Food for the body and the soul!

We're so grateful for all that we have!

I am especially grateful for Easter, a reminder to stop and remember

Our Saviour!

That he was resurrected and that he lives today and loves us! Loves me!

I am grateful that he has blessed me with a loving husband and amazing kids and I am grateful that I am blessed with wonderful extended family and friends that feel like family!

In celebration of Easter this year, we (as members of the LDS church) get to hear the words of our Prophets and Apostles at General Conference! I am so looking for to it!

If you are unsure what I am talking about go HERE.

Here is my April Scripture

John 11:25

"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:"

These are the hot cross buns I made today. Recipe is HERE :)

and can you tell that Kyla is missing her brother?? She want to wear his boots everywhere!

HAPPY EASTER!

Yeah, I'm gonna say it!

People tell me all the time that they LOVE how honest I am. They say it is refreshing, so here goes!

I feel like a JELLO Jiggler!

I admit, I am a class girl when it comes to working out!

I need someone to tell me what to do, when to do it and I like having people yell at me - it's very motivating! haha

But, that just wasn't happening when my gym pass started again right during Easter weekend!

CLASSES CANCELLED!

It`s like a big WARNING to people like me, to... STAY.AWAY.FROM.THE.GYM!

But I couldn't start my new Get fit quick scheme by returning home without an ounce of sweat on my brow...

So I trudged up to the Women's area! Walked in TRYING to look like I knew what I was doing. Umm, yes I have a workout plan! (They were probably thinking... this girls a real winner! She`ll probably last one day in here and we`ll never see her again! Just LOOK at that muffin top and those cankles!) But I held my head high, I had to make them think I was SO KNOWLEDGEABLE about weight lifting equipment! So I did my best to break a sweat and not drop any dumbbells on my toes! I tried really hard to stay on the treadmill for the whole... DRUM ROLL PLEASE... 1 mile run! I only took my feet off like 5 times for only 10 seconds each, I SWEAR! But the real motivation and why I will be going back and hopefully starting classes next week is...

The horrible feeling of my post prego body jiggling as I run on that treadmill. Please tell me I`m not the only one!

Shen Yun, Energy and Sunshine!

While Macy was in the hospital, Barry bought tickets for us to go see Shen Yun Performing Arts. They are a Chinese classical dance company based out of New York. I grew up dancing almost every day in Utah, so I love this sort of thing! I learned some interesting things...
*Chinese Classical Dance is one of the most extensive dance forms second only to Classic Ballet.

*Most of the flips, and stunts you see done in other dance forms, came from Classical Chinese Dance.

It was beautiful and colorful. I had a great time, though Barry was beside himself with boredom! He played on his iphone the whole time! :) I told him after that there are lots of Dance concerts that he would LOVE, so he needs to be more careful when picking one to take me to!

On another note; I headed back to the gym today! There is something about starting your day with a good workout. I always feel so much more energized!

I decided with all that energy and the sunshine we were having, that I would plan a picnic on our back deck and play in the yard with Kyla. Blueberries are Kyla's FAVORITE fruit, she'll eat a whole container and have black poop for two days! Mine "right now" at least is pineapple. It reminds me of hot summer days at Disneyland having my most favorite dessert; a Dole whip (Pineapple soft serve with pineapple juice on top!)
I feel bad Tommy isn't here for it! His favorite thing in the whole world is playing in the yard with the grown ups and having a picnic! But we don't feel too bad, we'll have plenty more days for this and because right now he is having fun in Colorado going snow boarding! So we'll sit here in our little yard, soaking up as much sun as we can (we're bound to get snow again!) and I'll continue getting energized every morning until I am back to my goal weight!