4 years ago!

Maddox was born on April 5th, 2005...
He was in the hospital for the first 9 days of his life...due to being born with fluid in his lungs

Gavin meets Maddox for the first timeHome at last!Not sure what happened here, but I could probably guess!This is my sweet, laid back Maddox as we once knew him

Cooling off

Poor kid...he has my complexion
Safe, huh??? What a great Dad (just kidding)!
Bike rides are exhausting!

Maddox can thank his big cousin, Jordan, for this one...he really did like wearing her bikini though!

Maddox and Pepper...before he grew into a Bobcat!

Maddox jumping in the pool last year...and swimming to the side (with help...not much though)

Sorry Daddy! I picked your only tomato on the vine! Pretty sure I already posted this one, but his look is priceless.

Happy 4th Birthday Maddox! We love you soooooo much! We had a great time with you today...and can't wait to share some pictures from our trek to St. Louis for the day!

Happy Birthday Maddox!

Today my "baby" is 4 years old! We're off to celebrate....so I'll have to post later...maybe even tomorrow. I just wanted to post a little something to start the day. Check back later for pictures.

Losing it...

My motivation, that is. I really, really do not want to post this evening. However, I have to do it. I GAINED again, another .8 lbs. again this week. Could definitely be worse, but it REALLY could be better too. I honestly didn't exercise much over the weekend and ate plenty. I didn't make sure I drank my water, blah, blah, blah....

Tonight after weighing in I went to work out and got back into my exercise routine which I skipped over the weekend. I feel better already. Here's to next week...maybe I'll gain the motivation to keep up with all the things it takes to lose for once.

I don't think Mom is going to be able to weigh in this week. If she does, I'll be sure to update later.

Sandboxes and smiles...that's what Grandpas are made for!

Friday evening we had a wild idea to start a sandpile "project" this weekend. We have a sandbox underneath our jungle gym, but the boys are growing out of it at this point. They're really getting into making roads and all sorts of things that take lots of space. When they are both in it there's really just not much room to move around. We had no clue it was supposed to rain this weekend, so we had sand delivered within 10 minutes and had made plans for Grandpa Dorn to come over this morning. Despite the rain, the guys managed to build a sandbox with lots of help from Gavin and Maddox.

Larry overseeing things...

Thank you Grandpa Dorn! We are glad Grandma Dorn came to hang out with us too!

Big helpers!

Yesterday morning on the way to school, the boys asked me if we could have a baby sister at our house. I was surprised because if anything I figured they would want a baby brother. I told them to talk to their Dad. They must've forgot because I'm pretty sure neither of them have mentioned it to Larry. I know what he'd say though. Boys, this is as close to a little sister as you're going to get. I'd say he's right!

Gavin's turn to give Mallory a bottle, and he even got a good burp out of her too!
Maddox patiently awaiting his turn...very concerned that there wouldn't be any milk left for him to feed her.

Finally Maddox gets his turn and even manages to get a good burp out of her too! One sweet little girl with a full belly! Look at those cheeks!

One gain, One loss- Take 3!

Between my mom and myself we have a loser and a gainer. I was up again...some consistency here would be nice. I weighed in, then ate Chinese (carefully..haven't been there since before Christmas) and then went to the gym. The lady working at the gym tonight told me I'm gaining muscle, so that's going to happen. I also watch "The Biggest Loser" and I remember Jillian saying that's no excuse. I don't know which is true, but let's just say that I'm gaining muscle...that sounds good to me. I was up .8 lbs. My total is now 14.8 lbs.

Mom LOST this week...She was down 1.4 lbs. She's catching me quickly. Way to go Mom!
Her total is 12.2 lbs.

Until next week...

Popsicles and Pepper

Gavin wanted to have his picture taken with Pepper this afternoon, so Maddox hopped in too. Pepper is nearly as large as the boys.

The boys were enjoying their snacks outside this afternoon. Gavin told me last week that he gave up fighting with his brother for lent...can you tell from this photo. Actually he has done better at being nice to his little brother. Thank goodness for lent. Too bad it doesn't last all year.