June to September

     What is faith? According to one Church of Jesus Christ primary song entitled Faith,  faith is knowing the sun will rise lighting each new day. Faith is knowing the lord will hear each time you pray. Faith is like a little seed if planted it will grow. Faith is the swelling within my heart. When i do right I know. I grew up in primary singing this song and honestly believing it. However, we all know when everything is going well faith is easy to sustain.
      My faith was tried and retested as I found out the results of each PRAXIS test. Number four about did me in. My faith was shaken and I was very angry at everything when receiving my failing results for the fourth time. The test itself cost me $90.00-$125.00 each time. So this trial was not only long but costly. It had cost me my career, the life I had known and my pride. June was my self pitty month. I was depressed. However, my sweet son renewed my faith. Each day this amazing little boy showed me love ten fold with want of nothing in return except hugs and kisses from me. You want to know selfless love? Looking at my 1 1/2 yr old was this shining example of it. He loved me regardless of my profession, praxis scores and/ or income. He showed me an example of perfect Christ like love. I started feeling my spirits starting to lift. I knew regardless of the outcome that I had to have faith that everything was going to work out the way it was suppose to.
      When I received my test scores for the fifth time. It still echoes in my ears as I was on the opposite end on the phone as my sister read my results to me, pass. I cried. I have never felt so humbled in my life.

A California Birthday

Jared Levi Had two birthday parties to turn 1

Cake made by Granna and Aunt Lila

mmmm! It was super fun to see him dig in.

More Pictures to come to see his fun Utah birthday

Link to Cake Recipe

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/dessert-recipes/cake-recipes/theme-cakes-general/fun-farm-cake-844008/

Barnyard Bash

BARN INVITATIONS

When guests receive this clever invitation, they'll have to throw open the barn doors to find out the party details. To make one, cut out a barn shape from red card stock. Cut and fold back a set of barn doors and loft doors. Next, coat the perimeter of the barn's back (avoiding the doors) with a glue stick and press firmly onto white card stock. Carefully cut around the barn, then outline the roof. Write the party information on the inside and cap off the invitation by putting an animal sticker in the loft

Birthday Cake

November 23, 2010

This date has become extremely important to our family. This was the date that Jared Levi was born. Jared will turn one years old this November. So the question becomes what to do? In the Parent's Magazine they have a checklist:
_ What's your budget? Be sure to give yourself some wiggle room for unexpected costs - you know they always pop up last-minute.
___ Where will you have it? It's almost always cheaper and easier to have people over your house, unless you don't have the space.
___ How many people do you need to invite? (Remember wedding guest list hell? You may need to negotiate to keep the numbers down here, too).

___ How many kids/babies will there be? Babies don't need a ton of entertainment, but you'll want to have fun games and crafts planned for toddlers and older kids attending.

___ Invitations: Will you send out formal ones, shoot your guests an email or just let everyone know over the phone?
___ Will you have a theme or color scheme? This can also help you figure out food, decorations, cake and favors.

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Here we go more to come.

What did Katie do?

For those that are interested in my workout routine I am posting my running schedule.
Day 1: 34 min total including 5 min warm up and cool down walk. Running 1 minuet than walking for 2 minuets. Repeat the run and walk 8 times
Day 2: 28 minuets run 1 minute walk 2 minutes repeat 6 times
Day3: 31 minuets run 1 minute walk 2 minutes repeat 7 times
I started saturday, rested Sunday and started again on Monday
Day 4: 38 minuets run 2 minuets walk 2 repeat 7 times
Day 5: 31 minuets run 1 walk 2 repeat 7 times
Day 6: 34 minuets run 2 walk 2 repeat 6 times
This is what I have been up to so far. Next week I will post my weeks running schedule. So far so good!

What Did Katie Do?

I have been using a running program called, Couch to 5 k . It has made me feel successful. Running or exercising in general has been my biggest foe. I am really great at starting anything, but as far as finishing that is my biggest challenges. It started out just my best friend Kristi and myself . However,  our cute group is growing  and now consist of Carla, myself and Kristi. Yeah girls we are doing great. Today is my break day, hooray! I started Saturday and have run four days strait.  Three est foemonths ago  I would have never thought I could or would do anything like this.


As for my incredible little boy he will be 6 months on Monday. Jared Levi is starting to sit up more independently. He is beginning to swim more when he is on his belly, which is allowing him to pivot and push up on strait arms, developmentally this is great! It means he is getting closer to crawling. Today in baby training he was sitting and trying to bounce at the same time. It was so cute. Well, until he got a little over excited and did a head dive into the carpet. Poor baby :( He was such a big boy and was still happy after his little spill. I have a super little boy and I love him so much. He makes me a better person each day.