Running!

Ok, so far the wieght loss has been very slow and well just hard! I have been doing weight watchers but I have not been working out. I am not very good at working out. Me and working out are just not friends, but on the long drive to Chinle for Christmas I had some time to think. I decided that I have trouble working out because I have no goals. So I decided that I am going to run a 1/2 marathon. That is right 13 miles! To prepare for this I am going to first train and start with a few 5k runs. Then work up to a 10k and then end with my 1/2 marathon in Logan, UT in September. So I started today and I walked about a 1 3/4 of a mile and ran 1/4 of a mile. I have not ran in a very long time so it was not easy, but it felt great to actually start! So I will be posting my progress as I train for my races! If there is anyone that would like to run with me that would be fun! If you have any tips I would love to hear them! I have seen running change peoples lives and I am hoping that it will help me to be more healthy! So here is day one! Today was good, I am sure tomorrow will be bad, and the next day ugly, but I am going to keep on going!

Christmas time!

We are sad becuase our good friends Steph and Justin moved to Idaho. We are happy that they found a job, but way sad to have them move so far!

We went with Tser and Danny to their ward Christmas breakfast. Sammie was way tired!

Sammie sure loves Tser! She will go to Tser even if she is grumpy or sad.

For our FHE on Monday we made homemade Christmas trees! We had lots of fun. Eric and Tracey got creative and made some snow men out of marshmallows! I love this time of year! So fun!

Sammie can walk!

Birthday Cake!

Sammie's 1st Birthday!

We had such a fun day! All of our friends came and Von's parents and brother came, and then my sister Melissa came. We had a bbq. It was way nice weather. Sammie had so much fun opening her presents and eating her cake! She was really good at opening her presents. She would take the tissue out of the bag and look for the present inside! She was also very good at taking the wrapping paper off!

My friend Tser took these pictures and made them all cute for me!

She got way messy! She loved her big cupcake!

I bought her this cute hat but she did not want to wear it!

The Big Top cupcake pan made an awesome giant cupcake! My sister helped bake and frost all of the cupcakes! It was so fun to have her here! She was such a big help! I can hardly believe my little baby is one!

Von's new look!

For Halloween Von shaved off his facial hair so he could be a creepy clown. He also just cut off all of his hair. He has been growing it out since April. He originally was growing it out until after his brother got home from his mission. Josh was supposed to be home in August but he extended till September so then Von decided to just keep growing for Halloween. It was driving him crazy though so after Halloween he dedcided to chop it all off! So now he has no hair on his face and not much on his head! He looks very different, but I think he looks good no matter what!

Clean shaven for the first time in four years! It is also the first time I have ever seen him without facial hair! I did like the smooth skin!

Halloween!

I was Hermione this year and Sammie was Dorothy from the Wizard of OZ. We went to our ward's Trunk-or-Treat. It was fun. Sammie loved seeing everyone in costume.

We also had a Halloween party at my house. Here are some of our friends!

Here is Von as the ultimate creepy clown. We made him a life size Jack-in-the-Box. So kids had to look in the box for candy and when they opened the lid there was Von. He scared so many kids. One kid jumped into his dad's arms and ouwln't get down again! Von had a great time!

Here is all of us! We had a great Halloween!

Here is Sammie trying so hard to get to her candy! Her efforts paid off. She chewed so hard on the Starburts that she got through two layers of wrapper to get to the candy inside! Sammie ate a lemon starburst! It wasn't until I smelled the lemon that I realized she was eating candy! She is very sneaky!

So sleepy!

So have you ever been this tired? Sammie was so tired and she wouldn't take a nap. So I put her in her high chair to see if she was hungry, and I guess she wasn't cause she crashed hard! She fell asleep right there in her high chair with food and all! She is so funny and soo stubborn! Anyway, hope you all are having a great week! Halloween will be here soon! Check out my Halloween music mix to hear some fun scary toons!

First Word!

So Sammie has been saying momma, Dada for a while now, but her first official word is, "uh oh!" She says it when she drops things, or when I drop things! It is way cute! She is also trying to say "hello." She has a play phone and she will put it to her ear and say "hello." She is just learning and growing so quickly!

We went to Idaho last weekend and played at grandmas. There were some balloons left over fromLindsey's shower so the kids had a great time playing with them! This was Sammie's first encounter with balloons. She loved them!

Here is Sammie with Uncle Jeremy! He is so good with kids! Sammie loved him and her cousin Kadren!

Here is Sammie with Grandma! She was way into her balloon!

Baby Shower!

I went to I.F. for my little sisters baby shower. It was lots of fun. Sammie got to hang out with her cousins and I got to spend some time with my family!

Linds got soem awesome presents.

She got a bull dog because well, she is a Doggett!

Linds is going with the Jungle theme for her nusery. I think it is going to be so cute! I can't wait to meet my new nephew! I know he is going to be so cute!

Baby Proofed????

So I thought that I had "Baby Proofed" the house, HAHAHA! Yeah right! Sammie gets into everything! Her favorite thing to get into is the recycle bin. She loves to play with the bottles of water!

She also loves to get things out of the garbage! Ewww! Yuck! Then I have to wash her hands!

Then she grins when she gets caught! With a face like that I can't get too mad at her!

