Brags or Blogs???

I am a weird person, I realize but I have this weird issue with blogs. No offense anyone, but I sometimes feel that they should be called "Brags" instead of "Blogs". It seems as if everyone posts only the wonderful things that happen, in a sense trying to portray how much better their life is than everyone else's. I told you I have weird issues, and remember this is directed at no one in particular.
For this reason I only post every month or so and I try to keep it real, however this post may contradict everything I have just said. My reasoning, I just want everyone to know that ANYTHING is possible. Two weeks ago I ran in my FIRST but probably not last HALF MARATHON!!


(That is me in the pink shorts and blue shirt crossing the finish line, I realize I look stellar!!)


I have been "running" (more like jogging) daily for about 2 1/2 years now. After I had Cole and the realization set in that I was 20 pounds overweight and hating myself. I purchased a treadmill for myself for my birthday one year and it has been the best investment of my life. It stares me in the face all day long if I don't get on it and I feel so GUILTY.

So in January my sister-in-law Hali calls to tell me we are entering the Salt Lake City Half Marathon. I was really excited because I had wanted to do one last year and never did. I bumped my treadmill time up and got more serious about running. I am slow but nevertheless I completed my first half marathon in 1:58, beating my goal by 2 minutes. It was exhausting but a lot of fun. I ran it with three other people who are an absolute hoot, and after about mile 7 when we all got separated I rocked out to some awesome jams the rest of the way. I had a great time, and have never been so sore!!

Not to get sappy but I strongly suggest entering a race to anyone. It really gave me something to work towards. I am still not to where I would like to be on the scale, but come on who really is?? However I feel much better about myself knowing I am at least doing something!!

Trouble on the homefront

Sunday afternoon at 1:30 I had just layed Cole in his bed for a nap (diaper only) and I was walking through the living room to lay down for a little snooze with Kallie and Weston, all of us in our underwear mind you. It had been hailing pretting good outside and the wind really started to blow, I looked out the front widow just in time to see the swing set go flying by. Then we hear a huge crash, the whole house shakes and then the ceiling cracks from one end to the other with bits of plaster falling on us. As we all freak out a little thinking the house is falling in, we grab the kids underwear and all and run outside. It was freezing and we stuck the kids in the car. When we got outside and realized what had happened we were feeling scared and very lucky to be alive. Two huge I mean huge fir trees crashed down on our house. A small twister came through and knocked them down. It was amazing to see these two giant trees on our house and we cannot figure out how in the heck they didn't fall clear through. There was more damage in the neighborhood with trees and power pole falling and roofs being torn off of sheds and barns. I didn't know stuff like this happened in good ole Idaho. Crazy!!

This is the view from the side of the house with the tree on top of it!
The veiw from the back, you can't even see the house. Amazingly enough there was very little damage done and we now have a bare naked yard. The poor people who move in here this summer will have no shade and very little wind break. On the brighter side there will be much less pine cones and pine needles to rake off the lawn. Happy Day!
On a better note would ya check out my princess. She was so proud of herself, she did her hair and makeup all by herself. She really wanted to go to town afterwards to show off her new look. We finally settled to just stopping in to Grandmas for a minute. Yikes, call the Mary Kay consultants someone Please!!! Oh and don't ask what the pose is all about. What a girly little nerd.

PS IF ANY OF YOU ARE STILL READING THIS:
I am starting a preschool this fall, We are really needing more in this area, With Jennie and Amanda filling up so quickly I decided to put my degree to good use. We will be in our new house by fall so I thought it would be a great time to start. I will be taking one class of 4 year olds, Tues-Thurs. 9-11. Let me know if you are interested or anyone you know, I am filling up quickly.

Finally of Nursery age, Finally!!!

Could our little Cole get any more handsome? He is such a sweet boy and gives the best hugs and kisses.
All of the following apply to our baby Cole!!:
Happy 99 % of the time.
Loves to pick fights with his sister which he wins 99% of the time.
Puts on his coat and boots many many times a day to "go go" outside.
Runs, jump, and crawls on everything.
Master of disaster.
Eats every bite on his plate and cleans up everyone elses also. Why is he not 500 pounds we don't know!
Loves Kallie more than anything.
We find it disturbing that he likes to play dolls and dress up with Kallie however he could not be more of a boy!!
Handsome Handsome Handsome!!

Cole just turned 18 months and I think that the ward wants to have a party that he is finally of nursery age!! What a monster at church, but so dang cute we all just laugh. We love this little boy so much it is ridiculous.

The Big 28 For Weston

Since I am always a step or two behind in life, here is my post about Weston's Birthday which was on the fifth. I love Weston bunches, he is a great guy, a wonderful father and husband, a faithful leader in our ward, and a hard worker (almost to a fault).

