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Life is Good!

2009-06-26T14:36:00.000-07:00

Ok here's a run down of what's happened since...February! Like the last post said, we've decided to become distributors of Herbalife and we are still going strong! First things first...we had to get our results on the products before we could really know what we were doing and help other people do the same. And boy did we get results!!!

Before the Herbalife products, Quinton started out weighing 226 lbs. He has now lost 32 lbs. weighing in at 194! This is the first time in 9 years that Quint has weighed under 200 pounds!!!! A HUGE accompolishment for him! He has also lost a total of 52 inches and now has lots more energy and stamina throughout the day and when he's mountain biking. Way-to-go honey!

As for me, I weighed my highest last summer (2008) at 172 lbs. and I wore a pants size 13/14. I also had no energy! I'd put Carson down for a nap and then I'd curl up on the couch for a nap myself. Now, after just starting on the products in February, I weigh 140 lbs. and lost about 24 inches! I don't take naps with Carson anymore and I'm now down the the smallest pants size that I've EVER been in...size 4!!!! Even in middle school and high school, I've never been under a size 7 or 8. And here's the best part.....I don't exercise EVER!!!!! haha The only exercise I can count is my job- cleaning banks 3 nights a week. :)

This has been the easiest thing we've ever done and we feel better than we ever have! We've never been more healthy than we are right now! That's only part of the story though... The rest of my family are still on the products also. My dad has now lost 114 lbs. and 126 in. My mom's lost 30 lbs. and 56 in. My brother has lost 45 lbs. and my sister has lost 20 lbs.

Our mission now is to- pay it forward! Help other people regain they're lives back and help them feel as good as we do! One way that we are doing this is by hosting Weight Loss Challenges. Has everyone heard of "The Biggest Loser" reality show on tv? Well that's what we're doing! Everyone in our family, including Quint and I, are doing these challenges all over St. George! They are so much fun and motivating! For all of the participants who pay into the Challenge, we do nutrition classes for them (we will support any healthy and safe diet/program that they decide to do), give them a Personal Wellness Coach (us) and help them all the way through to the end. Some people get on our products and some people don't but the people who are crowned the "biggest losers" in the end, usually had the Herbalife products to help them. ;) It's so exciting and we're really making a difference in people's lives! It feels great!

Family- Before & After pics

Dad and Mom- Before and after pics

Mori- Before & after pic

They're after me! Quick...hide me!!!

2009-06-26T14:29:00.000-07:00

Are the Blogspot Police after me??!! Well they should be because I've done some major neglecting of our Blog Page!! Sorry everyone! Just so you know, we are still here... We've been pretty busy the last little while and I'm about ready to make a new post about that! :)

Here we go...

2009-02-25T18:26:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends!

Quinton and I just wanted to give all of you a heads up on the newest thing we're doing! We've discovered a nutrition system called Herbalife. Many of you have probably heard of this product line before; it's been around for 29 years and is in 70 countries. What sets Herbalife apart is its patented cellular nutrition program which is the core of the product line. This program consists of a meal-replacement shake and a multivitamin that work synergistically together to give your body the vitamins and nutrients it requires. The third product included in the core is the Cell Activator. This amazing supplement actually works to repair your body at the cellular level from the damage we've done to it from poor dieting habits, stress, pollution, etc. It helps your body to more fully absorb the good nutrition it's now getting. From that point, we can then go in to personalize your program to address your specific needs. Some of these needs include: Stress Management, Digestive Health, Heart Health, Children's Health, Energy & Fitness, and probably the most common...Weight Management. The list goes on and on!

We were first introduced to this product by my parents. They got on the product to loose a little bit of weight before their vacation to Hawaii. Bruce has now lost 97 lbs. and over 100 inches and Cris has lost 25 lbs. and 36 inches. After seeing their results, my brother and sister also got on the product. Nolan has now lost 45 lbs. and Tionna has lost 20 lbs.! We have truely seen a transformation in our family! Everyone has more energy throughout the day and gained confidence in themselves and in life! Not to mention they look great! Me, Nolan and Tionna have all said about our dad (who's been fighting with depression and low self-esteem) "We finally have our dad back!!"

