WORKOUT FEVER!!

I have been experiencing workout fever lately. I love working out again, I am eating better, and I am drawn to buying workout stuff. Got these babies today $25 regularly $70 oh ya that's a steal. (@ Famous Footwear, Trent bought a pair and I got this pair 1/2 off and $10 dollars off for doing an online survey) I recently got new workout clothes as well. I have been buying some equipment with my b-day money. I am moving to a town that doesn't have a gym or a place to do any lifting. (It does have a Zumba class that my awesome sister in law teaches, yep she is that cool:)I love pump class, it is one of my favorites (& pilates) because it brings great results. I love to be toned, that is when I feel the most fit. So, I bought dumbbell weights, a exercise ball, resistance bands, a step, a bar, a roller (these are so good to prevent soreness, but man do they hurt to use) ankle weights & a mat. Everything that I use in my pump class I now own. I have also been taking notes on exercises at my pump class to remember all of the amazing things I can do with my equipment. There is a new teacher Wendy, I just love her style of teaching. She is a personal trainer and teaches classes too. Has had 4 kids and well, you would never be able to tell she even has one. She pushes us to the max every class and I have her to thank for feeling a little sexier lately. lol. Trent never really objects when I am on a shopping high for stuff like this, if we have means to pay for it, which is nice:) I have also been finding some great fantastic tunes to workout too. Man the 80's has some great stuff:)Some of the other stuff I love is a little raplike which usually isn't my style. But, when I work out I have to get a good beat going on. In a nutshell I love to workout, it isn't always easy to get there or start but it really pays off. I usually can only make it to a class at 9PM. It helps to have a gym close better live this up while I can over these next 5 months:)

WHY?

My sister Elliah is so talented. She is an amazing writer and deserves to get published. She has been sending her stories in for a few years now. Her childrens picture books that she writes are so unique and fun. I would love to read them to Evelyn every night.
So on that note today I was at the Provo library, and well every book that is on the shelf basically sucks. I mean lame to the wame!! How did any of those books ever get published & printed? I found one I really liked. Don't get me wrong there are so many great children's picture books out there, but about 90% of them are P A T H E T I C mind you. While browsing through the boring shelves I pick up a book with the title that reads "FARTSIE" yep, can you guess what that one is about? I browse through the pages...and it is a story about a guy who can't stop farting. Are they serious?? A kids picture book?? Ya sends a good message to children. I hope in the future I can pick up one of my sisters books. Perhaps the one that is titled "Have You Ever Eaten Pancakes With A Lion On Your Lap?". Some agent out there please realize how amazing her books are. And please don't publish any more that are as bad as "FARTSIE!!". THE END

What I Am Grateful For:

1)My Family, a wonderful husband who has a strong testimony of the church. Who is hardworking, & is a wonderful daddy. My 2 beautiful, sweet, wonderful girls. They are so full of the spirit and are always teaching me.
2)The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. I would be so lost without the guidance of the church. It makes me so happy to thrive on it daily.
3)C-Sections, without them I would not be able to experience having my own children. Or be alive for that matter. They are not fun but I am so grateful they exist.
4)My hubby has a job after graduation in April. Times are so tough right now for so many people and work. The construction business has taken a bad hit. So glad Trent's dad is offering him to take over the family electrical business with his brother. Thanks Rod.
5)Exercise, and having a gym close. I need exercise, mentally & physically. What a great feeling it is after a good workout. Pump & Pilates are my favorite things to do.
6)BYU its a great school for great students and I love how they run things there.
7)Our married/student ward. We have made soo many friends in our ward over the years. It's been so nice to be able to be in the same boat with everyone.
8)Growing up in a wonderful family. My parents are the greatest examples to me. They raised me so well, and are so strong in the church. I love being able to ask them parenting questions now.
9)That this is our last winter here. Honestly I have never loved the snow...and can't wait to get out of it for good.
10)Photography it is the coolest thing ever. Has allowed me to express myself in no other way. I am in love with it and am always trying to excel in it.

JuST BeCaUSe....

I hardly ever get my nice camera out to take pics, but every time I do, I swear I will do it everyday for all my photos. Trent's is just so much more convenient to grab. But, I love these shots I got:)

P O O P!!

Today I had never been so excited to smell poop in all my life:) Evelyn finally went in the toilet today...hooray. We are so proud of her accomplishing this:) She was soo excited all night after picking out two prizes from the poo poo prize box she kept shouting out "MOMMY, GOING POO-POO!" She is on a roll now. This is the chart we have for her. (before she went poop, but just look at all those potty's!)This is what our bathroom has looked like lately. She finally went today in her little potty in her room, with the door closed and reading her books. Just like adults, something to read and privacy! Good Job Evelyn

Oh The Difference:)

