OK so I have been really bad about updating this blog. So here is a quick update. Marc is FINALLY done with softball minus the tournament this weekend. Hunter is playing comp soccer for fusion and is goalie and is doing really well. Haylie is playing on a rec team and is loving it. She doesnt play much but still loves it mostly the making new friends part. Isaac and Jackson are really enjoying there new school. This week is spirit week and so far they have done weird hair day, funky hat day and today was mad eyebrow day? Yea I know weird. Zander is walking more then crawling now and is all over the place. He has also learned how to escape by pushing the gate at the bottom until he pops is open. I am doing ok. Trying to find more kids to watch and may have a few part timers but that is it. Well that is us in a nutshell for now. I will try to post more on another day.

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Sorry slacking on posting

Sorry its been crazy busy here. So to update everyone. I started to try to lose weight. I have gone down to watchingn 2 kids instead of 3-4. Haylie, and Hunter are doing soccer. Hunter has soccer practice tuesdays and thursdays from 6:15-8:00 and Haylie has soccer pactice on thursdays at 6:30. Yea I know. It gets better. Hunters games are saturdays and Haylies are saturdays and mondays. Marc has softball tuesdays and thursdays (see I told you it gets better) at diffrent times. The twins are in school finally and loving it. The older two are back in school thank goodness. Zander is 9 months old. Holy crap were has the time gone... oh yea it flies when you are running running running. He is growing big. He weights 19 lbs 1 oz. He is taking steps here or there. He will not sit still and he is a happy joy to have baby. So you ask how do I do it all? I dont know I swear some days I am going to go insane. So yea sorry about the jumbled up mess but as you can see I have just a few minutes to post anything anymore.

Let it begin

So before I had zander I weighted 140lbs well after I had him I weigh 175 uuugggg. I so need to loose weight but needed motivation. Well a old friend of mine is doing a biggest loser competition so I decided what the hell I will join. I am going to blog about my progress here http://wheresmysixpack.blogspot.com/
Also if you want to join in the fun also you can by going here http://biggestloser2009.blogspot.com/
I really need motivation to get this extra weight off. I would like to all in all get back to the 140 I was pre Zander. That means I need to lose 35 lbs. My plan and goal is to go to the gym mon, fri, and sunday. I know odd days but there the days we DONT have anything else planned. All other days are fully booked with soccer, softball and misc. other crap that comes with having 5 kids. I hate going to the gym but I am going to push myself to do it. I am also going to start to really watch what I eat no fast food. I also will continue with my weekly hikes as long as the weather permits. Maybe just maybe I will get lucky and be the biggest lose and win the cash prize at the end. Who knows. Wish me luck and check out my blog if you want.

Chic-Clips hair

OK so I am totally in love with this site. Its called chic-clips. She makes awsome bows and does awsome hair. I have used a lot of her diffrent hair styles on Haylie and I love it. Please check it out. http://chic-clipshair.blogspot.com/

OK here are some pics from the last few days. Some (ok most) are of the kids I watch at the park. We go every monday. Then the rest are just som ethings going on here at home. Haylie and Hunter started school today (yeah) so I have a few minutes of quiet time to post while the babies are naping. Now if the 25th of August would get here we would be set with kids in school lol.




Isaac and Jackson playing witht he wood chips at the park.

Zander swinging. He loves the swings

Addison swinging she does not love the swings

Ayden Swinging. He begs to be on them at all times. I normally say no becuase that is all I end up doing.

Kai one of the boys I babysit swinging at the park

Marcs softball team took 2nd place.

Zander laughing at me because I told him he could not have my laptop cord.

Zander Swinging his sword.

The busy life of the beckstroms

Yea so its beyond busy most days here. Between a little man who has started to crawl and cruise furniture to softball and soccer. I never have a minute of peace (ok maybe a minute or two but not much). Marc is almost done with one league of softball but he is starting in another. Now we will have softball tuesdays and thursdays. Hunter is joined fusion for comp. soccer. He has practices tuesdays and thursdays and his first game will be sometime in august (most likley the weekend we are going to be gone on our family reunion). Haylie is wanting to do either soccer or softball she hasnt decided yet. Hers will be in the fall. I still have my monthly girls night out that I love and look forward to. I have also been trying harder to loose weight. So far I am down 5lbs. I attempt to walk 3 miles each night but most nights it just doesnt happen because were to busy. I do go hiking every weekend with a friend and if she cant go I take the kids and drag Marc off the couch. School starts back up in 1 week for the older kids (so cant wait for that day) and the twins wont go back until August 25th (that day is not coming fast enough). That is pretty much out life right now. Here are some of the pictures from the past little bit, Enjoy and I will try to update again soon.

Mr smiley in his walker. Watch out for your feet when he is in it. He likes to run them over.

He was going for a cord. He has a larg love of cords and will go anywere for one.

Hunter and Jayden my friends little boy on our hike at birdsong trail in Ogden.

yea its sideways and small. Guess that is what I get with my camera on my phone. Here is Baby Z in the backpack on our hike to donut falls up big cottonwood.

Here is Zander doing his newest trick of climbing into baskets.

And we have success. Little stink pot.

Once again sorry small picture camera phone. This is donut falls it was our hike we did this last sunday. I love the summer time and hiking.