I haven't updated this blog in forever so  maybe this is a time to up date.

Back on Nov. 6th Devin got Baptised into our Church. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints. It was a exciting and stressful day, but I'm happy it happened. Just makes you realize how old you are when your baby gets Baptised. It was awesome! Ron did a great job.

Things I learned for next time

1. Make sure you fill up the font for the Baptism before you're suppose to do the Baptism.
2. Don't stress about all the people that will be there.
3. Make cookies or something, not a whole meal.

Couponing

I love to use coupons. I'm not really extreem, but I love it when I save a bunch of money. Its addicting and exciting to see what you've saved.

http://thekrazycouponlady.com This is my FAVORITE website, tells me what to use and when to use it. Its the best. Just so you know.

-Crystal

Another beautiful day

I was thinking about deleting this blog the other day and I've thought about it an I will keep this. My little spot on the world wide web. Its Another Beautiful Day today because I kind of feel human today, I'm still coughing a bit, but I'm not laying on the couch like I was the past few days.

I wanted to share my hobby with you. I love to coupon! Its so much fun and it makes shopping a whole lot more exciting! This is my coupon binder, with a TON of coupons.

I mean its work keeping this thing up, but man its exciting, when you pay only 50cents for something that is like 3 or 4 dollars.

Its something I just do it my spare time. ;)

Almost

Henry Is almost a one year old.

Why do babies have to age so fast and why does the time always fly by when you're having fun?

Its pretty amazing how life just flys by you. Henry is walking now. He's a little walking machine! Its pretty awesome and a whole lot of fun, I just wish sometimes it didn't have to go by so fast. I miss that little itty bitty baby. I'm also excited to watch him grow and see all the amazing things he will do.

New Year Goals...

Well after a major brake on my weight loss campaign, I am back on it again starting TODAY!
I'm excited and then again, not so excited. I've started off good and I'm pretty sure it will continue, I think the hardest part for me now is really exercising. I love it, but I let my tiredness really get to me. I joined sparkpeople.com a long time ago, but I updated my account and I plan to keep track of things on there.
The goal to get healthy, by exercising and eating right.
That is my goal.
Family goal. Get out of debt. This is a hard one, but we made out a plan and it looks like it will happen.

Two goals, but a lot of work needs to go into these.

Christmas Time

This is a picture of the tree outside our apartment. The leaves change colors within the past two weeks and now the wind and my boys knocked all the leaves off the tree. I wanted to take a good picture of the tree with the sun shinning in just the right spots, but every time I went to take a picture of the tree it was ugly outside, and now its raining. boo. So here is a okay picture of the pretty tree.

December is a hard month for me and I think its just a combination of a lot of things happening/happened that make me feel this way. I know to look on the bright side of things, but it just gets hard sometimes. My mom was in the hospital for a few days and we still don't really know what the causes are that put her in there. The weather has been very gloomy outside and my sinuses are KILLING me head.. boo to that too.

The best things about this month is watching Devin perform in his schools program, seeing my boys smile and being nice to each other. Hearing I love you for no reason at all... I love those moments.

Things to be thankful for...

I am thankful for my life..

I am lucky to have Married the man of my dreams and I'm glad he's part of my reality.

This guy does it all. He takes care of the boys 7 nights a week and out of 2 of those nights I'm actually there to help. He cleans, changes diapers, gives the babes baths, takes Devin to cub scouts, buys things for the home, and takes care of a lot of things on the honey due list that is invisible. He is such an awesome friend and really cares for people. He's my husband, and I'm just so lucky to have met this guy. Almost 10 years ago in February. I can't believe its been that long ago. It seems like just yesterday we were jumping in rain puddles and playing around San Francisco. He still gives me butterflies when I think of him. Marriage is the hardest and most rewarding thing I'll ever do, but with this guy, I'll do this forever with him.

I'm thankful for my boys. I'm so lucky to have 3 special boys I can call my own.

Henry is starting to give kisses, Jonas says I love you out of the blue, and Devin kisses me and says I love you for no reason at all. They're all smart and it makes me so proud to be their Mom.

I'm thankful we have the church in our lives, and what a blessing it is to really have such a simple and wonderful Gospel in our lives..

Visit

http://www.mormon.com

Find out more about our church and you wont be disjointed.. Its truly amazing.

I'm thankful for my heavenly father. He's given me so much in this life, and its really hard sometimes want to follow the teaching, but I do, because I know I will receive the blessings I need for thee.

I'm thankful for the people I know and how they touch my life, and how your are an example to me, and might not even know it.

Thankful.

I really need to share these things. Its really turned my day around.

Have you thought of the things you're thankful for?

Pumpkins!

Ron Made the coolest pumpkin!









Devin's Pumpkin!

Jonas's Pumpkin!

Mommy's Pumpkin

My little Rock Star and Dead Pirate!

Time to get candy! :D

Happy Hallobirthday!

Rain Forrest Cafe for Devin's Birthday Lunch! He had a great time and really enjoyed himself.
Then Grandpa Ron came by and brought the boys presents. Devin got a really cool car from him and Gma T.

Sat. Night we went to Church's CRAZY Halloween Party. Here is our mismatched family. The boys got TONS of candy and it was a lot of fun and crazyness.

Family Party after church on his actually bday! He got some cool presents and has really enjoyed all of them.


Devin's Birthday CupCake! He didn't really like it. :( Oh-well. He didn't really try it though either. Too much cool stuff happening to actually want to eat.
Happy 7th Birthday Baby boy!

