- 4th of July Celebration in Duchesne- snow cones
- Fireworks at home with dad in the back yard
- Caleb's flying pigs
- 2nd Plexus Gold Retreat- Bear Lake
- Flowers all in bloom at our house
July 30th:
Never in my life have I felt short in a picture until tonight. I'm 5'9!! Love these tall ladies so much!!
Levi reciting the 12 apostles:
https://www.facebook.com/nicole.kay.925602/videos/10105128184219689/
July 25, 2019
"Fitting in" is the opposite of belonging.
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Sometimes we mistake fitting in for belonging by pretending to be something we're not. We might feel like we belong for a moment. But it can never last.
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Sometimes we mistake fitting in for belonging by pretending to be something we're not. We might feel like we belong for a moment. But it can never last.
I'm not saying that we don't all have things that we need to improve or change. I'm talking about how we try hide our journeys and our imperfections, hoping that by covering up our weaknesses we will be more lovable.
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SHARING who you are, even the broken parts....especially the broken parts, is what binds us together. It's what gives permission to others to be themselves, and creates space to grow and heal.
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My mom and I spent so many years trying to "fit" each other and fix each other. I was either fighting against what she wanted, or she was pretending to be what I wanted. We spent so little time really seeing each other. What a waste. Look at her beautiful soul.
Don't waste a single day more trying to "fit" or fix someone, or hiding yourself from others.
BE YOU. Even if you have to be vulnerable
Share your stories- even the hard parts. Let them see you. Because people need YOU.
Your story, your struggles, are what bind you to others, and give you the ability to help others.
Your story gives others permission to be real too. And then, and only then, can we truly belong to each other and heal.
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Miss you mom.
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Miss you mom.
July 24th
I LOVE flowers. They are my absolute favorite. I'm grateful every.single.day for the beautiful landscaping the previous owners did!! I'm adding to it a little bit every year.
Side note- I've told my kids at LEAST 6,000 times not to pick my flowers...but it's hard to be mad at them when they're picking them for me.
July 23rd
Happy 4 months to this cute guy!! Caleb is SUCH a good baby! He's rarely fussy, lets me drag him all over the US and sleeps and smiles the whole time. He LOVES having his diaper changed and being in the same room as mom. We're sure love this cute happy guy! #cuteCaleb #4monthsold
https://www.facebook.com/nicole.kay.925602/videos/10105119403211899/
July 22nd
Ha! We went out for Mexican food tonight! #makethemostofeveryexperience
July 22
YOU GUYS!!! I'M OFFICIALLY NO LONGER DIABETIC!!!ðððŠððððð
I just got the call that my A1C is now 5.6, which is considered in the normal range. This. is. amazing!!
Over the past year and a half my A1C has steadily declined so that I am no longer on any medication and no longer considered even pre-diabetic!
March 2017 (3 months after Alida was born and before Plexus) my A1C was 6.2
Jan 2018, (3 months after starting Plexus) my A1C had gone down to 5.9, so I stopped taking Metformin
July 2018, when I got pregnant with Caleb, my A1C held steady at 5.9, even without any medication
January 2019 my A1C was 5.8 (having an A1C go down in pregnancy is almost unheard of!!)
July 2019, 3 months after giving birth, it's 5.6!! ððððð
I think there might be something to giving your body natural tools for blood sugar balance. ðĪðĪ #Plexusforthewin
July 21st
Because its very likely to never happen again, I had to document the fact that we actually made it to church ON TIME (even early!!) two weeks in a row!!! With sucker-free hair even!
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This is very likely related to the fact that Michael was home to help....
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Also, look at that little flirt of a daughter all cuddled up with Conner Snow. I think we're gonna be in trouble when it comes time for dating... #sweetSis #SundaySelfies
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This is very likely related to the fact that Michael was home to help....
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Also, look at that little flirt of a daughter all cuddled up with Conner Snow. I think we're gonna be in trouble when it comes time for dating... #sweetSis #SundaySelfies
Because its very likely to never happen again, I had to document the fact that we actually made it to church ON TIME (even early!!) two weeks in a row!!! With sucker-free hair even!
.
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This is very likely related to the fact that Michael was home to help....
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Also, look at that little flirt of a daughter all cuddled up with Conner Snow. I think we're gonna be in trouble when it comes time for dating... #sweetSis #SundaySelfies
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This is very likely related to the fact that Michael was home to help....
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Also, look at that little flirt of a daughter all cuddled up with Conner Snow. I think we're gonna be in trouble when it comes time for dating... #sweetSis #SundaySelfies
July 20th
Did you know that according to Walmart summer ends July 15th?ðĪ Weird cuz I thought we were just half way into summer... #backtoschool??! #wherearetheinflatablepools?
July 19th
I love when my kids get out of bed for the 20th time to tell me they’re scared, as if my response isn’t going to be the scariest thing they’ll see all night. Nice mom disappears at 8pm around here folks. ðģðĪĶðŧ♀️ð #forthelove #gobacktobed #GOTOBED
July 17th
Every woman needs a community like this, a getaway like this, a sisterhood like this. A chance to laugh, cry, have deep conversations, have ridiculous conversations, sleep, dance, learn, and grow surrounded in love.
