The Month After

Okay, so its been about a month since I tried the ten day diet and the result is.... success :) My sweet tooth has in no way diminished, but my body has been thru enough that it doesn't tolerate the junk food much. It makes me sick enough if I do eat it to recommit myself to non- junk food. It does get hard on my emotional days and I want to indulge in the sweets... Therefore I do allow myself some because otherwise I could completely cave in one day. Oddly enough Mark is the opposite- its all or nothing. He can't cave in or he'll do it again and again. Anyways I'm happy with the results. I finally got over the last 15 lbs. I finally have a selection of pants to choose from again since we haven't been able to get anything new since before I was pregnant. So that alone is a relief! Anyway~ that is that.

Testing...

Okay~ So I know I probably sound like an infomercial..... But I'm just so happy with the results how can I not!!! :D I have been at a plateau and unable to loose any more weight for the past 3 months... So, for the past 5 days I have been on a 'loose 10 pounds in 10 days' - its something my dad had found and tried. Since he is a health fanatic I figured it was probably safe and healthy. Wow am I so thankful for it!!! Its day 6 and I feel great and can actually see the results. At first I just saw the weight going down but still didn't see a difference- but day five I felt the difference! The first few days I did get hungry in between meals and craved soo many good foods and sweets, but on day 5 they have you choose your own healthy foods with only 3 meals and no over eating. I realized I wasn't hungry just wanted yummy tasting food. But also realized my body craved healthy food so it could continue feeling good. So day 6 I'm glad to be back on its foods and lose the last 5 pounds then continue to eat the healthy meals I've done before! Its soo nice to be back under my pre-pregnancy weight and almost at my weight from when I got married!!! I actually have clothes I can wear again too! (We've been tight on cash for both of my pregnancy's so money for new clothes has been VERY limited, so I haven't had that luxury of new clothes for all the 'in between' pregnancy and my old weight.)

Anyways~ I just had to share that I've found an awesome 10 day diet that helps jump start the weight loss process so you can continue on. And since I know people say that once you're off the diet the pounds come back on... I'm not posting this for a month after Ive been off the diet so I can truly update you on how it has worked! :)

June/ July

Month of June~ We spent the time staying at my Dad's while Mark worked on creating 2 iphone games and looking for work. Amazingly everything went according to the time frame we figured. The only thing a little off from what we expected was the time we'd be staying back in Utah. We were thinking maybe more long term this time.... But of course are open and flexible since we wanted to get away from the work Mark has been doing with Global Drug Testing and find something he loved and enjoyed. Hence the dedication to creating the games to up his resume. We have been truly blessed with success, for he found work in the exact area he has experience in. Which is programming iphone game in the software unity and C#. Here a sample of his game- he did the cutesy artwork too :)

In the meantime, I was able to visit with a few friends and get caught up! But sadly enough didnt get pics :( And.... perfect timing.... I was able to attend the last of my brothers wedding!!! Jason and Ashley~ they are soo cute together!!

So I attended that with the girls the first week of July~ Which was nice cuz I also got to visit extended family which I hardly get to visit with since Ive been out of state. During this time, we packed up our stuff once again and Mark drove it down to Arizona, Scottsdale where he began work the first of July. So as nice as it was to stay and visit family, it was great to have my lil family reunited with their daddy. The girls are a little cranky after awhile when daddy isn't there to play with 'em. They love their daddy :)

So that oddly brings us up to date... I miss out on so much lil stuff without the Internet to jot it down. Sadly I've been so busy I haven't been able to take many pics either. But life is good here in Arizona. The heat isn't bad at all... humidity is a different story ;) The girls have adjusted well. Aubrilynn is sleeping wonderfully in her toddler bed!!! She sleeps 11- 12 hours nightly. And its soo cute~ after her naps or sleep she stays in her bed til someone comes and gets her. She just plays and talks.... even though she has a whole room of toys and books- she just stays there!!! (wonder how long this will last) Kaysia sleeps well at night- she fusses a few times just wanting her binky. But she goes to bed between 8:30- 9 and I don't get there til 11pm~ so that cuts out on my sleep and they wake early each morning... so oh well, my body just has to kick into overdrive. But welcome to life right :) Anyway~ Aubri is talking up a storm!!! She communicates very well and can express herself. Its so cute, she even says cool in the 'right' context :) She has even started to bob swim! its so cute, she bobs in the water by herself (life jacket thing in suit) and she just giggles and thinks its awesome cuz she is doing it herself! Cute Kaysia is just growin like crazy and is full of smiles and starting to roll over! I love my girls so much!!! My cute lil' family, one day we'll get a family pic! ;)

To sum it up... pics!

