, we were able to check into a motel to finally get some sleep. We spent all day Monday figuring out a way to get home, because Enterprise did not have a car rental in Boise for us. My parents came and rescued us in the van, took us to dinner and we made the trek home.

Throughout all of this I can feel the love of my Saviour and his arms just wrapping around me and holding me. Yes it is a trial and I can say I serve an AWESOME, amazingly, wonderful and faithful God! He loves ME so much!!!

Visit Grandma and Grandpa

Over the 4th of July weekend, we made a trip to Spokane to visit Grandma and Grandpa. It had been over a year since we had seen them and the last time was not a pleasant visit (Brian's grandma has passed).
It was so nice to sleep in and have no agenda and pressing issues. We took the kids to see Ice Age 3 and Transformers 2. Both were excellent movies! I was able to take the time and get my hair cut and colored. If I hadn't got to do anything else....that would have been enough for me. It was wonderful!!!


We went swimming on Friday at a family friend's house. The kids had a blast. They were jumping off the diving board and letting their heads go under the water. They are not scared at all!
The 4th of July was a great day. We went to Silverwood Theme Park. The park had some great rides for kids and adults. We spent the morning waiting in line for rides. It was getting HOT so we headed to the water park. The water park had neat-o kids area with mini water slides, huge squirt guns, and fountains. The kids played so hard, they fell asleep for 3 hours afterwards. I talked Brian onto the roller coaster called Aftershock. It was the most amazing coaster I have ever been on, but Brian did not enjoy it as much. He ended up feeling sick afterwards. Silverwood had a fireworks show that was choreographed to music. It was beautiful!

It was an absolutely, perfect trip. So relaxing and laid back. We enjoyed ourselves so much....until the trip home.....

Cleaning the Yard- 6/25

I know....I am a bit behind in blog world.

We decided to clean up the yard as a family. We mowed, trimmed hedges, sprayed the sidewalks off. I was spraying the back porch off and I went to take a step off the top stair and slipped and fell on my tail bone. It hurt soooo bad! I started to cry and Tobyn says, "Mommy jump up. Shake it off." I couldn't help but laugh. And, ya know, it made me forget about my "owie."

I went back to working and I heard Brian saying, "What are you kids doing?"

Tobyn says, "Washing our hairs."

Zoe echoes, "Hairs."

Brian, "It won't help to wash you hair in muddy water."

I could resist....I had to take a shot of the muddy "hairs."

Happy Father's Day

I married the most wonderful, amazing man. I didn't have time to type it out Father's Day, but I want everyone to know what a awesome Dad he is!

God blessed me more than I could have ever hoped for when He gave me you. You are a great Daddy and I want to wish you a Happy Father's Day!

Kreativ Blogger Award

Thank you Melody(http://melodysmuse-melody.blogspot.com/) for nominating me for this award. I don't think I deserve it....my blog is plain and I have not wrote a whole lot lately. But thanks just the same. You are a sweet heart.

But I would like to follow the steps and do the same for others!

Here are the rules of this Award:

(1) Thank the person who nominated you for this award.

(2) Copy the logo and place it on your blog.

(3) Link to the person who nominated you for this award.

(4) Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.

(5) Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers. (I only 6 blogs I follow regularly and one of them is my nominator's...lol.)

(6) Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.

(7) Leave a comment on each of the blogs, letting them know they have been nominated.To follow the rules of this award, I am choosing the following blogs to receive this award...

http://www.kellerfamilyof9.com/

http://kubajourney.blogspot.com/

http://nogreatergift.blogspot.com/

http://conniesuesblog.blogspot.com/

http://tollons.blogspot.com/

7 Interesting things about me....

1. My hubby and I were high school sweethearts and dated for four years before we married. We have been together 10 1/2 years, but only married for 6 1/2.

2. I once dyed my hair green as the losing end of a bet with the kids at my church. It was awesome and I would do it again in a heartbeat!!!

3. I have always wanted to adopt....we will see how this plays out in our future.

4. I am a candy-holic....I need counseling.

5. I hate yard work. I would rather scrub a toilet than weed a flower bed.

6. I have dreamed of being teacher since age twelve. I finally am finishing my degree starting next month.

7. I am obsessed with vampire stories. I have no idea why, but I love to read about vampires and werewolves.

Weigh-in for May

I joined Curves at the beginning of May. Along with working out three times per week I have been watching what I eat and I am working hard on portion control. I was soooo nervous today for my weigh-in.

I had no reason to worry! I have lost a total of 5 pounds and 7.75 inches!!!! Can you say WOOOHOOOOO!!!!!! I am so stoked!

So until next month's weigh-in......

Busy, busy, busy...

It seems I have not had much time to sit down and write. I have been busy working, working and working. When I am not working, I am trying to spend every moment with Tobyn and Zoe. We had a blast over the weekend. We went swimming and picnicking one day. Then on Saturday, we went to the movie Up. It was so cute and I highly recommend it to everyone. The kids had a ball, but they were definitely cranky and ready for bed by the time we got home!

