Soccer Stars

I'm not bragging or anything, but... Jessie and Tyler both scored the 1st goals for their teams in their first games. Neither of them have played before, but they are really enjoying it. Tyler has had 3 games, and Jessie has had 2- we have enjoyed watching them, and cheering for them- believe it or not- their dad is one of the loudest fans!!

Feels like Dough !?!

The babies have recently taken a liking to my bare stomach- and the great sound effects and jiggles it makes. They like to lift my shirt and let it all hang out. Thanks guys!! But to add to that- I was laying on the floor the other day- the boys were admiring my shape, and Tyler joins in- and quite matter of factly states- "Your stomach feels like dough" - he is 5- brutal honesty right there. THANKS TYLER!! So Jessie has to come check it out also- she concures. Believe me I am quick to point out that each of them has added to that doughy feeling!
Recently I have started to excercise with great friends- and the only time available to do that is 6 in the A! OUCH!!! I have one pair of pants that fit- my tummy is definately doughy- and has given new meaning to the term "hangover" for me! Some women have said that they never had to worry about weight while their kids were young because they were chasing them all the time- alright- am I lazy? or what is going on here?
I must say that I am going to hold true to my argument that having 2 babies in your tummy at one time can do some serious damage to one's body- but I will also own the fact that I love to eat, and I eat to survive. I eat candy, sweets, etc throughout the day to keep me going. HMMM?? Kill myself to get up at 5:30 to go exercise, then come home to eat a bag of candy, or pan of treats all by myself in order to make it until bedtime. What is the end result? A belly that feels like dough! What a vicious cycle!!

Those Eyes

Don't those eyes just make your heart melt? I love the boys eyes- all my kids have beautiful eyes. These pics are of him wrestling Andrew to the ground, he does this, and then just lays on top of him while Andrew screams. The other is of the bite mark on Andrew's cheek from Zach. Andrew tried to get something off of Zach's tray and this was the result- food is no joking matter for Zach.

Things here have been good. Jeremy and I went away for 3 whole days without kids- that is the longest I have ever been away from my kids- the boys were even sick- and I left. Bad mom??? They survived- thanks so much to my mom for offering. We went to IL for his brothers wedding (Nauvoo temple is beautiful)! It was lots of driving- but sooo fun to be free. The kids are good- Jessie and Tyler are doing soccer. Jessie was told by her teammates that she was not any help (I told her that means she isn't being aggressive enough)- that was hard for her- which is hard for me. We'll have to see if we can work on that. Poor Tyler who needs desperately to release energy has had his practices cancelled due to weather. The little ones are... getting bigger- they are busy busy.