We have lived in our Provo house for almost 3 years now....and have had a soft water system ever since. I remember when we first moved in our landlord was telling us he put one in and that we would love it. Well, I never loved it, the water has always felt very hard in this house to me. I thought it was maybe a really old system and didn't work super well. Trent would always go down and put more salt in it...thinking it worked. It is located in our storage cellar outside. Trent was down there the other day and thought he would check it out again. Come to find out some wires were messed up, he fixed those, then he realized that there is an outlet hooked up to where the light is in there. That is where the water system got its power from. It is a light bulb with a chain to pull to turn it on. But, there is also a light switch from the outside where you open the door to walk down the stairs. We always used this to turn the light on and off. So, Trent found out that it turned off every time you turned that light off....u kidding me. So, we have had the luxury of a soft water system that works very well this whole time and we never figured it out until now. Thanks for telling us Landlord. Trent thinks maybe he didn't realized it only worked like that. Conclusion....I am in love with our water now. Smoother skin, less breakouts, and a heavenly bath and shower. I am so glad he figured it out even if we only have about 6 more months to enjoy it. I will take it!!

OUR BIG GIRL NOW!!

She is almost potty trained.
She can have grown up like conversations.
She is too smart for her own good.
She is a fun big sister.
She is so sweet.
She tries to tell us what to do.
She gets prettier every day.

Four Months:

DOC'S STATS FOR LYLA AT 4 MONTHS: WEIGHT=15 LBS. 9 OZ 90TH PERCENTILE
HEIGHT= 26.2 IN 97TH PERCENTILE
YEP THE DOC SAYS SHE IS A CHUNK AND GROWING WELL. ONE SIDE OF HER HEAD IS A LITTLE FLAT, SO MORE TUMMY TIME. SHE HAS LARGE BREAST TISSUE, HE SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT EVELYN. I ASKED WHAT THAT MEANT HE TOLD ME: RECENT STUDIES SHOW THAT GIRLS MIGHT GO THROUGH PUBERTY MORE THAN ONE TIME IN THEIR LIFE. SHE IS PROB GOING THROUGH HORMONAL CHANGES THEREFORE HER BREASTS ARE BIG...HUH?? WHATEVER!! ALSO HE LOOKED AT HER GUMS, CAUSE LYLA IS THE DROOL QUEEN AND WON'T STOP CHEWING ON THINGS. HE SAID SHE WILL HAVE TEETH COME IN WITHIN THE MONTH...OH HOW FUN THOSE WILL BE TO NURSE WITH:/ GOTTA LOVE THE SHOTS AT THE END OF EVERY APPOINTMENT GOSH I WOULD HATE TO BE PRICKED THAT MUCH.

I am Now 26!!

It was my 26th birthday yesterday. Trent spoiled me with a sexy hot pink robe from Victoria's Secret and the songs to the movie Bedtime Stories. I have always wanted that soundtrack and it doesn't really exist. But, he bought them from Amazon and downloaded them for me soo sweet. Plus he threw in a padded seatbelt cover for me from Autozone. I get sick of seatbelts putting little bumps all over my shirts...anyone else have this problem? He also let me go shopping a while back and get some nice stuff. Thanks so much honey. Evelyn and him went and bought me a snickers b-day cake from Macey's. Taryn, my friend Chelsea & her younger sister came over to do a girl party with Evelyn while Trent, Lyla, & I went out to eat. It was nice to get out of the house. Would have left Lyla but she was pretty fussy. Thanks girlies, that was sure sweet of you and Evelyn had a blast!! I choose to go eat at Magleby's, we had eaten there a long time ago. It was sooo good. But, I hinted to the waitor that it was my b-day because he kept saying.."Save room for our dessert, it's to die for". After he took our picture he said, ok so I will bring you a piece of our famous chocolate cake. Didn't mention we had to pay $8 to eat a piece of cake that wasn't that special. We were going home to eat the cake Trent bought me, but I thought, I will try it if its free. Wrongo I was. Oh well, I am still mad over that but can't do much about it. GRRR to that waitor named Andrew who wore WWWWWAAAAAAYYYY to much colone. ha ha. We came home and Evelyn helped me blow out candles with Taryn, Chelsea, and Haylee there. I wish I would have snapped a pic of them. So, that was my birthday in a nutshell. I think this year is going to be a great one. I am so thankful for my family. Trent is soo good to me. Evelyn and Lyla bring me soo much JOY & HAPPINESS:) LIFE IS GOOD!!

Potty Training Boot Camp:)

Evelyn is doing so good on the potty lately. I got this book call Potty Training Boot Camp. Thanks Danielle:) It's pretty freakin amazing!! I bet Evelyn has gone potty at least 30 times this last week. However she has not done the poo-poo thing yet. But, I read over that book and we are implementing a new plan today. It is so fun to see her so happy and proud of herself. She is such a fun big girl lately. Lyla is sleeping so well, and Evelyn is stepping up the game everyday with her potty. Life is good and I am one happy mama!

