St. George Marathon

I decided to be stupid and run the marathon with little training- we did it. It was Nate's 5th race & my 1st. Rained the whole time!

Dark with Bangs

Shooting

Saturday night we went shooting with the Neffs- It was my first time ever shooting anything! And I was horrible- but it was fun!

Golf Party

Krew was invited to a friend's golf themed birthday party. It was adorable...

I'm in!

The St. George Marathon lottery was announced yesterday and Nate & I made it in- Along with some other fun friends!

The marathon has so many people wanting to sign up that there is a registration cut off date, then there is a lottery drawing to fill the number of spots available. I am excited to have an event to be training for. Luckily it's not until October!

Amber's Prom Dress

I went to see my little sister's senior prom dress that she just got. She was not home . . . so I put her dress on! It was so cute. This dress is noisy! The sequins swish as the dress bounces- no sudden movements. I want to get fancy and go to dinner, dance & party!

I want to find my senior prom dress and try it on! That might be a future post ...

Yoga Night

We had a fun night doing yoga last night. Go girls! Everyone stayed in the room for the full 90 minutes. Our instructor is in the middle- he was a hilarious Australian guy. He moved our mats all around the room, not letting us be next to each other, he said we would giggle if we were next to each other. It was a fun night. See you all next week!

RAGE Triathlon

Nate and our friend, Jeremy did the RAGE triathlon, sprint distance, on Saturday out at Lake Mead.

Nate recruited Jeremy the night before to be his race buddy. They had fun and did well- just over 2 hours.

After race group shot

Stomp Out Loud

We took Krew & Matix to Stomp on Thursday Night and they enjoyed it, especially Matix. Krew complained that it was too loud. But he was also tired.

Skater Couture

Our boys are all named after skate companies- Krew by accident but we then decided to make it a trend for Matix & Nixon. So when I was in the Juicy Couture store a little while ago I convinced Nate I deserved the adorable skateboard charm and chain I saw. So Cute! My boys love it.

Blue Man Group

Nate and I took Krew & Matix to see the Blue Man Group. Nate and I had both seen the show before, so we were very excited to take the boys because it's such a unique show. There are so many parts to the show that I just love. If you have seen this show you realize that no one in a normal mind set could have come up with half the skits performed. They are hilarious! I have seen this show about 7 times through out the years and every time I see it I am entertained!

Krew was entertained during the show- dancing with the music and laughing along with the audience. Matix on the other hand, sat quiet and still just absorbing everything. I was talk to him during the show and he wouldn't respond. He just watched and tried to figure out the show his crazy parents took him to. At the end he finally came out of his much focused mode to say "that was fun mom." Walking out Krew said he wanted to be a Blue Man when he grew up. There are very interesting careers to aspire to as a child living in Las Vegas.

We Start Young here in Vegas!

Nixon's Night of Bar Training

Nate & I went to a magic show at a hotel on the strip with some friends. Nate & Adam had razzed the hostess when she sat us, so Adam got picked to be helpful in the show. We had been joking before the show about some things- like faking being hypnotized and how we could figure out magic tricks. So we laughed really hard when Adam was on stage and after the first trick the magician asked him if he had ever been hypnotized.

Bellagio Botanical Gardens after the show- It was decorated for Chinese New Year. There was a cute mouse made out of flowers behind us.

My New Valentine

From Nate

He suprised me with a chihuahua puppy when he came home from work today. She is so sweet. We have not yet thought of a name. Although Krew & Matix like the name "Pear" This name was thought of on their own in their little minds. Our other puppy is a Yorkie named Mocha, so I have been trying to think of something that sounds good with her name.

P.S. Mocha does not yet like our new little puppy!

