People With Thin Thighs Die Sooner, Study Finds - Nutrition | Physical - FOXNews.com

People With Thin Thighs Die Sooner, Study Finds - Nutrition | Physical - FOXNews.com

What great news. Me and my child-bearing hips will live on! Sorry Ser, looks like I'll out live you.

Good Boy

Today Jayden came to me with his head down and said "I know I am going to have to go to time out for this." "Uh oh" I thought, this cannot be good. I asked him why and he lead me to my broken transcription headphones. They are not cheap, so I was upset and told him that yes, he would need to go to time out for breaking them.
A little while later, he came out and told me he was sorry for breaking my headphones.
If you are wondering why I would write about this it is because even though I was disappointed that he broke them, it was a big step for him to come to me and tell me he did it. I was also very pleasantly pleased he apologized without me even to ask him to. It was a proud mommy moment and made me smile.
Don jimmied them up and luckily they still work, they just look a little funny now.

First Day of K for J

 

Bitter-Sweet Bus

Our first walk to the bus stop.

After waiting 15 minutes, the bus did come. The bus driver was patient while Jayden gave each of us a hug and kiss and gave me his Spiderman toy. He confidently boarded the bus.  

He sat in the first row where a few other kindergarteners sat. The doors closed.

 

The bus drove away with my son. How crazy is that? This makes me feel a strange mixture of emotions… vulnerable, nervous, proud?

I've Been Doing It Wrong All Along

After a lot of research I finally figured out the best way to weigh myself...

Cute Calendar For Free

I found this free calendar download and thought it was to cute not to share.

poppytalk: free download

Sweetie Luke

Lucas - "Can I play with you?"
Jayden - "I just want to play by myself."
Lucas - "Oh okay, I want to play with yourself too."

OB Update/ Don

This morning I had my OB/GYN checkup appointment (thanks Amy for watching the boys). Everything is going well and the baby was very active as usual when we listened to his/her heartbeat. I will be having the anatomy ultrasound on September 14 for those who are eager to know if baby is a girl. We are trying not to get our hopes up.
Yesterday, Don gave a wonderful talk in church on provident living. He used this website for a lot of his info Provident Living.

Countdown To Baby Udall

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Udalls Are in the Crossword Puzzle

My Grandma Mary Decker sent Don and I this L.A. Times crossword puzzle to do. When we came to #36 across. "Big name in Arizona political history," we figured out why...the answer is UDALL. That was fun. Thank you Grandma for sending this to us. I cannot believe you do these puzzles every week, it was tough!

“All By Mine Own Self”

I am so proud of Nicholas. We have done this Toy Story puzzle together numerous times and yesterday he surprised me by doing it, as he would say, “All by mine own self.”

I have never seen a kid want to do things independently so much as Nick. He keeps trying until he figures it out. He gets frustrated, then I try to help him and he just tells me “no mommy, I want to do it!” He is a very sharp and persistent little guy.

Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin

Here is the link to TIME mag’s cover story for Aug.  and my thoughts on it.

Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin

Ugh! No wonder why I did not loose much weight while training for my marathon last year. The whole reason I did such a daunting task was NOT actually to loose weight, however. I really did it just to challenge myself. I admire people who have run a marathon and I’ve wanted to do it for a long time. My body did change a little bit though and I felt healthier. Mainly I just felt like I could accomplish anything I put my mind too...hoping to lose a little baby fat in the process.
This article was good for me to read. Working out harder and longer does not mean I get that treat later on.

The Way My Kids Learn the Alphabet

Udall Basement Band

After the boys and I came home from a bike ride , we found Don jammin’ away in the basement. The boys joined in the fun. They were having a blast.

Our Tiny, Big News

Here is a sneak peak at Baby Udall #4.  On June 19,2009 he/she is 7 weeks 1 day and about the size of a raspberry and a sweet little heart rate of 146 BPM. Hello Sweetie!

Hmmm...Maybe I Can Do This to Myself

I found a the How to Do Side Swept Bangs video. Should I do it? I think I can.

How to Do Side Swept Bangs in Women's Hairstyles: How to Cut Women's Hairstyles | eHow.com

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Fun Ideas for an Unplugged Playtime

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DC Primary Temple Trip

I took the boys (Don was in Canada for a Nuclear Medicine Conference) to the Washington DC LDS Temple today for a Primary activity. I got totally lost so we ended up being late but did manage to make it in time for the adorable group shot with our friends from the Jones Falls Ward Primary.  The Primary Presidency is going to submit the pic. to The Friend magazine.

We walked around the temple grounds then stopped by the Visitor’s Center. I thought the boys might complain about it being boring, they actually really enjoyed it. Jayden especially liked watching the interactive movies about Helaman’s army and the journey of Lehi and his family.

Before heading home we had a picnic and checked out church’s bookstore. I got them cases for their scriptures and a piece of UT fudge, yummy.  It was a pleasant day.

Why We Don’t have TV

Parents need to watch this Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood.

We have decided to use our TV only for watching movies. I subscribed to FIOS and it lasted 1 week. The kids asked me if they could watch it all through out the day. They would turn it on themselves and pick a show. They started saying “I want that” to almost every commercial. I found it very annoying.  I am surprised I lasted a week.

After I unsubscribed to it they were bummed for a couple days and then forgot about it. They play together and make up things to do when they are not engrossed in flashing images and commercial brainwashing.

Click below to watch a great video. I totally agree.

Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood

Boys Love Fire Engines