The Edwards

Learning to Swim

2009-07-31T22:58:00.008-06:00

I thought it would be a good idea to enroll Adarius and Tavian into swim lessons this year. Adarius is getting older and it was funny because as we were walking up to the pool, the first day of swim lessons he said "What no floaties"? and "Where are the noodles"? Apparently he thought he knew how to swim and he was gonna show them his skills with the floaties! I explained to him that swimming lessons is actually leaning how to swim without floaties. Complete terror came over his face "WHAT" he said!! As you can see in the photos that fear lasted but about a minute. It was private lessons which worked out really well because of the one on one attention. He did so well and I was so proud of him!!! Way to go DD
Tavian had alot of fun learning to blow bubbles and play "motorboat" with the teacher. He will do anything Adarius does so it really wasn't that hard to get him in the water! Way to go Tavian!!!

Mass Update Ya'll!!!!

2009-07-19T23:20:00.002-06:00

So the computer has been down for quite some time - 4 months to be exact. So, basically I took all of Sunday afternoon and updated the last 4 months of what's been going on in our lives. It's close to 9 different posts that I have added, so keep on reading!! By the way, I do my hair only on special occasions - LOL. I'm sure you will notice all of my hats!! Happy Reading.

Our Colorado Trip 09

2009-07-19T22:41:00.010-06:00

Congratulations Elaina and Lane!!! What an awesome trip this last weekend was to Colorado. We love weddings. Audrey was so beautiful walking the beautiful bride down the aisle. (P.S. Audrey is Elan's aunt, our angel, who saved his life by donated her kidney 2 years ago) The ceremony was so sweet it made me want to re-do mine and copy all her ideas!
Uncle John and Aunt Mimi (Shirani) played the part well as handsome groomsmen and pretty bridesmaid. What a good looking couple!!Adarius and Tavian did such an amazing job as the ring bearers. Adarius came down first followed by Tavian holding his cousins Milan's hand. Tears were brought to my eyes witnessing this precious moment. Really, Milan is so sweet, cute, and everything a little girl should be!
WOW!!! All I can say is I loooooove this picture!! We miss our family in Colorado very much and can't wait to go back for another visit very soon!

Hole in the Rock in Moab

2009-07-19T21:00:00.007-06:00

The last day in Moab we stopped off at a little tourist place called "Hole N" The Rock it was quite an interesting place. Inside of that huge rock is a 5000 sq. foot home. It was really cool but at the same time a little creepy. There was a little petting zoo that the kids could pet and feed. They had a camel, wallaby, pigs, deer and lots of others. It was extremely hot so we finished off with some of the best ice cream ever!!
This place had very random art work located on the grounds. The boys wanted pictures with everything they saw. Tavian called over to Elan and said take a picture of me standing next to my friend. That kid has such an imagination! Love the hand in the pocket-and notice the superhero belt!

Moab Camping Trip

2009-07-19T20:11:00.008-06:00

We headed down to Moab for a weekend of camping and hiking with some of our neighbor's and their kids. I have to say Moab has some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen. It was absolutely amazing. We were able to do a few little hikes with the kids, but mostly we did a lot of driving. The kids enjoyed themselves especially because they had their friends to run, play and explore with. I definitely can't wait to go back and look forward to when the boys are a little bit older so we can do some more challenging hikes. It was a great little get away and camping wasn't all that bad either, even if we did stay in cabins with running water, toilets, air conditioning, and a swimming pool for the kids- LOL
Adarius, Jayden (JJ) and Drew
This was a little boys dream come true!! They could get as dirty as they wanted and their mom could do nothing but smile and say "Are you havin' fun?"

4th of July 09

2009-07-19T18:04:00.005-06:00

This 4th of July we had a really exciting and eventful day! We woke up and headed out to see the grand parade in Provo. We had the best seats ever and got there just in time to see it start. The boys really enjoyed themselves and I am not gonna lie so did I! I love the 4th of July, it is one of my favorite holidays. After the parade we headed over to grandmas for a BBQ, swimming and some fun family time with cousins, aunts and uncles. After that we headed over to Mr. and Mrs. Snowdens house for more food and fun. They had rented an inflatable jump house for the kids and they had so much fun. We ended the night with a great "kiddie" firework show then off to bed. The boys were exhausted and we were too.

