The Fuller Family Frog

Well, since we moved in here there has been a little frog that stays right by our front door. My kids would ask about him, sing to him and say good night to him just about every night.

I loved how excited they were about him.

We even saved his life one night because he hopped right underneath Ryan's car as he was pulling up. We hadn't seen him for about a week when on Sunday we were all in the garage and Ryan pulled me aside and showed me what you see in this picture...he said he couldn't tell what it was but that it had been there for about a week and not moved. I looked closer and realized it was our frog! I quietly told Ryan that it was the frog and then he explained that one night getting home the poor little guy had hopped in the garage Ryan said he had tried for a long time to get it out, knowing it was unsafe for him but was not successful. I was so sad for my kids. Brooklyn went up to it and yelled "MOM! He is dead... AWE! That is so sad" Later she asked me if I was okay. (she is so sympathetic). Austin does not understand and still looks for his little friend everyday. I am half tempted to go find a frog and relocate it to our house, in hopes that it will stay :(

Tooting my own horn

OK! This was me,not that long ago. I can not say that I ever felt comfortable in that body. I found I was trying to hide a lot of issues behind all that fat. I ate when I was feeling happy, sad, lonely or mad, even if I wasn't hungry at all. I have always been the type to start things and never finish them, it takes a lot to motivate me so I am not quite sure how I have come this far, but I have. It has been worth it in many ways and to be completely honest I feel that I am now a different person than the one you see in that picture. I now have so much more control over my life and decisions than I ever had before. I have 2 weeks left of a maintenance diet and after that plan to drop AT LEAST 15 more lbs. which will mean in the end I have lost 100lbs. Accomplishing something I never believed or thought I could do. So....here is an updated picture of me in hopes that you all will be able to erase that first one out of your minds :)

Our happenings

Well, there isn't to much going on around here lately.

Ryan is still in the middle of tax season and on top of that now has school 2 nights a week. I know he can hardly wait for the middle of April :)

Austin's birthday was yesterday, he is 3! All day I tried to get him to say 3 and he would only say 4. All night Ryan tried to get him to say 3 and he would still only say 4...it was pretty funny.

Brooklyn is really into making up her own songs, I love it! It is creative of her and I love to hear her little singing voice.

I have now lost 85 lbs! I am now on maintenance from my diet and am enjoying it very carefully :) It has been worth it in so many ways and will never be an issue of mine again!

We hope everyone is well and are missing lots of you right now!

Moved in....kinda

So, we are in the new house now(it looks much better than this...now:) We still have stuff at the old house that I will have to keep going and getting but at least it's livable here:) We owe a very big THANK YOU to the ward missionaries, Meili and Michelle and the Yamamoto's. We were very thankful for all of your help and could not have done it with out ya!

The first thing that I have noticed about living here is how alone(not in a sad way,just weird way) it feel we are so used to having the majority of our family as neighbors. My day's so far have consisted of somewhere between 50 and 100 trips up and down the stairs, mostly just to pick up all the toys that Austin won't stop throwing down the stairs. Kids!! LOL!!

We pretty much spend most of our time up stairs, that's where the playroom is and I really like it that way for a couple reasons downstairs is clean almost all the time!! I am sure for you who know me wont believe it until you have seen it;) I also like it because I am no where near the kitchen, ha ha! That has really helped with my dieting, which by the way I now lost a whopping 76lbs!!!!! I still can't believe it :)..

Moving....

For those of you that don't know, we are moving. We found a much more affordable house about 7 miles up the road from here. Ryan would like to be moved in by the first week in March but we will see what happens :} So far the front room is packed up and ready to go. I will be sad to leave this neighborhood and ward but I am also looking forward to less financial stress upon my hubby's back and tons more room in the new house.

I wanted to make sure I fit in the tub at the new house...LOL!! I guess so did my kids :)

10 Silly or weird things about myself

I was tagged and so I have to write a blog with 10 silly facts or goals about myself.

1. I only like Ice cold milk, so...I put ice in my milk but then have to drink it realy fast before the ice melts in it

2. I am still very afraid of monsters,ghosts, anything that could hide under my bed at night! Sometimes when I get up to check on my kids and go to get in my bed I have to run and jump so nothing from under the bed can get me! I know thats realy lame for a 25yr old with kids but it's the truth.

3. I hate birds, their sharp beeks and toenails and I dont like the fact that they fly either. ( Sorry Julie Ann)

4. I did not get my drivers liscense until I was about 21 yrs old. About a month after I got it my husband was in a motorcycle accident and couldnt drive for a long time.

5. I went to beauty school and graduated, just never went on to get my liscense.

6. 4 out of my 5 siblings in my family were adopted, and all 5 of us are musically talented.

7. I sing all the time, to my kids ,in the car, shower, everywhere ( but in puplic:)

8. I used to be very outgoing but I think my hubby's shyness has rubbed off on me over the years

9. My husband and I are exactly 2 months apart to the day. His is May 24th and mine July 24th

10. I love baked potatoes with sour cream and catsup on it (everyone I know says thats gross) and I love everything about pie except for the crust :)

A Bad Day

This morning I drove down Ocotillo(where they are repairing the roads) to pick up my nephew so I could watch him for the day. When I got there to pick him up I saw this, sticky tar or something and a flat tire( the tire was much flatter than pictured) I had some errands to run mainly ones with drive-thrus so we had planned to go into town(yea, me and 3 kids) We met Ryan for lunch and then ran one more errand. We were headed home when I recieved this

Thats right, my first speeding ticket! Its not just your average speeding ticket either, I was speeding in a school zone....I didn't even realize I was in one either. I guess I was just so focused on 3 screaming kids and making it home without a blowout that I didn't notice. What a day and its not even close to being over .