This experience has made such on impact on our life that Quint and I have set a goal to also become more healthy and try to loose weight. We believe that Herbalife is the best product line out there to help us achieve our wellness goals. We have also decided to become distributors (or better put, Personal Wellness Coaches) for this company. Since Quint and I have been on the products, we've lost 10 lbs. combined in 2 weeks. Not to mention, we have a lot more energy throughout the day. :)

If anyone is interested in learning about the products...or if you know of someone else who might be interested, please let us know! We are not here to just sell products, we are here to sell RESULTS! We are fully committed to coaching everyone all along the way because we know it's much harder to do it on your own!

Canada Trip!

2009-01-27T21:00:00.000-08:00

So for this year's Cananda trip, we went up to see Quinton's bother come home off his mission. We weren't able to go up for very long but it was a quick trip that was a lot of fun and much needed! Carson got to know Einar for the first time (He was 5 months old when he left) and they had an instant connection! All weekend, Carson had to know where Einar was at all times and kept playing the game of "I've fallen and I can't get up" just so Uncle Einar would pick him up, over and over again! haha
Our first day there was Friday. We flew from Las Vegas, NV to Great Falls, MT. We got there late morning and had the rest of the day to drive to their home in Alberta (3 hours away) and hang out the rest of the day. On Saturday, Gramma Kinniburgh treated us all to lunch and then later, Quint and I, Katie and Einar all drove to Lethbridge (45 mins. away) to go shopping and out to eat. Carson got to stay home and hang out with Gramma Jensen...neither one was complaining! ;) On Sunday, we went to church to hear Einer give his talk. This is where Carson had us trying to contain our laughter the most! Einar was sitting up on the stand and of course, Carson had to ask, "Where Einar go? Where Einar go?" ...loudly. Then once Carson found where he was sitting, he extravagantly waved at him high in the air embarrassing him, I'm sure! But it was so hard trying not to laugh! Then there was a musical number where a lady sang a beautiful song that captured Carson's attention. As soon as she was done singing, Carson yelled out. "WooWooWoo!" Just like he does at any other concert or performance! It was hillarious and everyone in the room immediatly turned to look at Carson and snickered right along with us! That's where I got embarrassed! THERE IS NEVER A DULL MOMENT WITH CARSON!!!
The rest of Sunday was spent at their home with friends and family stopping in to visit all night long. It was great to see everyone again!
Monday night we went home. Carson was pretty good on both plane trips this time and absolutely loves watching out the window whenever there is something to see. He's just like his dad in that aspect! My only complaint about the whole trip was...HOW COLD IT WAS UP THERE! I was deffinately not ready for the weather and it gave me a whole new appriciation for St. George weather...even the hot months! I LOVE St. George!!
Here is a picture of Carson and Einar....Best Buds from the hood! ;)

SNOW IN ST. GEORGE!!!

2009-01-14T17:27:00.000-08:00

This winter season has been so much fun! Normally in St. George, we only get about 1-2 days of snow each year and it usually happens after Christmas sometime. This year, we've gotten about a week's worth of snow days already and all before Christmas! So if we plan like every other year, that means we still have a few more snow days to come! I know other people may be thinking how crazy I am for loving the snow this much but then you just don't understand "St. George snow". White snow on the red mountains...pretty! And then when it snows down here, it usually doesn't even snow enough to stick on the ground. That means we get to enjoy it and see how pretty it is but the most important part is that we DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE IN IT! Yay!
This year, we had a whole day and night where it snowed and left us the next morning with about 3-4 inches! It has NEVER snowed that much in the whole 11-ish years that I've lived down here. I was so excited! The next day, they called a "snow day" from school and all the kids got to stay home and play in the snow! Can you believe that?!! 3 inches of snow and they call a "snow day." I remember living in Salt Lake City and walking to school every day in that much snow! So anyways, me and Carson decided to go over to my parent's house to play in the snow with Nolan, Tionna, and some of their friends. We made a snow man...first time doing that here! We had a snowball fight, and we went sledding down our neighbor's driveway! We had a lot of fun and Carson learned how to pick up snow and throw it at someone. It's pretty much an automatic reaction to seeing snow now...see snow, pick it up, throw it at the person clostest to him! Ta-dah!
We hope everyone one else out there is having as much fun as we are in the snow! :)

Our house in the snow!

