Happy Halloween!



me

I have lost 75 pounds!

 

Last week my knee started to hurt and then by Wednesday it was killing me.  I was so worried because my junior year in high school I blew my knee out playing varsity basketball.  I should say I destroyed my knee.  Tore my ACL which is only 60% put back together, my MCL, broke my patella and some other things.  My doctor called it a full house.  He said by the time I turned 30 I would have to have a knee replacement.  So with that being said, having my knee hurt has been so scary.  Come to find out I have runner's knee.  I think I was working to hard.  I have gone running everyday this year except for Sundays.  Lately running has be fun.  Crazy, I never thought I would say that, but I love the way I feel after it.  So I feel like my life is spinning out of control when I know I should take it easy and not run and rest my knee.  It has been hard.  I have worked so hard to get this weight off and I only have 25 more pounds to go.  So with help from my brother Porter who is in PT school.  I have iced my knee like crazy.  I have taken it easy for four days and so today I rapped my knee up, put new arch supports in my shoes, and ran 2 miles on the tread mill.  It felt great both my knee and running.  Right now I'm icing it hoping and praying that my knee will be fine.

Wish me luck! 

 

 



3 and super powers!

My Baby Brewer turned 3 on the 12th of this month.  I wasn't so excited for his birthday because turning 3 means he is growing up to fast for me.  So I have been looking at tons of old pictures with Brewer and I found this cute picture of him.

I love Brewer so much.  It was a lot of work to get this little guy here but I'm so grateful for all the struggles we went through because it has made me cherish him so much more.  He was so cute opening his birthday gifts this year.  He was so excited that his whole body was shaking.  He loved going to the park with his buddy Briston and he wanted pizza and cupcakes.  I asked him a couple of days before his birthday what kind of toys he wanted and he said, "super powers."  I asked what kind?  He said with a serious face, "the kind I put my hand out and I fly or the kind I run really fast or I want a watch."  So we got him a watch and he told Cooper later that day that he got super powers for his birthday. 

 

I love my 3 year old and his super powers!

Happy little family!

Every day I run by this field of flowers and I always think I should take a family pic there.  So today I dressed up my boys and had my mom snap some pics of us. 

 

 

I love my little family!

 

Playing with cousins!

 I got to watch Mallory and Kaisley today for Porter and Domini.

I was kind of worried for Malli because I don't have any girl toys but once I pulled out the pirate hair she was so excited.  These two were so cute together looking for treasure.

 I think Malli had a good time.

 They love sitting in the fort. 

And I got to hold this little baby girl the whole time and I was in heaven.  Kaisley is such a good baby.  She's so calm and so laid back. 

I'm going to be so sad when they go back to Texas in a couple of weeks.



"2nd grade here I come!"

Coop Dog, "2nd grade here I come!"

My baby is a 2nd grader.  How did this happen?  Coop wasn't so sure he wanted school to start again.  He thought in his head that he had 100 days of summer.  I also wasn't ready for school to start.  I have loved having him at home and so has Brewer. 

 I love my Coop Dog and I'm so excited to watch him grow this year. 



Pioneer weekend!

 Cousins!

 Party at Uncle Toms!

 Throw candy!

 My dad is the guy in the cowboy hat waving at the end.

 Waiting for the parade to start.

 Love my boys.

 Hanging out on my parents porch. 

What am I going to do without my sister around.  She leaves in 2 days.

We had a great weekend.  I just love it when my family is in town.