The Air Show 09

2009-07-19T17:49:00.005-06:00

This year we decided it would be fun to take the boys to the Air Show up at Hill Air Force Base. It was "super" fun (Adarius' new word - Super). Elan was very prepared with umbrellas for the ferocious hale storm that we encountered. After the storm had calmed down they did an amazing air show with the jets. It was very loud but VERY entertaining. After the show the boys were able to go and meet the pilots and get their autographs - which they could have cared less about. I just kept telling Adarius "Come on let's go get his autograph." He kept saying "What is an autograph?" and "Who cares about an autograph?" Oh well. It was still really fun.
I'm sure the pilot in this picture wishes now he didn't pull that face! Not so cute- Adarius and Tavian are with their friends Alexis and Kole Larsen.
Daddy and his boys

Memorial Day 09

2009-07-19T17:27:00.007-06:00

We had such a great holiday weekend with my family! We all headed down to St. George to spend time all together. Elan and I had rented a home that was so perfect. It had a swimming pool and also a little putting green for the kids to play golf. We celebrated my niece Morgan's birthday, had great food and birthday cake, great company, and the adults even got to go to Mesquite for the night for a little bingo playing and dinner while the older cousins babysat!! The kids just couldn't get enough of the water, some of them stayed in there literally for 6 hrs. straight. We missed my mom due to here having a hip replacement but she insisted that we all go. We had such a fun time and hope to do it again next year!!

A Very Proud Moment!

2009-07-19T17:15:00.005-06:00

We are very proud to announce that Adarius has graduated from pre-school. It was a cute little presentation that the boys put on. Adarius recited the Pledge of Allegiance. He also sang many songs and got up to the microphone and read a book all by himself! He loves school so much and can't wait to go to kindergarten. Way to go Adarius!!! We love you!!
Adarius and his pre-school teacher Miss B.

It's Potty Time!!!

2009-07-19T16:46:00.007-06:00

Who-Hoo!! Tavian is potty trained! My creative way of potty training looks very strange to just about everyone. I've heard "You put the potty in your living room?" or "You really stay home all day for 2 days straight?" Let me tell you, it WORKS!!!! Basically I just turn the TV on and load him up with tons of juice and water. I swear every few minutes I am saying "come on take a drink pleeeeeease!" I also entice him with lots of toys for the first day! (dollar store baby) Every time he pees he gets a toy. This strange potty training has worked for both of my boys. Even better they are done in 2 days and they both were 2 1/2. OK, so I do have to admit after the 2 days you are feeling a little crazy and you feel like your vocabulary only has very few words like-

Do you need to go Potty?
Hurry hold it down the pee is going everywhere?
Run Run hurry sit down-
Do you need to go Potty?
Do you need to go Potty?
Do you need to go Potty?

We are so proud of you Tavian!!! I am a bit sad because we no longer have diapers in our house. Just another indication that my baby boy is growing up!

Adarius's 5th Birthday!

2009-07-19T16:12:00.007-06:00

Adarius this year picked a "Star Wars" themed birthday party. It was so much fun planning for this party. I thought it would be fun to have the boys challenge "Darth Vader" to a fight. I made each of the boys a light saber out swim noodles that I had bought from the dollar store. Darth Vader didn't have a chance with 9 boys ready to" DESTROY" him! He was down on the ground in about 1 min. I couldn't stop laughing it was the funniest thing I have seen for a long time. -Poor Elan
We played lots of fun games. Poor Lorrie (my sister) got caught in the middle of this game where the kids could not let the "asteroid" touch the ground or it would explode! We played pin the asteroids on the planets, and played find the hidden asteroids.
Elan says that the boys look like they are in some sort of cult with their white t-shirts that they decorated for their Star Wars attire. Hey, I was just trying to be creative!
Here is his Light Saber cupcake birthday cake that I made. It was super easy and the kids had a blast trying to cover the top with candy. What a fun day Elan and I had! Hopefully the kids had just as much fun as we did!!

Happy Birthday ADARIUS

2009-04-15T19:00:00.006-06:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I can't believe he is 5 years old. He is getting bigger and smarter every day. We are so lucky to have Adarius in our family. He is so creative and brings so much ENERGY to our family. He is such a loving boy and can't wait for kindergarten to start. We love you Adarius!!!!

