Cierra is 7!!

Cierra's stats:

Age: 7 years

Weight: 40.3 lbs (She gets mad if I forget the .3!)

Height: 45 inches

Nicknames: C, Sis, Sissy, Princess

Cierra at "Tips for Saydie"!

Such a pretty girl!

Cierra and Daddy..(Dang it, I had this turned..GRR!)

Mommy and Cierra a couple of years ago

C and her brothers!

Meeting baby Konnor!

Meeting Blayke

Princess!

I love this picture

Baby C!

Well. I don't know how we got here, yet here we are. My oldest 'baby' is seven. SEVEN!? 7 years ago today, I held the most beautiful, perfect child! She was gorgeous. She was born shortly after 5 pm, April Fools Day, 2004. Weighing in at a whopping 6 lbs, 8 oz, she was 19 inches long. She had a tiny bit of dark hair, and I was immediately IN LOVE!

Cierra is a wonderful big sis to her little brothers. S She is so responsible! She helps me out all of the time, and there are days that I honestly do NOT know how I would make it through without her! She is a complete sweetheart, and is always ready with a hug and a kiss.

Today, I interviewed her, and here are some things about Cierra from Cierra!

1. What is your favorite color? Blue

2. What is your favorite movie? Barbie and the Diamond Castle

3. What is your favorite food? Pizza and Macaroni and Cheese

4. What is your favorite song? Starlight Star bright

5. What do you want to be when you grow up? A builder and a cleaner

6. If you could visit any place in the world, where would you visit? Japan, to visit my uncle.

7. What is your favorite toy? Barbies and Pet Shop

Oh my oh my, how I love this girl!

My little Princess,

I remember holding you in my arms for the first time. It was then that I first experienced the all encompassing love of a MOM. It was amazing, and so were you.

From that moment on, you have never stopped amazing me. You are so bright. So beautiful. You have such a tender heart. We are so blessed to have you in our family.

You are our oldest and our only girl. Your brothers adore you. (As do your dad and I.) You are such an awesome big sister.

Cierra, I don't know how I would make it through a day without you. You are such a wonderful help to me, and you constantly make me smile and laugh. I love that at 7, you use sarcasm as well as most adults. (This, I am sure, will backfire soon!)

If I can tell you anything, my dear daughter it is this: I love you. Your daddy loves you. Your brothers love you. And your Heavenly Father loves you! I am proud of the example that you set for your brothers and friends.

I have one request though, little one. Please, slow down. You are growing so fast. I feel I can't keep up. It seems unreal to me that it was 7 years ago that we laid together in a hospital bed. That I first kissed your sweet cheeks!

Princess, I love you. More than words can say!

Love, Mommy!

Brayly Kay

Brayly Kay

3-27-2011

7 lbs 13 oz

19 1/2 inches long

My niece Brayly Kay was born last night at 7:38 pm! She was 7 lbs 13 oz 19 1/2 inches long! She was 2 weeks early and the doctor ended up doing a C-section after my poor sister pushed and pushed! (Imagine how big she would have been had she been born on her due date!) She is my mom's 4th grandchild, and 2nd granddaughter. She is my first niece on my mom's side. And my oh my is she a-stinkin'-dorable!

Did not abandon my weight loss/fitness

Ok, so, I haven't given up on the weightloss thing. Truly. But on vacation, it is hard to get a good "weigh in"! I have stuck to Weight Watchers, and have gmanaged to workout five times a week every week! Woody surprised me this Saturday by showing up here, and he was shocked at my loss in just the week and a half or so that I have been here. His exact words, "Where did your hips go?!" I told him I shimmied them off at Zumba! ;) I heart Zumba. I am a total addict! I am even thinking of getting my instructors license and teaching it! (There is an instructors course coming to Minot in June, and that really isn't too far away from where I live!) Another huge feat: I was thrift store shopping, and found a really super cute pair of jeans that are a 27/33. I tried them on, and they fit. I didn't know what "normal" size that translated to, so I researched a little....Guess what?! SIZE 5! OH YEA!

Pickin' up "Chicks"!

So, last July when we were on our way to Idaho, Blayke randomly said, "I go to Idaho to pick up chics!" It was hilarious! We laughed so hard!
Well, on the way this time, Blayke got mad at us for not stopping to "pick up chicks" and said that he wanted a baby chicken. Apparently, my sweet boy was talking about chickens, not girls. (**SOO HAPPY ABOUT THIS!**)
Grandma Pat decided to take all of the kids to "pick up chicks" this morning. They got 6 baby chickens and 2 baby turkeys. (Don't worry, they are stayin' here! No making the 14+ hour trip home with baby chickens!)
Here are a few pics of us all "pickin' up chicks"!

Baby K is missin' his daddy really bad!!

They scared him at first, but then he LOVED them!



Gaykes and Cierra checkin' out the chicks.

Losin' it in Idaho! (Weightloss/fitness week 10)

Well, I posted that I was nervous for the trip to Idaho, and "fallin' off the wagon"..WEELLLL! That hasn't happened! I love that Weight Watchers is easy enough to follow I can even do so while not at home! I have lost 2 pounds! I am sittin' pretty under the 130 mark! THAT is SUPER COOL! SUPER COOL! I haven't seen the 120's since before I had Cierra! I have tried Zumba, and oh my oh my! How I love it! Can't wait to get home and start doing the classes regularly!! WEll, I am going to keep this short and sweet! Feelin' good here!

Idaho!

So, I am, in stark contrast to my last trip here, THOROUGHLY enjoying Idaho. (Not that I didn't enjoy it last time, but it was a lot different than I expected!) I got to spend a night at my moms, but left yesterday morning. We went and saw my BFF, Cherry and did a little grocery shopping, so that I can stay on track with Weight Watchers..By the way, I only paid one dollar and eighty-eight cents for a gallon of milk!! LESS THAN TWO DOLLARS!!! We pay 4-5 dollars back home! I was so excited!!
After shopping, we came to Burley, to spend time with my in-laws. It has been so nice to visit them. I am so blessed to have married into such a wonderful family! I wish my husband could be here! Especially since I know he desperately misses his family! Last night, for the first time, I went to Zumba..OH MY GOSH!! SOOOOO FUN!! I am going back tonight! I am totally addicted!! When we get home, I am going to start going at our local gym!! It is a total workout, and I was sweatin LIKE crazy, but it is so fun, you don't really realize how hard you are working until it is done!
I have now meant my 4 month-old baby nephew, Braxton. What a cutie pie!! And after packin' around Mr. Konnor, he weighs NOTHING!! Such a little cutie boy!
Still waitin' on Baby Brayly to make her arrival..
I want to go see my niece Saydie, who was just diagnosed with cancer, but I think I am catching a cold, so that will be put on pause for now. But I am really hoping that I can see her before we leave!
I head back to Blackfoot Sunday for a while, unles my sister has her baby....

Made it!

Baby K..SOO tired! Poor baby!

Cierra..Also tired...

Gaykes...Dirty face and all!

Well, we are here in Idaho...It was a rather uneventful trip, thank goodness! We left at about 3:30 AM North Dakota time, and drove straight through. We packed food, and only stopped for fuel and bathroom breaks, and made it in about 14 hours. The kids did so well! I am so proud of them. We already miss Daddy! (Konnor especially!) We made the trip with NO fastfood and NO soda! That is huge for me!!

Ok, here are a couple of pictures of the kids!