13.1 and 26.2..... and Pre-baby weight goal.

Run the River

This past weekend i ran a half marathon with my mom. Yes my 51 year old mom who hasn't ran in 10 plus years ran with me. She did great and we had a lot of fun. We have had a bonding moment with this race, training together 3 times a week for the past 3 months. When we were in the car waiting for the race I thought we were having a moment, feeling the excitement of the day. My mom quietly says "I hope I have no regrets" I am thinking great I have to pump her up, she needs some great words of encouragment, so I tell her in a motivating voice, "There will be no regrets today, this run will be a great experience for your life book." She looks at me weird and says, "I was talking about my sports bra." We got a big laugh!!!

Robert ran the full marathon and shattered his last time by 45 minutes. We ran with a lot of friends and had a great time, not to mention it was great to burn 1300 calories in one event. which leads me to say I finally reavhed pre-pregnancy weight of 130. I got there a month ago and now I am trying to reach my ideal weight of 125. Ryder is 5 months now and I am thankful to fit into my jeans!!! Sorry about the no makeup It is a little scary!!!!

Newport Beach!!!!

OUR FAVORITE PLACE...

Last weekend we went to Newport Beach for a 4 day excursion. My parents came with us for fun and HELP!!! We loved the hotel, it had an amazing pool area that had pool tables, ping pong table, and a life size checker/chess set. Robert and I were able to go for a run on the coast it was perfect weather. We walked beaches, shopped and tried to take family pics. When you have 6 people with 4 children the pictures don't always come out the way you want but I will take what I can get. We had so much fun, Clayton said "This is the best day of my life." Hopefully he can eventualy top this weekend but it was pretty fun.

The boys in the back seat.


Cade loving the pool.



Ella is starting to get more brave in the water but still refuses to swim by herself.

Clayton our little fish.

Only at the beach does a chocolate/vanilla swirled ice cream in a waffle cone sound soooo good.

My little Ella Bella Cinderella.

Mima and Poppy with my babies.

Our semi succesful family pic.

Blessing Ryder

Ryder finally was blessed. He was 3 months old but the other months didn't work out so he almost walked up there but that is ok. He is such a sweet little boy and we love having him in our family. I loved the words Robert was inspired to say about our little man. He is truely a treasure in our life.

WEIGHT LOSS UPDATE

I know you are all waiting to hear about my weight loss so here it is. I have been runnig a lot eating healthy and I am almost to my goal. I always feel there is progress then I weigh the same for weeks. I also have started taking a kickboxing class which kicked my butt!!! I am currently so sore. As for weight loss here is my "stats". I have about 12 pounds before pre pregnancy and 17 before my goal. Not bad but still not there yet. I will keep all of you posted!!!

Starting weight- 13o lbs
Final weight- 190 lbs
Goal weight- 125 lbs
14 weeks after baby- 142 lbs
Total weight loss- 48 lbs

Don't forget about me!!!

I feel like I have been neglecting my sweet little boy. I get so busy with the other kids i feel like he is just along for the ride sometimes. He is such a good baby. He is now 3 months, I can't believe how fast it has gone by. He is only waking up once a night and that is usually at 5am or so. Ella loves hlding him like he is her very own live doll, makes mommy nervous sometimes. He is such a great final addition to the Boydston clan. We love him so much and can't wait to see what is yet to come for our family.

Back to School

1st grade and pre-school

Clayton started 1st grade today. It was more difficult to get everyone out the door for early start time. 8:15am is not bad but when you have 4 kids to get ready it is a little harder. They all did a very good job and we walked to school. We found Claytons class room and he found his desk. We said bye and we were off to walk home. I can't believe he is old enough to be gone all day at school.

Then we came home and got Ella ready. She starts at 11:30. We hung out for awhile then got her dressed for school did her hair, i am trying to get better at french braiding, it is coming along. We drove her to school and I signed her in she found her square and off we went. She is really excited and looked really cute going to her class.

Wonder Valley Ranch.

FAMILY CAMP

My husband has a patient that owns Wonder Valley Ranch, which is a place were family and kids go to summer camp. He invited us up for the weekend to check it out. It was so much fun. The rooms were big, the activities were amazing and most important the kids had a ton of fun. We got there late so after a ok night sleep (kids were excited) we were up and ready for some fun. First we had breakfast with all sorts of choices from fresh fruit to cinnamon cake. Then it was off to find activities, the kids got to go on go karts including Cade he loved it. Then they got to crafts, they made a treasure box. After crafts it was time for lunch and a rest. Our kids don't really rest they like to keep going. So we went and played pool, well kids style pool roll the balls in the holes. After that we played on the trampolines. They had 6 trampolines including one that was a basketball court, it was so fun.

After jumping the kids went swimming and down the waterslides. Clayton went on them a lot, Ella was to scared and not really swimming fully yet. Cade had his life jacket on so robert took him down. He chose the fastest slide and they came out so fast I think it scared him and Cade did not want to go back down them.

After swimming we had dinner, then a talent show and finally to end the night a campfire. We ahd a lot of fun and would recommend this place to anyone.