Animal House

2009-04-15T18:41:00.002-06:00

Ever since Pettis has been gone it seems as if the all animals are aware that we are in need of some extra love. We never noticed how many cats were in the neighborhood till recently. The other day we opened the door and a kitten ran in and spent some time with the boys. There have been several cats that have come to visit us since then. It is amazing to us because we are not "cat" people and these cats are the nicest, sweetest and cuddly cats ever!! On top of that, last night we were walking my mom out, and the cutest little doggie ran up to the porch. We have never seen it and new it wasn't one of the neighbors. He felt comfortable enough to walk in the house and make him self at home. It turns out he was lost all day so we sadly returned him to his owners.
The cat pictured above is one that amazingly figured out how Pettis's doggy door works. Elan and I were putting the boys to bed and I thought I heard the doggy door but thought it was just the wind. Sure enough, here comes this cat strolling in our house just as if he has lived there for years. No he is not our cat but yes that is our bed he is fast asleep which he has spent all night in. We really need another animal!!!

Easter 09

2009-04-15T18:23:00.004-06:00

Easter was a lot of fun this year! We colored Easter eggs on Saturday, and on Sunday Adarius and Tavian woke up and were so cute and excited to go look for their Easter baskets that the Easter bunny had hidden. The Easter bunny also hid some eggs that they had to go find. We went to church and they had a great Easter program. After church we headed up to Aunt Lorrie's and Uncle Ken's house for dinner and a fun easter egg hunt for the kids. The kids had a blast and dinner was so yummy!

Soccer here we come!

2009-04-02T22:09:00.005-06:00

Adarius had his first soccer game tonight. The outfit is a hideous one but he was warm and I guess that's what counts. We were so proud of Adarius he showed us such self-confidence by making new friends and really participating in the game! He did a great job and we can't wait to cheer him on next week! GO ADARIUS

St. George Weekend

2009-04-02T21:15:00.007-06:00

This past weekend we went down to St. George with Kim and her family. Lexi was in a dance competition. I went last year to support her and we made it a fun girls trip. This year we decided to leave on Thurs. with the kids and then have the husbands (Elan and Lee) meet us down there on Fri. The dance competition was a lot of fun and I was in heaven watching all of the talent and of course wishing I could still dance like the girls. Lexi did a great job and I was very proud of her! The guys were able to golf Saturday afternoon and the weather could not have been more perfect! We were planning to leave Sun. but we had heard that it was snowing back at home so... Kim and I said bye bye to the hubby's and decided to stay another night! We had a great time the kids got along great and it was such a fun quick getaway!
The kids couldn't get enough of the hot tub. It was to cold to use the pool so we would just heat the hot tub to about bath water and they would stay in there for hours. These boys were living it up!!

Mass Posting Alert!!!!!

2009-03-23T00:27:00.003-06:00

Alright I know the purpose of blogging is to post as you go but not in my case. I've actually tried to tell myself "once a week" not "once every 2 months." Sorry make sure you read to the bottom. Grab the popcorn hehe.

Star Wars Wannabes

2009-03-22T23:50:00.005-06:00

Another Sunday night "fun" activity. This one wasn't that
extravagant but as you can see the boys had a lot of fun
showing their great Star Wars moves. I really was enjoying
myself also, even though it does not look like it. The video
was taken 30 minutes after the beginning of the show.
These boys are hilarious!

Pettis, "We Miss You" (Jan. '98 - Mar. '09)

2009-03-22T22:57:00.011-06:00

This is the saddest thing I've ever had to blog about. This is Pettis's last day with us as a family. He has been in a lot of pain for quite some time but the last few weeks was getting worse. Elan has had to carry him up the stairs because it was to hard to run up. He also began to cry in the garage so that we would open the door to let him in. He was unable to make it through the doggy door. This particular morning I was busy talking to a neighbor and their 18 month old daughter was over by Pettis. I assume she crawled on his hips and this made him react. The baby is fine but this made us realize that this is not a safe situation any longer. We were forced to make the hardest decision we have ever made. So, we had 4 more great hours together.
Elan came home from work and we pulled Adarius out of pre-school so we could take Pettis up to the mountains on his favorite hike. He got to run up and down the hills and through the trees. He even managed to find himself a few mud puddles. I normally would be thinking about what a mess this is going to be but today it didn't matter. It was great to see him enjoy himself. I know he loved every minute of it! We did too! We chose not to tell Adarius until after the hike. This was sooooo hard for us. His little heart was broken. He just didn't quite understand.
Lots and lots of family pictures were taken with Pettis! We will never forget you and you will remain in our hearts forever!! You were such a sweet, loving, and funny dog. We love you Pettis!!!
Saying goodbye to Zoe!