She loves to take out all of my shoes. I can tell now that she is going to be a shoe girl.

Then there is the computer desk. I sure wish the shelves had a door to protect them but I went cheap and bought my desk at Walmart! That will teach me! Anyway, Sammie is getting so big and she is learning so quickly! I can hardly believe that she will be one in a month! Yikes! My little baby is growing up too quickly! I love her to death (even if she does make a huge mess wherever she goes!)

A picture is worth a thousand words!

Ok so they say that a picture is worth a thousand words and with these pictures I can only imagine what those words are! So I had better explain. Von has been growing his hair out since April. He started growing it out because he thought it would be funny to have long shaggy hair for when his brother got home, but his brother is home and he is still keeping it. He is now growing it out till Halloween because he is going to be a creepy clown and wants the hair so he can go a little Joker with the look. Since Von's hair is so long I decided it would be fun to braid his hair. I am not so great at French braiding so I told Von I wanted to practice on him. It was fun and I got to take some awesome pictures! Plus his grandma was watching me braid and suggested that I add some bows to really finish it off! I love my husband! He is so much fun. Plus I am getter better at braiding so when Sammie is older I can do her hair cute. It will also be fun to tell her that I learned to French braid on her dad!

Welcome Home Elder Higgs!

We went to Chinle, AZ this weekend to welcome Von's brother Josh home from his mission and to see our new nephews LaVon and Keith get blessed. We had fun seeing all of Von's family.

Here are the twins in their blessing outfits. Duane is holding Keith and Rachal is holding LaVon. They are so cute!

Here are the boys. Von and Michael are sporting their long hair look. Michael cut his but Von is growing his out until Halloween. He is going to be a creepy clown.

Here is the fam with all of the babies. While Josh was gone he got 2 new neices and 2 new nephews.

Here are Von and Josh. We are so glad that Josh is back , now Von has a buddy to race triathalons with cause you know I won't! We had a great time in AZ and we loved seeing the fam. I got meet Von's aunt Wendy and her daughter Abby. They were very nice. I hope I can meet the rest of the family some day. Anyway, welcome home Josh!

10 Months!

Sammie loves to play with her toy box! She takes all of her toys out and then gets in herself! She was having a great time!

She made a huge toy mess, but it was so fun to watch her!

Sam is almost 10 months old. She is crawling now and pulling herself up on everything that she can. She is growing up way too fast.

Here is Sammie in her cute white church dress that Grandma Winberg gave her. I love her cute little toothy grin! She has six teeth now! We love her so much fun!

Bed time and Bath time!

Here is Sammie all ready for bed. She loves her little bed time routine. We change her clothes and wash her face. Then we read her a story and turn on the night light. Then I put her in her crib with her little "lovie" blanket and turn on the mobile. Then she sticks her fingers in her mouth and is ready to sleep!

Sammie loves bath time! I think most little kids like to have a little naked time! Plus they get to splash and make a mess!

This is Sammie's super cool inflatable duck bath tub! We upgraded her from the baby bath tub to this one. It is super cool. It quacks when you squeeze it's bill! Plus if Sammie falls over it does not hurt! I love this picture cause she has the best hair ever!

Sam also loves to play with her little bath toys! Kids have it so easy! They get toys when they take a bath! What fun!

Better!

Hey all! Thank you so much for all of your comments and suggestions. It made me feel so much better to know that all of you care! I would love to open my own pre-school but in the good ol state of Nevada you have to have your Early Childhood endorsement, which I do not have yet, so I decided to go with day care. I made flyers and handed them out at church, so we will see if anyone calls. I am doing better though. My friend Tracey and I have been trying to help each other workout. It makes such a difference to have a buddy. Sammie is doing better. Two out of the four teeth have finally broken through! Yeah! So we are half way there. Plus Von and I went on this awesome canoe trip down the Colorado on Saturday and it was SWEET! We saw lots of big horn sheep and lizards. We also hiked to some hot springs. It was really fun. Anyway, I hope everyone is well! Thanks again for all of your love and support! It really did help!

Goals

OK so here comes a rant. I mean a rut. I am stuck in a life rut. I feel like I am drowning. Everyday I get up and I go through the motions of life, but each day I look back at what I accomplished and I find myself seriously lacking. Then I got to thinking and I decided that my problem is that I don't have any goals. I don't know where I am going and what I want to accomplish. I need some new goals. I also decided that I need a hobby. I have been wasting my days away in front of the TV and I am tired of it. I want to stop watching other people live and start living again myself. I also need a job only I can't think of a job that I can do and still stay home with Sammie and also be able to spend time with Von. I have thought about starting a day care out of my home and try watching kids, but I do not even know where to start. So if anyone knows of anyone who needs a babysitter or of any job that I can do from home please let me know. I am in need of some help. It is at times like these that I wish I had some family around. Living so far from everyone is really hard sometimes. I am sorry if this is a negative post, but I just needed to get it all out. Thanks for reading!

Teething!

So Sammie is getting more teeth! So I have been giving her carrots. They are great for her to chew on. She is getting so big! She is almost 9 months old! Crazy I know!

She loves to play on the floor with all of her toys.

Sammie is not quite crawling yet, but she is getting really close. She is getting really close to sitting up!