5 Weeks - Halfway through Boot Camp

I am starting the halfway week of my boot camp! I am honestly amazed at the work I have done! I am the only girl in my session, and if I must say so myself, I have done a great job at keeping up with the boys! And the results are amazing!
At the beginning of the boot camp I was fine with the scale. That relationship will never be my favorite but I am ok with it... what I was truly wanting was to tone. To balance the weight that was still on my face, neck, arms, tummy, and inner thighs! Its so hard to see results by looking at myself day to day...
But I can absolutely tell from the scale, measurements, photos, and trying on an outfit that I wore 3 weeks before that no longer fits! :) All wonderful feelings and when I get on the scale or look back at pictures of myself I am thrilled at how far I have come, how much my body has changed, and all the work I did to be happy with my appearance. Of course there are still improvement I want to see but for now I am happy :)
Here are a few random photos but they show the improvement!!!

September 2011

October 2011

January 2012

March 2012

June 2012

My Niece... Jada Brielle

Ahhh... I cannot describe how much I love this little girl and I haven't even held her yet!
My best friend finally gave birth to a sweet baby girl! Jada Brielle Chambers was born on Sunday May 27th and is already my favorite niece! lol

Jessy and I have been friends forever. More than friends really, like sisters and she has been my rock and better half in most situations! I am so excited for Remedy to have a friend... If Jada is anything like her momma, she and Remedy will be soul mates!

Mr.Scott

As I am sitting here on this awfully chilly June 1st night I am thinking about my favorite man in the whole wide world... that's right, My wonderful husband. He is at work tonight and as I do feel lonely, I am also so proud. He is such a hard worker and truly tries to give his children and me everything we could possibly need and want. We are so lucky.

Terry working... This was back closer to when we first met :)

I always think about how he will influence our children.

Will Lyric be as sweet and flirty as he is? Will Remedy fall in love with a man who's eyes sparkle like his do? I hope Lyric has his dads sense of humor and has his coy way of making light of uncomfortable situations. One day I will watch my daughter and husband walk toward the man of her dreams, will she feel the same way I did when I walked to him?

My husband is such a great man... he is truly the best thing that could have ever happened to me. He made me humble, kind, sincere, and thoughtful. Not that I didn't have some of these qualities before I met him, but he set them afire in me.

When I became pregnant at 19, it humbled me. It made me realize that the way I looked didn't define me. There was nothing wrong with wanting to look nice, presentable, or pretty... but that the appearance of a person doesn't always tell you the qualities of a person.

2 Weeks before Lyric arrived

I felt so beautiful...

When I had a daughter it made me want to be nicer. I know that times are constantly changing and I wasn't always the nicest girl... I never want someone to treat my daughter the way that I treated some of the girls I went to school with. I am nicer.

3 Weeks before Remedy made her appearance!

Our first picture!

Before I met my husband I had experienced serious relationships. But not a sincere relationship. Not a relationship like what Terry and I have. We argue, we cry, we laugh, we play, and we wake up everyday and sincerely decide to love each other more than the day before. I say we decide because we obviously cannot control how we feel, we can't help if we feel love... But we can decide to work with our love through the fights, the ups and the downs, the riches and poor, sickness and health... We can be honest, genuine, and sincere with our hearts.

Everyday when I wake up I think about three other people before I think of myself. I think of how each decision I make with effect my husband and my children. I think about tomorrow, next week, next year, and the next 18 years. I think all the time. I use my thoughts to make the best judgements for my family. I am more thoughtful with my actions and how they will effect the people around me and the three people I love the most.

Our First Family Photo with all 4 of us!

All these small character traits I focus on more because of Terry... I honestly hope that Lyric will be able to make a girl realize all the bests parts of her soul that she didn't even know where there! And I hope that Remedy will be able to have a best friend and partner that she can depend on, thrive from, learn with, and love unconditionally.

I am so hopelessly in love with my life, my children, and my husband!

Lego Land

Well... I knew it would happen... Honestly I thought that I had a little more time before it did but its official, We have entered the expensive world of Legos!

And exciting news... Well more like a secret cause Lyric has no idea, but his Daddy and I are taking him to the new LegoLand in KC for his birthday! I am so excited!!!!

Holiday Weekend

The long weekend was amazing! I enjoyed every second!
On Friday night the kiddos went and stayed with my mom for a few hours and I got to go to dinner with Jordan and then we did something a little crazy... We went and got her ink! She has been thinking about doing it for a while and I was so excited to be there with her and of course be my picky self and make sure she truly loved what she was getting...


Then on Saturday Jordan and I decided to take the entire day and spend it at the zoo with the kids. They had a blast and we got a work out! :)

Ready to see the animals

She loved the zoo!

Helping eat lunch little a good big brother

Train Ride

Happy Girls

Such a fun ride



The zoo was great! We were all tired but it was well worth the exhaustion!
Sunday we spent lots of time with my dad's side of the family! And then that night Terry and I took Lyric to see 'The Avengers 3D'!!!!! Jordan spent some quality girl time with little miss and Daddy and I got to spoil our little man a little!

He was Captain America at the theater!

Me and my little man eating pizza before the movie!

The movie was wonderful and Lyric was amazing! He sat and watched the entire thing, wore his glasses with no complaints, no bathroom breaks, and no tears... It was wonderful. I cannot wait for Remedy to be a little older and then she will be able to appreciate and enjoy the movie! Then we can make lots of fun family nights!
Monday, the holiday! We went to my mom's side of the family for lunch and then spent time with Terry's parents. As usual we stopped by Greenlawn cemetery and decorated Cammy's grave with flowers.
It was a nice weekend... Just time with the people I love the most. Little things that will be big memories! :)

The Graduate

Well, she did it! I can officially say that my little sister graduated high school! Such a wonderful night and then we went dancing to celebrate! So proud of her!

