Hello Again!

I was lost in my own world for about a month and now we are back and ready for Christmas! I took on the project of organizing every inch of the house and getting rid of stuff we don't use and don't need. I'm almost finished, it has been quite the project but I am really needing everything in life to be more simple and that was step one! Deleting Facebook was part of this clean out process so you will no longer find us there, but you can always find us here or here: Dalything@gmail.com or good OL' Cherrycupcakeqt@hotmail.com.

WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOIN':
Rob- Got his ELK in October. It's huge and we will be eating it for forever it seems.
He also finished his BACHELOR'S DEGREE!!! I have been waiting for some official certificate to post or something but... I'm just so proud of him. Rob worked so so hard for this. Congrats Babe!
NEXT STOP... Drum roll please
LAW SCHOOL
Came out of nowhere? that's my Rob. We have no clue where we are going or how in the world we are going to live on NO salary but next August we will be in law school. Our first choice is ASU but only the Lord knows where we need to be, all we know is this is the path we need to take.
His LSAT's are this weekend, Dec. 5 and we are fasting for him to do well this Tuesday if anyone wants to join us. He will know his score in January and then can officially apply to schools. Then we should probably have an idea of where we will be in March.

Brigg-almost walking. Jabbers, LOUDLY, all the day long. He loves singing and dancing and DOGS. His favorite toys are his dinosaurs and cars and he knows the sounds they make. He growls all day and I think it is the cutest/funniest thing. His least favorite thing in the world is being changed, which makes changing time extremely difficult, but most of the time he is just my happy little man. he is now weighing in at over 22 pounds and is 30 inches tall. That was a couple weeks ago. He has his 9 month appointment (a month late) tomorrow.

Me- Like I said, organizing life. Started another class a couple weeks ago and will probably start another next week. I should be done with my associates for elementary education before August. Then I will get a break while rob is in school, we don't need one more student loan at the moment.
I ran my first 10k thanksgiving morning and ended up doing way better than I thought I would. 6.2 miles in 1 hour, 16 minutes, and 26 seconds I think it was. If you would have told me I would be running that long a few months ago I probably would have passed out. I have been training for a relay race that will be in Februrary. Some days I'm really excited and I feel so accomplished and then other days I hate it and just want to quit. My sister-in-law got me into this, it is called the Ragnar relay and our team is FMX (fat man extreme- because we are bunch of fatties running more than anyone could ever expect, HA HA!) If anyone wants to join we need backup. I also was just called to be the Assistant Visiting Teaching Coordinator for our ward and it is more of a challenge then I expected, but I am determined to do it right and if I have to call the whole ward to get numbers, so be it.
So that is what is going on with us. Hope all is well and everyone had a Fabulous Thanksgiving.

Seattle, Gustins, and Goodness

We went to Seattle a few weeks ago and had such a blast hanging out with Rob's sister Coleen's Family, The Gustin's. It was cold and rainy but it did not keep us inside.

Hear is Brigg wearing mommy's gloves. He was a good sport about keeping them on.
This is at the locks, where the boats come in and out of the lake to the ocean and visa versa.

The ocean is behind us, around that curve. This is also at the locks.

We went to these falls the first night, it was amazing. We kept finding the hugest leaves I had ever seen, in the coolest colors.

Here is Brigg eating the huge leaf. This child will put anything in his mouth.

Kaden, Brody, Brighton, and Tallie. Kolton was sick and brock stayed at home with mom.

Here is the top of the falls.

We also went to Pike's place, a big market in the city and took the ferry for a spin. Coleen and I went for a couple jogs and came back SOAKED each time, The hills and Coleen both kicked my butt! We had such a good time hanging out with the Gustin's for a few days and getting to meet baby Brock.

Thank you Gustin's!!! We can't wait to see you again in Februrary!!! :)

Things I have meant to post...

My Fav!!!

This is what happens when we let Brigg dig in solo.

I had been begging for a treadmill but instead Rob surprised me with a Jogging stroller and I am so happy about it. I now love running outside and I don't have to drive to mom's everyday to use her treadmill!

Brigg LOVES being outside so he likes going jogging with mommy.
GOOD THING!

We went to the park with Brigg for the first time. But Marlee enjoyed it more.

ThiS iS hALLowEEn

Happy Halloween Everybody!
We went to my parents trunk or treat and Brigg was a Lawn Gnome! He looks like a bit of a disaster but we will hopefully get some better pics today and tomorrow. Dead Fabio

I did my first zombie make up job! what do you think? The wig that Bradon is wearing is Hilary's she was going to be Hannah Montana. I put the wig on Brigger and I almost peed my pants, it reminded me of when E.T. get's dressed up as a woman.