Our snow man! Eyes: golf balls, nose: a pine cone, mouth: very small rocks!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2009

2009-01-06T00:25:00.000-08:00

This year for New Year's, we decided to do our own party. First, me, Quint, and Carson went down to Town Square in St. George for they're 10th year anniversary of "First Night". This is a big celebration that the city puts on. It starts at 7pm and goes till midnight. They had entertainment for everyone of all ages. Blow up bounce houses, mechanical swings, arts and crafts for the young kids. "Dance Dance Revolution," "Rock Band," and karaoke competitions for the teenagers and up. A car show, a magician, a music concert, and more...for everyone. They also put out huge metal garbage cans all over the place with open fires inside so people can stand around them for warmth. (Yes it was a cold night! Probably between 25-35 degrees) We just put Carson in the stroller and walked around for about an hour checking everything out. Carson just loved seeing everything going on!
Then we left and went back to our house to meet our friends from our old ward, Luke and Kristelle Wilkins. We turned up the music, played pool, and ate. Then we broke out our new game called, "Would You Rather?" For anyone who hasn't heard of this game...it's hilarious and a lot of fun! We played games all the way till midnight. Then our friends left but Quint and I were still wide awake so we played games again till after 1am. We had a great time and love getting together with family and friends to celebrate the holidays!

SLEDDING ON CEDAR MOUNTAIN

2008-12-30T14:58:00.000-08:00

We have friends that live in Cedar City and we all got together and said it was about time for another sledding trip. I was certainly ready because the last time everybody went, I had to stay home and work. :( This time Carson was able to go as well! I'm not sure he had as much fun as the rest of us though... He usually loves playing in the snow but we made the mistake of taking him down on the sled right away. The hill was kinda big and he was sitting in my lap. By trying to keep us from going too fast I kept my feet in the snow. Well that also kicked up a lot of snow into our faces and he didn't like that AT ALL! From then on he was cold and in a bad mood. Poor kid! But the rest of us had fun and really enjoyed the snow. Next time we take Carson sledding we'll be sure to start him out on smaller hills! :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

2008-12-28T00:19:00.000-08:00

This year for Christmas we stayed in St. George. It was most especially fun this year because Carson is one year older from last year and is so much more attentive and aware of everything. We went over to my parent's house on Christmas Eve for dinner and games and then stayed over night. We decided to do this because on Christmas...the more the merrier right?!! We woke up at 8:00 Christmas morning and all went upstairs to see what Santa had brought everyone.After we had gone through everything plus our stockings, we then broke into the presents! With 8 people (Mom, Dad, Nolan, Tionna, Ragna, Mori, Quinton, and Carson) we had A LOT to open! Just to make the event last longer, we all took turns opening presents one at a time. That way we all got to see what everyone got. "Oooooo! Ahhhhhh! Very nice!" ;) The whole morning, start to finish, took us about 3 hours! Carson loved opening his presents as well as everyone else's presents! He especially loved opening presents that were toys! If he found anything but, he'd toss it aside and start on the next! Carson got cars, cars, tractors, trucks, and MORE cars!!!! He has really loved these toys and spends his time lining them all up over and over again. He also got a very cool rocking horse from his Gramma Jensen. It makes sounds, wiggles it's nose, and shakes it's tail. He rides it and says, "Yee Haw!" His uncle Nolan got him a mini basketball hoop and basketball which his Grampa has taken the time to teach him to jump and dunk it! Which he them follows by clapping and telling himself "Good Dob!" He got many fun things this Christmas but those were some of the highlights. Quinton's big gift this year was a shock for his mountain bike. He also got mtn. bike shoes and mtn. bike socks. If you didn't know already....Quint loves to go mountain biking! As for me, I got a very nice comforter set for a recent purchase of our king size bed. Quint surprised me and picked it out all on his own. He did an awesome job; it's gorgeous! I also got shoes and clothes and then gift cards to go shopping! (My favorite!!!) Anyways, the rest of Christmas day we just hung out and relaxed. We watched new movies, played new games, and ate a lot of candy and food! (I think Quint finished all of his Christmas candy that day!) We finally came home Christmas night at about 11:00 and crashed in bed! I was able to get well rested for the next day...Boxing Day! (Canada) I was able to go shopping and spend some of my money that I'd received! :) It was a great Christmas!

Our Christmas tree and presents

My parent's Christmas tree with ALL the presents tucked around and underneath it. This picture doesn't even do it justice! It was crazy!

Stocking and Santa stuff

Carson loves his cars and tractors!

My new comforter set and Quint's new jacket...that he thought was super cool!

