the girls first pony ride

Sophia and Brooklyn loved the ponies.  They weren't scared any.  They kept getting in lines for more turns!  I guess its time to go to grandpas to ride Tinker!

jenkins reunion

Saturday we went out to Uncle Joe's camp for a mini family reunion with Trent's moms side of the family.  It was so much fun.  It was hot but not unbearable.  Uncle Joe made his award winning jambalya and everyone brought something chocolate!  YUM.  After we ate Uncle Joe showed the girls how to fish.  We fished for hours.  We caught 5 turtles (I think it was the same turtle five times!)  Brooklyn caught a fish right before we lef.  She was really nervous to hold the line for a picture, but she did, and even smiled!  I hope we get to go back out there and fish again.  The girls and me had a great time.  Trent had a great time visiting his family too.

Sophias party in pictures

our new couches

Brooklyn's first day of dance

This is the dress is made for Sophia's birthday.  It was made from a sheet and one of my old shirts

Getting ready for her first day of Dance

Today was Brooklyn's first day at The Little Gym.  She woke up very excited but as it became closer to leave she became really nervous.  I decided to take her early to see the facility and meet the teachers and watch some other kids in their classes.  The ladies were very impressed with me doing that.  Brooklyn's teacher Ms. Lauren said she wished more parents would do that, it would make things easier for the kids.  Brooklyn got to spend almost a whole hour with just the teacher talking and becoming less scared.  By the time class started she was relaxed and ready to go.  They did 15 minutes of tap, then 15 minutes of ballet and finished with 30 minutes of gymnastics.  Brooklyn was very serious with the whole thing.  She followed Laurens instructions to the T.  She is so excited to start her every Friday classes in October.  I think we are going to buy her a leotard and some tights.  She doesn't have to have one for the class but if I can find one cheap enough I might consider it as her birthday present.  I am how ever not going to buy tap shoes or ballet shoes.  Her converse work just fine for tap and she can do the ballet stuff barefoot.  I was so nervous for her once the class started.  I am so proud of her for doing so well.  Sophia has to get bigger to take the classes but it will be so exciting to have them doing it together.  Brooklyn was trying to show her how to twirl with her hands over her head.  She has got to work on it!

Don't be Jealous

It's just now seven in the morning.  My bed is made, dishes washed, I have walked over a mile, I am showered and ready for the rest of the day.  I have to drop the girls off so I can go back to the dr.  I think I am going to see if I can get my thyroids retested.  I keep reading about false everything is o.k and it ends up not.  I also have to get checked to make sure my cervical infection is gone.  And if it is, then him and I need to find out why I am STILL bleeding randomly (I know tmi).  After the Dr.  I am going to Michaels to buy the stuff for a party wreath and look around.  Then to meet Trent at the bank.  Then to get the girls, come home, cook supper, walk another mile, pass out.  Fun day, I know you wish you were me.

wordless wednesday

Just me ranting

I had the goal to weigh 159 by my birthday, and i did.  Now that the celebrating is over I am back up to 160.  You are probably thinking well it's only one pound that's not bad.  To me it is.  I was one of those people that was always picked on in school.  In jr high some kids would walk behind me and oink like a pig.  I was called a devil worshiper and a freak.  I didn't think I was different or over weight but I guess they had other ideas about me.  I was somewhat quiet and smart and Mormon.  I would be picked on so much some days I would ask to go to the bathroom and I would make sure I was alone and cry, wash my face, then go back to class.  In 8th grade too throw into the mix some one decided to call me gay and that was pretty much it for my self esteem.  Its funny because i wanted so bad to play sports or try out for cheerleading or even to have the confidence to make more friends.  But I was so scared of being pick on about something else.  I wanted to be involved but never was.  You bring that stuff with you when you are older.  I don't like to be in pictures because I had worked so hard to loose weight and now with Sophia I gained it all back.  I don't want to feel like that little jr high kid crying in the bathroom, but I do.  Thats life.  I watch what I eat and excersize and can't loose one tiny lb.  I just want to feel as confident in my looks as I am in my other talents.  I am trying to become the person I wanted to be all along. I don't want to be a wall flower anymore.  Let me tell you it has been a long journey and its no where close to being over.

Bee Prepared

The Prophet Gordon B Hinkley had this list of things we needed to be.  Most of the time when it was taught about we would use cute little bees to represent the be's.  I had no idea that the "be prepared" would one day for me literally mean "bee prepared".  Yesterday after the library I loaded up my kids are two more in my car when Sophia started screaming.  I looked back and noticed a BEE WAS STUCK IN HER FINGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  So I freaked out a little and rushed to get it out.  I had to get my pocket knife out to dig out the stinger.  No one in the parking lot had a cigeratte to put on it.  I called R in some what of a panic and she told me toothpaste.  I rushed to wm (on the way I called her dr just to see what to look for in case she was allergic), I threw all the kids in the buggy, litterly ran inside straight to the toothpaste.  Like a mad woman I tore open the box and lathered her finger with it.  She almost instantly stopped crying and fell asleep.  phew one disaster saved I think.  So now I have a travel size toothpaste in my purse just incase that happens again.  Knowing sis it probably will!

My Birthday Lunch

Melissa and Garrett

Laura and Rachel

Jodi and Ethan

Sophia at the end of our two hour lunch

Jennie and Wyatt

The best group of gals around!

This just about says it all

Today was my birthday.  I turned 26.  I am so happy because I weighed myself first thing and was 159lbs!  So next week my goal will be 158lbs for the family reunion.  It was a long day.  Trent had to work.  He left at seven.  I went and did some work for Devin then off to Target.  After Target a group of us went to Chilies for a birthday lunch.  I had such a good time and the girls were very well behaved.  Rachel even got me a gift and cupcakes.  yummy!  And Laura paid for my meal as a gift.  Those girls are really the best!  When we got home about 1:30 Sophia was passed out and wouldn't let go of my balloon.  Its funny how kids imaginations work.  While Sophia napped Brooklyn played with the balloon as her "friend"  It was funny to watch.  When Sophia woke up I took the girls to play in the yard then off to McDonald's for supper (I wasn't cooking).  When we got home more play time outside.  Trent got home about seven so he missed most of the day.  Maybe one day in the far future we can celebrate.  We have so much going on I don't know when we'll have another time to spend some time together.  Oh well that's life though.  This time last year he was unemployed so we didn't get to celebrate then either.  Maybe next year!