Sunday, March 3, 2013

He's Home!

Garran went to Belgium for two weeks, 
(blog posts to come)
But we are so so HAPPY he is home!

B bugs Party!

We decided to celebrate Briea's birthday a couple days early since Garran's parents had come to surprise him when he got home from Belgium. 
Here is the party crowd before we brought down the birthday girl. 
A princess cake with no pink!!
 Can you guess what she wanted as the theme of her birthday?!?
Of course we had dinner and cake...and then it was time for presents. 
 Briea opening her princess tea set.
She is very into tea parties right now.
 Then she opened her "BRAVE" doll Merida.
She was pretty excited.
 We had some games to play and prizes to win.
This was one of Kael's prizes.
Can't you just imagine him yelling CHARGE!!
 Briea with her glow in the dark princess wand!
 I sure love these kiddos.
The boys were being very sweet. They kept saying that Briea was a princess and they were giving her whatever she wanted. Kael said they were her servants! I thought it was really cute.

Garran won a prize but wore his a little differently.
Here is a video of the birthday song and cake!


5 Months Out!

I am not a fan of these pictures, as I still see so many problem areas, but I do want to document the changes. 
 This picture was in January. 
This picture was the end of February.
 January 
 February
It does not seem like much of a change, but I have still been loosing. Not at the same rate, but weight is still coming off. It is normal to hit a small plateau around this stage. Your body kind of takes a rest and then the weight starts coming off again. I am ready for the weight to continue to come off. 
Their are parts of my body that will never be what I want, but I am thankful for how much stronger I feel and how much better I feel. 


our story

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I love the saying "the best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother". My husband does an amazing job of that. I am truly married to my best friend. We laugh often and try to see the best in every situation, or at least find the humor in it. We have four beautiful children. Cullan (7) Kael (6) Briea (3) and Ayla (2). We are currently living in Illinois while Garran attends Grad School. He is a talented print maker and is enjoying his time here. He has a website if you are interested. www.garrangillespie.com Right now we are living every day to the fullest and trying to have as much fun as possible along the way!!

This explains why I blog so much RIGHT?

“Your journal is your autobiography, so it should be kept carefully. You are unique, and there may be incidents in your experience that are more noble and praiseworthy in their way than those recorded in any other life. …
“What could you do better for your children and your children’s children than to record the story of your life, your triumphs over adversity, your recovery after a fall, your progress when all seemed black, your rejoicing when you had finally achieved?”
Elder Spencer W Kimball!

I need to read this every morning!

"It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It all works out in the end. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers."

-President Gordon B. Hinckley

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