Friday, January 30, 2009

Workout

It’s been a good week. I started back at Weight Watchers and had my first weigh in yesterday. I’ve decided that I need the meetings once a week. It’s the only way I will stick to this again. I’ve tried to do it on my own and it just doesn’t work for me. I lost 8.4 pounds my first week at weight watchers.

I’ve also hit the gym 4 times this week. I hurt. I hurt badly, but no pain for glory, right? When I joined the gym I got a free 1 hour with a personal trainer. So I decided, why not? I got this very cute, very sweet looking girl named Amy. Let me assure you that Amy is not cute nor is she sweet. Come to think about it, I am pretty sure Amy is the devil. Oh, but Amy is good at her job, very good. During our ‘free’ workout (I like to refer to as the hour from hell) she was very supportive coaching me along, never getting in my face or yelling. Just quietly saying, “Ok, 5 more”. Let me tell you, 5 more is way over-rated! At one point I wanted to throw up. Honestly, I really wanted to throw up. Now 2 days after the ‘free’ work out I cannot sit down to pee without my thighs shaking and bringing tears to my eyes. Come to think of it, they should really give a free bottle of Advil with the hour from hell … um I mean free workout. Oh and the topper was I saw Amy this morning at the gym during my OWN workout. She had the nerve to smile at me. S M I L E!!!! Can you believe her? She even went as far as to ask, “How are you feeling?” So, I had to answer her honestly. “Sore, but good.” So, ever though it was an awful hour, I do honestly feel better after it than before it. But I really am sore!

No we’ve been getting ready for our Superbowl party. We love this party! It’s about the only time (other than kid’s birthday parties) that we have everyone over. I think I might change that this year. Maybe in May I will have a party just to have a party! Maybe we’ll make it a Rock Band party…. Now that would be fun!!!!
That’s pretty much it for us, as usual, nothing exciting.

Take care!!!

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Much Love

My girls LOVE each other.... just look at this! I'm not sure when the fists (hair pulling, name calling...) start to come out... but I'm loving this phase of life!!

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Just some pictures

Hi all,

I really don't have much to update you on. Brianna has been sick with a nasty cold, she was even on breathing treatments, but she seems to be doing better.

Today we went and had the girls pictures taken. This was suppose to be for Ashlynn's 5 year.... but we're about a month behind!

We joined a new gym today, Lifetime fitness. It seems pretty awesome. The best part is both my girls WANTED to stay in the children’s area while on tour, so they did! David and I finished the tour childless. The kid zone is beyond anything I could have hoped for with 12 computers, an art & craft area, a toddler zone, an outdoor play area, and much more. I was thinking about signing Ashlynn up for some swim lessons soon. Now I can do it at Lifetime, so Brianna can play, I get to work out while Ashlynn is doing a swim lesson... talk about multitasking! Right now when we're at an activity for Ashlynn all I do is chase Brianna around telling her, "don't touch that, don't go there, Brianna come here." We’re pretty excited. It's very difficult as a working mother to turn around and 'drop' your child off at another location. But if it's somewhere they want to go, well, lets just say it's easier on my emotional state!

Well, that’s about it for us. Here are a few of the 76 pictures (no joke) they took of the girls today! So hard to narrow them down.






Thursday, January 8, 2009

Christmas

Christmas was wonderful! Christmas Eve with the Hightowers. Christmas morning just our little family then over for breakfast at my parents. Then everyone (Hunter & Hightowers) to our house for lunch.

Getting ready to leave for Christmas Eve church service.



Look what Ashlynn got for Christmas


Brianna did great opening presents!!!

Friday, January 2, 2009

I'm going at it again....

Updates:
October
Pumpkin patch... This is at Schnef's Farm in Queen Creek.
Pictured left to right... Jody, Ashlynn, Chris, David, & Brianna

Halloween...
Ashlynn (ASU cheerleader), Brianna (ASU football player), Emily (cheerleader)


November
Polar Express...
Our 5th year on the train. It was awesome.


Sedona Christmas Lights...
Sponge Bob, Ashlynn, Brianna & David hiding.


December
Ashlynn's 5th birthday...
This is the cookie she took to share with her preschool class. Can you guess her favorite color?



Ashlynn's birthday party...
Ashlynn's party was the the Arizona Science Center. It was a lot of fun. The kids got to 'dig' for dinosaur eggs. They also got to run around the center.
A mini dance performance...
Ashlynn had a quick little performance for parents the last 10 minutes of class. It was super cute.


I promise to do better at this blogging stuff.