The newest development for me is my decision to start college. I had previously attended college for 2 years right out of high school, but I had stopped going once I married Brian. I decided it was time for me to finish what I started. So in July, I will be starting my journey to complete my teaching certificate. I am pretty excited and I cannot think of a better career for a mommy than being a teacher. I am super nervous too. I pray that I have to the time and energy to get this done. So wish me luck.....

Picnic and Swim

Brian and I decided it would be fun to get out of the house yesterday. So we went to Miracle Hot Springs for a picnic and swimming.

We ate our picnic lunch first. We has fried chicken, potato salad, chips, and rolls. Lunch was yummy, but it got interrupted when the sprinklers came on to water the grass around our table. It soaked me, the kids and some of the food. It was a mad rush to get all of the food and kids packed up before we got even more wet!

At Miracle, they have 3 alligators. I have been telling Tobyn about them for about 2 months now. He was so excited to get to see them. Two of the alligators were right up near the fence, so we were able to get a good look at them. I think Tobyn would have been content watching the alligators all day.

It wasn't hot yesterday, which made the hot spring water perfect-o! The kids played and played for about 2 hours. We had planned to stay for about 4 hours of swim time, but after 2 hours, Tobyn said, "OK Mommy I am getting tired. Can we go home now?" It wasn't even 5 minutes in the car and both Tobyn and Zoe were crashed. Zoe finished her nap at home by sleeping another 2 hours!

It was a great, relaxing day and so nice to get out of the house!

Update on Celiac Disease

Ya'll know I was tested for Celiac Disease a couple weeks ago. The doctor called back with my results.....




I do NOT have Celiac Disease!



Praise God! I think my honey was more excited than me because he was so scared about changing his diet! I just have to ask the Pediatrician next week if we need to go ahead and test the kiddos, but other than that what a stress relief.

Gardening

Brian and I decided to help my parents with their huge garden this year, so we can have fresh food throughout the summer.

Tobyn got to help Nana and Papa get the soil ready and plant seeds on Saturday. While pulling up the black plastic from last years gardening, they saw 3 snakes. It was great to hear Tobyn telling me the story later. He said, "Mommy I saw a black snake and I said AHHH! I like snakes, Mommy."

We are hoping the seeds actually grow, because after about 10 minutes of planting them, Tobyn was tired of the tedious work. So he thought it would be a great idea to toss them around. (Maybe this will be a good time to teach the Parable of the Sower.) So needless to say, Brian and I may be buying more seeds this week.

Now all that is left to do is to plant the live plants. Papa, Mommy, Tobyn and Zoe will be doing this on Wednesday. If all goes as planned we will have fresh lettuce, spinach, corn, peas, green beans, tomatoes, various peppers, cucumber, squash, zucchini, and melons.

I can't wait!!!

My parents tried to kill my baby!

Ok...I am exaggerating just a bit. They didn't do this on purpose...here's the story.


Zoe stayed the night with my parents on Friday night. On Saturday morning she was playing in their living room and decided she would like to take a ride in the infant swing. The swing could not hold her weight and broke under the pressure flipping her backwards onto her head. She let out a big cry and then tried to catch her breath.

Nana ran to Zoe and kissed her all better, but nothing is better than Mommy's love. So at 9 am they called me to talk about the big "ouwie" over the phone. As my mom and Zoe told me the story, I could her my dad in the background saying, "Don't exaggerate it. It is not as bad as you are saying." But as soon as I got the house to pick her up, I saw my mom was NOT exaggerating. Zoe has a huge, black and blue goose egg on her forehead, a bruise on her cheek and a bruise on her leg. I think a little bit harder hit on Zoe's head, we would have had some blood and an ER visit. Thank God for "just a bruise" even if my baby's face is all banged up.

We went out to dinner on Saturday night and Brian kept saying, "I think people will think we are child abusers." He almost didn't want to go out of fear of being turned into Social Services. I am sure many moms understood. Silly Daddies!

Here are some pictures I got of Zoe...they are not as great as I hoped for because she is such a wiggle worm. Keep in mind these are 3 days out....it looked so much worse on Saturday and Sunday.

Happy Second Birthday Zoe Belle

Today my little princess turns 2! Wow how the time flies by. She is turning into quite the little girly girl. She loves makeup, painted nails, clothes, and shoes. She is very particular about what she wears and will tell me if she doesn't like the outfit I picked. She can be a bit of tom-boy at times. I think that comes with having an older brother to play cars and guns with. She talks like crazy and she loves to sing. She will sing along to the music in the car. I love you so much Zoe....you make our family complete!

Happy Birthday! I can't wait to see what this year has in store for you!

Celiac Disease

Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in everyday products such as medicines, vitamins, and lip balms. Undiagnosed Celiac disease can lead to many very damaging disease, including type 1 diabetes, auto-immune diseases, and lymphoma. More than 2 million people in the United States have the disease, or about 1 in 133 people. Those numbers are astounding to me!

