Until November...

We had a great labor day weekend. A great way to finish the summer and a great three day weekend until Thanksgiving in November.

Saturday we went to the U of A opening football game vs. Taledo. It was Lily's first game...and may be her last for the rest of the season. Not saying she was not an angel, but it was just to ruff on the little sweetie to be up that late.
And it was so F-ing HOT! We knew it would be hot, but not as hot as it was. When you think about it, those seats are soaking in the hot sun all day long, we are in tight seating with a crowded stadium, and Arizona is the hottest place on earth...so hace calor! We were sweating like snow cones in phoenix. We had to wipe lily down with wipes to make her feel cooler and feed her some Italian ice. She stayed awake for the entire game up until half time and then crashed. Little trooper, she was the best cheerleader and everyone around us enjoyed her happy little face.

Lily watching the game

The wildcat and his future wild cat

Love my little cheerleader!!

On our way to the game

My lily and I

Made it to half time...dad and I almost fell asleep too.

On Monday, we went to Breakers water park. Just the three of us and it was so much fun! Lily loves the water. Though she hates for it to get in her face (understandable.). We had lots of fun and loved to spend the day together, just the three of us. Later that night we had a BBQ at our pool with our parents and grandma O. We love getting together with family, especially when good food is involved.
Not looking forward to work tomorrow. That is the hard part about holidays, they end. But, just have to wait till November, and then it's another long weekend with my loves. Wish everyday was like this, but I guess, it would not be as special.
Okay...now LOTS of pictures...

Isn't she the cutest!!

Trying to get used to the hat

Oh heavens, I love this child

She gets the cleavage from her mama

My two loves

Little Water Lily

They are beautiful

The strawberry suit was from her great cousin Lena...looked so cute!

Los Ontiveros

My little lady is starting to sit up! She is so strong.

The peeing Monkey for the Pee filled kiddy pool. That pool was cloudy for a reason...yuck!

Kicked in the face!

They have so much fun together. What a fun day!

 

Lily Pad In the Water

Our sweet little Lily had her first pool experience this weekend. She loved it!

Took her a little while to start enjoying it. When I brought her into the water she started at the water for about 5 minutes before starting to splash around with her hands and feet.

We gave her a little dunk in the water. She was shocked at first, but did not cry. She is my adventurous little lady and she loved the pool.

We definitely want her to get used to water, and teach her to swim young. Who knows, maybe she'll be in the Olympics someday? We shall see :)

Here are some pictures of her newest first.

Her face made me laugh, I just picture her saying 'okay mom, let me choose to put my foot in the fountain!'

The Diva

Little Lady with her Amma

Huge moth...had to take a picture of it

Yeah, it was bright.

MY CHUBBERS!



Big Loser

Sorry, this isn't a post about me being a loser...and for those who thought it was, SHAME ON YOU!

So, I was weighed in yesterday by my trainer. Took the body fat measurements, weight, the whole shabang. The results? Over a 4.5 month period I have lost a total of 34 lbs of body fat. AWESOME! I've dropped 13% of my body fat and a total of 20 lbs of weight, gaining 14 lbs of muscle. I can now do pull ups on the high bar using a small band for assistance, which at the beginning was using pretty much every assistance band in the gym. I feel stronger, leaner and happier...but I am done yet! Still have 10 lbs to lose to achieve my goal. Even when I meet goal, I am going to create a new one. I love crossfit work outs and I have a great trainer who I could not have had these kind of results without him.

As far as the eating, I have allowed myself to have a little cheat at least once a week.  I've realized the things I used to eat were really not as good as I remembered them being. Which is a good thing! I actually feel disgusting after eating something unhealthy, makes me want to eat healthy even more.

This experience has brought Mark and I closer and we feel better about ourselves. We are excited to introduce lily to exercise and will continue to eat healthy as a family. The more you strive to take care of your temple, the more you show your love for your family members.

So needless to say, I'm a loser. And I love it!

I tried on this dress yesterday and my mom wanted to take a picture. This dress is three sizes smaller then I was before I got pregnant with Lily. I was shocked it zipped up, I obviously have some mommy tummy to lose, but I was pretty pumped. I also tried on my wedding dress, and it's loose!

showing off the new muscles



Half Way There!

Our little lady is a whole 6 months old today! She is half way to completing a whole year of life. Can't believe how big she is getting.They always said the time would go fast, but I never believed them till now.

