The First Months Fitness Results

Here are the results of the fitness challenge for January.

Ben: 19 exercise points
Vickie: 19 exercise points
John: 20 exercise points
Jill: 16 exercise points + 1 bonus point for recording food + 1 point for losing 5 pounds (o:
Dallen: 20 exercise points + 1 bonus point for running a race yesterday
April: 18 exercise points + 1 bonus point for food + 1 bonus point for losing 5 pounds (o:
Abe: 6 exercise points

Totals:

21 points - Dallen
20 points - John, April
19 points - Ben, Vickie
18 points - Jill
9 points - Marie
6 points - Abe

Good job everyone! If anyone's totals are not correct let me know and I will fix it.

One New Year Resolution completed!

About three years ago I set a New Year's resolution to back up the pictures on my computer. To make a long story short, I did not did i t. FINALLY, I bought myself an external hard drive and have backed up three years worth of pictures. The hardest part was the thousand or more pictures that I chose to delete before I backed them up. I still have two more years to go but I think that it is still worth bragging about.

Fistulofcoupons!

Starting in December I became a author on my sisters blog Fistfulofcoupons.com This is a couponing blog. I do about 1 -3 posts daily. This week we tell you how to get free deoderant at walgreens, Electrasol Tablets for $.50 -$1.37, and huggies and pamper diapers for $3.32-$5.33 a pack! You can always get a good deal and we are doing posts daily so check it out and subscribe. Also you have to check it out this week becuase it is the sites 1 year anniversary! We are having several giveaways. Check them out here.

My Flight

Hey everyone. Guess where I am this week and for the next 2 weeks? I am in Washington DC visiting my parents! Last week I got to go on a tour to the white house. Today I am going to the Capitol Building. I will get to be in the same room that President Barack Obama spoke in last night at the state of the union. Pretty cool huh?

It is so nice to visit my family. Last time I came here Claire was only 4 months old... but we did stay for the whole summer. Another thing that is different is that Cory isn't with me this time. :( I miss him. This is his busy season at work ( he's an accountant) and so we decided this would be the best time for me to come.

The airplane ride was crazy!! I left Boise airport at 12:20pm and then flew to SLC where I stayed on the plane and other people boarded. Then we flew on to Chicago. This was the long flight, about 3 1/2 hours. Claire was awesome, Lauren was as good as a tired baby could be. She only cried once for about 5 minutes straight, (which seemed like forever!!) and then a lady offered to take her and within 3 minutes Lauren was asleep. Embarrassing, but also very much appreciated. Everyone was so nice on the flights and in the airport.

Then we got to Chicago. From here I had a 2 1/2 hour layover, so needless to say, I wasn't looking forward to this part of the trip. Both kids wanted to run in different directions and they were cranky and exasted. Then when it was time to get on my plane to go to DC, My flight got delayed for 2 hours because the landing was too icy.

It. was. not. fun.

When I finally arrived it was 1 AM on east coast time. It was a long flight but well worth it to see my mom and dad.

I will write about my adventures....eventually. That is the plan anyways, so stay tuned.

Our Meal Conversation

Reagan informed us tonight that he now knows where food comes from. Hash browns come from potatoes. Bacon comes from pigs. Carrots come from bunnies and milk comes out of the cow's bottom. He was so proud to let us know.

New Tricks

Benson has learned two new tricks in the past couple weeks. He has mastered the skill of rolling over. He started rolling from his back to stomach about two weeks ago. Since then he has also learned how to roll over from his stomach to his back. The second trick he learned is how to hold his own bottle. The only problem with the tricks is he tries to do them both at the same time. Which makes him quite frustrated. He doesn't understand why he can't drink on hist stomach.

This is Benson enjoying his new trick.


Reagan thought he needed to be in a picture too.

Guessing game

I know that every one in this family likes guessing games so lets see if anyone can guess what happened in these pictures.

This is the first photo.


Here is a closer look.


The last photo is on its side but it gives a little hint.