My mom was diagnosed with lymphoma about a year and half ago. She had been having problems with her stomach aching when she ate and many other symptoms too. Someone told her, "It sounds like you have Celiac disease. You should try a gluten free diet." So about 6-8 weeks ago, she went on a gluten free diet. She started feeling better almost instantly. When she had a check-up with her oncologist last week, he concluded that her lymphoma is a result of un-diagnosed Celiac Disease. Now that she is on a gluten free diet, she should be in remission the rest of her life! Praise God!!!!

Celiac disease is hereditary, so the oncologist wants the family to be tested. So, today I have a doctor's appointment to talk with her about this disease and then in a week with my kid's pediatrician. I am hoping to find out everything is A-Okay, but if not what a blessing to find out early in my life before other problems develop.

So be praying for us on this journey and check out more information on Celiac disease...I think you will be surprised.

Welcome Baby Lucas

Friday April 24th was my mom's birthday. Now we have a new family member born on April 24th too. My brother, Josh and his wife, Devin welcomed their first baby Lucas Lawrence Wilmot into this world at 4 pm. Lucas weighed in at 6 lb 7 oz and was 20 inches long. Devin did so great. She had horrible back labor and ended up only having 1/4 of a normal dose of Stadol the entire labor! Good job Devin ...you stud!

Aunt Shana was the first to hold him other than Mommy and Daddy....it was so great! He is itty-bitty (I guess any baby is little compared to my 9 pounders. lol). Tobyn was so excited to meet his new cousin. In fact, I think Tobyn had some sort of premonition that Lucas would be born last week because he talked about him constantly and about how he wanted to meet him.
Zoe was introduced to Lucas on Saturday and she is in love. She could not keep her hands away. It was so sweet.

Welcome to this world Lucas Lawrence!

Earth Day (April 22)

Earth Day was April 22nd. One of my friends encouraged me to get out and enjoy the outdoors with my family and praise God for the world He has blessed us with. I am so glad she did.

It was a very nice day, so we decided we would walk to the library. I sprayed the kids down with sunscreen and we were off. I pointed out the flowers to Tobyn and Zoe and by about the 3rd block, Tobyn was pointing out all the flowers that he liked and Zoe was pointing out all the animals. We didn't stay long at the library...my kids forgot how to be quiet in the library, so Mommy was more than ready to leave outta of shear embarrassment. I was so proud of Tobyn, he walked the entire distance to the library (about 7 blocks) and back! What a BIG boy!

By the time we got home, the kids scarfed down lunch and laid down for a nap with Mommy. When we got up, I decided we would explore our own yard and play outside until dinner. We jumped on the trampoline and look at our flowers.

It was such a beautifully, wonderful day! Thank God for the world He provided for us to enjoy!

Curves

My weight-loss journey has been a bit frustrating this last week. I started eating only good carbs and I have been so good about eating them in moderation, yet I am gaining weight back. Brian assures me that it is because muscle weighs more than fat, but I am not completely convinced that is the whole reason. Two great things about my diet, though. One, I have lost 3 inches off my waist and second, I am eating healthy for once in my life.

So after talking with him about my concerns, we decided it would be good for me to join Curves. I have heard so many great weight-loss stories from Curves members (including my babysitter who has lost 45 pounds in the last 3 months!!!). The one thing that I love is a complete and total workout in 30 minutes only 3 times a week. Three of the other days I will be walking/jogging and then I will have one day of rest a week.

I will keep you posted about my weight loss. I am getting pretty excited about it!

Our Easter Activities (only 1 1/2 weeks late!)

We had a wonderful Easter weekend.

My mom was invited to an Easter Egg Hunt at a friend's church in Filer. I am so glad we went. It was not packed with kids and all the parents we so considerate and respectful. They hard boiled eggs and hid those for the little kids, which was so nice not to have TONs of candy to come home with. Brian ended up finding the "prize" egg and winning a prize for the kids. Yay Daddy! At the end of the hunt, they handed out homemade cupcakes to all the kids and Tobyn and Zoe scarfed them down.

We came home from the egg hunt and colored some of our own eggs. Brian was able to rig some of his olf shirts to get them to work for the kids. It was pretty funny. He wrappedThis year was Zoe's first year dyeing eggs and she absolutely loved it. Tobyn was pretty tired and cranky, but I think he still managed to have some fun.

See the lovely duct tape job Daddy did on their shirts?

Can you see the attitude on his face?

On the morning of Easter, I dressed the kids in their new outfits and we headed out for church. After church, we went to my parents house for the afternoon and for dinner. We flew kites, blew bubbles and played Wii. It was so much fun and very relaxing.

Kite Flying

Yesterday was truly the most perfect day. I worked the night before and I was usually HATE trying to stay up all day with the kids. But yesterday was so great!

We went to the park and there was just enough wind to fly Tobyn's kite. The kids enjoyed it for about 30 minutes and then Zoe let go of the kite. I thought for sure it was gone forever, but I ran as fast as I could and stepped on the string at the last minute!
We stayed at the park playing for another hour and a half. The kids played on the slides and swings. We ate lunch there and played a little more.

By the time we left, both Tobyn and Zoe were so tired they fell asleep in the car. They both took 3 hour naps, which was so great for a sleep deprived Mommy!