There's a lot of candles on that cake...She's 14

Shautel is 14 years old on this day....April 8th.

Again, as on every birthday, the siblings line up for the cake and ice cream.

Shautel is thrilled to be here and that all the attention is on her.

Missoula Children's Theatre

Missoula Children's Theatre presents Robinson Crusoe, May 2008. We were blessed to be able to participate in this play. One of the home school moms in our co-op group organizes the play a couple times a year in our area. We where thrilled to be able to join in with them this time. It ended up being a great experience for all of us. The Missoula people really go all out for these plays. It is amazing what they can teach these kids in just 5 days!

Shautel and Kashée were the assistant directors. They helped the children with their lines, helped with make-up, lights, and told the children when it was their turn to go on stage.

Taylor was a member of the Frowny faced tribe. They had several lines as a group and Taylor had one of his own which went like this: "What are we going to do with him"?

Connor was a member of the Camelions. His color he changed to was blue. His favorite song he sang was "Colors".

Coleson was a goat. He actually played a character, his name was Will. He had about ten lines. His favorite line was: "It' s that scrony city goat".

Mother's Day 2008

What more could a mother want than a flower and a beautiful family?


Neikelle 2.5

Brinya 4

Connor 6

Taylor 8

Coleson 10

Kashée 12

Shautel 14

The day has finally come.....

I Made Goal!!
55.8 lbs lighter than 7.5 months ago!

Connor the six year old

The crowd anxiously awaits the party....

Ya gotta wonder "whose birthday is this anyway?"

Well, it's January 31st, so I think it's Connor's birthday!

Justin came over for the party and also to be attacked by Brinya!

Here we have Shautel, Kashée, Coleson, Taylor, and Connor.

And the happy birthday boy, Connor.

The three Amigos

Daddy actually gets in the picture this time.

Of course Connor wants a picture of Mom and her boy.

And there he is! With his Transformers, Hotwheels, and Ninja Turtles.

Slideshow of my Weightloss

50 pounds gone forever!!

Yes, you read it right, I have lost 50+ pounds! I got my 50 pound award about 3 weeks ago. I remember the first WW meeting I attended, another gal there had lost 50 pounds and I just thought...Wow, she is amazing. Then I thought could that be me? I had the same plan as her, I had the same support system as she did... I was determined that yes, it could be me if I stayed on plan and patiently watched the numbers on the scale go down and down.

Here I am; 50+ pounds lighter. I wonder if anyone at the meeting the night I got my award determined to do the same; I hope so.