B-Ball

Trevor loves basketball!

I think this would make both of his grandpas smile!

Halloween Pictures!

My kiddos in their costumes:

Lobster

Megan and My little Pony- Unicorn Pegasus

Bullseye/Jesse (from Toy Story) and Veterinarian Whitney

The Whole Gang

Happenings

Wow I cannot believe how long it has been since I last posted...and how little I have taken any pictures this last month. I am going to try to do better at both in the future so hopefully you will all get to have more frequent updates on our family.

First off the girls are doing so good at soccer and tomorrow they will have their last games. They have both really enjoyed working with their teams and coaches and have had an amazing time. Whitney has grown so much-she went from not really liking soccer that much at first to now really loving it..I think it has to do with the 2 goals she has scored. Amber is getting better at focusing in on the ball and she does so well as goalie. Here are some pictures of them in their uniforms.

Brooke is really growing up and learning alot-still not potty trained..but when she's ready. She knows alot of the letters of the alphabet and loves to play on this computer that works with shapes, numbers and letters. We went to a pumpkin patch this week and she loved the hayride the best.

Trevor is getting to be a big boy..six months and he is already 21 pounds. He is a whopper but he is so cuddly too. He is now just giggling at everything now -It is so much fun to watch him explore his surroundings. He has rolled over and is now eating solids. He is at the stage where everything in his hand goes straight to his mouth-I am sure he's teething. He is still waking up in the middle of the night-and he takes maybe 2-20 minute naps a day (sometimes when I am lucky they are longer)

Last Few weeks..playing catch up

First Day of School

The girls started school three weeks ago and here are pictures of their first day of class. Whitney actually got through the waiting list we had her on for an art magnet school here and will be switching schools next Monday. So now the girls will be going to two different schools until next year when Amber automatically can transfer there. I really like Amber's teacher so far so it's okay that she wasn't able to get into the new school as well.

Soccer

Last week was the girl's first soccer games-unfortunately they didn't have their uniforms by that time yet. Fortunately Amber made 7 saves as goalie and Whitney got to play both midfield and defense. She was really aggressive too and stole the ball a few times as well. I loved that Amber made this pose without even thinking about it...i had to laugh and pull out the camera to catch it.

At Home

During lunchtime I get to sit across from this cutie and her duck family!

I also finally started to feed Trevor solids-here is a picture-he kept giving me these deer in the headlight looks each time I tried to capture him smiling. It was funny.

Movie Series and other great films coming out soon!

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows
Chronicles of Narnia-Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides-we finally get to see a continuation of this popular Jack Sparrow Series!!
You Again-fun girl comedy starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Kristen Bell, Sigourney Weaver and Betty White.
Ramona and Beezus-based on Beverly Cleary loved childrens book Ramona
Disney has done it again With Tangled-their new rendition of Rapunzel-looks so fun!!!
Charlie St. Cloud-Zac Efron demonstrates an amazing acting performance in this new drama.
Morning Glory-Comedy starring Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton and Rachel McAdams
How do you know-Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson romantic comedy
Jane Eyre-Mia Wasikowska (alice in wonderland) plays governess Jane in this Bronte classic-oooh cannot wait for this one!

I'm doing it-for my own good.

Okay so I fell off my healthy kick this week-horribly. Not once have I done zumba or lifted weights-(except carrying around my 19 lb son) and I have indulged in eating a bunch of stuff I really shouldn't have-it's birthday season at my house right now..and I have been just plain busy or too tired to do much exercise to counterbalance any of consequences. aaah. I had been doing so good-even got down to yes I am going to say it 145 lbs! I was 180 when Trevor was born and have lost 35 of it in the last 4 months. That sounds really good when I say it that way..but the reality is that 9 lbs of it was baby...at least another 10 was fluid (this I lost right away) and another 10 was probably water retention that I lost a month later. SO really I can only claim to have lost 10 on my own. I still am proud-considering that after the initial "right after birth" loss-I never lose any more until I am finished nursing. So this time around-since I gained so much, I had decided to kick myself into eating healthier -tons of fiber, low sugar, low fat diet (since I cannot really do much about limiting my calorie intake since I am nursing..I am also doing cardio for 25 minutes 5 times a week. Thus far it hasn't been bad-but this week hit and I haven't yet recovered. So I am going to periodically post about my journey to a fitter me ( i don't really like the word diet). Hopefully it will make me more accountable and motivated and one day I can look back and see my progress and feel wonderful about my accomplishment! Sorry if you read this and are like..bleh bleh bleh..I just needed to record it for my own sake. Mind you I do not expect to be twig thin like before my first child-so don't hyperventilate and tell me how wrong I am for wanting to lose weight and that I am okay the way I am...seriously i know my body and at 145-I am heavy for me. Consider I was at least 30 lbs lighter when I was married...and I have a small frame and I have serious back pain and plantar fasciitis-among other issues. For my own HEALTH and not Vanity reasons is why I am so determined to put less stress on my body. I am tired of the pain I feel from it...oh and guess what ?? I was this same weight when I was 9 months pregnant with Amber (she was 8lbs) and I remember just how miserable i was. SO please please please encourage me to be healthy and not to continue down a path of validating how it's okay to just let things go.

Birthday, Anniversary and Playing in the summer Sun!!

Amber Now 6 years old!!

She's into princesses and Dinosaurs!!

Last Saturday we went to Eagle Island state park

Trevor got to test out his shades!!

Girls betta watch out!!

Joe and I have been married for 9 years now-this was my present:

I love it!! Thanks babe!!

Here is a picture of Trevor next to Amber as a baby-they definately look similar except their coloring ofcourse
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The Boy and His Grandpa

Here are some pictures of The Boy with his grandpa. I don't know why I like to call him that...maybe because he's our only one and it's kind of fun to say? Anyway enjoy..I totally love the face he's making in this one...so funny

It's been so long

since I posted at all but forever since I posted anything on SYTYCD-Like I had said earlier. I said Kent, Robert, Lauren and Ashley would make it pretty far and it's proving to be so except that Ashley got hurt. Well anyway..I still like my choices and here are just a few of my favorite dances this season: Seriously could watch these over and over and over again..love them.

Kent and Adicheke Contemporary
Robert and Alison Lyrical
Lauren and Mark Tahitian
Lauren and Billy Jazz
Kent and Lauren Contemp
Alex and Twitch Hip Hop
Ashley and Neil Contemporary
Ashley and Mark Jazz/Contemp.
Courtney and Mark
Alex and Alison Contemp
Billy and katherine's Contemporary

Have you ever wondered about ZUMBA???

Here are some videos that my sister posted of her Zumba class. You can follow along and see how you like it. She is awesome and makes it so much fun!!



Follow the Leader

Samba



So click and have fun with it!!

Baptism, Blessing and 4th of July

This was a crazy weekend. Saturday Whitney was baptized and comfirmed a member of our church and on Sunday Trevor was blessed. Combine that with the 4th of July fireworks plus 20 family visitor it makes for quite the weekend. There were a few things that went awry-like the stomach flu hit our house and Saturday morning at the park Whitney got ran into by a kid on a bike-which really hurt-hit her so hard she fell backward into the iron table behind her and tore her swimsuit she was wearing. Poor girl. Well we were so happy that most of our families were there in attendance and the kids had fun playing with all of their cousins. Other things occurred which I want to thank my family for being so understanding about-I love you all for the support! Here are pictures of the big events:

The whole family after the baptismGrandma and Grandpa StokerFather and SonThanks mom for making Trevors blessing outfit!