Sundays are the BEST days :)

So as we sang the closing song in Sacrament. The song was COME UNTO JESUS. One of the lyrics spoke to me it said, His love will find you and gently lead you from darkest night into day. That spoke to my heart :) that means so much to me, and i guess i needed to be reminded of that AMAZING truth!! Jesus will come find you and GENTLY lead you to the light :) how great is that.. he is willing to find you but it is up to you to LET him guide you!! How true is that. So!!

 

So Joel is almost done with building the triple bunk beds in the boys bedroom :) i just have to paint them and then Joel will put them on the wall and the boys will be able to sleep in then!!! YAY :D our house in slowly coming together.. I can't wait

Snap Dragon 5k 2013

 Today was our Snap Dragon 5k for Davinci Academy..

This is Mandy and i with Audri and Kannen at the start of the race :)

We finished the race in 46 or 47 minutes :) go us!!! That's kinda good for us cuz we walked mainly the whole time..

This 5k wasn't all that fun.. their we like 25 people including the babies and us.. the trail was nice but we for sure wouldn't want to walk it alone..

i don't feel sore yet :/ but I'm thinking it might be coming.. let's cross our fingers that it don't come!!

Funny this that happened tonight while Joel and i were snuggling.. Joel told me i smelled like breakfast. Thanks to me taking Fenugreek for my milk supply my bo smells like maple syrup :) idk if that is a good or bad thing.. but it seems to be helping.. but with me doing both races back to back i have found that my supply is kinda slowing down.. :( so i think i need to take it easy and stick with pilates :)

Color Blast 5K 2013

Today Mandy and i went to our FIRST color race!!! It was for East Layton Elementary called the COLOR BLAST 5K 2013 :) Mandy and i had a blast and it was our best time :) 36 minutes.. kinda slow but i didn't train and Mandy doesn't run..

Here i am after the race!! I'm one colorful lady!

 Mandy and i both covered in color!!

 Mandy's face close up :)

 Our backsides were colorful too!!! did i mention baby got back ;)

 Mandy got back ;)

i think i am going to do as many color runs as i can this Summer!! they are way more funner than just running in a race just getting sweaty!! I can't wait for the next one!!! Yeah for getting fit while having a blast!!!!

i hope I'm not sore tomorrow for our other race.. pretty sure we will walk the whole thing.. and I'm a ok with that.



Curse you CANDY CRUSH and oh How i am not ready for a Race..

I am so addicted to this terrible game called Candy Crush.. i have been stuck on this level for a long time now.. going on a WEEK!!!!!!! i just can't pass it :( kinda makes me sad that i can't pass it but i know it is beatable.. cuz i have other friends on higher levels.. :)

Did i mention that i have a race today.. and i am SO not ready for it.. i was sick and taking care of sick kids.. and the anniversary of Steve being gone took a huge tole on me.. i miss him dearly!!

Well i guess i better get excited for this race cuz i am leaving for it at 5pm.. about 5hours.. it is my first color race.. i'm way excited to be blasted with color and to help out a school earn money for the art program :)

and i have a race in the morning that is for Georgia's charter school.. and i'm kinda not ready for that one either.. but i did sign up so i'm not quiting :) GO ME!!!

Well i will post pictures of us before and after.. Us? you ask.. Mandy and i!

i'm kinda way behind on posting..

Here goes the OVER LOAD of pictures.. Don't worry they are EXCITING :)

April 14th

Joel's little brother left for the Summer to do Summer sales in Mississippi.. We will for sure miss him!! This is us all together before he left.. Bye Uncle Jordan

April

Kannen and Joel laughing :D i LOVE the sound of laughter!! And don't you love that they are taking turns? Cuz i do :)

April 20th

The boys and i went to the KIDS SAFETY FAIR

The Safety Elephant

Cherry Hill Pirate.. RRRR

 Every Saturday now the boys have Soccer :) They are doing great!! After all these years (2-3) of playing they are finally catching on.. Now all my Saturdays till all my kids move out will be spent at a field or gym watching them do their thing.. I'm kinda looking forward to more madness when Audri and Kannen start :)

April 24th

This day has been very hard on me for the past 3 years.. i lost Steve and i thought as the years went on i wouldn't miss him so much but i still do and when i think of him i get really sad.. But I'm glad that i have had the opportunity to have him as my dad!!! Not everyone has had the chance to meet him but if they did the one thing that they would notice would be his AMAZING ability to make EVERYONE smile!! He had the gooberest smile :) I'm glad that i have this t-shirt to wear ever year on April 24 to remind me of all the good he had to offer this World.. I love and miss you so much STEVE!! You were the BEST!

 I have been painting some since i want it all done by Kannen's baby blessing in just a short week.. i still have lots to do but we've done so much already :) a big thanks to Debbie!!

