A month at a glance.....

Wow I let a month go by without blogging yikes! So this is a picture of my sweet Elizabeth wanting Grandma to pick her up!That has started to happen all the time. When she sees me she holds her hands out to me and because she loves me!

Erin called there was a "Princess Tea Party" that afternoon. Issy had out grown her princess dress and needed a new one. So I met them at the mall and we went shopping for a new princess dress. But there was nothing to speak of at the store. When we got Issy's first princess dress there were at least 10 to 12 dresses to choose from. When we went in that day there were only 4 and none in her size. But her mother was determined and found a Tinkerbell dress her size. All was right with the world we had a Princess Tinkerbell!

I met up with them later to go along and they were darling. Issy made a beautiful little Tink!

Nathan just being cool as all teenagers are.

Me on my stinking birthday. Wow 46, that really bummed me out!

Mike and Nathan have been riding a lot. They left to go on a ride and I left later to go to the store and saw them riding so I grabbed my camera and took a few shots.

I watched my princesses one day, I really enjoy them. Elizabeth was eating cheerios with Ophie watching and hoping she would share.

Elizabeth taking off her sock, and Ophie sitting by hoping for a bite of her cracker!

I ask Issy how does a princess look and this is what she gave me. So this is Issy version of a princess.

Mikes Dad and Sister came to visit. We had a nephew getting off his mission so they came to see him. I started riding a bike 4 weeks ago. I had been riding a couple of weeks and doing pretty well. the exercise bike was doing some good! But the day I took this picture, Mike and I left his family and rode 21 miles! Since then I have ridden 19 a few times. But 21miles is my biggest ride ever. This is a picture of the path it starts near our house, it is just beautiful to ride on.

Murphy the day he got home from Argentina, just a little tired!

Mike and his Dad they enjoyed each others company:-)

Keven and Kris they enjoyed each others company also!

We went and saw Toy Story 3 with our niece Elise, Nathan (which was a treat he never goes with us to a movie!), Aunt Keven , Granddad,  Mike and Me. We also went and had dinner at our new favorite pizza place. It was a good movie and yummy food. A great evening all together!

Aunt Keven looking cool in Nathans glasses.

Nathan looking cool in his glasses.

I had a girlfriend invite me to her house for breakfast. She made a crustless broccoli, cheese, and bacon quiche. I loved it and had to make that weekend for myself.

I made a big one because I thought the boys might like it. But they didn't really like it so I ate it for a week!hahaha

I got money for my birthday so I went and bought a few new clothes. It has been a while. I was happy because I bought medium sizes, even a size 10 pair of pants! I have lost 92 pounds so far. Since I started riding the bike a gained a couple of pounds. I rode today and I have racked up 275 plus miles in 4 weeks. Mike rode 70 miles today. He has been riding longer and has like 900 miles racked up. He wants to ride a century next month which is 100 miles. He has gone crazy on the bike! Also I was trying to look like a cute grandma with my new clothes. Mike took me to an early showing of the new Eclipse movie. I grabbed the Twilight books years ago, I saw them everywhere I went, and had heard a few people talk about it. Something clicked with me and I really enjoyed reading them. Mike decided if I liked them that much that he would read them to. We read them all together. I'm so happy that Mike is secure enough in his manhood that he is willing to read those books and go to those movies:-) There are quite a few husbands who have taken their wives in our ward. But some men wouldn't even consider it. As a matter of fact this month I read my first classic novel Wuthering Heights. I wanted to talk about it with Mike so he read it too. I am happy that we have these kind of interests together:-)

June came and went in a flash. We enjoyed our company and I have loved riding my bike. There has been a lot of sadness and stress, but that goes along with life. My parents are having so much heartache dealing with the aging process. It has been hard on me being so far away. It has also made me glad that Mike and I have chosen a healthier life style.

Now off to a busy start for July. We have Gary and Cathy coming to visit for the week!

Happy Fourth everybody!