Time To Catch Up

I know I have been horrible about updating my blog, but here it goes. A whole month of no blogging so lets see... we finished soccer, then thanksgiving, attempted family pics, class partys, class programs, family friends and fun. Clayton and Ella finished their soccer season. Clayton loves soccer and he is excited to find an indoor league to keep playing. He played 8 and under so it was a bigger field and more competitive. He played forward most of the time, he did not get his speed from me that is for sure. Ella also played but she would get shy when certain people came to watch her play so she would run off the field. I never thought she would be the running child but she was. We got to see a glimpse of her competitive nature the first game before she realized there was an audience. She played aggresive scored goals and she would throw the ball in to herself so she could get it faster.




Then Thanksgiving. We had a fun day. Robert, my mom, my aunt and I woke up early and ran a 5k in a turkey trot race. Robert smoked us but I came in after him at a good time well good for me. We eventually made it over to my parents house where there was a lot of neighbor kids and friends of ours for the kids to play with. We ended up renting a bounce house, the kids loved it. We had a great dinner and enjoyed family and friends.



The day after thanksgiving what else is there to do but shop all day. It actually started that night. My friend Shelly, my cousin Nia and myself headed to Toys r us that night to stand in line. I know CRAZY. We finally got into the store and it was chaos. I was going for little things but my friend shelly was going for a major Lego set that was crazy cheap. She spotted the set and strarted walking toward it. She then felt a nudge from another lady, irritated but didn't bother her to much until that lady bent in front of her and grabbed the last lego set. We then went to the line to check out when we saw this lady again, she was mad at something and was cursing at the toys r us worker and she had 2 of those lego sets in her cart. We were very annoyed. We were about to check out and behind a lady paying with a check so that took forever when I saw this crazy lady fiddling with her lego sets, so I had this feeling, call it intuition, the spirit, a little holiday inspiration, I toldmy friend to go check over there I think the lady left the lego set. So she walked over and the crazy lady DID leave one. She was so excited it made the wait totally worth it. We shopped for many more hours but nothing felt as good as getting the lego set.


Then the kids had their christmas programs. First Clayton and the rest of the entire first grade. He did so good and those kids are so cute. Ella had her very first performance with her preschool class. She sang every song maybe the words weren't right but she sang her heart out and they both looked so adorable!!!

Now we are finishing up christmas shopping and enjoying the first weekend of christmas break or winter break whatever you want to call it. We love this time of year and I am always looking for great ideas to teach my kids about the true meaning of Christmas and giving service at a level they would understand, so if you have any great ideas let me know???

Sorry for the length!!!

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.

Weight loss update!!!

It has been awhile since i have updated my weight loss progress. I think i haven't updated since it has been a slow few weeks. Ryder is now 10 weeks old and i am down to 151 lbs. That is 39 lbs so far. I am running 5 miles a day, and still training for the half marathon in November. If anyone wants to join it's November 14th in Folsom. I still have a ways to go but I will have this weight off soon enough.

Starting weight- 13o lbs
Final weight- 190 lbs
Goal weight- 125 lbs
10 weeks after baby- 151 lbs
Total weight loss- 39 lbs

Cade Turns 2!!!

Cade Is 2!!!

I have been really bad lately at updating my blog. (Facebook addiction) Cade had his 2nd birthday on July 19th. It was on a sunday so we had a relaxing sabbath then had family over for dinner and cupcakes. I can't believe he is 2 he is getting so big . He still not talking very much but he is very smart. He loves dancing and music. He copies everything his brother and sister do. (not always good). He has lately discovered he loves the pool. He jumps in and swims to you, makes mommy a little nervous. We love having his personality in our family.

Ella the Entertainer!!!

My little lady is so full of energy and spirit!!! She loves music and loves to sing along with the songs and dance. She usually says "don't look at me" butsometimes she loves the attention and she lets me record some of her moves. I love her and I am so happy I got one little lady to go along with my boys.

ps Don't let your kids play with your cameras, you will end up with a permanent black spot like mine on all video and pics.

July 4th

We had a fun 4th of july. We started out with our ward pancake breakfast. The food looked good, notice i said looked. The kids decorated their scooters and had a parade. They were on those things for so long. Then we went to my parents house for a barbeque, all the kids on the block played together and had a great time. Then we had fireworks which scared Cade and Ella back into the house. He is still recovering!!

Weight Loss Update

Weight loss week 4 and 5....

The past two weeks have brought progress and frustration. Last week I started working out so I thought the weight would come off quicker that week but I found myself the same almost all week. I was frustrated with myself and knew I had to keep on going, it took me 9 months to get this way and it will take time to get back. I have been runing at least 3 miles a day and have got my mom into my running life. We are currently planning to run a half marathon in November in Folsom. (Anyone care to join us??) This past week was better. I continued working out and eating healthy and In the past two weeks I have lost 6lbs.

Starting weight- 130lbs
Final weight- 190lbs
Goal weight- 125lbs
5 weeks after baby- 158lbs
Total weight loss since baby- 32lbs

9 YEARS!!!

Today Robert and I celebrate our 9 year anniversary. I can't believe how time has flown by. It's funny to think that we were only 19 when we were married and now 9 years later we have a great family and still have a great relationship. I love him and love the 4 children we have created together.

sorry pic is blurry, it is a picture of a picture. When we got married digital was up and coming I guess so our pictures are all on film. I guess we are old!!

Weight Loss

So most of you know when I get pregnant I put on a lot of weight. This pregnancy was no different, I ended up putting on 60 lbs. I know that is almost a whole person. Now I am on the weight loss mission. The day I had Ryder is the day I change my eating ways. No more sugar, No more fast food and lots of brown rice, chicken and vegetables. I want to blog about my journey to chronicle it, since it is my last time ballooning up for a baby and to keep the pressure on me.

Starting weight 130 lbs

Final weight 190 lbs

goal weight 125 lbs

3 weeks after baby 164lbs

pre pregnancy

9 months prego aaaaahhhhhh!!!

I want to give an update once a week to track my progress, hope there is some changes soon!!!

We Love Our Brother!!

Ryder is fitting in nicely with our family. The other kids want to hold him all day long. Cade even thinks he can pick him up by himself which makes mommy a little nervous. Ella is a great big sister she is our second mommy. Clayton continues to be a great big brother and helps me with a lot.

Ryder sleeping has changed every night. Sometimes he eats every 3 hours some nights 2 hours and one night it was every hour, that night was a little rough. Coming into a family with 3 kids already he definatley doesn't have a schedule. When he sleeps it's usually time to go get someone from school, thank goodness summer is here and no more school schedule.

We love having him and now feel our family is complete!!!