Gettin in Shape

We joined the gym. We're so excited about getting back into working out this new year. we really enjoy Fitness 19(the gym we joined) and they are very reasonable, and they have lots of good equipment to use, and a childcare. We look forward to getting into shape and being more healthy. May you all(whoever reads this) have a desire to get back into shape or continue staying in shape and living a healthy lifestyle!!!

Out with the old....In with the new

I am happy & sad to report that the car I have been driving since my senior year of high school is no longer ours. After driving it for so many years and putting sooooo many miles on it....we SOLD it. The day we sold it, it had 217,777 miles. It was a GREAT car, we never had any problems with it. We were ready to get rid of it, but also sad at the same time to let such a good car go. We hope Mr. Earl(the guy who purchased it) will get some great use out of it and that his daughter(who Earl bought the car for) will enjoy it as much as I did. We sold it because I wanted a newer car and one that we could travel in other than Terrel's work car...we wanted something we could travel in that has a little more room--which the 4runner did---but we could not travel in it any longer b/c of the miles it already had on it. I will forever remember my 4runner...b/c it has so much sentimental value.
SO...
OUT WITH THE OLD



IN WITH THE NEW


This is my new car. A 2006 Honda Pilot. I ABSOLUTELY love it. It has 3 rows of seats and can hold up to 8 people. It has lots of room and will be so comfortable when we travel places. I'm so happy to have a new car....& so blessed to have a husband with a wonderful job that allows us to not only have the things we need but also the things we want.

15 Months

Carley turned 15 months on Christmas Day(Dec. 25). She had her 15 month checkup on Wed. Jan 6. She is a growin girl :). SHe weighed in at 26 lbs(75-80%). Her height is 31 1/4 inches(25-50%). Her head circumference is 47.6(80%). She is still growing on the same track she's been on since she was born. Doctor C. said she's PERFECT--but we already know that :). She had to do a vision test which she did great on, and she also had to have 3 shots :(--normally she would have only had two, but I had to get them the flu shot. I wasn't going to get them the flu shot because I never have done it for them....but they have wheezed the last two years and ahve had to be on an inhaler so Doctor C said we really needed to get them the flu shot once they are over their wheezing they were doing back in December. Carley and Tegan both had flu shots, and they both did great. Tegan still brings it up every now and then that she had to get a shot at the doctor. Tegan remembers EVERYTHING---so be careful what you tell her or promise her, because she will remember and REMIND you. Both girls are doing great and we're just lovin' life.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2009 HAS COME AND GONE AND IT'S TIME FOR A NEW FRESH START FOR A NEW YEAR!!! WELCOME 2010!! MAY YOU BRING LOTS OF HAPPINESS AND LOTS OF BLESSINGS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS NEW YEAR AND THE MANY ADVENTURES IT HAS IN STORE FOR US. WE HOPE EVERYONE ELSE HAS A WONDERFUL 2010!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Little Ballerina

Tegan has been taking ballet/tap since September and she really enjoys it. SHe loves to go see Miss Neta(her teacher) and her friends in her class. She is really starting to remember how to do everything she learns at class. I was able to catch some pictures and video of her today and glad I did because she did really good today.

Who's Got a Beard That's Long and White??

"Santa's got a beard that's long and white....Who comes around on Christmas night?? Santa comes around on Christmas night!!"

Tegan has been soooo excited about getting to sit in Santa Claus' lap to tell him everything "he wants to bring her"--as she says. She has asked everyday since Thanksgiving, if not before, if we are going to go sit in Santa Claus' lap. She has said everyday the things she is going to ask him for. She has it all rehearsed & told him exactly like she tells anyone else who asks her what Santa Claus is going to bring her. Today was the day we got to sit in Santa's lap(we had to wait b/c I was working on their outfits for their picture with Santa). It was our turn and Tegan runs right up to him and jumps into his lap...she was so excited. Carley was the opposite though--- we placed her on his lap and she went to crying so we picked her up and let Tegan stay and speak with Santa for a minute. I went back to try again with Carley, adn the same, so I sat down and put her in my lap and sat beside Santa...then Terrel came and sat in front and we got a great family picture with Santa!!! We had to do whatever would work so we could have Carley in the picture too....and the only way she was doing it, was if I was holding her! We had a great time and can't wait for Christmas morning to see the girls' faces when they see everything Santa Claus brings them!!

"Thankful" Family Home Evening

On Monday, November 23 we had a special FHE on being thankful. We had a short lesson on how we are supposed to be thankful for things and how Heavenly Father wants us to be grateful. We then made a "Thankful Turkey". I went ahead and made the turkey's body and glued it on paper, then I cut out a bunch of different colored feathers. Each of us got one feather each and wrote something we are thankful for. I cut out enough feathers for the week leading up to Thanksgiving Day, so each day we will write one thing we are grateful for on one of the turkey's feathers. After we did the turkey we hung it up on the wall to be seen all week long. We then took Reese's pieces for our 'dessert' and went around a spoke about the things we are thankful for and why we are thankful for those things. Tegan truly understood what the meaning of our FHE was and she was so cute when we were taking turns with the Reese's pieces saying things we are thankful for. She said "Jesus" the first time around...we then went and said a few other things...and it came back to her on about her 3rd of 4th time and she said "Jesus" again... I told her she already said Jesus, so she then said ummm... "Jesus Christ". It was so cute and so priceless!!!