Kitchen Before and After

I could only find one before...

And here is the after

Master Bedroom Before and After

I took some pictures of our house to rent it out. Did I ever post about the Master bedroom wall that I did? I'm not sure.  But here is a couple pictures- cause I love it.

Crazy

Things around here are crazy. I am super busy trying to get ready to move.  The house we are living in now we are going to keep and rent it out.  We have had rentals in the past and have found it to be a great investment.  I have 5 different people coming to look at our house tomorrow- and I'll chose who I feel will be the best tenants.  So I'm trying to clean like crazy.  Having 5 kids has thrown everything off and I haven't really gotten my house under control since- well, morning sickness. 
After we get this place rented it's going to be packing- and we move in 2 1/2 weeks! Oh, and I am giving the Relief Society lesson this Sunday.  So, bare with me, and wish me luck. 

Floating Shelves

Here are some more projects we have done.  Just in time to move! Darren is my handyman guy.  He can do everything.  I constantly have a project I want him to help me do.  And most of the time he is a good sport about it.  We have been redoing our kitchen- and I wanted some floating shelves.  So, here he is putting them up for me.  He looked so ruggedly handsome I just had to take some pictures.

These are just regular 2-12 pine boards.  Stain them a dark color- and walla- they look great! I love the way they turned out

I just took some more pictures with my nice camera- So in case your really interested in floating shelves- here they are.

More Climbing

The climbing gym is an hour away.  We try and go once or twice a month.  It has been a lot of fun.  Here are some of the latest pictures.

 This is Kyle and his best buddy Carson.  These two are best friends.  We told them they could come if they helped watch Luke.  We have to take him with us cause climbing is a half day activity and I'm nursing him.  So we bring him along and all take turns watching him.  Or he watches us. 

Guinea Pigs

We bought guinea pigs for Kyle for Christmas for $80.  A boy and a girl.  They ate a lot.  They made a big mess. They pooped a lot.  They made a lot of noise at night.  They stunk up the whole house. They had a baby.  Kyle sold the guinea pigs for $80 and got to keep the money.  We are all happy.
Except probably the people who bought them from us.  That was fun.

Working out and Eating Right

If you know me- you know that eating healthy and exercise is a big part of my life.  I am currently doing a program called Hammer and Chisel.  It's a 8 week program of working out 6 times a week and eating right.  I have no problem working out.  If I don't exercise I get depression really bad, so exercising really isn't even an option for me.  I have to do it to stay sane, and for my family to be able to handle me.  In fact the quote around here is, "I'm only 1 workout away from being in a good mood."  In other words- if I'm cranky I just need to work out and then I'll feel great.  Anyways, the group I'm doing the program with encourages taking pictures of your food and workouts.  I figured since I've shared them with my group- I should share them with you! Here they are.

I workout everyday no matter what or how long it takes.  My program workouts are only 30-40 min long.   They really aren't even that hard.  Sometimes it will take me 2 hours to get a 40 min video done because I have to stop it so many times to take care of kids.  Usually they end up doing it with me or I hold Luke while I work out.  Below is Nyeli and Teddy and Gabe working out with me while Athena was here. We had a lot of fun!

Here are my all time favorite running shoes. Adidas Energy Boost.  I have super sensitive feet and have had a lot of foot problems.  These have been the best running shoes ever.

Healthy dinners.  I eat so many vegetables on this diet! Ughhh, not my favorite- but healthy.  The weight is coming off... in slow motion.  But I guess at least it's coming off.  Five kids really does a job on your body.   Maybe I'll share my before and after pictures when I'm done in 3 weeks.  MAYBE.