A weekend away

We finally took the chance to escape to the mountain for a day together as a family. Kory's family has a cabin on east Zion and so Sunday after church we loaded up and headed out. It was so nice and relaxing. The kids loved it because they could play in the dirt and be outside without having to make sure their rooms

were clean or their other jobs around the house were taken care of.
We rode the four wheeler a little bit but we only have one and you should have seen all six of us

on one four wheeler. kory thinks it is time to get another one but the problem is that Tanner would take complete ownership and think that it belonged to him. The boy's love the four wheeler and I decided it would be a great way to get RJ dressed in the morning. He hears that thing fire up and he is a man on a mission. He gets his clothes and shoes and socks on faster than I have ever seen him and he is out the door. And to think I have been battling with him to do it by himself when all I needed to do was step into the garage and push a button on the four wheeler. Go figure. On our way home Monday, we stopped at the tiny little farm there on the Ponderosa and let the kids see the animals. It was a nice weekend and we can't wait to go back!

Alaska

These are some highlights from Kory's trip to Alaska. The Scenery, the company,
and the big fish that they caught. This is not a picture of Kory (obviously) but he did hook a halibut that was just as big. His dad has the picture so I used this one of Lance to demonstrate my point of really big fish.
They sounded like they had a fun trip but he was so excited to see the kids when he got home and they were just as excited to see him.

I'm a Survivor

Besides feeling outnumbered 8 hands to 2, I think we are handling the father figure being gone pretty well. Kory has been in Alaska since Thursday and the kids and I have been dealing alright with one another. There has been a few moments of complete hearing loss on their part but other than that I can't think of anything awful that has happened. We have been having a pretty good time together. Thursday was busy with T-ball games and futsal games, Friday we tried out the new water park that is in Hidden Valley. The kids had fun on the new playground and getting a tiny bit wet. Then we raced back home to get Tanner to a baseball game that he did really well at. After baseball we had an outdoor movie night. I moved the TV outside and the boy's watched Ratatouille. We invited a couple of the neighbor girls over and popped popcorn. They loved it and it was a great night to sleep out under the stars. Liz Kapcsos came over to check on the girls and we ended up staying up and talking till way after the kids had gone to sleep. It was fun to just sit outside and talk without the kids interrupting. Saturday I was lucky enough to have Kandice and Stefanie (my sis. and sis.-in-law) take my kids so that Pearl (my mother-in-law), Macail (Tyler's girlfriend) and I could have a little girls afternoon out. We went to Olive Garden for lunch and then went and did a little shopping so I could spend some of my Birthday money. Saturday night we had another outdoor movie night (because we had so much fun with it on Friday).
Today we went to church. Church is tricky when Kory is here so I knew it was going to take a little magic to pull off church by myself. I was playing a complete Zone defense, 1 on 4, and feeling quite athletic with my behind the back passes and long ball steels, until a pass got through my quick hands. The ball (RJ's sock) went sailing to the row in front of us and ricochets off of the head of some nice sister for the game turning three point bucket. From there, it was all down hill. Final score: Lets just say the wright kids won by a sufficient amount for me to be more grateful for my teammate to return to the game.
I can't complain too much, at least there was no fire drill at church today. Whew. I will just echo Luke's words,
"I wish dad would have taken me to Alaska with him because I miss him too much." Amen Luke!

WeEkeNd fUn

Happy Birthday Misti

Happy 29Th Birthday Misti! only one year left before you enter the "30 and over" club! I used to love Misti's birthday when I was younger because I knew mine was just around the corner. Ya, not so much anymore. Here are some GREAT photos I have taken of Misti recently. (She is very photogenic)

I am so glad that I have her and Kandice that live so close to me. It is so fun to have my sisters and my best friends live in the same area. And Misti will be living even closer soon! Yea. Now if I could figure out how to get the other two sisters to move closer, it could be "girls weekend" every weekend!!

Anyway, Happy Birthday Misti! Thanks for the many way's that you help me on a daily basis. All of us Wright's love you!

Here are a couple of pictures of her two cute boy's because we love them too . . . and Porter loves his Aunt Tiff and Payton loves his Aunt Tiff's kitty's.

Payton's happy face!What a crack up, even if he is "part of another family" (little inside joke).

The Biggest Loser

This last weekend was the conclusion to the 4 month long competition of "The Biggest Loser." There were four contestants in the competition, Kory, my sis. Kandice, Kory's bro Tyler and Kandice's sis-in-law Ginger. They all committed to put aside $10.00 a week as the entry into the competition and then the winner takes all. Which came out to be $160.00 per person.

So, they started sometime in January (I can't remember exactly) and every Sunday they would weigh on their own scale at home and then they would call Kandice and tell her their weight. They did % lost just like on the show, so that everyone thought it would be fair.

So, Saturday May 3rd was the big weigh in. It was surprising to see how competitive everyone got. I was so proud that each one of them stuck with it till the very end. I thought for sure someone would fizzle before the end came. But they all stuck with it so good and they all lost so much weight. I should have taken before and after photo's so you could see the change in each one of them. We did take before and after of Kory but Kory won't let me publish them on the Internet for all the world to see.

Tyler Lost over 50 pounds, Kory lost over 40 pounds, Kandice lost around 35 and Ginger lost around 10lbs. (I don't remember exact pounds lost.) Despite all of their starvation methods, Kandice's starvation method worked the best because she came out the "BIGGEST LOSER". It was a fun little competition but I think everyone is glad it is over. Tyler said next time he does this kind of thing he is going to do it with a bunch of fat guys. He thought it stunk that he had to lose twice as many pounds and he still came in third. He thought there should have been a prize for most pounds lost. Sorry Ty!

The Friday night before the weigh-in, Misti had the kids at her house because I was running the 1/2 Marathon early Saturday morning and Kory had to work at the 1/2. So Kory and I went for a walk Friday night at about 10:30. Kind of a last ditch effort to lose a few ounces. It was so fun to leave the house with my husband, late at night, and not worry about the kids.

Thanks Misti for keeping all the kids, oh and stef who kept Tanner at her house. It was such a fun weekend!

I tried to get Kory to join me in the run, I am sure he could have lost a couple of pounds running 13 miles. He thought he would stick with directing traffic and take his chances at the weigh in. (I bet he is wishing he would have joined me now after he barely lost.)

Here are some pictures from the weigh in

I didn't get a picture of Kandice by herself or the big check made out for $640.00 for the winner but if you want to check out those picture you will have to go to her blog. You can't even see their transformation with the big lbs chart that is in front of them, so I think they should all take a swim suit shot to show off their new hot bods. What do you think guys?

Way to go BIG LOSERS!

This was just a picture I found of you Kandice (and Misti) in honor of your big win!

Man alive, look who is FIVE

I can't believe 5 years ago today, my sweet little Luke was born. He has been so excited for his birthday to get here. He couldn't wait to be 5. Luke is at such a fun sweet age. He is my little peacemaker in our house (and believe me, we need one of those). He is usually pretty easygoing and just goes with the flow without complaining. He is also my "get in and get it done" kid. When I ask him to do something he is so good just to hop up and do it. where Tanner has to debate it first and then take a couple hours to get it done or else he gets lost along the way.
Luke loves preschool. He goes to school at Tony Curtis' with 8 little girls. He is the only boy in the class. His dad says "no wonder he likes school!" He is the king of the class and the girls treat him like it.
What a difference Luke makes in our family. We are so lucky to have him and be blessed with the chance to watch him grow and do great things in his life.

We love you LUKE, Happy Birthday!