Diabetes Clubhouse

Landon spent the last two days attending a day camp called Diabetes Clubhouse. It is for kids ages 4-7 with diabetes. He of course had a blast! He went last year for the first time and I went with him as a volunteer. This year he went solo, and I didn't have to worry a bit because I knew how well they take care of the kids and how many doctors and nurses that are there. The first day as I was leaving from dropping Landon off, Fox 13 news van and Big Budah's car pulled in. Anyway they did a story that aired the same day and Landon is shown 3 times! Here is the link that will take you to the video footage. Enjoy and keep your eye out for Landon!

KIDS WITH DIABETES: Camp offered to help and educate kids with Diabetes - KSTU

Thank You God!

A friend of mine mentioned this poem on Sunday in sacrament meeting and it really touched me. So I looked it up on the internet so I could read the whole thing. I wanted to share it with you :)

Thank you God

Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes; we have plenty of food to eat. Thank you for this pile of dirty, stinky laundry; we have plenty of nice clothes to wear. And I would like to thank you, Lord, for those unmade beds; they were so warm and comfortable last night. I know that many have no bed. My thanks to you, Lord, for this bathroom, complete with all the splattered mirrors, soggy, grimy towels and dirty lavatory; they are so convenient. Thank you for this finger-smudged refrigerator that needs defrosting so badly; It has served us faithfully for many years. It is full of cold drinks and enough leftovers for two or three meals. Thank you, Lord, for this oven that absolutely must be cleaned today. It has baked so many things over the years. The whole family is grateful for that tall grass that needs mowing, the lawn that needs raking; we all enjoy the yard. Thank you, Lord, even for that slamming screen door. My kids are healthy and able to run and play. Lord, the presence of all these chores awaiting me says You have richly blessed my family. I shall do them cheerfully and I shall do them gratefully.

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Grateful Sunday!!!

I have a friend that does this with her blog, she will title it Grateful Sunday and proceed to mention things she is grateful for. I decided to borrow it and I hope she doesn't mind, because I have a LOT to be grateful for. I tried to write this before the above picture but it wouldn't let me. Anyway first of all for Father's Day the boys and I went and got our pictures taken to give to Dirk. We had this done in May and the boys kept the secret until now, I was impressed. Now for the Grateful part, I am soooo grateful for Dirk! He is such a wonderful dad and husband. I love him soooooo much! I am also grateful that we were able to sell our car this week. We have been trying to forever, putting it on the market taking if off because of no success and now we are done with it. Hurray!!! Also this week we were able to buy a minivan to replace our car. I am grateful to a husband willing to concede to my will to gwt one and that we were able to get a good deal. I am very very grateful. We did have to take out a little loan to make up for what we didn't have, so much for being debt free. We were there for a few days and will be debt free again by March 2011. I am also grateful for healthy kids, Landon was sick last weekend and it was a little scary. But now all is well and we are all healthy, as long as allergies don't count :) I am very grateful for my beautiful family mu father and mother and my siblings. I am grateful to be living in such times as these, despite the bad and scary in the world. I am grateful for the opportunity to be a wife and mother. I am grateful for a loving Father in Heaven, and His willingness to send His Son to die for me.

Walk for the Cure!

August 21 is the Tri County Walk for the Cure day! We will be walking and anyone who wants to join us can. It is at Wheeler Farm. We are also trying to raise money for a cure and our goal this year is $400.00. If you would like to donate or just want to see what it is about here is the link to our website: http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=extranet.personalpage&confirmid=87696251 Thanks for everyone's love and support :)

Temple Trip and Bowling!

Today we went to an ADA (American Diabetes Association) activity in North Salt Lake. It was family bowling night. We had a blast! The boys loved it! We then went to the Bountiful Temple and took pictures. A few days ago Landon asked me if we could go to the temple where Dirk and I were married so we decided to go while we were in the area. The boys had a great night of fun!

Before and After!

So I have been dabbling with the idea of cutting my hair and I finally did it!

We Did It!

WE did it! Dirk and I both biked a marathon length of 26.2 miles on our bikes! Dirk used his new bike down the street at our little walking path. Luckily there weren't any walkers out, it was waaaay too windy for anyone to be out. But Dirk still did it and then some. He had to ride home after he finished the 26.2 miles. Then I did the same thing on my recumbent bike at home. On Wednesday, while watching Biggest Loser, I rode 13.1 miles, half a marathon in 1 hour and 5 minutes. So my goal was atleast to make the 26.2 miles in 2 hours and 10 minutes. I was close, but it took me 2 hours and 11 minutes. Boy was I tired! But it felt good to have accomplished that all at one time. Part of my goal was to do it without stopping, and I was able to do that. I might try again next week for a better time. This time I just wanted to do the whole thing without stopping, not too worried about my time. We got the idea from watching Biggest Loser, because they had a challenge where everyone had to bike a marathon to see who finished first. The soonest time was an hour and 17 min.s. I want to see if I can work up to that. Who knows how long that will take me. It is just fun having those kind of goals and then at least getting close to reaching them if not better. I posted a picture of Dirks bike and mine. He biked his marathon in 2 hours and 18 min.s but he had a ton of resistance with how windy it was yesterday. Not too mention my bike has no resistance what so ever and I was inside. Maybe when it gets nicer and I get my bike out of my parents shed and back here at home, we will do it together! I also posted pictures of the boys doing their chores. I have recently started having the boys do chores and it is fun to watch them. Enjoy!
Dirk's bike he got on KSL.

My recumbent bike I got on KSL for FREEEEEE! I got it last year. I love the comfort of the pillows. Although they didn't keep my bum from going numb!

Landon and Kyle share morning chores; I must say they look adorable!

Kyle doing morning chores; doesn't he look sooo cute!