Baptism for Allison and Sarah

  I know there's been a distinct absence of posts the last few months.  It's a long story that maybe I'll have time to tell after some of my kids go back to school next week.  =)

In the meantime, here's a peek at ONE thing we've been up to -- Allison and Sarah were baptized last Saturday (follow the link to understand more about my beliefs regarding baptism).

I couldn't help reflecting as I took these pictures a few days before the baptism that the next time I take photos of these girls in white dresses, it will be on a wedding day.  Sunrise, sunset . . .

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See me. See me run.

This is me the day before I ran my first marathon.

This is me, 15 weeks pregnant,  finishing my first marathon.

This is me nine months pregnant with my ninth child.

This is me two weeks after giving birth

This is me after losing ten pounds

This is me after losing sixteen pounds.

This is me after losing twenty pounds

This is me next to my amazingly motivational training partner (Hailey's headed to Morristown New Jersey on a mission this fall!)

This is me after finishing the Utah Valley Half Marathon

I'm down twenty-five pounds since March and forty-five pounds since my absolute heaviest. 

Um, really?  I have to post a picture of THAT, too?

Ok, here you go:

That seems like a long, long time ago.

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Moments in May (Wordless Wednesday)

I braced myself for another busy May (May and December are the craziest months if you have kids who are school-age), but I was bombarded more than usual this time.  We had a great month, though:  two track meets (Joey got a personal best in the 800 and 400 at his last meet and will be going to district in the 800), one school play (Twelfth Night -- very well-done and time-consuming for Lillian), three birthdays to celebrate (Lillian's is technically at the end of April but she's now an official teenager, Michael turned 10 and Katie turned 2), an early-birthday party we hosted for Allison and Sarah who wanted to celebrate with their school friends before the year let out, a huge BBQ hosted in our backyard, my parents in town, Cami's baby blessing (such a beautiful day), going solo while my husband was out of town, and more.


I'm glad I got some photos to remember these times.

Cami's Baby Blessing

Isn't she a doll?  She's 3.5 months now, rolling over, and starting to scoot!

Michael's TEN!

 Hawaiian Luau Early Birthday Party

 Enjoying lots of critters, both the fuzzy and the not-so-fuzzy kind

And somehow, I managed to continue training for a half marathon and even lost another six pounds.

Thank you, May, for all you've given me and taught me.  And June, please be gentle with me.  I think I need a slightly slower pace, okay?

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Celebrating 15 Years -- Hawaii April 2012 (Wordless Wednesday)

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