One of my favorite qualities about Wes is his persistence in life. Weston has a way of knowing what he wants and not quitting until he's got just that. (If you were in our lives during our dating time you will know just what I mean.) After breaking off our engagement and then fleeing the country, Weston waited patiently at home and then went right back to being persistent the day I got home. Can I just tell you how glad I am that he didn't give up on me as most people would have. Weston is also very persistent with his work life. He works extremely hard and has his hands in a little of everything.

I love Weston more and more each day. He loves me and the kids and wants nothing out of life but for us to be happy.

Kids These Days!

My mom and dad just got back from a trip to Disneyland with the rest of my family. We did not get to go since we are a little house poor these days but it is okay. If you ask Kallie she will say "Me and Cole are just too little to go to Disneyland right now anyway", or even better, "We can't go to Disneyland this year cuz we are building a new house, but it is okay cuz I am getting my own room".

Anyway we stopped by my parents house after they got home. She had a present for each of the kids. Kallie was so excited and got all the princess figurines. Cole on the other hand could not have cared less. He went straight for his favorite toy at Grammy's House!! The Chi Machine!! He is such a wierdo but he loves to turn it on and sit on it and it shakes him back and forth. He will sit there forever. It is so funny.
Kallie is a pretty funny girl these days. A few weeks ago she was sick with the flu. She was absolutely heartbroken because she threw up on her sheets and then couldn't go to preschool. I made it all better (worse for me) by getting her a bed tray out of the attic, and getting her all set up in my bed with 7-up and crackers and all the Hannah Montana episodes we could handle. She milked this for days not even kidding. We normally don't drink much pop at our house so this was a real treat for her. Every time she wanted some pop she would tell me that she was pretty sure she was going to throw up, then she would gag herself a little. She is a freak of nature!!

This morning her and Cole were in the tub, Cole was crying so I went in to see what the problem was. Kallie said, "Mom I am pretty sure Cole is about to pop a tooth through, I made him open his mouth and I can see a bunch of teeth getting ready to pop through!" No wonder he was crying!! She is wise beyond her years and hilarious to boot!!

P.S. Merry Christmas

Slacker!!

So there is this crazy lady in the community (you know who you are), who has a blog stalking obsession. Mind you she doesn't have a blog of her own, but is absolutely obsessed with stalking everyone else. Every time I see her I crack up because she chastizes me for not having my blog up to date. Well here is to you Crazy Blog Stalker Lady who we all love!! (P.S. you need counseling!!!)
So the main reason I started a blog is for Hadley and Cindy, Other than them, most of our family and friends live around us and so most of my posts are for them. So the late Halloween edition on the the blog is for Had and Cin. Kallie was the cutest witch ever. I bought this costume when we were in couer d'Alene. Afterwards she decided that she wanted to be Hannah Montana, then changed her other mind and wanted to be a princess. We improvised and told her she was a cute Hannah Montana-princess witch. Being three years old she was okay with this but corrected everyone that thought she was simply a witch!!
Cole was a crazy monkey and he was so funny. He spent the first twenty minutes of wearing his costume chasing his tail. Seriously he turned around and around just like a dog chasing his tail. When he couldn't chatch it he bent over and reached between his legs and pulled it through. He thought this was hilarious.

Cole, Kaden, Justin, Hanna, Brookie, Kallie, Haylie
I had to throw this picture in of all the Angell grandkids minus baby Kash. They were too cute.
Kallie had a little Thanksgiving party for her preschool group this week. I thought I would throw this picture in because it was so fun. Kelli Hanks helped all the kids make these cute little Indian Vests out of paper bags. A great idea for some Thanksgiving fun for the kids.One last order of business.... Last night Kallie and I had a girls night out and went S.F's production of "High School Musical" Kallie loved it and had so much fun. This kids in the play were awesome. Great job to all of you!!

And so until next month.... Peace out!!

Why Blogging Is BAD!!

Need I say More???? P.S. I just shampooed the carpets 2 days ago RRRRRRR!!
I didn't really need that roll of tin foil right?? Seriously this is what happened when I checked out of reality and into the blogging world for 10 min. One good thing I discovered though; tin foil is fun, way fun. Kallie was molding pretend food and putting it in all my pans.
Just thought I would post this cuz I thought it was hilarious. My parents have a huge yard and we spend a lot of Sunday afternoons playing football out there. Last Sunday we had about twenty people there and Kallie and Brooklyn (Misti's kiddo) came out and were dressed in our old dance costumes, they told us they were the cheerleaders!!! Yikes. Loving the cowboy boots though!!!