What have we been up to...

Stuffed our whole house in Illinois and fit it in the pod.... Then shipped it and us back to Salt Lake.... Yay!!! (Had a wonderful Ward that helped! Miss them LOTS!)

Still enjoying our new lil' addition to the family! She is getting so big and is already 2 1/2 months old!!! (time is going by way too fast!)

Aubrilynn gets a little jealous at times but handles it pretty well. She likes to do 'baby' stuff every now and then but still shows Major signs that she is the Big Girl of the two. Her vocabulary continues to surprise me day after day! So proud of her :)

She loves her Dora!

And cute Kaysia is just growin and growin! She already has quite the personality and is quite the 'talker' when she wakes up and is full of smiles! We are amazed at how similar Kaysia and Aubrilynn looked when they were babies.... its the nose! ;) I'll have to post compare pics later, don't have access or time at the moment! Anyway that's us in a nutshell! I will go into detail later when I have a moment but we are glad to be back among friends and family!!! And so excited my baby girls are going to have a cute lil' girl cousin in October!!! yay!

Little Late

These past two weekends have been quite enjoyable for our lil' family. Mark and I were able to go to the St. Louis temple (it feels like forever since I've been... I never made it while I was pregnant) so it was so nice to attend again! It was beautiful and brought needed comfort.

This past weekend we were able to go to the zoo as a family. It was nice because it was overcast... even though it did end up raining on us! But that is not what got Aubrilynn drenched :) Her and Daddy went to see a little waterfall and it ended up squirting them!! It came as a shock to both, and seriously, 2 min after that it started a small downpour. Which switched between the heavy and light rain from then on. Kaysia was bundled up and covered, Aubrilynn didn't mind getting a little wet. We did end up leaving shortly after that, but Aubrilynn enjoyed herself and was tuckered out. Which helped us get a well needed nap when we got home.

This upcoming week we have the joys of packing and moving.... again.... :) Oh the joys! I'm excited for this move and am surprised to find that i'm not too stressed about it! I have my moments, but we'll see how it goes :)

Kaysia Lynn Price

Kaysia is...

One Month Old Already!!! * Loves to cuddle * Doesn't care for swaddling, prefers to be spread out

~ (hence the constant kicking in my tummy) :) * So far will fall asleep any where (unlike Aubrilynn ever did) * Easiest baby to feed! Will nurse or take a bottle- can be room temperature! * Makes tons of noises at night while sleeping... only a few during the day * Holds her head up very well * Has beautiful sapphire eyes, for right now * Accepts a binki * She is a good baby and we're excited to have her! *

Yes, its a creepy bunny! ;)

I discovered my last year Easter pic of Aubrilynn~ look how much she has grown!! Crazy, cute girl! And no I did not get a chance to get a pic of her with the Easter bunny cuz I thought I still had another week before Easter.... :s The ONLY reason I discovered it was this past Sunday was because I went to Wal Mart -- only because I NEEDED to get some medicine for AubriLynn- and it was super busy so I asked the clerk why.... therefore I found out when it was!!! (That's what I get for not having a calendar with the printed holidays on it!) ;)

Easter day ended up quite interesting~ Conference was wonderful, although it was hard to be able to listen to all talks. But the ones I heard were great. The girls were both having 'off' days.... In other words, they were soo cranky the whole day. We've been having quite a few days like that lately. Aubrilynn has been overcoming pink eye and then got a rash, all while cutting more teeth. She has quite the mouthful now, just a few left to go. So, as you can imagine with all that discomfort and on top of that mom and dad are dividing their attention with a new little bundle- doesn't make for a happy camper! :) Little Kaysia is well, she just makes a lot of those typical noises while she strengthens inner muscles~and had maybe a little pink eye-- seemed only to last for a day luckily, and is now getting ready to go through a little growth spurt which always cause them to be a little fussy beforehand.

So that was that, and since I am short on time and still learning to juggle my time.... this is all I have time to report. But, I must say.... the rumor going around that we may be coming up to visit soon..... its true ~ No day set yet tho!!! ;)