Losing 500 pounds!!

So, anyone who knows me, knows that I decorate with clutter and piles of paper.....I have been inspired by this blog and another upcoming move to lose 500 pounds of clutter. Not furniture so much, just paper, clutter, and randoms things we no longer need. My plan is to throw things away, donate, save for a yard sale, give to others. Since I work better if I let my plans be known.....here's letting you (all six of you that read this) know. And, I want to lose 500 pounds in ten days......yep, ten little days. Totally do-able! (maybe) (if not, I'll just delete this post and only six of you people would ever know that I failed). So, starting tomorrow, April 8, 2010, I will be starting this little project. Stay tuned for details!

What did the dad tomato say to the baby tomato, who was falling behind?

"Ketchup"
Ha ha, well I thought it was funny! So, anyways, this is a catch up post.

In Jan. we went to Chuckee Cheese.

In Feb. we made rainbow pancakes....

And we celebrated a few birthdays with Texas Sheet Cake, pumpkin cookies,

cake balls, and frosting shots!!

Ridge is working on his spoon skills.....

Jason is still working in Idaho Falls, the drive is getting really old, but we all do what we have to do. Kyler is doing amazing in school, he is active in scouts, and is reading like crazy! Seriously on the reading, for March, he has already read over 1000 minutes! He is a great helper with Ridge which helps me out tons. Max is doing very well in school, and is excited to start scouts next month. He is always building something with legos or knex, or drawing, or has some sort of crafty project going on. Ridge is growing and learning new things all the time. He loves animals.....from a safe distance, he is terrified of them up close. He loves to see birds, or "quacks" as he calls them. He's not talking so much, but is an expert on grunting to tell us what he wants. We are working on words.....it's probably easier than the mind reading we are currently using. I have been baking A LOT! We've tried creme brulee (way easy and delish), tons of cake balls (way too many!), chocolate marshmallow cake (thanks to Dana), and the occasional actual meal.

For the boys...

I am having these printed for the boys to hang in their room. I think it would be a fun way to remember each year.

Jason & Theresa

Word Clouds

I made some word clouds describing the boys. The words I used are things they are interested in right now.

More Hawaii pics...

This is Hanauma Bay, a nature preserve where we went snorkeling. You can see the coral in the water. Just feet off of the shore there are all kinds of fish swimming with you. We didn't see any turtles or Humuhumunukunukuapuaa (you know, Hawaii's state fish), but they are there also.

This is a whale part, we saw a mother and baby whale on our

tour.

This is a nuclear submarine that we also saw on the whale watching tour.

There are tons of Banyan trees all over the island. The roots grow down, like vines until they plant themselves into the ground. They can be massive! There is a tree in Lahaina, Hawaii that covers two thirds of an acre (we did not go there).

Rebecca and I at the Polynesian Cultural Center

HAWAII!!

So, I think that I have the best husband ever. Jason took a week off of work to stay home with the boys while I went to Hawaii!! My friend, Rebecca (the best friend ever) invited me to visit her in Hawaii for a week.....so I did. We did all of the tourist things and spent some quality time on the beach. I ate some amazing food, and I am pretty sure I had pineapple, coconut, and macadamia nuts every day. I still dream about the pancakes with a macadamia nut sauce from the restaurant in Kailua....I didn't take nearly enough pictures, but I had an amazing time! I am incredibly thankful for Jason and he had a blast just being home with the boys. We hope to do this trip again someday as a family.

USS Arizona Memorial

Hawaii Temple

Byodo-In Temple (Replica of a Buddist Temple in Japan)