Zade and Riya playin
Awww princess is GROWIN !
So is Zade!
MMM Zoo time!
I love my baby!
Hello all!

We have been absent lately we have been sick and just SOOO darn busy! things are going well and we are havin fun as usual! always a party at the mumms house :D

Ok this is fun!

Yep man of my dreams right there :)
Yep hes a keeper!
Greatest Hubby Ever Quiz....

So I stole this off another friends blog and had to do it to it was open invitation! anyhoo here we go!

Where did you meet your hubby?

Jesse and I met at Hogi Yogi I will never forget his HORRIBLE hawaiian shirt he was wearing and all that facial hair ;) anyhoo he was very sweet and def putting the moves on I gave him my number and told his friend to call me (he WAS pretty cute)

How long did you date before you were married?

Jesse and I dated for 4 months and then he proposed and 6 months later we were married for time and all eternity and it has been heaven ever since.

How long have you been married?

We were married July of 2002 so we will be married for 7 years in July WOW time goes by.  He DOES still give me the butterflies ...

What is your favorite quality of his?

He amazes me in so many ways.  I think the biggest thing is his love for others when we dated he would ALWAYS stop for those people stranded he is always wanting to help someone.  He also has an amazing love for us our family he would and will do anything for all of us.  

What is your favorite feature of his?

His caring sweet blue eyes and his smile they are my world.

Does he have a nickname for you?

Oh theres a few.  Love, Baby, Honey, Babe... he only uses baby when hes either trying to comfort me or if hes eh hem... in trouble ;) 

What is his favorite food?

Honestly he is pretty simple he loves meat potatos and a veggie but he loooves to go out for Thai and chinese food.

What is his favorite sport?

Football he likes to play but doesnt really like to watch.

Where was your first kiss?

It was behind his parents house sitting on the hill watching the sun set it was pretty perfect as far as first kisses go.

What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?

Honestly right now we love to play with our kids when we can all be together but it changes with your life phase but right now we just love being mom and dad and playin with the kids!

Does he have any hidden talents?

Jesse is this amazing fix it guy.  He just will sit and figure something out even if it takes him FOREVER he will do it and do it with a smile (well hes usually smiling... )

How old is he?

29

What is his favorite music?

All kinds.... but I think he prefers country 

What do you most admire about him?

He is one of the most patient people I know like I said earlier his ability to serve others is amazing.  He is also so spiritual I feel like I hit the ultimate jack pot with him yeah we have our ups and downs as everyone does but he is my CONSTANT partner he is the patient one (if you all know me you know I eh hem am getting my patience slooooowly) He has always been so loving and sweet to me.  

Will he read this?

If he has time. Lots of studies! 

Yes I AM still alive...

Landon took this picture...
Daddy and babyMe and baby

They are my precious ones.... the ULTIMATE gift ... my children

Ok so its been like FOREVER since I updated the ole blog we have had ALOT we did though.  As you know it is Christmas the time of presents, santa, and holiday travel UGH UGH UGH!!! Jesse and I heard there was a HUGE snow storm heading to Portland so we headed out in a hurry seriously we were throwing things in the car and were told later if we would not have left when we did we wouldnt of made it out of there.  It took us almost 2 hours just to get out of Portland! and that storm oh we went through 4 or 5 storms on the way and we def had some scary moments but were blessed and got to Idaho safely the next morning at about 4 am OH what a lonnnng drive.   We had SO much fun in Idaho we hung out with all the fam and enjoyed their cooking (yep back to the ole workouts for me here!! ) ha ha ha and learned some new things too! 

 I for one went snowboarding for the first time.  Jedd was my tutour and he ROCKED he was SO good and patient.  Seriously this kid is soo good he would hold my hands the WHOLE WAY down the moutain stopping BOTH of us along the way yeah hes a fun kid.  I also got to hang out with my new future sissy in law Katie and I just LOVE her shes SO dang cute and sweet itll be fun to get to know her even better when we get back! 

We were blessed to be able to stay with Jesses parents and had the whole basement to ourselves ( Thanks Mom I know we may have been a tad bit messy ;)  ) and were able to make ourselves at home there.  We also had babysitters there and were able to go out on tons of dates and just enjoy each other for the last time till the end of this schooling experience so I REALLY REALLY appreciate that from everyone I have been so stressed out about Jesse leaving for school itll be so hard to be without him.  Anyhoo we also saw old friends like Sheling ling and her and the hubby just ROCKED we had so much fun and laughed and laughed.  

We had so many adventures in Idaho and it was just an awesome trip to get us through till we move back which should be an adventure in itself.  WHEW not lookin forward to that! well the moving part at least anyways we love you all and miss you all 

Love

The Mumms 

Cutie PATOOTIE 
So concentrated

boys will be boys

So today I did the crazy crazzy thing to do during the holidays.... thats right I attempted Gingerbread.... which by the way is officially the hardest cookie to work with the dough is   IMPOSSIBLE to work with however it is the most heavenly smelling cookie of them all oh my GOSH my house smelled like heaven today! It was so fun watching the boys being so creative and happy and getting SO excited for christmas! Landon was asking today if we thought Santa would find us it was the cutest thing

THEN Landon being in a WONDERFUL mood and being so incredibly cute asked if he could take pics of me and was quite the photographer saying mommy put your leg up oh your hair is so pretty it was quite the photo shoot but was TONS of fun he by far is my fav photographer to date..... well at least in his age range! anyhoo heres some pics yeehaw 

Me and Zaders


50 pds wahooooo yay who knew I could get this small

Ok here are some updated weight loss pics from today yeeehhhhawwww 

pics

To this (Im kinda cheating here this is like a few weeks Ill put new ones up soon!) 
This is me at my heaviest YIKES I cant believe Im puttin this up 
From this (I was down around 13 pds then)
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Well I have made a HUGE goal!

Hello all!
So here on such a HAPPY HAPPY note is an update on the never ending weight updates LOL (Im sorry if they get old guys really all I have is my kids and my workouts pretty much my life right now!) anyhoo so I made my HUGE goal I am back in the jeans I was in when I started dating Jesse thats right I am at an 8 wahooooooooooooooooooo never thought Id see those again! so one more quick YEEHAWWW hopefully Ill keep in them over the holiday I am now convinced all the chunk came from all my inlaws good cooking (yeah you all know who you are ;D )
So we are all doing great SOOOO excited to go home we are practically itching to get there!!! We wanna see some SNOW and we cant wait to see some family and friends we miss them all!
Jesse has his HARDEST module right now so he studies and that is pretty much it. I try my hardest to let him have all the time but sometimes at night HAVE to escape to go run a few miles to catch my sanity again it is the only cheap way I know how to do that ;) just me my ipod and the GORGEOUS running trails they have here with all the trees oh my GOSH they are great..... I do have some funny stories of people I have run into running if you dont know em youll have to ask me sometime! well gotta run the bed is CALLIN my name