So I am officially ready and motivated to get this weight off!! If anyone has ANY suggestions, workouts, eating tips, ANYTHING, I would greatly appreciate it! I am excited to get back to the REAL me. Wish me luck!

I've been having a lot of problems with my Mirena IUD! Everytime I go to the bathroom I start bleeding and then get SEVERE cramps about a half hour later. It makes me really sick to my stomache and makes me want to lay in bed all day. I called the doctor and he has been wanting me to keep an eye on it for a few weeks. I have been contimplating taking it out, but am afraid to get pregnant right off. We can't really afford any other birth control right now. ANY SUGGESTIONS??

Wow! A new post after two months of nothing! A lot has happened since I last posted. I will start from the beginning and hope I dont forget about anything.

Emma has been doing awesome going to the bathroom like a big girl. She had a minor set back but nothing serious. I am so proud of her. She is doing awesome with Lilly. Best big sister anyone could ask for. She is so helpful.
Lilly is crawling all over the place. Ok ok...she is scooting all over. She can crawl but she scoots faster so thats what she turns to. She LOVES her food. Her recent favorites are mangos and pears. Any time she goes to eat, she will growl at her food and then eat it. It is so funny. She loves jumping and playing in her jumparoo. It makes it really easy to get my homework done.
Trev and I are doing good. We are both going to school and taking our shifts with the kids. Its a lot of fun. Trev was recently laid off from his job. Its really nice to have him home and catching up one time. We are both applying all over the place. Crossing our fingers that we will find something. He has been filing for unemployment but somehow our case got screwed up in their office. We have a hearing on the 20th, so hopefully we will start receiving unemployment.

We have been going to help clean the church every Saturday morning for the last couple of weeks. Its been a lot of fun. I big thanks to Andrea Stratton for doing our family pictures for us. She did an amazing job!!

~Potty Training~

So a couple of months ago we tried to get Emma to start going potty in the "BIG GIRL POTTY"! We have tried rewarding her and tried doing a bunch of different thing to get her interested. Well after a while we just decided that she wasn't ready and that we were tired of cleaning up the messes. This past month she decided on her own that she didn't like having a wet bum and she didn't like the feeling of sitting in her own poop. Emma is now wearing her diapers only at night time. As soon as she wakes up in the morning she asks for her "BIG GIRL PANTS" and wants her clothes on. She is doing AWESOME!! We are so proud of her! :)WE LOVE YOU EMMA!!

I LOVE TO SEE THE TEMPLE!!!

I have been thinking a lot lately about my family and about the gospel and about all the people in my life that have had an influence on me in one way or another. Sometimes I sit and think about my girls and if I am teaching them what I am supposed to or if I am teaching them enough. It crosses my mind quite frequent about my girls. Here I am....I am given two of the most beautiful girls as a gift from our Heavenly Father and all He expects in return is that we teach them of Him and help them return to HIM!! What a great example of LOVE and TRUST!! I am so thankful to have a knowledge of the gospel and KNOW and be able to FEEL the love that Christ has for ALL of us. I am so thankful for my mom for raising me in the gospel and for her amazing example. I am also thankful for my mother/father-in-law for the perfect example they are to us every day. Most of all I am so thankful for my wonderful husband. I am so blessed to know he is worthy and able to attend the temple and recieve those blessings. There is no other feeling that can outlast a knowledge of being together FOREVER as a family!

Now after thinking about all of this....especially with my girls...Emma gave me the BEST answer to my prayers. We were driving around and everytime we would pass a church Emma would get all excited and start yelling, "LOOK MOM...THERE IT IS!!" Then she would turn as far around in her seat as she could to make sure she could get a good look. Then as we drove past the St. George Temple she says in a more revrent voice, "Mommy...it's Jesus' house. Isn't it so pretty?!" I was hit so strong by the spirit. It was exactly what I needed at that exact moment. I have been asking if I have been doing enough and if I need to do more to teach my girls about the gospel. Small and Simple, but I got my answer(for now at least).

I LOVE THE GOSPEL!!

WOW!! I am so bad at keeping up on my blog. A part of it is that we just barely got our computer fixed and the other half is that I am just a slacker. SO sorry for all of you that follow my blog and try to keep up on us!!



Now for a little update....


Its been a crazy summer. We have been out of town quite a bit. Its been a lot of fun being away and visiting family and old friends. We can never get enough family time. We hope to make one last trip up north before the summer is over and school starts. We want to go visit our good friends in Idaho and visit my mom.
Since my mom moved at the beginning of the summer, Emma has discovered her new IMAGINARY FRIEND named GRANDMA!!! I think its so funny but at the same time it is so sad...she misses her granny. She is also starting to swim in the pool by herself...with the tube of course..but its a start. She doesn't have to hang on me anymore! I can't get enough of Emma. She is such a great little helper. Emma is the best big sister that she can possibly be. She loves holding and playing with Lilly. Its so fun watching them together!










Lilly is sitting up on her own now! I'm so grateful for that since she would just cry unless she was upright. She still doesn't have any teeth! She is rolling all over the floor. She gets onto her stomach and tries to get onto her knees. When she finally gets onto her knees, she tries to push herself up with no luck. She just scoots instead. Its fun going through all of this baby fun again. Lilly is our little fish!! She loves bath time, and LOVES being in the swimming pool!
Trev is still working and will be going back to school in the fall. He hopes to accomplish his CNA this semester. He is amazing...I know he can do it! He has been working in the cafeteria in the Temple every saturday evening. I'm so glad he is worthy and able to do so. I am so thankful everyday that I have him. He is such an incredible help and support. I couldn't ask for a better husband.
I am starting school this fall! I am so excited. I'm going for Elementary Education. I've wanted to do this for a long time and am now getting the opportunity to do so!

We are all finally starting to feel a little better! (knock on wood) Little wasn't as congested this morning and even though Emma is still coughing its not as wet and gross as it was. YAY!! You never realize how much you take advantage of your health until you don't have it anymore.
Emma was jumping off the couch today, yelling TADA and she had Lilly laughing. It is so much fun to watch her when she laughs. I love how her little body just bounces. :)
Tomorrow is mine and Trev's 3 year anniversary. I can't believe it. Time has seriously flown by. 3 years really isn't that long but I am so happy to have made it this far. I am truely blessed to have such a wonderful husband and daddy to my babies. I LOVE YOU TREV!!!