Pictures and Stuff

I thought for sure I already blogged about bowling, but it doesn't look like I did! So here are some pictures from Brandon's birthday (Steve's little brother turned 13 March 4th) at the bowling alley! :) My kids had an absolute BALL! (No pun intended, really.)


Every time Josh rolled the ball down the ramp he immediately did a cross between a toe-touch and a jumping jack. lol! Like a foot off the ground every time! It was so funny.



Every time ASHER rolled the ball down the ramp, he immediately started doing a breakdance (complete with on-the-floor moves) and singing, "Ma-ri-o, ma-ri-o!" (Mario is his latest obsession.)

The breakdance

We started the bowling activity wayyy too late, so it was about 9 pm when we finally quit and went home. Josh got VERY tired around 8-ish and decided to lie down on the bench in between turns!



Some other random pictures:

Asher fell asleep in the car the other day, after throwing the BIGGEST FIT I have ever seen him throw. Seriously, ever. After that, he just looked like the most peaceful thing I've ever seen! But I'm depressed because he's so big ... I can't even take a picture from the front seat and get head-to-toe anymore!!! He's getting huge. :(

Me, Asher - He wanted to take a picture of us, so this is what we got.

I'm starting a weight-loss plan again. It's about time!!!! I've been lazy for so long, it's definitely time to get toned again. I used to feel pretty good about the way I looked, and I'm back to feeling like I can't be confident in anything... Time to eliminate some extra softness! haha I've started working out again and I am eating (and shopping) MUCH healthier.

People tend to get pretty mad at me when I say I need to lose weight, so let's clarify. It's not really that I need to lose weight so much as that I need to shrink. Ever since I had Asher, my body changes DRASTICALLY with even just a few pounds. I don't actually gain a lot of WEIGHT, but I don't fit into any of my clothes and I look about 15 lbs heavier. It's not the weight I'm looking to lose, just the extra inches ... toning and getting healthy. Anyway! We'll see how it goes!! I'll be tracking my weight/bmi with a weight-loss tracker on the right hand column... Also!! If you have an iPhone, I've discovered an app called "Lose It!" It's amazing, tracks every calorie you eat and the exercise you do and keeps track of your progress for you. Pretty amazing tool, and since you have your phone with you all the time anyway... it's impossible to find excuses not to keep track!

Andrea sent me this picture, and I just LOVE IT! haha This is Steve, explaining to a few of our friends who came over for his birthday that Asher is his clone. lol He took this picture of Asher off the wall and posed so everyone could see how much they look alike, and Andrea caught it on camera. lol

Speaking of camera! I need a new camera, dangit!!! I am sick and tired of relying on my iPhone to act as a camera for me, and it takes so long to get out and get the app going that I miss whatever opportunity I had to take a cute picture. Not to mention the quality isn't quite the same! As soon as I got back to Utah, I lost my camera (I'm pretty sure at my mom's house), and haven't seen it since. (Along with a 3g memory card with TONS of history on it, btw!) This is a very situation I hope to remedy someday when we aquire jobs.

The position Steve applied and interviewed for last week was filled within the company, so we're way bummed about that. It was a really good job in a really good company... Today he's headed to apply for a job where his dad works (honestly, not really sure where that is). Hopefully this will work out temporarily. It isn't a job he'd be happy in for very long at all, but at least he would be bringing in some money while he keeps looking for something better.