Baby London

For those of my family who have been anticipating the big day, my nephew little London James was born early this morning. He decided to make his entrance into this world at about 1:30 this morning. I don't know a lot of details, but he is a big boy, around 7 pounds (that is big considering his big brother was only 4 pounds when he was born).

I'm sure he was delivered to this earth by his Grandma Manuelita. Marsha's mother passed away on Wednesday, and as hard as it must have been for her, she decided that going to Trini wouldn't have been a good idea. She wouldn't have made it home in time for little London's arrival. Since he had to come C-section, being out of the country or in the air could have been trouble.

Congratulations Greg, Marsha and big brothers Mark and Ty. Our prayers are still with you Auntie Marsha.

Les's Baptism

On March 6, Les got baptized.

It was such a special day for him, and the spirit was so strong.

Our stake does baptisms so that each ward has their own service. And since we have such a small ward, Les was the only one being baptized. He got to choose the songs, who gave prayers and talks, and he even played a solo on the piano. It is really special this way, because everyone who participates is special to the child getting baptized.

After the service, we went to our church building for a lunch with all of Les's loved ones before they all headed home. He wanted pulled pork sandwiches, fruit salad, and mint brownies.

It was a very special day for Les, but as his parents, we are so proud that he made this choice to be baptized. We are also very grateful for loved ones who traveled long distances to share in his special day.

We Love You Les

Spring Flower

I am SO excited. My first little crocus (spelling?) sent up a flower this morning!

That means spring is coming soon!!! Lets all pray for sooner rather than later.

It's here!

I love this time of year...Yes, I actually love the change to daylight saving time. And no, it's not because I get to wake up and hour earlier--anyone who knows me knows that waking up early is brutal for me and everyone around me. I feel so much better. I feel like I get my day going better, and have more time to accomplish everything I need to do.

I also think that I suffer mildly from seasonal depression. The more daylight I can get, the more productive I am and the better I feel. It obviously also has a little bit to do with the better weather and the desire to get outside and move.

As I have been trying to get myself more healthy, I have struggled with running. I just can't seem to get the endurance to run very long or very far (long and far are relative here.) From nothing to anything more than 3-4 minutes would be nice. I have been walking for an hour a day at a speed between 3.8 and 4.2 mph, but can't transition to running. I have been trying to figure this out and find a reason that my endurance while running is not increasing, and it all came together today.

I ran for 30 minutes straight today and did 2 1/2 miles and then continued to walk at speed for the remainder of the hour. Finally. Now, I hope that I am not only able to maintain, but improve. For now my goal is to be able to do a 5K without stopping, and then I would like to increase my speed a little before I extend the distance.

My ultimate goal is to be able to do a small triathlon with Brian, Amber and Les. The one that they did in September was fairly small and in a controlled environment. Maybe not this summer, but at least by next summer. I have started swimming this last week, and although I have so far to go, I did much better than I expected. We'll see how it goes!

10!

It is finally official. I have managed to lose 10 pounds.
I know, not a major accomplishment, but at least a baby step.

In January I started in a biggest loser contest. It happens to have $790 at stake. I was determined to get a piece of that.

January went SO well. I was down 9 lbs when January ended.

Then in February, I wasn't always able to get my workout in. And eating healthy options was not always easy when we stopped at Wendy's while making the drive to Cedar City 4 times.
But I tried to choose the best option possible and eat a healthy portion of whatever was available.

I managed to end February holding even at the same 9 lbs lost.

At the end of January, I was tied for 5th biggest loser.
I have managed now, to lose that last pound to make an even 10, but while I was holding steady, others were continuing to lose.
Now I am in no less than 12th place.

My hope is that in these last few weeks that some of them will plateau while I continue to lose. I'm still not sure that I will be able to catch up to 9 people. I really don't care if I do.
I am happy with the progress that I have made. I currently weigh less than I have since Amber was born, and I am on a good path to being SO much healthier.

My goal....to be down another 10 by Easter!

Happy Late Birthday Les(oops)!

In the chaos of the last month, I just realized that I didn't post a happy birthday post for Les.

Les is now 8!!

He will be baptized on Saturday, and is looking forward to that special day.

For his birthday, we went to the Environmental Center, where he is always in heaven every time he goes.

He took a friend and they had lots of fun cross country skiing, snowshoeing, snowboarding and sledding.
And we returned home to cake and Ice cream.

Happy Birthday Les!