a conversation

Isaiah: Wawa(pointing at my water bottle)
Me: Isaiah would you like some water?
Isaiah: No(then drinks a large gulp)
I notice a stink in the air.
Me: Isaiah are you poopy?
Isaiah: No
Change the stinky diaper(yuck)!
We head to the garbage, which is through the kitchen.
Isaiah: nana(pointing at the bunch of bananas)
Me: Isaiah would you like a banana.
Isaiah: A very big nod of the head!
The way to this little mans heart is for sure his belly.  It is usually the one time he says yes with a nod of the head.  ALL other answers are no.

31 and 31.... no?

This has been written on my calendar for several weeks now.  To most it makes no sense, but to me it makes perfect sense.  It is my latest fitness goal.  To be able to say that on my 31st birthday I have lost 31 pounds.  Today is my 31st birthday and while I can't say I have lost 31 pounds I can say I have lost 30!!  More important I am the healthiest I have ever been.  Another goal was to be able to jog all of Lake Padden(2.6 miles for you who don't know).  This too I can't make claim to be able to do, but I am so close.  And more important I enjoy jogging now!!  I also have come to a new belief.  I no longer care if I lose any more weight(though I will continue to check for my curious mind), I now care that I continue this healthy lifestyle.  Yesterday, while I was out with the girls I checked my BP and pulse on one of those automatic cuffs in the pharmacy.  My BP was 125/60 and my pulse was 58.  Now some of you may not think anything of that, but before any of this journey started my resting pulse was 106.  That is very high in case you don't know.  So I can already see and feel the benefits of this new lifestyle.  Also I have said it before and I will say it again none of this could have been done under my own power.  God has been amazing through this entire journey so far!

Being Content

Last night as I laid in bed with Jeff I told him the plans for today. Each activity laid out for each child. With six sometimes I tend to over book

And yesterday Isaiah threw a wrench at me by getting pink eye and needing a first thing in the morning appointment.  Jeff's first advice was cancel everything else and nurse sick kiddos.  I, being the stubborn girl I am, fought that as much as possible.  I figured out how to best use every minute of the day and do all I wanted.  Jeff's next bit of advice was pray about the day.  This morning in my quiet time I decided to follow his second bit of advice.  I prayed that God would give me a willing spirit to do what He wanted me to do.

Soon after three kiddos woke up with obvious pink eye infections.  What did that mean for me.  It meant I would have to cancel all of my very planned out things to stay home and nurse the sick.  And guess what people?  I feel very content in doing it!  I know it is the plan God had all along for my day even if it isn't what I had planned.
"The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord." Proverbs 16:9

Day out with Dad

A while ago the boys got to go out on a date with dad.  They loaded in the truck and headed to the zoo. 

 From all the photos I saw they seemed to have a great time and more animals were out then I have ever seen on my visits!! 

 On the way home the men stopped off for some seafood.  While they were there someone landed on the beach with a helicopter.  My boys love all things that fly so it was wonderful for them.  A kind person offered to take a picture with Jeff in it so there was no picture that was focused, but I couldn't leave it out.  I mean my boys are actually inside a helicopter!  How cool is that!  Thank you kind sir for letting the boys in.  And thank you dad for taking our boys on a man only outing.

Just hanging around

 Since the weather has become a little nicer the Doyles have started doing what we do best.  Just hanging around.

 I love the moments with my kids spent in the yard together.  I love watching bonding moments and memories made!

 I love just hanging around.