I don't update this very often. Truth be told, I wish I had a blog about running or baking, but I can put some of that in a regular family blog post right? I've been feeling a little disconnected from a lot of people in my life lately. Maybe because life can be so very busy and overwhelming. I'm working 2 overnight shifts a week at a job that I love but it can be tiring. I can really struggle to find a good balance between checking off what needs to get done and what I really want to be doing. I love my life so, so much and I feel incredibly blessed, but some days it can be tough to deal with the stresses of life. Man do I ever need heaven's help to get me through some of those days! I feel like this winter my seasonal depression hit me pretty hard. I really struggle with January-March here in Colorado. We do get plenty of sunshine, but also lots of snowy cold days. Some people love the snow but I only like it the month of December because it feels Christmas-y. All wi...
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Beautiful Life
Life is so good but also so hard. Is it just me, or do we as women automatically place unrealistic expectations on ourselves? I know I do. And it's very difficult to escape those expectations once they've become our "standard" of who we think we should be. At what point do we say enough is enough, I'm just fine being my imperfect self. Because really, none of us are perfect. I wake up every morning at 6am and begin my morning exercising. I love the feeling of being physically strong and one of my favorite things to do is to get outside and run. Call me crazy but I actually enjoy training for marathons. I have one coming up in October and I'm super excited about it. I'm so glad that I discovered my love for running and it has helped me in so many ways. I can't even begin to express how grateful I am to my Heavenly Father for my healthy body that allows me to run and keep up with my five children. But everyday I have ...
Sweet blessings
We are now the proud parents of 5 amazing kids! I always knew this would be the magic number for me. Pregnancy for me is usually something I enjoy, call me crazy! I rarely would get sick and I found such joy in feeling each little miracle move and grow inside of me. The last month of pregnancy is never fun, but I even felt like I was getting to be a pro at delivery and, as long as I could get an epidural, it wasn't all that stressful for me. Number 5 was a little different. From the get-go I had very painful varicose veins covering my right leg. I couldn't stand in one spot for more than a few minutes without them throbbing, which made it tough as I tried to take care of my four young children. There were other issues as well, emotionally and physically that we're very hard to deal with. During my third trimester I had some complications that caused me to have to miss my grandmother's funeral. It was heart wrenching to not be a...
Baby #5 on the way!
We are excited to announce that we are expecting a new addition to the family around January 1! I started showing much sooner this time around and Christian kept telling me that I must be having twins. I did have an early ultrasound that confirmed just one baby, and it sure was amazing to see this little miracle moving around! Tiny hands and feet, little arms and legs, and the sweet sound of a heartbeat. I've been feeling pretty good overall, just tired as I try to keep up with four busy kids this summer. We took a trip out to Utah when school got out and the kids had fun at Grandma's house. I was able to complete my marathon 10 weeks into my pregnancy and I loved running it with my sister. I felt great the first half of the race and was keeping up a good pace and then I slowed it down a little for the second half of the race. I stopped briefly at each water station to stay hydrated but ran the whole race with Staci (who did amazing ...
Summer Fun
Well, school has officially started. We have had lots of fun this past summer. Here are some pics showing the family from the past 3 months. Some highlights - anything to do with backyard, Shaylynn figuring out jewelry, Utah and 4th of July fun, cousins, cousins, cousins, Dylan Scouts, white trash gun fun (it was coincidence that the boys heads were shaved the day of the picture, promise). We love our little family so much...The boys are in school Dylan 3rd Grade, Christian Kind, Shaylynn does play group, Camden (Cam-Cam, Cammon, Camboy, etc...) hangs out with Mom all day. Enjoy the pics, hopefully we'll get some more up soon!
Motorcycle fun with the kids...
We were finally able to get out as a family and ride motorcycles this past weekend. A big thanks to Leif and Jacove for letting us come up to their property in the mountains and use the homemade track. Between the 3 families, there were a whole bunch of kids cruising around having fun. Even Natali jumped on the boys XR70 and cruised around. She stopped long enough for a quick pose and was off again. Generally we wear more than flip flops, at least helmets, but the picture is better this way. Dylan started riding the little XR70 last year and was very, very, very cautious. In fact, I was pretty sure we were going to show up and the other kids might be a little intimidating. It took him a couple of warm up laps and he was ready to go. I taped one of his first laps, and lets just say this is night and day progress from last year. His bike was beginning to think it only had 1st gear. He was regularly in the higher 2 gears and ha...
Well, it has been way too long. Before the end of the year, we will update you on all the fun and shenanigans we have been up to this year. Camping, Disney, Dylan's Baptism, motorcycles, all the birthdays, baby #4, and all the other goodies. In the meantime, here are some pictures our good friend, Anna Hale www.boololophotography.blogspot.com , took for us. Hope all is well, check in again soon! Dylan 8, Christian 4, Mom, Dad, Shaylynn 16 months This is the face she would make when told to smile We couldn't get him to look and smile at the same time She is the cutest! The best kids, getting ready for a new brother We love her big blue eyes Christian's best attempt at a happy smile Dylan has been losing teeth left and right, just got his "glasses" and is probably the best 8 yr old in the world.