First day of school and other random stuff

Kenidi started her first day of Pre-First grade today!! She was so excited to meet her new teachers Tar and Cassie. She is now doing full day and so far she loves it. Last year she complained about it and she was always so exhausted so I decided to switch her back to half day, but we had a talk about that and she knows that we just need to get to bed earlier if she starts feeling tired at school.

Britynn started walking on the 8th and has two new bottom molars! She now has 10 teeth! She is so cute walking all over the place.

Kaden read his first word the other day (Stop) I was really surprised. We are going to work together more now that Kenidi is in school.

We got an offer on a house and I am just waiting to see the pictures they send, if we accept the offer then the move in date is the 23rd. I am sure we wont make it out that soon and we have 90 days to move in. I am really feeling lazy lately, I have taken a bunch of pictures but I am just not in the mood to upload and wait forever. Well that's it for now.

Thought for the day

This has helped us. Perhaps it will help you-Linda and Allen

Thought for today

“Of course, attentive parents and loved ones can nurture many aspects of a child’s potential and teach many skills. But each person comes with plans and covenants and predispositions already in place. As nurturing efforts go forward, parents and teachers soon reach that core of the premortal spirit that will not respond to the most skillful shaping efforts. This girl is going to play basketball no matter how many dolls we give her. It is peaceful wisdom to realize the formative power of pre-mortal events and to recognize the validity of many different attributes, strengths and weakness in the people who cross our path, as they work out their own salvation. Since we can never be sure what the Lord is doing with a person, it is our opportunity to consider staying out of the way.”

“Light in the Wilderness,” M. Catherine Thomas, P71

The will of God never takes you to where the grace of God will not protect you

Do what is right for those you love and then TRUST God

Sometimes RIGHT is hard

Steimle kids Pics 2011

My Sweet Sweet Sister in Law Andrea decided that she wanted to take some pictures of the kids. I was more than thrilled to do it! We went down to the orange patch and took these gorgeous pictures! My kids are so gosh darn good looking!! Man I was really impressed as I always am, Andrea you seriously ROCK! I can't believe how grown up Kenidi looks in these pictures! Thank you Andrea, you are such a blessing in our family for more reasons than you know!!

Catching up

   I have been keeping very busy lately and as usual have a lot of catching up to do. I always start to feel like a failure when I get on to blog and see how many posts have been made from my fellow bloggers.  I seriously need some balance in my life. I have recently taken up felting and LOVE it! I have been making a lot of hair clips and headbands for the girls and purchased a little felting kit to make some more unique flower clips. I have been still trying to lose weight and have been able to drop a total of 15 lbs I did however gain a few lbs back:(  It is really hard for me to get to the gym and find that by the time I am finally ready to head out the door it is too late because the Amazing kids is closed by then. I have stopped by the gym a few times when we have been out and about just so the kids can get a free Mesa Public Schools lunch.

I really want to get an amazing dancers body! I have done some research of different studios in the valley that offer adult dance. Kenidi isn't taking her Combo (Tap, Ballet,and Tumbling) Class for right now but once school starts up I plan on getting her back in again. I hope that maybe I can take some classes at the same studio that she goes to. I am really bummed though because they dont offer Adult Jazz a Campbell's. I finally found a place way out on Ellsworth and Guadalupe! They said that I could just try it out for free and sign up if I liked it. I really did enjoy the class and the instructor reminded me so much of Rachel Murphy. I don't know if I can justify driving all the way out there though.

Britynn is starting to walk more! She took her first two steps on the 11th and took five steps today! I have really been trying to practice a lot more with her. I was beginning to wonder if everything was okay, she has had several ear infections and I thought that maybe her equilibrium might be off due to improper drainage. I am sure everything is okay though, she is a third child and unfortunately doesn't get as much attention that I gave to my other two at this age. I am excited for school to start so that I can have a little more one on one time with her. She is really taking off with her vocabulary. Just over the past week I have heard her say Cookie, Water, More, and Book! She has also started signing Please, It is really quite cute because she rubs her mouth in circles instead of her chest. I am so in love with my kiddos!! I have seriously been blessed with some great kids! Kaden is such a good little boy and is at such a sweet and lovey age.

Kenidi has been doing the summer reading program through Barnes and Noble and has read a total of 6 books now. We have really been enjoying going to the story time and crafts that they have on Thursday and Saturday. We have spent quite a bit of time hanging out at the Stapley pool and Kenidi is now swimming on her own. I am really quite impressed I didn't even know that she could do it but apparently I am not a very observant mommy:(  I always get so sad when I realize something that my kids have been doing for a while which is one reason I hate those first year book. I can never keep up with all the new things they do! Well I am trying my best though so I guess that is all that matters.

I am getting so excited to finally be a normal family and have a home! We don't know for sure when we will move to New York but I know that the time is quickly approaching! I am sure thankful for technology! We are so blessed to have the technology of telephones and Skype and cars and so many things the list goes on and on. Well I guess this is enough rambling for now, I sure do feel better though. I always get a sigh of relief when I take a moment to journal.

The DIET

    Have you ever wondered why they call it a DIET? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that you feel like you are going to DIE! Well I started my diet 17 days ago and have lost a total of 12 lbs!! Woo hoo! I am on the usual South Beach Diet and will probably always prefer it because I tend to see the results I want. I am always so impatient when it comes to diet and exercise though, I want to be fit and I want it NOW! I realize it is much healthier to loose the weight slowly and that is exactly what I have done this time around. I can't pin point what it is, either I had so much more to loose this time around or my body is just more sluggish.

   Well whatever it is I know it is not going to be as easy this time around. My goal is to be 130 which is my ideal weight for my height. I still have a ways to go but I am gonna keep on pushing forward. The gym is great but when I go every day it seems to eat up gas like none other, why can't the gym be closer? I know I shouldn't complain I get free childcare and the membership is free so it all balances out. I have been trying to run and bike at least 30 min a day but I just don't feel like that is enough for me so I think I will need to step it up here. I am very confident that I will be able to reach my goals, especially with the help my Sharee around the house. She is such a great work out buddy :)