Bountiful Basket

I have only participated in food co ops a few times and I wanted to share what I got last weekend with you all!

Everything you see here minus the bag in the back of the table was $30!
What a great deal right?
So I am not a huge fan of red onions but we will find something to do with them...
Anyway, I think everyone should participate in food co ops! Out here in Tooele we have the Bountiful Basket and the Utah Food Co op. Bountiful Basket is every other week and the Utah Food Co op is once a month. I hope I can always participate!!! I just love it!

First Weigh In- 1 week down 9 to go

Phil had his first weigh in yesterday for his 10 week challenge! Although he hasn't really added exercise into his routine yet he is down 2 lbs! Good Job Phil!

New Beds

I have been wanting to get Sullivan into a big boy bed for a while now, I am not sure he is as ready for one as I thought, but he will adjust. I love having my kids in their cribs for as long as possible, but we are having another baby in what? 11 weeks? I figured I should get him use to a big boy bed so he knows that when the baby come that the crib is for the baby...
We bought these beds from Walmart. We had a twin size bed for Drezden, but Phil decided he would rather them both be in toddler beds. Plus it makes more room in there room for a crib too. 3 kids in 1 room. It is a good thing they are all so close in age. ;)
I hope to get there room decorated a bit and when I have there room finished I will of course post all my bragging here.
I hope they get over the newness of the beds and eventually start taking naps again.

Fathers Day

Happy Fathers Day to all you Fathers!

Weight Gain

Do you ever get on the scale and this is your reaction?

YIKES!

Okay... so it is totally me. Especially these last 6 weeks. I have put on probably a pound a week(I am sure some of it is water retention)but still.... All for the baby right? *sigh*
I should probably weigh myself daily instead of once every 6 weeks and then I wouldn't be so shocked with the numbers being displayed.
I have come to terms that I am not one of those cute pregnant ladies that are ALL belly, instead I am one of those pregnant ladies that gain weight everywhere and end up wearing sweats and gym shorts for at least half of the pregnancy, plus a few months after delivery. I should know this by now, I have 2 previous pregnancies to compare to.
A little less than 12 weeks to go. I am almost there! I can make it, and plus I have more important things to worry about then weight gain right?

10 week challenge

L 3 Communications is offering a Biggest Loser competition, well, they are calling it "10 Week Challenge" for all employees. Phil along with 136 Men and 84 Women signed up for the challenge. The participants need to weigh in 6 out of the 10 weigh ins offered during the 10 week challenge, and the company is offering all participants a $1 off card that they can use in the company cafeteria on the healthy meal selection of the day.

Phil and I have talked about eating healthier and wanting to exercise more regularly in the past and with this competition at work Phil figured it would be a good start! I just wish that I could join him, but I have to wait until after this baby! That's okay, I just need to watch what I eat... Pregnancy is definitely the easiest time for me to gain weight.

I am excited for Phil to start this competition and this journey. He really wants to be a runner! Phil has asthma so it has held him back a bit, but hopefully losing a few pounds will make it a little easier on his body to be able to finally be the runner and athlete that he has always wanted to be! I hope that I can be a good support for him! Of course I will have to remind him to say no to ice cream and second helpings, and hopefully by the time I am ready to join him I will be ready to go at it with full force.

Maybe Phil will let me post results weekly here so you all can see his progress! Plus it is nice to be able to look back and see progress!

So here's to Phil!


Good luck Babe!!!
You can do it!

Mondays look a little like this

Kids are silly!

They are learning to make new faces!

Of course someone ends up crying!

Kids play outside

And someone always gets messy!

We are always happy when Monday rolls around! It means we are back on a schedule! And believe me that is a good thing! Naps get taken, lunches get eaten and days typically go by faster! Of course we are always happy when daddy comes home, but it is nice that dad goes away to work! It lets us get things done here. You know... The usual
-Laundry
-Cleaning Bathrooms
-Cleaning Bedrooms
-Vacuuming
-Menu planning
-Playing
-Being Silly
-Pulling weeds in the flower beds
-Playing in the Sandbox
-Dishes
Okay, so the list can go on and on, but for some reason when Phil comes home it is like we just stop doing what we were doing and just hang out.
The kids and I love Mondays!

Summer days

On Sunny days like today I like to go outside and kick up my heels

and watch my children play outside, whether it is playing in their pool or sandbox or racing each other on their trikes, but today it was watching them play in the pool

and watching Drezden race back and forth from the sandbox to the pool... of course to grab all the fun sand toys to play in the water! She didn't mind that some things still had sand in them.

or that she decided to potty in her pants right after taking this picture

I mean c'mon! Drezden that is gross(I remind her often if she needs to use the restroom to let me know, she must have been too busy to stop what she was doing to run upstairs)! And yet Sullivan is still having a fun time!

Kids!

To All Moms Out There!

FAIL

One morning before church I decided to try and attempt to make a dress for Drezden to wear, I bought some seersucker a little while ago and although I wanted to use it for a skirt, I didn't . I really didn't care for the way it turned out. It actually reminds me of a mu-mu. Drezden loves to wear it around a lot actually! Although I consider this one of my FAILS Drezden doesn't quite have the same opinion. One great thing about little girls is they look just about cute in EVERYTHING!!! Don't you think?

A sand box for two

A couple weekends ago the kids and I went to Payson and while we were there we went to grandpas work(Geneva Steel) to visit and found some large bricks that grandpa let us take home. With help from family we were able to put this little sandbox together. The kids love it, and it is nice to have somewhere for the kids to play and be able to watch them from the kitchen without wondering where they went off to!

We like to visit grandma's house

This summer the kids and I(Vanessa) plan to visit grandmas house once a week all summer. The kids love to visit grandma! This week we went swimming and sewed up a cute dress for Drezden. Hopefully we will be able to visit and swim all summer long!
As much as we love to visit and hate to leave grandmas house, we really
love
to come home again and spend time with daddy
There really is
"No Place Like Home"

A new dress

okay...it already has ice cream all over the front, but it still turned out cute. I have been seeing these dresses everywhere(for adults) and I thought it would be nice to try to make one for Drezden. My MIL has a ton of fabric so I just picked out a few different fabrics and starting cutting away. I didn't do much of the sewing, but with help from my MIL we were able to come up with this cute frock!

Sullivan

Sullivan is a character!

Drezden

Isn't she a doll? I mean seriously... look at those eyes!