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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Goodbye Lego Wii and Hello Joyschool

Just had to show cute Zac today. He wears his hat that his Aunt Jessica made all the time. He wore it to preschool today and I couldn't help but smile as he jumped out of the car in his cute little hat. I took the Wii away for a while. He has been begging to play with it all the time. It is very tempting to let him play star wars lego for an hour every day. It is like a built in babysitter. And he loves it. But then his grumpy side comes out, and he makes these little scowls that I swear look just like the little lego people's mean faces. So I told him it needed to go to the repair shop for a while. He has been so pleasant ever since...it makes me wonder. Kinda want to get rid of it all together.

We had Ella's little joyschool here today. Last time we had it at our house we made glitter playdoh and it was so much fun. This time we made little heart lei's and Valentines Blondies (here is the recipe I found on pinterest BLONDIES) and a giant valentine card. She loves her little friends. It is a really fun time we have together. Then Tylene came over to pick up Lexi and we talked all about nutrition and the fun things I have learned lately. Hopefully I didn't talk her ear off! I love talking nutrition. :)

Monday, February 6, 2012

Attempting Biking and Blogging Again

This is my cute little family in the pool. I kept saying "We are in Hawaii, we are in Hawaii!" ha ha! Not even close but it was worth dreaming! :)

Hey All.
If you read this hello! :) I have been really bad about keeping up with the blog lately. I've been trying to detach myself from the computer, ha ha. It seems that when you are a stay at home mom and have no adults to talk to you find that your friend is the computer. It connects you to everyone in some small way and makes you feel not so lonely. :) Don't get me wrong, I LOVE being a mom. But I really crave some adult conversation sometime. Talking about Legos and Polly Pockets and coloring doesn't stimulate the brain too much. :) But neither does facebook (although I try to convince myself it does). I decided I need to read more enlightening books, take up some new hobbies and play with the kids more.
SO updating on our lives...I started teaching a Boot Camp class for Lean Bodies Health and Fitness. It has been so much fun! I absolutely love it. This is something I have always wanted to do. I love learning about fitness and nutrition. I started attending Lindsey Mathew's Boot Camp's a couple years ago. I was addicted! They were six weeks of focused nutrition and 2 workouts a week that totally made me work hard. Then Lindsey asked me to demo for her for a few camps, and then I led her Urban Fitness classes. It has been so much fun working with her and learning from her. She knows so much about nutrition and my eyes have been opened to all the possibilities for healthy eating. So now I am in the 4th week of teaching the Provo Boot Camp. It is the first time it has been in this location. I have around 20 people, and they are all so great and have so much energy and dedication. Anyways, if you want to know more about it the website is HERE
This past weekend we headed to St George for Camp Lynda. It was my second year attending. It is basically a 3 day riding binge in February led by Lynda Wallenfels. She is awesome. She is a Pro racer and coach. She is super fun to talk to and I love that she does these camps. It is a welcome trip during the winter months. But it is always a wake up call to the legs. I knew it wouldn't be easy, since I really haven't been riding all winter. I took an ultra long break actually. I have been mostly running and doing boot camp. It has been a much needed break. Last year really wore me out. I was burnt out mentally and physically. So Jed and I did the best we could, but really couldn't keep up with all the diehards. I was telling Jed how it made me discouraged. Mainly because I know what it takes to get faster. And I don't know if I have it in me this year. Leaving my family all the time is really hard. I have a SUPER AMAZING supportive husband. If I told him I wanted to race professionally and dedicate my all to it, he would be right by my side. But I just can't do it all. I guess sometimes that is hard for me to swallow. I left Camp Lynda feeling kinda empty. I am really competitive. I admit it. I guess sometimes that can be a good thing, but right now I just need to focus on having fun with racing bikes. And not get so caught up in the RACING. If that is possible. :) I felt encouraged by Lynda. She asked me what my racing plans are this year. I told her I wanted to focus on being powerful and fast in the shorter races. Cut out endurance. No more endurance for me this year. She told me she thought that was a good idea. And she also said something that made me so happy. She told me she thought I have the potential to get really fast. Even if it isn't this year, I guess it made me have hope that some year I can get "really fast". :) So for this summer, in my heart I really want to just have a solid fun racing year. And I really want Jed to have some great racing time too. (He just has to decide what kind of racing...cross country or enduro style or super D). So we are making plans, goals, etc. I guess we will see what the year holds.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEKEND :)
One of the prettiest most unique trails I have ever seen ICEHOUSE TRAIL

One of the best things we did was take the kids on Bear Claw Poppy. I cannot even tell you the joy it brings us to see our kids learning to love the sport of mountain biking

Ice House Trail

Zac on Bear Claw Poppy, so fun to watch

Sunday, January 8, 2012

New Bike, family pictures, halloween, christmas, birthdays, everything.

I haven't blogged in FOREVER. I even privatized my blog with the intention of inviting people. That never happened. Now it isn't private anymore. I guess I am lazy and indecisive. This is going to be one of the longest but fastest updates ever. Does that even make any sense???
My new bike has arrived. I have even ridden it in the hills 4 times. YEAH! Love it, excited for the full suspension. I still need to get the dang tires tubeless though because it is driving me crazy to run such a high tire pressure. Bouncing everywhere. And I am needing to get my butt in gear and start really training. I am slow and feeling a bit heavy these days! :) Ate too much holiday yumminess.

I'll be teaching a Boot Camp starting TOMORROW! I am so excited!!! I've been wanting to do something like this for a long time. I love working with Lindsey Mathews and the other girls at Lean Bodies Health and Fitness. Check out her site. LEANBODIESHF.com
Ella had her third birthday! I made a fondant cake. It was really hard and I had fun, but I don't think I will ever be doing that again. But we shall see. :)

We took her to Build a Bear for her birthday. That place is a money sucker. But it is really really fun! She chose the same bear Chloe got on her birtday. They are both named "Hearty".

This is a really really late Halloween picture. But this gives you some idea...

Christmas Santa Lucia (our swedish tradition)

We got our family pictures taken. Todd (my brother) did such a great job. He is the best. I love how glowy they turned out. :)

Ok phew that is all. I am pooped. :) I am missing Christmas, my trip with Jed to Midway for our birthdays, and probably a bunch of other stuff. That will make it eventually I hope! :)

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Zac's Biking Birthday Party

Zac at his first day of Preschool. I love this picture! He looks so grownup and handsome, and such a big brother!

We did a biking themed party in our backyard. For food I made the kids little sack lunches with mini bagel turkey sandwiches. They loved it. And I gave them little Powerades.

I wasn't sure what to do for the cake, so I finally decided to just buy some fun bike guys at walmart and use oreos for the dirt and green frosting for grass and some jumps. I made a healthy cake from Deceptively Delicious cookbook, and it was great! You make it with greek yogurt and pumpkin. The kids all ate it! Except Owen. ha ha :)

We made number plates for their bikes out of foam and sticker letters. Then they rode all around. It was super cute. I think these pictures are hilarious.

Zac is 5!!!

Our extended stay in Boise

We had a family reunion in Boise. It was a great time! It was so much fun to be with everyone. Our stay was extended for an extra week because our transmission went out on the way there. So we were "forced" to take some vacation. It was so much fun. We got to go on bike rides, see Cathy and Craig's new house, go to the park, sew, and have some real down time. oh and EAT! Yummy food. It was nice. Kinda stressful about the car, but so nice to be with family.
Mooligan Stew