April 25th

The "POPS" Party

Madden was singing so good! He has been such a great Kindergartner!! He makes his momma proud! Scott, Debbie and i (and the babies) went to the school at 9am to see him perform. Then Joel got to see it live when he went to school and watched it and had dinner with Madden :)
Madden and i after his performance

 Before his performance

 Later we went to Conner's soccer game while Joel and Madden went to the POPS party :) Conner did an excellent job!! Jesika and Kai came too :) After the game we went to have dinner at Debbie and Scott's house.. Yummy!
Kannen and Kai



WOWSER!!! Lots went on.. now i need to be in the habit of posting daily!! But i think raising and happy kids come first :) But i will try in the morning or evening to post..  

Corn Dog who would have though.. and some

So the other night i forgot to mention that as we were eating our dinner (Arctic Circle), Brakken's tooth came out while taking a bite of that delish corn dog!! it popped right out!! We all got a good laugh :D and yes the tooth fairy came to our house yet again.. and i wish she or he would stop bringing my boys $5 :(

As i am on the topic of tooth fairies.. i would like to tell you that the tooth fairy forgot to come the other night Madden lost his tooth.. And when she or he did come he/she brought the money but left the tooth behind. This tooth fairy needs some serious sleep!! ;)

Yesterday i got some more painting done :) not much but anything is progress! the boys bathroom should be done today.. then next week i will work on my bathroom!!! maybe this weekend Joel and i will paint our doors? anyone have a paint gun? i need one!!! it would for sure make things easier..

Btw i have signed up for my races and Joel is doing the MAN VS MUD run with me August 31st!!! I'm way excited to do all these races this year :) it'll for sure help/and keep me in shape.. now all i need to do is get ready for next Friday and Saturdays run.. But first i think i will take a nap :)

Not much going on at the Bell house

Well not that much went on at our house yesterday.. i just clean the whole upstairs so i could paint today. The plan today is to paint the boys bathroom!!! White ceiling and base boards, a stripped wall, orange wall and the rest of the walls will be grey :) I'm so excited that Debbie and i are so close to being done!!!! the boys bathroom, my master bath, doors, touch ups, and if i wanna put chevron in my kitchen but that's it for now.. when Audri gets her own room we will paint her room PURPLE!!

And this is the MASSIVE pile of laundry i had to attack yesterday!!!

Glitter Toes, Nap Time, Running and Daddy Son Dates

Well today for the first time i got GLITTER toes!!!! they are super cute and what girl doesn't LOVE glitter!! Well this little lady loves glitter and i'm not quite sure why i haven't had glitter toes before :/ but i have a gal 10 minutes away thatl'll do them for me :) 

This is my little heart breaker Kannen Cache!! no matter how tight i swaddle him in this blankets he seems to get a hand out :) he is just so dang cute!! 

Mondays are movie nights at our house now. So we rented The Avengers last night. The boys get to choose. i'm kinda glad they chose that movie cuz i have a thing for Thor!! he is BEAUTIFUL!! Well today the movie needed to be returned to Old Farm. And it is about one mile away. So i figure i better start training for my 5k next Saturday.. So i decided to run to the gas station and run home.. It was kinda a success :/ Well i ran all the way there and walked/ran home. Not to bad for just having a baby :) these are my new running pants!!! i love them i think i need more :) whatcha think?

So this is week two of the father son dates. So far so good :)  the boys love to spent time with their daddy! Last week he took both boys to the arcade :) this week he is taking them solo to get ice cream :d Brakken was tonight then tomorrow is Madden. did i mention where they got ice cream tonight? Coldstone!!! so i had them get me a LIKE IT coffee with chocolate chips.. :) YUMMY!!! i'm not going on the dates so i figure him bringing me home ice cream is fair. Well i think so. I'm glad we have started this for the boys and their daddy. Joel misses out on so much while he is at work :( 
Today was pretty eventful :) im thinking about running another 5k next Friday called the Color Blast.. i know what you are probably thinking.. WHAT?? aren't you running a race next Saturday the 27th and the color blast race is the 26th.. Oh geez is what i thought too.. but i think it'll be good for me.. keep me in shape and i'm sure this is the way i'm going to drop (and never find again.. one can hope right?) this baby weight! Wish me luck cuz i'm going to need it!! :)    

Hello Blogging World..

Well Hello Blogging world!! im back!! it has been quite some time that i have made a post.. so here it goes.. i have added two more BEAUTIFUL babies to our family and i love all the madness they have brought to my life. i finally got my little mini me Audri and now i have my baby boy Kannen. They have been exactly what are family needed! they have completed the Bell family. We bought our first and if it is up to Joel our last home ;) We love being so close to the mountains and in the area Joel and i both love! Mountain Green.

Now let the blogging daily begin :) i have needed my online open diary.. so Happy Reading.