Disney on Ice

2009-03-22T22:35:00.006-06:00

Another Sunday night activity. We went to Disney on Ice with Lion King, Peter Pan, Lilo and Stitch and Little Mermaid. We thought this was a new activity but unfortunately we went to the same one 2 years ago. It was fine though cause Adarius didn't remember- to bad the parents did. The boys enjoyed it a lot! Adarius was so cute because he was so in to it and didn't look away once. Tavain couldn't get enough of waving to all of the characters. The look on there faces when they saw Mickey and friends were worth every penny of the $30.00 popcorn and $25.00 swords. WHAT A RIP!! haha

Conversations I don't want to EVER forget!!

2009-03-22T22:23:00.002-06:00

It was at bedtime and Tavian was crying for daddy to come in his room and the conversation went like this:

Tavian- "I scarred."
Daddy- "No you are not."
Tavain- "Yes I scared."
Daddy- "Of what??"
Tavian- "Dinosaurs."
Daddy- "There are know dinosaurs."
Tavian- "Uh-huh, I sod it!"
Daddy- "WHEN?"
Tavian- "On Tuesday."

Best Invention: I-phone babysitter!!

2009-03-22T22:19:00.000-06:00

Shaving Cream Fun!!!

2009-03-22T21:54:00.006-06:00

For the past couple of weeks on Sunday evenings we have done a "special" activity with the boys. This "special" activity happened to be fun with shaving cream! The boys loved it! Tavain at first was unsure just poking his finger in it. But as you can see he went ALL out and learned to love every minute!! Adarius got really creative and asked if he could have some paint to dye the white shaving cream different colors. This was not only a fun activity but it turned out to be educatonal as well. They were excited to see that blue and red make purple. We love our boys!!

Any suggestions for any other fun activities? Anyone??

This Kid- SERIOUSLY!!

2009-01-25T23:14:00.004-07:00

So I have learned one thing from having more than 1 child... just because they are cute does not mean they are innocent! Adarius never did the crap that Tavian does. I grabbed my camera AFTER I established that the red stuff all over him was not blood but indeed a red marker in which he colored his hands, shirt, face, and wall while I "thought" he was so sweetley and quietly playing in his toy room. This little boy keeps me on my toes. But I do have to say he makes me laugh everyday and keeps my patients in check . Love you Taye.
With all of this crazy behavior we have tried to start disciplining this little guy. Here we told him he needed to go to time-out. For some reason he felt like his nose needed to be in the corner (there he goes again making me laugh) we don't know where he got that idea? Anyways I grabbed the camera because it was so cute. It's just so hard to punish him because he knows just what to do to make my heart melt (just look at his little lip)

Adarius and Tank

2009-01-25T22:59:00.006-07:00

NO NO NO- we did not get a new dog but dang they are cute. Kim came over with her cute new puppies and Adarius just loved it. I thought this was such cute picture and I was really happy to see that he wasn't scared.

Christmas 08'

2009-01-25T15:04:00.008-07:00

This year for Christmas my mom and Elan's dad and step-mom came to our house. It was such a fun day. Santa luckily made it to our house because mom and dad were up to 3:00 am finishing the last bit of wrapping. (that's what we get waiting till the last minute) With a wake up call around 8:00 from the kids- Adarius claiming he had forgot all about santa coming we headed downstairs to open presents. Elan was over-joyed with his new wii game! Adarius got just what he wanted a marshmallow gun and a big candy cane along with a few other gifts. Tavian got a new bike, and some building blocks and more. I think everyone had such a great relaxing day ! It was so nice to have Elan's family and my mom to celebrate this great day!