Taylor Wells Class of 2012

My favorite ladies :)

Going to Celebrate Tay's Grad!

Dancing the night away!

Denea even joined us!

Special Times

Oh my, we have been so busy lately and I have a feeling we aren’t going to slow down anytime soon. So just a little update…

We got Lyric’s tball schedule and were so excited for the first game! Of course Mother Nature ruined that and we got rained out… Oh well, this coming Monday we will get to see little man play his heart out!

This last weekend was busy!

Friday night I decided that I needed a little quality time with my favorite little man so Lyric and I had a date night! It was amazing. We had Wendy’s for dinner and then went to the theater to see The Lorax! Such a cute movie. We shared popcorn, Angry Birds gummy candies, and a big Diet Coke! The entire movie Lyric sat and watched so intently and laughed like he was so grown up. He would look at me and motion for me to come closer to him and then he would whisper in my ear, “Mom, did you see that? It was so funny!” or “Oh mom, he is not suppose to go outside of that wall.” And my favorite, “Mom, If you want a tree I will get you one because I love you too much.” It was perfect. We watched the entire movie (I saw entire because the attention span of a 3 year old in a movie theater where he has to be quiet and sit the entire time is not exactly great) and then played a few games in the arcade before heading home. We went and picked Remedy up from Gramie and then went home and just played. We played in his room with Power Rangers and the Batman house, we played in Remedy’s room with her kitchen and made an amazing bacon and egg dinner (pretend lol), and we all snuggled up in my bed and passed out! It was beyond perfect!

The beginning of our Date Night!

Saturday was Cinco de Mayo and also the March of Dimes Walk for Babies. Being that my work participates in this along with other charity events throughout the year I was very excited! I decided that I would take Remedy with me, it seemed fitting for her to come and support babies who like her were born early, most much earlier than she, and had to fight a little or a lot to make their mark on this world. She was a delight and honestly was so well behaved! We woke up bright and early and dressed in our finest Cinco de Mayo wear (that was the theme for our team). She wore an adorable brightly colored dress and we even went and got a fiesta headband that was incredibly obnoxious so she didn’t wear it very long. We packed the stroller; a few toys for entertainment, and our sunglasses and off we went! Just me and my girl, and the Gold Mountain crew! She was a star, everyone loved her and she was quite friendly. Honestly as we were walking and looking to the sidewalk with all of the posters in honor of sweet little survivors and tiny troopers that were watching from heaven, my heart felt so heavy. I was so sad for all the mommies, daddies, bubbas, and sissies that lost someone so special. I was so overwhelming happy for all these guys and girls that beat the odds and were now kiddos and young teens playing sports and being big helpers to their families. Most of all I was so thankful that my sweet little miss was only 3 weeks early, rather than most of the tributes who were born at 20-25 weeks. I was thankful that all the trials we had at the beginning of her life were just part of her that were different than normal and needed no surgery, just love and attention and time to teach her body to function the way it should. That walk honestly made me look at my baby a little closer and not that I ever took her for granted, but it made me realize how truly lucky I am. I will now be a faithful walker and contributor to the March of Dimes… Such a special program.

Ready to Stroll

After the walk it was time to switch into party mode because my whole family was going out to celebrate my Dad’s 40^th Birthday! The kids went to my Aunt’s house and I had a night out! It was so much fun… and I think my dad had a blast. It was nice to go out and dance with not only Jordan (who is always my other half when I have nights out) and my little sister Taylor (who since turning 18 seems to go out with us a lot and we get to enjoy have a designated driver) but also to cut loose with my mom who works too much, my Aunt Stacy who lives in Arkansas, Cousin Leah who has two beautiful and active kiddos who keep her so busy, Uncle Jason and Aunt Stasha who are so fun but have jobs, a handsome little man, and big families that take up time much like mine, and my dad who I see less now that I am an adult and really miss him sometimes. We all just relaxed and owned the night! We had drinks, took several shots and toasted birthdays, family, happiness, and love. It was perfect! We topped the night off with a greasy, cheap, 2 am breakfast and then woke the next day to have a cookout with more family for a calm and kid-friendly celebration. This is more up my dad’s alley… a field, baseball, kids screaming, hot dogs burning, getting boots all muddy, and turning the radio up real loud in your truck. It was a blast! We sang Happy Birthday and Lyric helped his Pa-Pa blow out the ‘Over the Hill’ candle on his Cherry Pie. I hope when I am 40 I am as happy as my dad. Granted there are a lot of things in life that haven’t gone his way in the past few years but he somehow always has a great attitude and realizes the value of family and that is always his number one concern. Love him J

With the weekend at an end it was time to get back to reality! Work and back to boot camp! I am officially into the second week of my ten week boot camp and I am so proud of myself and super excited to see results! I am almost where I want to be! Last week I bought a size 5 in pants and I want to be a 3 so I am very close! I will post results and we do weigh ins and measurement checks!

This week we are excited for Tay-Tay’s last day of High School and a Graduation Party for her and friends, Dilynn and Destanie (cousins) are coming over Friday night to play with the kids, and Sunday is Mother’s Day so we will get to spend more time with the people we love most. Stay tuned for details and pictures from Tay’s grad party and Mother’s Day and I will be posting Lyric’s first game and then Taylor’s graduation ceremony on the 15^th! And just a heads up, this month Joe will be coming in town for 10 days so I am sure I will have lots of fun stuff to share, and Jessy Chambers (my bestest friend that lives in Arkansas) is due to bring Miss Jada into the world on the 20^th so I will def be making lots of posts, updates, and love notes in regards to my sweet little niece!