Ready to Run!!

As I type, my very handy and handsome husband is setting up our treadmill. It got delivered on Wednesday and if I was strong enough to carry it up the stairs I would have set it up myself so I could start running. It was a very much needed and wanted item that was purchased out of our tax refund. The rest of that check went to debt. Anyway..I have been SO frustrated with myself that I'm not in the tip top shape that I had hoped to be 8 months after Kinley was born. Home videos are hopeless with my kids and the gyms here are too far away and expensive. So we found this Golds Gym treadmill on Walmart.com and it is now going up in our room next to our bed. I will roll out of bed in the morning and jump on, and jump on before I go to bed at night. No more excuses. Running isn't exactly pleasurable for me..but it works the fastest and just burns the fat off everywhere so I have learned to love it. Chris loves it too..so it's perfect for both of us. I can't wait to get running!!

Friends

I am so grateful for all the adorable little 3 year olds in our Ward. Addy has lots of playdates and is having so much fun getting to know them all. This is a recent playdate we had at our house with Irelynn. She is so sweet and gets along great with Addy. They played pretend, had a picnic outside, made cookies and of course played dress-ups.

This is when we watched Karlee and Karson the other night while their parents went out. We always love having these 2 over and love our date night swaps!:) They're playing Just Dance for Kids..I love when the boys get into it and start dancing. Couldn't get a picture of it though.

Getting Ready for Easter

I don't usually get too into decorating for the Holidays..but Spring/Easter sounded fun this year. Instead of spending lots of money, we went to the .99 cent only store..totally different than Dollar Tree. They've had such cute decorations there and I couldn't pass up on these that the kids could help out with.

I think they had fun, and we have these cute baskets and signs all over the house.

Random March pics

I love my little helpers. Addison and Mason have a Lysol wipe fetish and go to town on the house when I get them out. Same as the broom. Too bad, they make more of a mess with the broom. We put the table in the living room the other night and made a fort for them to watch a movie. Sometimes you have to spice things up when they're getting bored. Mason is super annoying to do crafts with. Maybe it's a boy thing, but seriously, when will he stop putting everything in his hair and mouth?!? McKinley is getting cuter by the day...I LOVE this stage, she's almost 9 months old. Sorry, I had to type this all at the top. Blogger is posessed tonight and won't let me type by each picture.

Dancing Girl

So Addy and her friends had been in the 2-3 yr old class..and it started getting really full, so the teacher moved her, Karlee, and Hailey up to the 4-5 yr old class. She said they listened really well and were focused so she thought they'd do better in the older class. The teacher was having to stop a lot for the younger girls and it was pretty annoying, so we thought it'd be a good change. There's only about 8 girls in this one. I still don't know how I feel about it. The first half is on the bar working on technique..and I can tell the girls get a little restless. The other class did some fun dances which I know they loved. I know they need to learn the positions..but at the same time I like watching them practice a dance:) The tap part is fun, they're working on a dance for that still. We'll finish out the month and see if it changes at all.

Her farmers tan cracks me up:)

so, so true

I found this on Pinterest and laughed and laughed

What's even funnier about this, is we don't even own an iron/ironing board.

haha..don't judge:) Chris is great at hanging his church shirts in a steamy bathroom so it gets the wrinkles out. I do get the clothes folded right away..they just might sit in their designated baskets right outside their designated rooms for a couple days.

21 questions for Addison

Saw this on Pinterest and had to do it. Ask your kids these questions..some of their answers are hilarious, embarrassing and sweet:) Gotta love Pinterest

1. What is something Mommy always says to you?

Addison: stay in bed

2. What makes Mommy happy?

Addison:when I stay in bed

3. What makes Mommy sad?

Addison: when I don't listen

4. How does Mommy make you laugh?

Addison: when you're silly

5. What was Mommy like as a child?

Addison: ummm, I don't know

6. How old is Mommy?

Addison: 16, haha...ummm 2 something

7. How tall is Mommy?

Addison: taller than Dad, haha. (she likes to make herself laugh)

8. What is Mommy's favorite thing to do?

Addison: ummm.. hug me

9. What does Mommy do when you're not around?

Addison: watch your own show

10. If Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?

Addison: ummm, what's famous?

11. What is Mommy really good at?

Addison: you're really good at making stuff

12. What is Mommy not very good at?

Addison: you're not good at turning the tv on, hahaha

13. What does Mommy do for her job?

Addison: make me food

14. What is Mommy's favorite food?

Addison: cheerios

15. What makes you proud of Mommy?

Addison: playing with me

16. If Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?

Addison: Dora

17. What do you and Mommy do together?

Addison: Make crafts

18. How are you and Mommy the same?

Addison: we giggle

19. How are you and Mommy different?

Addison: I'm different than you because you're a lady

20. How do you know Mommy loves you?

Addison: because you always say it all the time

21. Where is Mommy's favorite place to go?

Addison: the park

Rose Hotel

I'm about to just put a sign out front that says "Rose Hotel!" I think December was the only month we haven't had visitors. It's a lot of work, but we miss everyone and love being able to have people stay with us. I'll like it even more when we can have our own house with a couple more bedrooms:) Shawn and Tosha came the same day my parents left. They take a trip to Phoenix each year during spring break, and it works out great that we're a good stopping point for them now. They stayed the night and will stop by on their way back next week too.

Playing in the sunshine and sprinkler Mason getting cuddles from his favorite cousin, Carter. They're so sweet together. playing on their e-pad. Addy now wants one of course, so do I:)

"papa"

My Dad trives truck, and when we heard that we were moving here he asked his company if they ever get runs down here. They said nope..they never have. He's been able to get runs to where all my siblings live, which makes it nice to be able to see them all without having to take work off. Well last week, they told him they had a run down here and asked if he wanted it:) We got a couple days with him and my mom and had a great time. Sadly, one of the days was a horrible wind storm day with 50mph winds...but I'm very grateful I had them here to help entertain the kids since we couldn't go outside. We love every minute we can get with them. We had lots of back and forth drives to take my Dad to and from the truck stop where Mason was in truck heaven! We'll drive anywhere to get to see them:) The title of this post is "papa" because that's what Mason calls his Grandmas and Grandpas for some reason.

We even witnessed a miracle! Grandpa changing a dirty diaper!Mason was in heaven with all the wrestling, tackling and being thrown around by Grandpa. He even kept running back for more spanks with Grandpa's shoe:)

Sunday Park Time

We have this awesome park just down the road. It's perfect for Sunday afternoons when we're getting restless. We went there last week and took some balls to kick around. The kids had a blast and Kinley loved sitting on the blanket watching everyone.

I love Kinley's hand on Chris's legIf Addy goes up the bars....
Mason has to try as wellThey are rarely ever 3 feet away from each otherHe was watching the dogs..but it looks like he's looking at the strip..love this pic.BFF's