Heard Around The House By Evelyn:

"Milk comes from cows, water comes from horses."
"Don't cry I love you". (when I pretend I am sad)
(Talking to her stuffed animal Rosebud) I'm so happy with you, I'm so proud of you!"
Elevator = Alligator
Gapuum = Vaccuum
"I need a snack, right now!"
"Lyla is my sister"
"Love daddy, mommy, Lyla"
"Are we going to church?, I LOVE CHURCH"
Situp = Spitup

Tanning

Ok so, I am pretty desperate to feel cuter lately. Something that helps sometimes is going to a tanning salon. I only go in the winter maybe once every 3-5 months or so. Plus its free for me with my gym membership. I know you all think I am way tan already...but I still have whiteness for me. I didn't get to spend time getting very tan over the summer being hugely prego and all. Things I HATE about tanning salons....EVERYTHING!!
1)I walk in to look at a girl who looks like this one....They think it looks good to be black/orange but it looks awful to have skin like that. I want to talk to them in 5 years when they find out they have skin cancer.
2)Every time I go I say I just want 10 min. in the lowest bed they have. Here is the convo: Them: now it says you go in our lowest bed...that only burns the first 2 layers of your skin...but if you should try this one because it burns through 6 layers of skin. me:(thinking in head...no thanks I don't want to look like you and get skin cancer. How can anyone upgrade to something that sounds sooo bad?) no thanks I will stick with the lowest one.
Them: If you buy one of our tanning lotions for $60 dollars today you can save 5 dollars. Me: no thanks I will stick to putting on sunscreen and my $5 tanning lotion from walmart.
3)I hate the stupid stickers they have there as well. They are sooo trashy.
4)Every magazine they have to look at while you are waiting is basically porn. horrible.
5)Snobville, where every mean girl likes to work. Seriously. I think the peeps who hire ask them...ok can you be really stuck on yourself?? Check. Are you willing to become black or orange and put your health in danger? Check Check!!
6)Any guy who goes tanning is well....so lame. I am sorry. But, that orange/black skin looks even worse on them. I laugh every time a guy walks out from a bed..ridiculous right??
7)Last but not least....I get in my bed close it and think...what am I doing and why am I here?? I am going to get cancer. Hence it does make me feel a little prettier to get a little glow. Maybe I will go in another 2-3 months maybe I won't. I just had to blog my feelings.

Seen Around Here....

Photos of us lately. Lyla is getting to be soo fun. She is chunking up pretty good and I LOVE CHUBBY BABIES. Evelyn is talking up a storm and going potty a lot. Life is so fun with these two girls. We love our family. I am so grateful to be a mommy. Notice how I we can never get Lyla to look at the camera. ha ha.

Oh Fall We Will Miss You So....

My favorite season ever....FALL!! The chill in the air, the changing leaves, the smell, the photoshoots with the leaves, Halloween, walks with the family, the park, the mountains and the Y, the canyons. It is so beautiful here in Provo. I feel like it doesn't really exist in our soon to be home town Logandale NV. Maybe a few trees have changing leaves, the air might get a little cooler...if we are lucky. I really don't know what I will do next fall with out this!! Maybe I can paint some trees there for my photoshoots:). Provo oh how I love you so.

Kinda Creepy:/

There is a doll around our house. She belonged to my sister Kylee when she was little. Kylee named her Eyela. We inherited Eyela after Evelyn became attached while playing at Grammy & Papa's house. Kylee said Evelyn could take care of her now. I used to think she was a cute/normal doll. Until I saw Toy Story 3 and she looks just like "Big Baby". And I think Big Baby is scary. Evelyn doesn't seem to mind. However Trent and I are a little creeped out. ha ha. Do you think they look similar??

Beautiful Inside & Out:

This was the funnest shoot I had ever done. This is my amazing friend Carli Carter. I got paired up with her when I started attending MDA (muscular dystrophy) camp. Kendra and I attended for 3 years. She went with Mandy May and I got to have Carli. She is such an sweet person. Those 3 years really changed my life for good. I realized how easy my life is and how much kids with that disease enjoy life. Carli lives in Provo and asked me if I could take her seniors. I was so excited. She is a natural in front of the camera and is so photogenic and beautiful. Taking seniors is deff my favorite shoot to do. You can capture so much about the person. These fall colors were unbelievable.To see more of this shoot see my photo blog.

Lately:

1)We have killed our 6th mouse in our house, and I still think they came from our couches. Very frustrating that we keep having more...at least we are killing them though.
2)After changing Evelyn's 3rd poopy diaper today she said Mom, I want to use the toilet, Everyday Mommy. Alright then...cross our fingers she is ready!!
3)We are getting very excited for Trent to get done with school and to move back to our hometown Logandale, NV. I have to admit I never pictured living there for the rest of my life while growing up, but now the thought is growing on me:)
4)Poor little Lyla is teething and soaking everything in sight with drool.
5)Trent and I bought some new clothes for ourselves finally. I think has boosted both of our spirits:)
6)It's so much fun to see how Evelyn and Lyla react to each other now. They just adore each other...wait till they are teenagers fighting over clothes right??
7)My sister Elliah found out she is having a baby girl..we are so happy for her.
8)I am wanting to do photo shoots nonstop in this fall season. The colors are AMAZING:)