She is the sweetest little girl. She loves to stand and is very strong. She'll be doing crossfit workouts with her parents in no time! She loves sticking out her tongue when she smiles and loves to rough house with her daddy. She growls and then cracks up about it and loves to be startled. She sleeps with her back arched and her face up against a pillow. She is definitely going to be a creative, wild and independent spirit. We love our little Lily bug and are so very grateful for her sweet spirit and beautiful face in our lives every day.

Our little monkey! We got her this hat for her 6month birthday, how cute is that!

Another 6 month present. This is actually going to be part of her Halloween costume, minus the hat. You can't see it but the leggings have polka-dots and ruffles...so cute!

I'm trying to upload some videos, but blogger hates me. Someday it'll happen, but it ain't today!



Ever Truly Listened?

Since the antenna on our car was stolen (or fallen off...still a mystery) we are only able to receive one station clearly. It is 107.5, 60's 70's and 80's music. I am really loving the music from the 70's!

 However, most 70's music is so long. When I think the song has ended and changed to a knew song, in comes the chorus again. geez.

I was singing along to the song 'Escape' also known as the pina colada song. Have you ever truly listened to the lyrics of this song? We can all sing along to the chorus, but the words are so funny and  the story is terrible! Here are the lyrics:

I was tired of my lady
We'd been together too long
Like a worn-out recording
of a favorite song
So while she lay there sleeping
I read the paper in bed
And in the personal columns
There was this letter I read:

"If you like Pina Coladas
and getting caught in the rain,
If you're not into yoga
If you have half a brain,
If you like making love at midnight
In the dunes of the Cape,
Then I'm the love that you've looked for
Write to me and escape"

I didn't think about my lady
I know I sound kind of mean
But me and my old lady
Have fallen into the same old dull routine
So I wrote to the paper
Took out a personal ad
And though I'm nobody's poet
I thought it wasn't half-bad:

"Yes I like Pina Coladas
and getting caught in the rain,
I'm not much into health food,
I am into champagne
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon
and cut through all this red-tape
at a bar called O'Malley's
where we'll plan our escape"

So I waited with high hopes
And she walked into the place
I knew her smile in an instant
I knew the curve of her face
It was my own lovely lady
And she said, "Oh, it's you"
Then we laughed for a moment
And I said "I never knew"

That you like Pina Coladas
Getting caught in the rain
And the feel of the ocean
And the taste of champagne
If you'd like making love at midnight
In the dunes of the Cape
You're the lady I've looked for
Come with me and escape

How funny is this song?! I don't know about anyone else, but at first I thought it was romantic, and then it made me angry. He was going to cheat on his wife! And she was going to cheat on him! How is this romantic! lol...makes me laugh. All I know is that if I knew mark was answering to a personal ad (even if it was my own), his ass would be grass. lol!

So now I am curious about other songs that I listen to. Have I ever truly listened to the lyrics? New challenge. I doubt however that I could make sense of any Niki Manaj songs, her music bothers me so much...so I won't bother.



No More Boxes!

I finally unpacked the last box today. Now it is time for organizing our new place. Why does this have to take so long?! We have so much stuff. I'm sure someone out there would love our crap :) So here are a few pics of our place. We love it allot, its spacious and feels like home.

Entry/living room, you can also see the kitchen from here. The kitchen is awesome. lol, hi mark.

more of the living room, and the dinning room in back. We need to get an entertainment center and a book shelf. We haven't been to good at updating our furniture. We still have the family hand me downs.

Lily's room. We are waiting to get the crib. Could not purchase a crib for a one bedroom apartment, had to wait till we had a second bedroom. So much I want to do to this room...it's still a work in progress. We also need to get her lanterns up, that will look cool.

Guest bathroom/ our shower. We prefer the shower over the bath/shower combo...more roomy.

Technically our bathroom...but it is more lily's since this is where she gets her baths. It is a really large bathroom for an apartment. Love it.

The patio! love it. Just need to get some plants and hopefully make a mini garden. I wouldn't be a Mormon woman if I did not attempt to create a garden!

Our bedroom. Another work in progress. We have to get a dresser, no where to put our clothes! our last place had a walk in closet, so more room. I'm also going to create a headboard for our bed, cause I hate our current one. (hence why I'm not showing it ;)

So that is our humble abode. Still allot to do, but it is so relieving to have all the boxes unpacked so I can organize. Moving sucks...lets not do it for another three years, ok!