Our busy weekend

Next Monday is my "super birthday" where I turn the same age as the date. According to a family in our ward, on this particular birthday, the person gets to do WHATEVER they want to. I want to camp. I love it and we don't go often. However, our little monkey is not a great sleeper, and usually doesn't sleep well around us because he just wants to play. So, Friday night, we had a trial run. We set up the tent in the back yard and camped out there. We made it until 3am, when some crazy college students starting making a rukus. Nick says that we were crowding him too. It was good to know that Grant will sleep, and that we will be able to make it work, even if it's not the best night of sleep we'll get.

Saturday, we went on the boat. I love my husband for supporting me and my obsession with my childhood boat. We brought a family from our ward and spent the afternoon cruising around. The kids went on the tube and Nick skied (and did really well)! It was a little cooler than I thought it would be, but it was a great day and I'm really glad we went out there.

Saturday night, Nick packed up Grant and headed down to Bakersfield. Sunday, Grant, Nick, and his dad and brother went to Fabulous Fords at Knott's Berry Farm in LA. It was nice to have Saturday night off and a night of completely uninterrupted sleep, but I miss Grant and Nick and am anxiously waiting for them to get home (about 3 more hours).

What happens when you leave Dad alone with the baby at a BBQ place?

A BIG FAT MESS!! I went to the bathroom and came back to find my child had been helping himself to BBQ sauce while Daddy was having a conversation with his grandma. He'd caught Grant with it right before I got back, but not before the little cup of sauce was emptied all over Grant. He was pretty proud of himself. He even licked his lips, but the camera wasn't fast enough to catch that one. What a mess!

Downloaded pictures

So, I finally downloaded pictures from my diaper bag camera and was reminded of the fun thigns I've done in the past few months (I think since mid-February. Maybe things do actually happen in my life (it doesn't feel like it most of the time).

Visiting with Grandpa Ron in Bakersfield while we were there visiting Grandma in the hospital. She had meningitis, and it was nasty, but she's all better now. Thank goodness! Happy Valentine's day for us!

Visiting with great-Grandpa Joe in Roseville. It was a fun trip -- we played Wii with Great Grandma and Gramps. Grandma is better than me at the table tilt game on Wii-fit.

With Grant's new mobility, he ends up sleeping in the strangest positions. I think he's actually on his knees in this picture.

Grant's first time on a swing. He wasn't quite sure what to think about it-- he pretty much just hung out, no smiles, no cries.

Diet Inspiration

A quite frightening picture. This was taken 2/10, the day after I started my diet. I'd just gotten my make up done (just for fun), so I think I look scary because of that too, but most pictures of me recently have just reminded me how much weight I've put on. This one was no exception.

So, it's been about 8 weeks and I've lost about a pound a week, unofficially on weight watchers. It's a slow but I'm doing good sticking to it (at least until the doughnuts and brownies I had today). My ultimate goal will be a loss of 30-35 pounds. I wasn't going to tell anyone I was doing it, but maybe I'll stick to it better if people are asking how it's going... anything to make me be good.

My college roommate and I on move-in day, September, 2000. I think this is the picture I should glue to my fridge. I was so thin (and tan too!) I also loved this haircut. This is the goal.