Weight loss update

Here is an update on my weight loss journey and i promise to post pictures of recent events soon, sorry i have been slacking. From now on i will occasionally just put up this tracker to show my weight loss so here it is!!!

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....And Time Stood Still

So I have not had a computer lately because my hard drive crashed and I have to buy a new one. I know that sucks huh? Anyway so I am borrowing my dad's computer right now so there will be no pictures in this post.

Last night was the 4th of July, Paul decided to go into work to get overtime and holiday pay which is so nice but I was worried that Max and I would not get to watch the fireworks with him, but he assured me we would all get to watch the fireworks together. So Max and I headed to the golf course to hang out with Paul and the rest of the fire crew (i was not excited about having to watch fireworks with the crude smelly fireman Paul has to work with). Somehow Paul pulled some strings and got a golf cart all to himself and was able to be the fireman to cover the area right where they were shooting off the fireworks (well we were to the right a little and maybe 100 yard away but close enough).

Anyway so Paul, Max and myself had one of those moments in life last night where "Time stood still" they are very rare and don't happen often but when they do "WOW". This was easily one of the top 10 best nights of my life. It really did seem as though the whole world stopped for those 25 minutes or so and nothing else seemed to matter. All my problems were insignificant and all of my worries were gone. Me and my little family laid on the grass of the golf course watching a beautiful display of fireworks, snuggled up against eachother, and just living in the moment. It was truly like a movie Paul was laying on his back, me with my head on his shoulder and Max in between us laying completely still and mesmerized, and every once in a while Paul and I would steal a little kiss from eachother because that is just what you do in a moment as perfect as that and you are completely in love with your husband. I don't know if this experience was the same for Paul and Max as it was for myself but for me it was life changing. I realized I am too high strung and I want to have those moments more often, and not be so stressed out that when the opportunity to have one of those moments presents itself I am able to grab it and run with it, and enjoy every last second of it. It was so calming and peaceful and wonderful and just what I needed. I slept better then I have in a long time last night and have a new outlook on life this morning! Who knew the 4th of July could bring such revelation huh! Just the simple act of being with your family under a lit up sky, and having time stand still for the first time in years, and being at such peace wishing the moment would never pass can give you a whole new determination and resolution of who you want to be, and what you want to become in life. And last night I found a new determination to have more peace and love and patience and hope and determination and less of everything negative that has taken over my life in the last little while!! Anyway here is to the 4th of July and a new Lindsey Jones!!!!!!!!!!!

So let's begin with an introduction HI my name is Lindsey Jones and from now on those of you close to me will be experiencing a new and improved version of myself!!!

SERIOUSLY.............................

HEAVENLY!!!!!!!!!!!

So my sister Jaimee turned me onto this site called picky palate for this recipe click HERE it is fabulous. This lady knows how to cook, Especially desserts!!!!!! So every once in a while Jaimee will call me and say she saw this dessert on picky palate that looks so good i have to try it. So not very often do i actually go buy the stuff and make the dessert, but she told me about a dessert the other, day not the one pictured above but another one that looks tasty, and i went to look at it and saw these yummy looking "Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Bites" Do they not look sinful? So i made them today for a get together tonight and they are as delicious as they look and sound, and so simple to make!!! They are good enough to put on my blog because i believe every wife and mother shoul enjoy them because they are that good!!! Enjoy!!!!

My Handsome Little Man

Here are just a few shots i have taken lately of my handsome little guy!! He is turning into such a boy not a baby anymore. It makes me sad but i love this stage too!! he loves to wear things on his head.
The next pictures are pretty much all the same but just different faces of Max. He has this cute new outfit and he wore it to church on sunday, i thought it was so handsome on him and adorable so we had ourselves a little photo shoot in grandma and grandpa's back yard! Don't you just love that face, and those big blue eyes!!

He was showing my his muscles!!! i love his face when he tries so hard to get those muscles bulging. sadly with a dad as skinny as paul i don't know that his muscles will ever bulge!!!