We learned 1 lesson the hard way 2 years ago when we forgot to get Pettis something for Christmas. That morning he raced up and headed for the tree smelling each of the gifts looking for his. Elan and I looked at each other "we forgot" all day pettis was so sad. He went right back upstairs all day and wouldn't talk to us. So this year we made sure that he had something-and sure enough he found it right away.
Tavian and his new bike
Adarius with his new tool set

Family Pics 08

2008-12-22T17:07:00.008-07:00

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! We love you all and hope you have a wonderful holiday season!!

Brunch with Santa

2008-12-14T21:14:00.006-07:00

We were lucky to get an invite from Kim and Lee to join them for brunch at the county club with Santa. The kids had so much fun telling Santa what they wanted for Christmas. Adarius asked for a marshmallow gun and a candy cane! (how easy is that) and Tavian was just in awe that he was actually sitting on his lap! I asked Santa to have a talk with Adarius and let him know just how important it is to be good! (I have to milk it for what it is worth only 9 more days to use that as a threat!) The food was great and so was the company! Thanks guys!

Thanks Nana!!

2008-12-14T21:09:00.003-07:00

We spent Thanksgiving in Colorado and had such a great time! (thanks Mimi and Uncle John) Nana decided to give Adarius his Christmas present early as you can see it was quite a present! He is so excited to get out and learn to snowboard! I can't get over the fact how cute he looks all geared up. Elan took him down the 10 foot hill behind Mimi's (Shirani's) house and of course he was a natural! I guess that benefits you when your only 4 learning to snowboard -NO FEAR!

"How to get a 2 yr old to stop crying"

2008-12-14T20:57:00.007-07:00

So Elan figured something out so amazing- how to get a 2 yr old to stop crying. Pull out your camera and start snapping away!

During his meltdown he noticed the baby paparazzi and decided to say "CHEESE" and then said "I-ana see" No more crying...genuise!!!!

Early Thanksgiving 08

2008-11-14T23:30:00.007-07:00

Last weekend we had our early Wogksch thanksgiving at the cabin! It was a lot of fun. No big fights police didn't even need to be called. We all got along great. The kids had so much fun together the only time I saw Adarius and Tavian was when they needed a drink of water or it was time for bed. It was a good thing to, because I myself was busy playing Rock Band. We had our annual talent show for the kids Adarius did karate and Tavian counted to 10. Next year the adults will be participating! Uncle Ken brought up some little 4 wheelers for the kids, but the adults might of just had more fun on them! We even got my mom on one! It was such a nice and relaxing weekend and I had so much fun with all the family!

Halloween 2008!

2008-11-01T21:41:00.007-06:00

This year Adarius chose to be Batman!! I figured this is probably the last year that Tavian will be Adarius's side kick. Last year it was Mickey Mouse and Pluto. Next year I'm sure Taye will be very vocal about who he wants to be. It was a great day. Adarius had a little parade and presentation at pre-school. He sang songs and all the kids wore there costumes. Then we headed to grandma's to show off there costumes, came home and Elan took them around the neighborhood. I love Halloween! There's so much to chose for breakfast, lunch and dinner- kit-kats, snickers, m&ms, and resess peanut butter cups. (and that's just the chocolate) lol

Yellow Belt!

2008-10-25T15:20:00.008-06:00

"Ai-Ya!" Adarius has been taking Karate 2x a week for the last two months. He loves it and so do we! There is nothing cuter than a bunch of four year olds acting like ninjas. He just promoted to a Yellow Belt on Friday the 24th. Requirements to get the Yellow Belt: obey parents, clean room, do good in school, and attend all Karate classes. (Are these not the BEST requirements in the WORLD!!) He might just be in Karate until he is 18! - even if it is dorky to be "the Karate guy." We are soooo proud of him and all of his family was there to support him on his big day. Way to go Adarius!
"I'm going to kick your ass dude!"
"Attention!" "Yes Sir!" I love this picture just for the fact that he is standing still. That never happens.
Parent's proud moment!

Happy Birthday Taye!