MY MACARONI BABY

Anyone see a resemblance???I call him my little macaroni boy because his hair sticks up just like the macaroni penguin
See those little toofers? the cutest dang teeth momma has ever seen. I love this little DroolMieser!!!

Little projects

I injured my back last week, but it is getting MUCH better. Most people that hurt their back can pinpoint one thing they did to hurt it "oh I lifted that heavy thing" or whatever. Mine I think might be I pick up my over 20 pound baby off the floor all day. BUT I REALLY CAN'T SAY??? I don't know!
My house is looking pretty sad, it is suffering from this injury as well, BUT I have been able to do things that I would never normally think about doing.

I Finished putting together my favorite recipes a couple days ago. It was quite the project. I had thousands of recipes COVERING my family room floor but they are now neatly organized and ready to be USED:)
I was going through some things the other day and came across a friendship braclet kit, so... I made us all friendship braclets. silly I know, but I think Bubba's is sooo cute on him. He picked out the colors his self. (I laid the colors out in front of him:)

I also redid my kitchen table centerpiece. I took before and after pics but the before looks like it should be the after. HA HA! I made the old centerpiece into a planter so for now it is just dirt and some short green onions, when the stuff grows in I will take another picture and then maybe the before and after pictures will be in order.

Something Different, you don't have to read this, I just HAD to share

PartI-Magazine EMPOWERMENT
I don't even know where to start, usually my posts are super generic- 'this is what's going on, blah blah blah, enjoy a pic.' I just wanted to share some things that have made me feel GOOD lately. So I don't know why??? but I get these random magazines in the mail every month. My favorite is Martha's everyday food- which I have completely torn apart for "my favorites" recipe book. But another one is Glamour, sometimes I don't even pick it up and it goes straight to the trash. Well one came last week and I almost just threw it out because of the actress on the front, well... not her, but the lack of clothes on her. I know... I shouldn't be reading this junk! I'm just a sucker for these stupid magazines, I think it might be that I became addicted to them when working at salons (they are everywhere-your clients read em'-you read em' and they usually end up being the thing you talk about while your foiling someone for a half hour or more) ANYWAYS! this is all totally besides!
I'm flipping through glamour and I come to an article- "Body Image Revolution" it catches my attention because there is a girl on the page (scivvy's only:/) BUT she doesn't look like th.e typical model. She has a "normal" body. Looking at it reminded me of my own figure and I couldn't help but feel good about myself, she's got some stretch marks and a tummy and this girl is so beautiful. (Here's the picture and article, remember she is practically nude, so if you don't care to see, don't look http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2009/08/on-the-cl-the-picture-you-cant.html ) This all might sound so strange... but it just made me think that I am fine the way I am. I have been feeling more comfortable in my own skin and hair and all lately but this was just the icing on the cake. I think everyone should feel this way. It is important for everyone to love who they are, I have always cared about who I am on the inside, but had the hardest time excepting the outside. Every girl is beautiful and I think it is important to find out for yourself what makes you different yet beautiful. It is so hard today to feel good enough. especially when we look at othersor compare ourselves to others. We need to stop, as long as we are doing are best that is perfect! We are all daughters of god and he wants us to feel... lovely. Lately I have been thinking of things that I used to want to change and I look at it in a new way, and I end up finding out what is beautiful about it. I challenge every girl to try it, it makes you feel empowered! well that is what it does for me. If you want to share GO AHEAD!
Part II-As A Mom empowerment
My mom got me hooked on Glenn Beck. I thought she was so silly at first, but I now too watch him almost everyday. Yes he can be over the top and dramatic BUT he is honest and explains things in a way that even I GET IT. If you have Fox News I HIGHLY recommend watching it. He is all about outing the corruption, no matter what party.
So last week he had some mom's on the show to hear their concerns. They started talking about how being a mom is one of the most important things and how so many people have "dumbed" down the occupation of a mom. Being a good mom is a hard and a full time job and no one should ever make it seem like it is anything else. They had mentioned on the Glenn Beck show how many mom's will say,"oh i'm just a mom." I admit I have said it in that embarrased tone, like it is something that is not great. BUT never again. They made me feel embarrased for ever saying it that way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHaV29Mg1Ek&feature=related here is a portion of the show (my favorite part- because the were so encouraging)
They also were there to talk about the 9.12 project. Today I joined AsAMom.org a"Network of principled mothers, grandmothers, daughters, & guardians of our nation's children dedicated to the 9 Principles & 12 Values. " I am now part of the 9.12 project. If you haven't heard about it, check out As a Mom. The 9 principles and 12 values are on the top left. I think it is great that this website has been made so mom's (or anyone else-even if you don't have kids)can join together and support one another and the 9.12 project. Some might think these things are ridiculous but I just think these things are so important. just had to share : )