Make a Funny Face!!!

This is one of my favorites!!!

UH-OH!!!

He has started this new thing where he sticks his tongue out at you all the time. it is adorable!!!

Better Late Than Never!!!!

Okay so this is the last month and a half in one post!!! We had visitors, trips and fun family moments as we do every month but this last month or so has been especially busy and fun!! Max is getting so big and starting to talk a little. he has such a fun personality and is so smart. He now says hot, bath, milk,grandma, Paul, love you, thank you, please, walk and I am sure a few other words. Now, some of the words only a mother can understand, but hey, he is still trying and he says them none the less. So with no further stalling here is our last month in pictures and a few stories!!!!

Paul went on a training for work to Salt Lake and brought Max back a pop gun. Needless to say Max loves it and Paul loves playing with it with him!!

Max loves to get into the trash, he pulled out a carton of milk that had a little left in it and dumped it on himself. He was just to darn cute to not take a picture of. But on a side note, a trash can with a locking lid is on my wish list!

Brandon and Lindsay and the boys came down for a visit. I just love my nephews, and their family is so much fun. We had a blast!! We visited Paul at the fire station where the kids became fascinated with a video Paul put on, and had a blast playing in the truck and Rhino and getting hats and other stuff!!!

I just love Ethan's toothless grin. How can you not look at that face and instantly fall in love with this kid!!!

Daddy and Max!!!!

I adore this picture!!!!

Grandpa with his grand kids this was the cutest thing ever, I walked out into my parents backyard to find this. I love moments like these!!!

The weather wasn't the greatest while they were here, but one of the days was warm enough to go to the lake and play in the sand. We took Mom and Dad's new four wheelers out for a spin!

The water was so cold I couldn't believe he got in. My child is fearless when it comes to water!! But I guess too cold is too cold, once he fell in he didn't love it as much!!

Warming up in the sun!!!

My Nephew Ryan on the quad! He is such a cool kid and growing up so fast!!!
Isn't that a great background!!!

So after Brandon and Lindsay left we had a little while before we went for a visit to Boise, for Paul to test for the fire department. So here are a few pics of Max and his personality shining through. I honestly couldn't love this kid anymore, but every day he does something new that makes me smile and just love his personality even more!! So he was in my closet and Paul and I were laying on the bed and he walked out with my head band, so I put it on him!!! He instantly turned into a Rock Star! is he not a miniature version of Bret Michals? Just a little eye liner and maybe a few extension and a cowboy hat and we have a clone!! Anyway he started jumping on the bed and I started singing "He's a Maniac, Maniac...." and he danced his little heart out it was hilarious!!

Okay so on to Boise! Can I just say if I moved here I would be so happy!! I love Shawnacy and Russ's kids they are the coolest most laid back kids ever!! they are so much fun to be around. I would have built in baby sitters that I totally trust, and I could coach their basketball and volleyball teams and watch all their other athletic activities! Anyway we had so much fun on Thursday I took them all out of school and we went to the Zoo, Thursday is half off day at the zoo. Can I just say Amazing deal only $16.50 for all 6 of us to go to the zoo for the whole day!!! And Kennedy being the cute little mom she is packed a lunch for everyone so we didn't have to spend any extra money on food!!! It was truly a great day!!!

Max loved it! he was so tired by the end of the day but would not sleep! I had to force him to go down for a nap when we got home! He loves his cousins and didn't want to miss a second!!!

There was a Goose sitting on a nest next to one of the buildings Max got a little to close and got hissed at and my nephew Kage wouldn't get close enough to save Max from being attacked, so I had to run from across the way to save my child from an angry goose!

Mommy and Max in front of my favorite animal!!!

Cousins!!!

Pretty sure you are not supposed to sit on the statues, hence the rope in front of them but this was too cute of a photo opportunity to pass up!!

Max was to tired to walk anymore but not tired enough to fall asleep. So by the time we got to the petting zoo area, he just fed the goats and sheep from his stroller. They kept trying to get hold of his sandwich but failed!!!

