St Patrick's Day

I'm not one to get into all the little holiday's.  But for some reason I felt it was important to celebrate St Patrick's Day this year.  I told Rodney on Friday that I was going to make corn beef and cabbage Sunday for dinner.  So Saturday I set out to buy all the ingredients necessary to prepare, said meal.  I got to the main ingredient corn beef and I just couldn't do it.  The back story to this is that my Mom would occasionally make this and lets just say I always thought it was gross.  I have had it once since my childhood, when I was a nanny in Massachusetts and it was fabulous. However, as I was holding the meat in my hand I just looked at it and thought, huh maybe this isn't a good idea.  So instead of corn beef we had steak instead.  I must say it was a much better choice.

 Next I had to make dessert, Landon and I made a Grasshopper Cake. 

It turned out pretty good, a little too minty, but it was still tasty!

Overnight Getaway

We had the good fortune to get invited to Rodney's cousins wedding, in Twin Falls, ID.  We saw this as our opportunity to head out of town for the night.  The drive up was great Lincoln slept the entire time and Landon watched a movie or two.  We arrived a little early, so after we got dressed, the boys took a driving lesson from Daddy.

I guess I didn't get one of Landon driving.  Maybe, I was too terrified, Rodney wasn't holding the wheel at all.

Finally we headed to the temple for the sealing.  It was very nice, her Great Grandfather sealed them, and we were so glad that we could share in this very special moment with them.

Memories always flood my mind, when I go to a sealing, of my own wedding day and how amazing it was.  I am so grateful to have Rodney as my Eternal companion.

We ended up staying at La Quinta Inn, it was a very nice hotel.  Can't say that our night sleep was all the restful.  But the breakfast was good, and we took the boys for a swim before we checked out.

Apparently I took too long to get ready, because when I came out of the bathroom this is what I found.  Too cute  for words!

The snake river runs through Twin Falls, or at least I think its the Snake.  Anyway, it's at the bottom of a gorge, and to get over the gorge is a beautiful Bridge.  It was kind of cold and windy so Lincoln and Rodney stayed in the car.

We had a great time, I can't wait for more fun adventures to come!

Old and out of shape

After having baby number two, at the age of 32.  I started working out as soon as I could.  I've always enjoyed running and an occasional workout video to change things up.  However, I still have this nice spare tire situated right around my mid section.  I gotta say, I'm not loving it.  So in order to find out how to get rid of said tire, I found myself googling info on how to get rid of this horrid thing.  While doing this I stumbled upon the most amazing app called Nike Training Club.

 It breaks it down into categories, for what you are focusing on in your work out.

 

 From there you can choose beginner, intermediate or advanced.  Once you select your level of intensity you can choose your workout.  The other feature that is really great, is that they show you how to do the moves.  The list goes on and on about how great I think this app is.

I've always thought of myself as a somewhat fit person.  After using this, I now think otherwise.  I was so sore the next day, and two days after using it I had to force myself onto the treadmill.  I'm so excited to be challenged and even more excited to be able to feel like I have been.  I realize that I probably won't get rid of my demon tire, but now I feel like I can shrink it...a little.