This n That

Well we are alive. I know it's been awhile but were back. Our biggest lack was in pictures but we finally took our camera with us to a soccer game. Yes soccer...we finally got Alex and Lily into a sport. Their mother of course wanted soccer. She even signed up both David and I as coaches...gee thanks. Though her and Garrett started as our asstistant coaches but now we have backups as team parents as Garrett living in Corpus misses practices and Melanie with work is usually late or leaving early. David coaches Alex and Lily's team, the Wildcats. While I coach a whole different team, the Eagles they are 3 and 4 year olds. It's very enjoyable though and very entertaining. We haven't been keeping scores but our first highlight is this last Saturday Alex scored his first goal! He was way into it for the first time finally. The green and white team pictures are from David's team, the Wildcats. The gray and black is my team, the Eagles.

Our Lily and why she hasn't scored yet lol...

Alex and his proud strut...

They do try though...GO WILDCATS!!!

Assistant Coach Garrett helping warm up the Eagles

Look at them Eagles go! All thanks to Coach Rosie as they call me.

Eagles cheering section. GO EAGLES!!!

Well that's about it for the U5 teams. Melanie was put on her college soccer team but come to find out they didn't register on time so they weren't part of a league. So no soccer there but she's loving school and playing with her kids that are growing as ever. Garrett is absolutely loving working in Corpus and living away from home for the week days. He's trying to get it to where he never comes home...he just likes his job that much.

Today we had the Primary program in sacrament thanks to yours truly the twins had their parts memerized. Lily even did her part and a little of Alex's. After the program though we got plenty of compliments and comments on Alex's wide variety of facial expressions. It was great. Now on one last closing note Melanie wanted some pictures of Ivy and since Ivy has picked up a new favorite habit we thought to included it. But we are all doing well and yes...we are still alive.

Her latest quirk or clothing...the hat! And it always has to be backwards.

A BIG HEADACHE

My loving son Garrett went swimming over at his Aunt Kathy and Uncle Mark's swimming pool. They have a slide that goes into the pool and is about 12 to 18 inches over the pool as you go off. Well Garrett was swimming under water and came up really fast and hit the top of his head on the end of the slide. He ended up needing stitches but, convinced his doctor to just glue the split together (he didn't want the needle to be stuck into his head to numb the area for the stitches). Here's some pictures of what he looked like when he came home before going to the emergency to have it glued. Aunt Kathy wrapped him up good to stop the bleeding. He has about a 3 to 4 inch scar on his head now.

Weight Watchers

Wanted to update on the Weight Watcher's Watch. I haven't lost another 10 lbs yet so I won't post a picture. I have now gone from a size 14 to size 5/6 and have lost 46 lbs. The weight is harder to lose the more I lose. I'm still hopeful I will be able to lose the 50 lbs by the reunion on August 1st. B-days do not help the diet. David on the 19th of May his 50th and Garrett on the 27th his 19th and then of course the 3 grandkids on the 19th and 20th of June.

Week Long B-day Celebration for Alex, Lily, & Ivy

OK so Ivy turned 2 on June 19th and Alex and Lily turned 4 on June 20th. We partied all week! On Saturday the 13th we went to the Zoo and road the train at the zoo. Then on the 15th Monday we did Mormon Night at the San Antonio Missions Baseball Game. We forgot to take the camera so there's no picture. Uncle Garrett and I then put together their swing set they received for their B-days on Wednesday. Saturday we had a big B-day party! After the party we went to Incredible Pizza!!

Florida Jacksonville Mission Spanish Speaking

Here's the Missionary Boy already to go!! Garrett opened his mission call tonight and he is going to the Florida Jacksonville Mission Spanish Speaking. He is to report to the Provo MTC August 12th. He is excited and he will get to go to the Bowen family reunion and his great grandma's 100th B-day celebration the first weekend in August.

Here's the beginning and the 40 pounds lighter picture

Broke the 40 Pound Barrier and reached another goal

Well it has been four months almost to the day that I started Weight Watcher's. I first weighed in on January 15th and today is May 14th. I have been setting small goals for each weight loss. The last one before this was losing 30 pounds by the time we went to pick up Garrett.

OK so my newest goal was to loose 40 lbs by David's 50th B-day which is this coming Tuesday! I have been treadmilling it up this week (between 90 to 140 minutes a day) as last week I had only lost 38 pounds and I knew I wouldn't get another weigh in before his B-day after today. Suffice to say I lost 2.4 pounds this week bringing my grand total to 40.4. I have come down 4 pant sizes and am able to wear some of my old clothes I kept around hoping to fit in them again.

I am now in the 20 BMI to 25 BMI for my height which means I am in the recommended weight for my height according to Weight Watcher's. They want you to have a BMI between 20 and 25. (BMI = Body Mass Index).

So now I have my next goal to look forward to. I want to lose another 10 pounds by the Family Reunion the first weekend in August and then another 10 pounds to reach my final goal. So wish me luck.

Isn't it sad that I can lose 40 pounds and still have another 20 to lose to reach my goal. Boy was I fat or what? I'll post a picture later as my photographer has been working on my car's brakes tonight.