I'm an Aunt!

Julie finally had her baby! They are not sure of a name yet. She was born in the afternoon on Saturday, May 1st! A beautiful baby girl, 7 lbs 9 oz, 21 inches long.

Well folks, here you go. The first one was such a surprise hit that the executives at Fort Russell Productions have greenlighted a sequel. Very little details are known at the moment, but we did manage to get a screenshot of one of the early scenes.

The Music Man!

Come see me and Darlene in our Stake's production of "The Music Man." It's a classic musical about a con-man who comes to a small town in Iowa in 1912. All kinds of shenanigans occur. We've been rehearsing for a couple of months now and we're excited to finally perform it. It's going to be a lot of fun.

The show runs March 19 and 20 at 7:00pm at Mount Jordan Middle School (here's a google maps link if you need it). Admission is free!

Also, enjoy this promotional desktop wallpaper I designed for the show (just click on the picture above and it will take you to the full size version).

Here we go again.

This smiley faced little boy is not only going to have a cousin in less than two months, he will have a sibling right around his birthday. Busy year for babies I guess!

Battle of "will"s

Hudson: "I will wake up at five o-clock in the morning"

Mom: "No you will not. That is too early"

I did end up winning. It took an hour and a half and a lot of tears. I've decided we are cutting back on naps. Just one a day... if that! I am going to miss my during the day down time to get things done. Oh well. It is worth it if I can sleep in until at least seven o'clock.

Hudson and the Fish

We went to the aquarium on Hudson's first birthday, and I took some video:

Breakfast for dinner

I am really trying hard to cook on a daily basis. 1- it's healthier and 2- it's cheaper. I made up a batch of refrigerator dough a couple of days ago and decided I needed to start using it. I went through my fridge, freezer and my ghetto storage shelves for ideas and came up with this!

Yummmmm! The hardest thing for me was limiting myself to one piece. So I snuck back in the kitchen and had half a piece a little while later. Whoops! Guess that means I need to add a couple of miles to my walk tomorrow. I hope it was worth it.

This post baby weight thing has been tough for me, and it doesn't help that I am addicted to treats. I have been trying to walk every morning with a group of gals, which is awesome and I always feel great afterward. Then I ruin it all when I get home and have a nice chewy chocolate chip cookie or 2 (Apparently I think I deserve it or something). I figure I've blown it for the day so I'm not careful about what I eat after that. What is wrong with me? Why can't I live without sweets?

I've decided I need a plan. Haven't come up with one yet, but, I do have a goal. Lose 30 lbs by March! I am a terrible dieter. I have a hard time sticking to one. Weight Watchers is about the only thing that has ever worked for me. Guess it's time to get out the old books and get healthy.

Two Pictures and a Note from Dad

I haven't posted on the blog in a while. I don't have much to report, other than the fact that Hudson is the coolest kid on the planet, and I'm just crazy about him. I'm so glad I get to be his dad. Here are some pictures we took on Halloween day:

Hudson and I went to the park while Darlene was "gettin' crafty" with her mom and sister. We had a lot of fun.

We were dirty hippies for Halloween night. Grooooovy.