Quint gave me a new purse and high heels. Very cute! Thanks honey!

Quint got new mtn. bike shoes and...yay! A body pillow!

Carson loves his new basketball hoop and his cool horsey!

Shootin' hoops!

Carson loves to line up all of his cars in a row.

After everything was over, Carson had a lot of fun playing in the wrapping paper!

THANKSGIVING

2008-11-30T21:41:00.000-08:00

This year we had Thanksgiving in St. George. We had family come from Arizona and Salt Lake City to be with us. Both mine and my mom's house were so full of people but we were all together and we all had a blast! At my mom's house there was my G'ma & G'pa Anderson, Joni, Jay, Kayla, and Cortney's baby Ali. At my house we had my two uncles Kelly and Alan, my cousin Jared and my brother Nolan (who stayed at my house the whole time to be with Jared). Then on a couple of nights, we had all the kids over at my house to play games all night. That included Tionna, Ragna, their friend Gina, and of course Nolan and Jared.
We had Thanksgiving dinner and my mom's house and then played games and hung out all night. The whole weekend was a party and we all enjoyed being together and enjoying one another's company.

Family Picture! We're missing a few people, but you get the idea!

Gramma, Grampa, and the Kids! ...plus Carson :)

Gina, Tionna, and Mori

DOGGIE PILE!!! Poor Gina on the bottom...

TWILIGHT Fan!!!

2008-11-22T19:42:00.000-08:00

So my friend Annalee called me up on the 19th and asked me, "So do you have your Twilight tickets yet?" This just reminded me of how much I wanted to go but that I really wasn't! I told her "no" in a very sad voice almost hopeful that she had some way to change my plans. She then tells me that her mom won 4 tickets to the Thursday midnight preview. Her mom didn't want to go so she gave all the tickets to Annalee! Then she asked ME to go with her!!! AHHHH!!!!!! Yes! Yes! Yes! I went to the first midnight preview of Twilight!!! It was awesome! Although like any movie that follows a book... the book is so much longer and gives so much more detail. So I was a little disapointed that the movie ended so quick and that every scene felt like it went by too fast. Oh well, I guess that's expected! The actor they used for Edward Cullen wouldn't have been my first pick but by the end of the movie, I'd have to say that...he's grown on me. He does a good job of playing the character.

So, for anyone who hasn't seen the movie yet, I do recommend it. It was good and I do plan on seeing it again! ....I can't wait for the second movie to see Jacob play a bigger role! :) The wolves will be interesting to see!

Carson's Birthday!

2008-11-06T13:33:00.000-08:00

Well, Carson's 2nd birthday wasn't that long ago so I'd thought I'd go back and blog about it....

Carson turned 2 on August 19th. We went to the "water park" in the middle of town with G'ma & G'pa Herrin, Nolan, Tionna, and Ragna. (Ragna is a foreign exchange student living with my parents from Germany.) We brought some snacks and everyone sat and hung out or played in the water with Carson. Of course Carson was in the water! He LOVES playing in the "splash pad" fountains or running in the stream. After a little while, we all went back to our house for cake & ice cream and to open presents. This year we took a chance at buying Carson some matchbox cars and a car track. BIG HIT! He loves his cars and plays with them every day! He also got a "pop-up" tunnel to go with his "pop-up" tent. He likes playing in those too. Good for chasing and playing Hide and Seek! :)

It was really fun this year to watch Carson...being 1 year older. He had so much fun and knew a little bit more of what was going on.

Grampa and Dad watching everyone else play in the water...

Nolan's heel-kick! (He's very proud of it)

Carson laying down in the water.

Nolan, Tika, Carson, & Gramma

Tionna, Nolan, & Ragna

Carson and Daddy!

Happy Birthday Carson!

Open presents! Yay!

Cool cars!

Carson in his "pop-up" tunnel.

Nolan in the tunnel...Goofball!

Gimmie that cake!

Get ready to blow that candle!

Yummy face...

Aw! Messy kiss!

Our family :)

I'm very new at this...

2008-11-05T21:30:00.000-08:00

Yay! We finally have a blogspot! (I don't know about this....) I keep reading through everyone else's blogs, loving to find out what's going on in people's lives. I've heard it's easy but this just doesn't seem like me. But...I'm willing to try it for a while and see how it goes! If anyone has any cool tips or tricks, let me know! Like I said, I'm VERY new at this stuff!