Kens in the Turtle Shell!! She is so grown up, ha ha remember when you used to try to make that face in pictures to look cool? Come on admit it I know you all have done it at least once!! I will be the first to admit that I have multiple picture of myself wth that face!!!

Ha ha and Kennedy in the turtle shell!

The Herron Kiddos!!!

When I showed this picture to Shawnacy I said look how cute your girls are in this picture they are trying to look so cute ........and then there's Kage who is trying to be a baby bird and looks .... well i will let you finish that sentence!!! I love you Kager, your a stud!!!!

This Tiger was Huge seriously you forget how big they are until you go back to the zoo and see them again!!!

Max watching the penguins!!!

Kennedy with the penguins!!Kage & Penguins!!!

Kemi & Penguins!!!

Kens & Penguins!!!

They were draining the penguin cage while we were there so the penguins were able to stand up next to the glass and play with us, it was really cool and we stayed there for quite a while because the kids were enjoying it so much!!

We took Max to Mckensey's friends basketball game and he loved watching!

Then the next day we took him to Mackensey's game and Kennedy wanted to play with him out in the hall so when I went to check on him I found this.....

It was so adorable and kennedy was so excited that he fell asleep on her. She is such good baby sitter and Max adores her!!!

Here is Kens after her basketball games on staurday (3 games back to back it was a long morning) with her "friend" Marcus she is not allowed to date til she is 16 but I hope she keeps him around long enough for that to happen. He was lots of fun and didn't get to freeked out by hanging out with our family all day!! We had a blast we picked him up early to go to Kensey's games then he spent the rest of the day with us, we went back to the house and did leg wrestling, and arm wrestling and a game we made up called kissy-go-fakey if you would like to know how to play just ask!!! Anyway and watched movies and ate and played spoons, we even played a trick on him and he was such a good sport. He is such a respectful kid not only of Kens but of Russ and Shawnacy to. He must be because if any of you know Russ you know that he is very protective of his girls and he allowed Marucs to hang out and he actually like him also!! It is kinda funny to watch the awkwardness that comes along with high school dating first hand, but so cute!

Anyway on a side note I have to tell a story about my nephew Kage. Boy does my sister have her hands full when he gets older. Kage is such a sweet talker!! the first day I was there I kept the kids out of school, and Kennedy, Kage, Kens and myself got up early to go for a run. While we were running a man in a truck drove by and glanced at us, not in a creepy way just a glance like anyone would do when they dirve by people running down a street. Anyway Kage saw him look and the conversation went like this....

Kage: That guy is totally jealous of me!!

Me: Why?

Kage: Because i am Running with three really pretty girls!!!

Me: 2 of which are your sister and 1 of which is your Aunt!!!

Kage: it doesn't matter he doesn't know that!!! to him I am like the luckiest guy in the whole world!!!

Kensey: Seriously Aunt Lindsey whenever I need a confidence boost I just hang out with Kage!

I was laughing so hard I couldn't run! what 9 year old says things like that I then continued to learn that he is like that all the time and tells all of his sisters friends stuff like that. He is going to have the ladies crawling all over him someday if he keeps it up!!!

Anyway on the way back from Boise we stopped in Orem and stayed with Paul's Grandma who we don't see very often. I am so mad at myself for not getting a picture of her and Max but I completely forgot! She was so sweet though, she cooked a yummy dinner and breakfast for us and I taught her how to use her DVR!!!

Max was so cute that night at her house. He was being so funny and I couldn't resist putting up this picture there were so many others that were more fun but you could see all of him naked so I opted out!! He is such a little Stud!!!

Here you can see his snaggle teeth so well! Poor kid is going to have to go through some major dental work, but I think this is the cutest little mouth I have ever seen! it makes me laugh so hard when he smiles like this because I just don't understand how something that is such a mess can be so dang cute!!! But seriously does this picture not make you want to reach through the screen and squeeze him!!!

My Handsome Little Man!!!

THE END!!!