Just realized

I'm an emotional eater. Yep. I eat sweets/food when I'm feeling very emotional. Now how do I over come this problem? Kill all the sweet stuff in the house and pray I don't buy any sweets while I'm at work? Boo sweets! Boo Emotional eating.. Booo!

Now that that is out of the way.

Dieting has been hard. I realized also that gaining weight is a lot easier then it is to lose the weight.
I gained a few pounds back that I lost and I feel really bad about it. I keep wanting to change, but I haven't. I need to start logging in my info in somewhere.

Here is log: #1
Starting Nov. 9th, pounds lost 0
Goal:50 pounds
Goal date: April 2011

Thank you . :o) (I've lost 15ish pounds so far, but I'm starting new again today)

Me.

I am putting out this truth on the world wide web. I am changing my lifestyle. For the better. Healthy eating, exercising daily (mostly), and just a different outlook on life. I'm still craving all those goodies, but thinking about how many calories are in them, changes my mind. Maybe I'll put updates on here, on my progress, but then again, maybe not.. We'll see. Wish me luck. If you need some motivation, let me know and we'll talk.

Really..

I can't do this blog. Oh it is so hard. I thought I'd do this all the time, but really... Where is the time? I have some down time, but blogging? So here is another go. Sometimes I get paranoid that someone maybe stocking me or something, but I'll try and go public again. So here I go again. I will try with the updates again. Maybe I'll post monthly, then weekly.

We shall see!

Amazing

I just wanted to say I have an amazing family. My husband is the best, and he is the best because we work together very well and help out with the children when need. I love him. :)

A few Minutes while the babe sleeps

So I'm taking a few minutes to actually do a new post. Some swimming videos of the boys in swimm class

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Almost July

June has been flying by and I've just been in a daze throughout this month. Maybe I'll have time tomorrow and I'll post some pictures and do some updates.

A Priesthood Blessing

On Sunday Ron gave Henry his baby blessing. He gave Henry a name, and told him some things that would happen in his life if he were to follow the gospel. I like to think about how special these blessings are, a baby blessing, the laying on of hands to give the Holy Ghost blessing, a fathers blessing, a blessing to heal the sick. How special it is to be in this church and have our rightous men to be able to give these blessings.


I am just so lucky to have the Prisethood in my life, and I love feeling its security it gives me.

Jonas's Birthday

Monday Jonas turned three years old. Time really goes by fast as you get older. My little blonde babe who has my coloring is three years old. He hasn't been potty trained yet, but he does know how to go potty. He mostly goes poo in there so I figure he'll soon want to do everything in the pottty. (Hopefully) He loves to sing the ABCs and to count to 15. He loves to read stories and knows a jist of them when he is reading. We got him a new bike for his birthday and he is doing great riding his bike. I feel like he is almost ready for preschool. Here are a few pictures of this little cutie..

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Weekly Dinner Menus

 

Having dinner is not a problem, but being organized about it is the problem I've had for a long time. So my goal before I go back to work is to have a menu ready for the following week and shopping done on Saturday morning. I started this March 13^th and cooked the menu last week. It worked out pretty well. So I'm going to keep it up and keep up the trend. Here is the menu for this week and the shopping list to go with it.

Menu March 21 – 27th

		Sunday		Monday		Tuesday		Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Breakfast		Pancakes Fruit		Cereal fruit		Eggs Fruit Toast		Cereal Fruit	Eggs Fruit Toast	Cereal Fruit	Eggs Toast Fruit
Lunch		Frozen pizza Fruit		Mac n cheese Apple sauce		PB&J Apples		Tuna Apple sauce	PB&J Fruit	Mac n cheese Fruit	Tuna fruit
Dinner		Steaks Smash potatoes Asparagus		Tacos Spanish rice Salad		Bbq chicken Mash potatoes Corn Salad		Grilled cheese sandwich and potato fries Salad	g.turkey meatballs pasta polenta bread salad	Apricot pork chops Mash potatoes Green beans	Chicken stir fry

 

Shopping list

 

Produce		Dairy		Frozen	Meat	Dry
Fruit Asparagus Potatoes 3 Salad mix		Eggs Milk Yogurts Cheese		Stir fry veggies Green beans	4 g. turkey (they were $1.99 a package on sat, so I stocked up) pork chops (they were $1.59pk enough chops for 2 dinners so another stock up)	Tuna Bread Puddings Taco shells Apricot jam Spanish rice mix Pickles Beans Corn

 

 

Lunches and breakfasts are up in the air most of the time and I didn't really include the packed lunch for Ron or Devin. I haven't gotten that organized yet, but soon I will. Plus I bought more items then what is on my list so I need to start adding a bit more. I just wanted to show you what I've been up to.

 

 

Growing already...

This is little Henry today about a month old. Weighing 9pounds and 14oz. Its amazing how fast these little people grow.

Both Jonas and Devin are doing great holding him and helping take care of him. I'm such a proud mommy to have such great boys.

The only thing that I'm sad about is going back to work. Its good that when I do work Ron will take care for all the boys, but its still going to be hard. Hopefully not as hard as I'm making it out to be.

To be a mom of not just 2 boys, but 3 boys makes me really happy. I am glad to try and be able to raise good, righteous, faithful, smart, sweet, and just awesome boys. I hope I do the right things and teach them the right tools to become good guys later in life.

Welcome

Henry Julien VanWart

Born Feburary 6, 2010

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