update

Wow I feel like a liar! I had plans to make a bunch of new blog posts and guess what, my computer doesnt have room on it for the 600 pictures that I have anxiously been waiting to upload. Im sure that it doesnt help that I have 18,000 pictures stored in my iphoto, but come on! I just want to see them bigger than a thumbnail on the back of my camera. So ill have Josh help me out. But until then..

-I have started running again and now I realize how much I really missed it. I have been a little sore, but it feels so so good. I love running.

-I am working on a big project:

These will be included in some of the before pictures. In about a month I am hoping to have some afters to post.

-Neal is the cutest little walker. I have video in Josh's phone that I will post (I promise)

-I have been doing this for a few weeks now and I think its the perfect way to keep me eating really healthy. On saturday mornings I go and pick up my produce and then for the entire next week we are eating all kids of delicious things. I really try hard not to waste any produce, so on nights like tonight when I didnt have anything planned for dinner, we made stir fry from asparagus, snap peas, carrots, onions and garlic. Grace and Neal loved it also.

-Im excited to find out where we are going (moving) for the 2011 summer in the next 2 weeks. Its a bitter sweet time thinking about leaving but also thinking about all the time we will spend outside in the sun.

-Grace has started gymnastics and dance on Mondays and Tuesdays. I took a few pictures of this girl in her tutu and boy does she look fancy!(I will post a picture soon) Last Tuesday I was watching her class when the teacher asked each girl to take a turn going across the room doing whatever she would like. Each little girl took her turn running or shyly walking across the room- but when it was Grace's turn, she put her hands on her hips, lifted her chin and galloped with kicking legs and arms all the way across and sat down proudly. I laughed so hard. This is SO the opposite of me when I was little, but Josh on the other hand, describes him to the T.

-I thought Josh was kidding when he called to tell me about his new calling in our ward. Have you ever heard of snow plow captain?! Ha! It was the perfect calling for him and now that its over, he will be helping the young men. Josh will be so good at this and I am so excited to see in what ways he is able to teach them how to set and stay focused on goals.

-Grace is about to turn 3! Im not sure I am old enough to have a 3 year old, but I am so excited for her to "be taller".

-This last summer when we lived in Chicago I bought Grace a beautiful bed for a killer deal. I brought it home with visions of the perfect little girls room with pink and white and the banner that she already has hanging that says 'Happily Ever After'. Well, a few weeks ago Josh's mom called and was wanting to get rid of his old bunk bed that he grew up with that has since been painted a nice shade of black. When I came home and it was all set up and they were reading a book on it together I guess I was a little sad that my vision of the perfect room had changed. But i have to say, with a coat of paint and maybe some sanding, I think it will be great! Who needs a fancy bed at age 3 anyway? (maybe at age 4 though:)

-I have discovered a new hobby that I have typically been a little scared of. COOKING! I have always cooked for my family, but not the way that I have in the last month! I am constantly running out of lemons and garlic and onions and basil. I have been so excited about making great tasting food for my family and others and having a great site with a million amazing recipes helps too:) Let me know if you try some from this site and what you think and maybe in a new post ill name some of my favorites so far.