Just Catchin' Up

I have so much to catch up on my blog. Some have pictures, some don't. Please don't feel obligated to read all these entries as I am mostly posting these experiences to keep up on my journaling. If you'd like to know what I've been up to, then by all means, be my guest!

Ward Campout

This is the first year we have went to our ward campout! I was tired of waiting for Seth's schedule to work out, so I packed up the boys and took them campin'. There was a really good turn out.
While I set up the tent with the help of some friends Brogan got in on the water gun fight. He got soaking wet. Gavin later joined, but didn't get quite so wet. I only packed one extra set of clothes since it was just an over-nighter. Brogan was freezing as the sun was going down. He had to change into his P.J.'s.
Everyone was supposed to bring their own dinner, so I went as easy as possible. We had sandwiches. It is always so hard to get Brogan to eat when there is friends or cousin's or anyone to play with around. He is so social! So he had a blast!
Then we had a talent show around the campfire while everyone toasted marshmallows for s'mores. We stayed up late and had fun visiting.
The bishopric cooked breakfast in the morning! It was yummy! Then we broke camp and did some more visiting. Everyone kept saying how brave I was for going to the campout without Seth. I just kept saying, "It's just for one night!" It was fun and I'm glad we went. Maybe someday Seth will be able to go!

Family Campout at Hagerman

Sorry, no pictures again! We got rained on quite a bit, so we didn't bring the camera out. We had a fun time in spite of the weather.
It was a pretty nice campground. We could see the river, but were far enough away so we didn't worry too much with small children. Seth and the older two boys slept in the tent while Camren and I slept in the van. I was afraid he would wake everyone up at night. We had lots of fun visiting, we had yummy food and treats, and some fun activities for everyone.
We got to see an alligator farm. I thought they were gonna be little baby ones, but these were huge, fully grown alligators. We also got to see some really big fish and cute lily pads.
The guys were able to do some fishin' one night, while the girls visited and tried to keep the kids entertained. The kids actually got along really well and the mom's didn't really have to do much by way of entertainment! We did bring a few activities for the kids though. Aunt Valerie brought stuff to make puppets, Aunt Erin brought play dough, and I brought stuff to make stamps. We also played" kick the can" with a neighboring group of campers! We got to go swimming in the wonderfully heated pool one day. It was fun. It took Camren a little while to get used to the water. He is NOT a water baby. Brogan and Gavin however love to go swimming and took to the water like fishies.....with floaties!
The dad's took the kids fishing on our last morning there. They were reeling in fish left and right! All in all I think everyone had a great time!
Thanks Jared and Erin for planning a fun weekend!

Brogan's Kindergarten Graduation!

Brogan's graduation ceremony was really cute!
They made their graduation caps and did a
little program!

Brogan acted so shy, when usually he is so
outgoing!

Here is our handsome little graduate with his
certificate!

This is Brogan with his teacher!

Mommy and Daddy are sooo proud of their
little man!

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure!

While I was competing in the "Better Me Competition" I decided to train for a 5K. I decided to run the race for the cure. I mentioned it to my sister-in-law, Erin, and she wanted to run it too. My mother-in-law and other sister-in-laws and two nieces decided to join our team and walk the race.
I did better than I thought I would. I was really happy with my time. I'm glad Erin ran it with me. She did awesome, beat me by about a minute.
I had a really good time. It was a great experience, one I would like to repeat again and again.
I'm glad I could do this with my in-laws and nieces too!

The Better Me Competition!

My friend Whitney decided that she wanted some changes in her life and thought it would be fun to make it a competition as a good motivator. It was $10 to enter or $15 for a couple. So I decided to join and signed up a bunch of my family members. The competition lasted 8 weeks. There was 8 goals.....

1. Spiritual goal/7 days a week=7 points a week
2. 7 hours of sleep per night/7 days a week=7 points a week
3. Eat 5 fruits/veggies/7 days a week=7 points a week
4. No sweets or junk/5 days a week with 2 free days=5 points a week
5. Drink 64 oz. water/7 days a week=7 points a week
6. Don't eat after 8 p.m./ 7 days a week=7 points a week
7. Exercise 30 min./5 days a week=5 points a week
8. Exercise 30 min./5 days a week=5 points a week

There were about 27 people signed up to begin with. After the first couple weeks we had about 10 people drop out. Then soon it was down to 12.The first week for me went perfect! The second week I gave up a point to have some carrot cake on my free day, but it was after 8 p.m. When I looked at the status sheet after that, I realized I was gonna have to stick to my guns if I was gonna have a chance at winning or even placing.
By the end of 8 weeks I was still in second place status, their was still 5 people tied for first place.
For second place I got $20. Yea! I doubled my money and lost 10 lbs. to boot.
It was a tough competition sometimes, but fun. I'm glad I did it.
I'm sorry to say I haven't kept all the good habits though. Lately I've been thinking I need to start them back up!