my bruce willis...

It was a HOT summer.

In an effort to beat the heat, or maybe just for a new look, Jayson got a makeover. After we got back from Portland, he requested that I shave his head. No big deal I thought. We started with a pretty long attachment on our clippers, and boy was I glad we did. There were several "oh craps" and several layers taken off. In the end, he got the shortest all over. Oops.


We thought about saving the hair...then we decided that was nasty so we took a picture instead.


Here he is. Pretty sexy, huh? Almost looks like Bruce Willis.

After we did it we kept looking back at pictures and I think we both wondered why we wanted to cut it so badly. It has been a good change and it will grow out. Or maybe he'll decide he wants to keep it forever. Whatever!

South Fork

Our family has a long standing tradition of going to South Fork Park for Sunday dinner. Mom always loved it up there, and was always planning picnics for us. We've missed Mom and decided to meet up in her honor. Tricia made a delicious salad and we played for a few hours. It was such a nice afternoon up Provo Canyon.

We had some cookies, and Mae discovered them and (can you tell?) chowed them. Max, Kirk and Tricia's dog, wished he could have some too.

Drew and Mae had a blast together.

Jake and Kirk practiced for Jake's upcoming football season.


Joshy was more interested in the water. He thought it was hilarious to put his face in the water. Sara soon followed.

South Fork is one of my favorite places. We need to get up there again soon because the leaves have started to change, and its SO beautiful.

they grow up so fast...

Our daughter Mae is unbelievable. There is nothing like being a parent. Mae is the best thing that's ever happened to anyone, anywhere, at anytime. I stand by that statement.


Here she is with some blueberries. She is such a finicky eater, but that morning she was all about blueberries.


She has become quite the crawler. She can get around so fast! And boy does she get into EVERYTHING.


We took a trip to Salt Lake the other day and she was so cute by the temple.

Here we are on a hay ride. I love that snuggly bear!


This picture doesn't need any explanation. It's just Mae in a cauldron.


We are so lucky to have such a well mannered baby. She is always SO happy and so easy. She is always up to whatever we have her do.

Mae and Jayson play so well together. She loves her dad.

Mae and TV

I hate to admit it, but I caved. I finally plopped Mae in front of the television and hoped she would watch so I could steal away for a few minutes. I think I tried to find something educational, like Nursery rhymes or Signing Time. It may as well have been Terminator 2 (ha ha!) because she only sat still long enough for the picture. I guess I should relish the fact that she doesn't love TV now--but sometimes I just wish she would sit still!


Seriously, have you ever seen anything more adorable? She's hugging her penguin for heavens sake!

small victories

So...I gained 40 pounds when I was pregnant. That's quite a bit, especially if your baby is only 5 pounds of that. Lets just say I used pregnancy as an excuse to eat whatever I wanted, including 2 chocolate milkshakes a day.

So I paid the price and that weight has been clinging to me like I clinged to those milkshakes. I worked pretty hard to lose it, and I had lost a majority of it. But I was getting to the point where I just wasn't accomplishing what I wanted. I finally decided to join weight watchers after seeing many people succeed at the program. I've been doing pretty well, I've lost 13 pounds since joining weight watchers 5 weeks ago. But the biggest victories have come on nights like the one pictured above. I finally got into some old pants of mine that I haven't worn in 1.5 years. Obviously I'm not done, but I feel SO SO SO SO SO SO SO much better. I would highly recommend weight watchers to anyone who is looking to make a life change, even if weight is not an issue. Eating better just FEELS better.

Watch Mae shake it!

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