Jam Packed Friday

Friday was a crazy day! I did not wake up expecting the non stop activities of the day.
This is how it went:

7:43 Wake up (realized I didn't hear my 7 am alarm)- Got dress and out the door
7:50 Drive to doctor's office
8:35 Walk in 5 min. late for appointment
8:45 See doctor for Krew
9:30 Drive home
10:08 Relief Socitey Presidency Meeting at my house (suppose to start at 10 am)
12:15 Meeting ends- Lunch starts for my kids
1:00 Drive to lab to get Krew's blood work draw (oh so fun!)
2:00 Blood draw done
2:15 Target (bribery toy for Krew )
3:00 Nurse crying baby in parking lot
3:20 Grocery Store (forgot that I was taking salad with dinner to a ward member)
4:00 Drive home to assemble salad
4:13 Start salad & change outfit
4:45 Drop off salad
5:00 Take kids to my sister to babysit
5:12 Nate's office (grab license & credit card- we had tickets for a 6 pm show & he was still in meetings & tickets were at will call under his name)
5:15 Drive to Fremont Street- 4 Queens Hotel- with traffic & construction detours this was a mess!
6:10 Walk into "Marriage can be Murder" Dinner show- Audience interactive!
8:30 Drive to pick up my boys from my sister
9:30 Return home from a very long day!

The Reason for our doctor visit?!

Sores & a rash like this are covering Krew's whole body-

both arms, legs, back, tummy & face!

And they itch and hurt him. I noticed them a few weeks ago and thought it might be a reaction to our laundry soap. That was my only guess because no one else in the house has any of these. He saw a doctor last week that confirmed that suspicion. Yet these sores weren't getting better. I made an appointment with another doctor and he gave me a prescription for an ointment. He wanted blood work done to make sure there weren't any undetected infections. The doctor has not called me about the blood work yet- which is a good sign. He said he waould call on Saturday if the blood work was abnormal. The ointment has helped but it will still take some time to clear. We will probably be cutting milk out of his diet. That might be the allergy causing this.

6 Things About Me

Meg tagged me a very long time ago and I am finally doing it!

Here are some things about me

01. I am a night owl. I do not like mornings at all and it takes me a while to wake up and be nice in the mornings. I usually get up around 9 and any earlier than that is so early.
02. I do not like chocolate. I prefer fruit desserts or my favorite bread pudding. And for candy anything sour.
03. I hate wearing jeans. I would wear a skirt over anything- except my pajamas. I have a couple of pairs from Anthropologie that I wouldn't minding ironing and wearing out- but they would still look like pjs!
04. I take bubble baths almost nightly. In fact thinking about it makes me want to stop this blog and go take one.
05. My favorite color is black- not depressingly so. I just think everything looks better in black, just a little classier.
06. I (and Nate) like to sleep with our kids. They are like live little teddy bears that just snuggle up to us at night.

Flu!

So the cabin was a fun weekend, but once Monday hit I was sick! I rarely get sick so I thought this would blow over in a day or so. I had a headache all Monday which I thought was an altitude problem. Monday night it turned into a stomach ache and migraine and Advil was not kicking in. I took a bath and felt like I was going to pass out. I had a prescription of Zpac called in and expected to wake up Tuesday a lot better. But was worse. I went into my doctor and got an IV and went back to bed with the diagnoses of influenza and a sinus inflection. Everything hurt and nothing I did would ease the pain- headaches, double ear ache, super sore throat, a cough that made it really hard to breathe, stomach aches, back and chest pain, I was freezing but under blankets I was sweating from the fevers . . . Wednesday no better. Thursday another IV and by Friday I wanted to die. My boys woke up sick and I was certain if they got what I had they would be in the hospital because that is where I wanted to be. I was having one of those days where I was thinking "If this ever ends I will..." which is funny to think about now because it is obvious that it would end just a matter of time. Friday my doctor gave me a shot of steroids to help recovery. I hadn't eaten since Monday so nursing my baby was hard. And after the shot I had to stop nursing for 2 days because he could not have the steroids- This now ruined his life even more while he was sick. I had a milk supply pumped but he did not want a bottle from me when I had what he really wanted. I now see the end of the tunnel. My boys were only sick for 1 or 2 days and I am reaching the end of my aliments. I am back to being "mom" but we are still doing family nap time in the middle of the day. I think my energy supply will take a little while to get back. Thank goodness for Nate- he took time off work to run the house- and my mom also took my boys a lot. I do not know how else the past week would have been possible. Next year the flu shot is a strong possibility.