Every woman deserves to not be tired, dragging through their life, feeling burnt out, sad, lonely or living off unhealthy habits to survive their days.
Every woman deserves friendship, community, growing, and true lifting up of one another.
That’s what this retreat is doing...and we are empowering these women to go forward and change lives. And I'm up front leading and loving on all of them!
There's room for you here. Come with us next time!
July 15th
Locked and loaded! We're about as full as you can get with 4 airport pick ups and a Costco run! Bring on the fun! #mountainretreat #BearLake #GoldRetreat #sistertribe #Plexus
July 12th
Yup. I did lots of motivational speaking today. 
July 11th
Ok mamas. When do I need to go in to the doctor if I suspect mastitis? I realllllly would like to not have to take an antibiotic if I can get away with it, but when am I in over my head and just need to give in?
July 7th
If I ever stay home from church, it is because:
a) the black plague has hit my house and I literally can't move.
b) I had a baby that day (but if it was the day before, I'll probably still try to get to church).
c) someone in my house died.
d) I've totally lost it and gone postal because I
have two toddlers that know how much I want to get to church on time and therefore make it completely impossible to do so by creating total disasters 15 minutes before church. Which is actually a subset of (c) above.
have two toddlers that know how much I want to get to church on time and therefore make it completely impossible to do so by creating total disasters 15 minutes before church. Which is actually a subset of (c) above.
Taking 3 kids to church by myself is no joke. Today I actually had all 3 children cleaned, dressed, fed, and ready to go by 11am and was really excited thinking I MIGHT be on time!! I go downstairs to start getting ready, (I always get ready last of course) and the two toddlers head to the car, I presume to buckle in and wait for me, (which is the routine and the only way I can get ready- when they're strapped into the car).
When I get out to the car 10 minutes later, I see that they've looted a bag of suckers I left in the front seat. Alida has 3 unwrapped tootsie pops in her mouth at the same time, Levi has 2, and Alida has used a large round lollipop to try to "brush" her hair- and it's still hanging in her hair. She was a sticky haired monster disaster. I seriously thought I was going to lose my mind. (Do you know how much time, and how difficult it is to do the hair of a squirmy wiggly 2 year old?!!). So I pull her out of the car, strip her down, wash her hair (AGAIN), fix her hair, put new clothes on, put her back in the car, strap her in, and head to church at 12:07, totally defeated. The toddlers win again.
I am a very capable woman. I was in the military. I earned two masters' degrees. I've given birth 3 times. I run a small homestead. I have done very hard things. Yet somehow it is utterly beyond my ability to get to church on time. I've met my match in the form of 2 tiny tyrants. It just might be the death of me.
(note, these pictures are after the disaster and after church, when mom was sane again)
"Roosevelt woman and two children die in tragic ATV rollover accident. Husband finds them next day."
Ever find yourself over your head in a situation, but you already committed and backing out is not an option??
I was seriously questioning my worthiness as a parent, my judgement, and everything else when I took my kids on a quick 4 wheeler ride yesterday behind our house. We've got some hills and an old gravel pit just a couple of blocks from us, but the terrain is pretty unforgiving. There are ATV trails everywhere for those not of the faint of heart. I'm kind of a newbie on 4 wheelers so I try to play it safe.
My son wanted to go to the top of the mountain, but my husband had just taken them earlier and said of the trail, "I'm not sure most people would make it. It's pretty steep". My husband was raised on 4 wheelers so for him to say that means it was intense.
We were just dinking around and exploring the area. I was trying to see if there was another more gradual incline train somewhere. Then I started looking at the one that cut up the hill and thought, "stop being so scared, if your hubby did it, you can too." #competative #curositykilledthecat #couragevsstupidity
So we started up the trail and it didn't take long for me to realize that I wouldn't be able to stop or the 4 wheeler might roll or slide backwards. I had to keep going. I had to lean forward and put all my weight ahead to help the engine as we crawled up the trail with big rocks rolling down behind us. Then it cut back and became even more steep.ðģðģ
With my 4 year old and 2 year old clinging to me and the facade of safety I provide them, I gunned the gas and hoped we wouldn't die. We barely made it, causing an avalanche of cobble rock behind us. But once again I was stuck. It was ironic to me that had left the house just minutes before, totally unprepared, wearing flip flops and shorts, leaving the house without so much as a phone or a second thought, and now we were stuck at the top of a steep hill, 90 plus degrees outside, all of us in shorts and flip flops, no water, no phone in an emergency situation. ðĨĩðĨĩ
Long story short- after awhile we made it home. Crawling down the trail was a lot easier than going up it. The kids had no idea how stressed mom was and had the time of their lives. When we pulled up to the house, hubby was just relaxing inside, no idea that he almost just lost his wife and kids. I went and kissed my baby and decided never to leave the house or air conditioning again.
Sometimes, courage takes you places. Sometimes it almost kills you instead. Chose wisely. ððĪŠ
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