2008-10-24T00:37:00.008-06:00

I can't believe you are turning 2 how time flies. It seems like yesterday that we were welcoming you to our family and bringing you home from the hospital. You are such a special boy. You always have a smile on your face and anything can make you laugh. You bring such a sweet spirit to our family. We couldn't imagine life without you and we are so lucky to have you in our lives. Happy #2 Big boy!
Your first Birthday! I love this picture! Oh my, how have grown!!
Ok, let me first start out with an explanation why we bought our son this unnecessary present! I am completely against these and can't believe we just purchased one. We started a terrible habit with Tavian. When he was about 9 months we started putting him to bed with a bottle. We have been thinking about ways to help him give it up! The other day one of the neighbor boys was riding around in his power wheels. I looked at Tavian and said do you want one of those? He said yes and I told him no more" baba" then. He walked right to me handed me the bottle and said "garbage?" I was in disbelief, bribing would have never worked with Adarius. So that's the reason for this ridiculous gift but the boys love it!!

Pumpkins Everywhere

2008-10-19T22:48:00.005-06:00

I took the boys to pick out their own pumpkins for carving. The only rule I had was if you can lift it and carry it to the car then it's yours. Adarius insisted that the pumpkin behind his head in this picture was his. He kept saying just get it down and I will show you that I can carry it! The only problem was I couldn't even lift it to get it down. Silly boy!

"I'm on top of the world!!"
"I can carry this one mommy"
"Hurry Mom, pay the lady. My arms are getting tired!"

Dinosaur Museum

2008-10-19T21:44:00.012-06:00

Elan decided to take the day off on Tues. so we decided to take the boys and go do something fun. We missed them so much and just wanted to spend time with them. Here are some pictures from our adventure.
Tavian and Adarius are finally at the age where they love each other and are best friends. Don't get me wrong, they have their moments but all in all they get along great!

"Mommy, Daddy I think we just found his leg?"The boys had so much fun digging in the sand and playing in the water. FYI: Tuesday is clearly the best day to go. As you could see they didn't have anyone to fight with but themselves.

You can't leave the dinosaur museum without the picture of the shark. As you can see Tavian is holding on to the stroller just in case he needs to jump out really quick! He wasn't very confindent that the shark was pretend.

Old school NBA players

2008-10-13T00:18:00.007-06:00

We were lucky enough to spend some time with Thurl Bailey (former NBA Jazz player) on our cruise. And coincidentally as we were leaving the LA airport, I ran into my former love of my life- Rick Fox!!!! (former Lakers superhunk) I just couldn't resist a pic!!! Isn't he hot gray hair and all!!!

Cruising!!

2008-10-12T22:49:00.011-06:00

Elan and I have just returned from a 7 day cruise to Mexico. We enjoyed ourselves immensely!! (even though we had to dodge Hurricane Norbit) It was the first time leaving our kids for a full week but through family help they made it possible!! "Thanks!" - to all of you. We went to Puerto Vallarta first and then the agenda was to head to Mazatlan and then to Cabo San Lucas. But do to the hurricane, which Elan insisted that it was impossible for hurricanes to exists in the Pacific, (if I would have known that, I would not have set foot on that boat -- not with my anxiety!!), our plans slightly changed in a big way. We went to Cabo for only a few hrs and then skipped Mazatlan and headed straight to ghetto Ensenada, right below Tijuana. Good news folks it had some of the best shopping and bartering south of the border. It took me 2 days to get used to the constant rocking of the boat but figured out that getting drunk makes it ll go away!! haha J/K All in all it was a great needed vacation and there is no one else I'd rather spend my time with!! Yeah, that's you baby!

We were able to enjoy the cruise with Elan's business partner and best friend Will and his wife Courtney Snowden, James and Carolyn Dye (their VP), and business associate Patrick and Carrie James. We all had a blast together!!

In Puerto Vallarta we were able to do an excursion we decided to zip-line through the jungle. Now I wasn't quite aware of the nearly 800 ft ravines (at least that's what it seemed like) but I had so much fun and was able to conquer my fear of heights. Plus Adarius thought he had the coolest parents cause we were just like Diego!!

Luckily we took this picture the 2nd day of the cruise because when you can eat 24 hrs a day and have ice cream and treats available to you whenever you please, it's easy to pack on the pounds, like Elan's additional 12lbs. he gained in a week. I won't mention how many lbs I gained. lol

Safety training and us at the casino winning big!!!

Picture 2 is the WINNER!!