The New Year

My 2008 Goals

1. Understand the purpose that God has for my life
Daily Scripture Study and Prayer & Journal

Limit T.V. to 1 hour a day

Read lessons for Sunday School

FHE each Monday

Do Visiting Teaching Monthly

Read Ensign monthly

Go to the Temple monthly

Memorize the Proclamation to the Family

Memorize Scriptures and The Articles of Faith

Be Humble and Positive

Strive to do Better, Be happy with Where I am at

2. Educate my Children

Teach Krew & Matix: Colors, numbers, letters, This Year’s Primary Songs & Read

Scripture Stories
3. House completely put together

Clutter free and Organized

Baby proofed and Deep cleaned

Rooms Decorate
4. Body Back to Pre-baby Shape

Toned, 18- 19 % body fat

Exercise: Cardio 3-5 Times per Week , Lift 2-3 Times per Week

Yoga 1 Time per Week

Do 1 Triatholon Race

Eat A Clean Diet: No soda, refined sugar, fried food, Drink 4 Liters a Day

Cook Dinner- Eat out less often
5. Work toward finishing my Nutrition degree

Finish generals

Apptitude test
6. Record a CD of Church Harp Music

1 Song Ready a Month

Perform Monthly
7. Learn to Ride and Jump Horses

Be able to tack up a horse on my own

Do 1 Competition
8. Be Money Smart

No Credit Card balances

Start Savings: Personal, Family, Retirement

Bikram Yoga

Bikram Yoga is a style of yoga created by Bikram Choudhury. He claims his style is the only true hatha yoga practiced in the West. It's a series of 26 yoga postures called asanas and two breathing exercises performed in a 100F room during a 90 minute period. The heat loosens the muscles, helps to prevent injury and makes you sweat excessively, leeching out toxins. And for some reason I find this to be enjoyable! I usually do dread going, but I go because when I am done I feel great. For Christmas Nate gave me a year membership to the studio I have been going to. I am excited to go more often.

Thanksgiving Dare

Thanksgiving Dinner was with Nate's family this year. His brother Greg & wife Kristy were hosting at their house- Kristy's parents joined us too. After dinner, somehow the topic turned to a dare. The pool looked cold and money was getting placed (we were up to an easy $60) on Gary (Kristy's dad & triathlete) to see if he would jump in the pool. Then I joined into the conversation saying I would jump in- so now the bet is who can stay in the longest. I was not expecting to stay in long but at least give Gary a run for his money. He was not going to make money that easily. I know we checked the water temp, but I forgot what it was at. We both jumped in one after another by going down the slide. Going down the slide I was wondering what I was thinking. Surprisingly though after the initial shock of the water- it wasn't bad! We ended up making a truce and splitting the pot of $70. I spent my money on Starbucks.

Rachael Ray!

Matix was trying to get warm- Nixon was strapped to me.

A little bit before Christmas I took Matix & Nixon to stand in the cold weather (rare for us but very true). Why?! Because their crazy mom had a ticket to have Rachael Ray sign her new cookbook that had just been released. There was Chicken Noodle Soup & Hot Chocolate making the rounds though! The store had employees serving that to everyone waiting.

The book signing was at Williams Sonoma & they were only letting a few people in at a time to see her. It was exciting & fun to see her. She looks like she does on T.V.- not better, not worse. Sometimes when people see celebrities in person they say they look shorter, fatter, prettier, etc. Rachael was just a pretty and she was sitting so I'm not sure about the height thing. She had had a long day and her wrist was hurting from signing so she wasn't to social. If fact the store had been threatening to cancel the book signing because of her wrists.