2008-09-21T14:21:00.004-06:00

Thanks for all of your comments. The moral of the story is, obviously if you can just dedicate 12 weeks of your life you can completely and dramatically change the shape of your body. The only problem is I want the results overnight (don't we all) and usually by week 2 I have given up. 12 weeks seems longer that being pregnant for 9 months when you are working out daily. I admire Elan to have such a desire (even if he did get rewarded $900.00) and determination to finish this competition out!! I know he looks and feels a lot healthier and he continues to work out 4 days a week. I love you babe!

PS Yes he did find out about this it did a lot of convincing that" no one is even looking at picture 1, they are completely in awe with how good you look in pic 2". Took a couple of hours but he forgave me.

Picture 1 or Picture 2?

2008-09-18T00:26:00.010-06:00

Picture 1 .................................. Picture 2

Ok, so I came across these before and after pictures and I am interested in which picture you think looks better? I'm torn myself due to the daisy dukes in Pic 1 and the overall nerdyness, but Pic 2 looks really good to me!!! By the way this is a 12 week competition that him and his co-workers had in which he won!! Seriously did you all think he was gonna be the loser?! So comments are much appreciated in this serious matter! (good or bad)
FYI Elan does not know about this little poll that I am taking and he probably would not approve of it, but I couldn't help myself!! So shhhh

Nikon or Canon?

2008-09-07T21:14:00.003-06:00

I know it's been awhile since I have given an update. We have been busy the last few weeks and are in the process of buying a new camera. Our other camera decided to finally stop working after it had been dropped over 10 times, dropped in a sink full of water, and the buttons were so sticky from lollipops and otter pops! We decided to invest in a nice camera (hands off Adarius and Taye) so we are busy doing research on the best one? Nikon or Canon? Any advice would be great! So for me personally I like to post pictures with what I am blogging about. So that is the explanation for the drought.
Adarius is busy with going to pre-school 3 times a week and he just started karate. I must say it is the cutest thing ever when you hear a 4 year old shout out self control and concentration sir, when the teacher asks why we stand at attention. His favorite thing to do is play with his friends. It starts right when he wakes up "when can I play with my friends?" I always respond with "let me see is the sun up yet?"
Tavian is just getting bigger and bigger everyday. Learning new words everyday. Elan told me a funny story that I have to share. I had left for the night to do some scrapbooking with my sisters so I wasn't home to see. Elan had giving Tavian some marshmallows and Tavian decided to dump them all over and start stomping on them. Elan told him NO very sternly and took them all away. Tavian's feelings were crushed he feel to the ground crying so hard. Elan started to fell really bad so he walked over to him to love him better. Tavian looked at Elan and shouted NO and ran to Adarius. Tavian threw his arms around Adarius and held him for at least 2 min. And Tavian kept saying and daddy and daddy trying to let Adarius know just how mean daddy had been to him. Elan said it was the sweetest thing ever!
As for me and Elan I am busy keeping up with the boys, I swear they keep me in shape. Elan is busy coaching the 9th grade Lone Peak football team and busy with work. We are looking forward to a cruise in 4 weeks. (No Kids Allowed) We have a trip planned to Moab next week, maybe we will have a camera by then. I'll make sure I post some pictures maybe even our new camera! lol

Dash for Donation 5K

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As most of you know, Elan had a kidney transplant nearly a 1 1/2 years ago and is doing well. He looks so good and people are always in disbelief that he had a transplant not so long ago. Once a year the Utah Transplant Organization, Donate Life, has this event to raise money for donation awareness. Last year Elan and I were able to run it but this year due to having my appendix removed 2 weeks ago and Elan having some problems with his knee, we decided it would be fun to get the kids involved and walk it with them. We were hoping for 1st place but our 1 hr 5 min finish was a distant 2nd to the 17 min runner. We had a great time and the kids enjoyed themselves.

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My cute nieces Natalie and Samantha came and supported Elan which I think is pretty amazing since they are teenagers and we all know how hard it is to get up at 6:30 a.m. when you are that age! Thanks guys!

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After the walk we stopped and fed the ducks. When we ran out of bread we headed for the car. When I turned around to tell Adarius to hurry up I started to laugh because they were all following him hoping to get just one more piece. Adarius loved it!