what's a mom to do? this cute cute boy has been a stinker lately. we went to the children's museum the other day. eli threw at least three full fledged tantrums in the 3 hours we were there. one involved pulling my skirt down, and another involved hitting me in the head twice with a surprisingly hard plastic rhino and elephant. he is right in the midst of the " no i can do it" " no i won't" arms folded, scowling phase. it don't know if ezra was just alot easier or if i've already forgotten but man i'm worn down. good thing he's funny, charming, sweet and clever most the time.

things have been pretty crazy here. my sister was in town for 3 WEEKS and you had better believe that we were living it up...


this is how excited abe was to see jess and the girls

these crazy nuts sure are cute when they get along. funny story, for those who are weak at heart or don't like "potty talk" then look away now!

so lately eli has been into acting like a puppy named " diego" well yesterday ezra and "diego" were playing and wrestling. all of a sudden ezra started screaming and yelling that eli had bite him on the... you guessed it ( or maybe you didn't ) what the??? who bites people on the "you know what"? diego thats who. little stinker, it was even bleeding! james and i were trying not to laugh as we tried to discipline eli and sympathize with ezra. and the worst part was that i could not for the life of me try to talk ezra out of putting a band aid on the wound. is this a normal occurrence for those of you with boys?

we found these sillies reading a book together the other day and we thought it so cute we snapped up a photo. to bad the sweetness lasted all of 2 minutes. i sure do love these crazies!

hey ladies tomorrow is the big day. first thing first weigh ins. eek i am scared to know but it must be done!
from now on we will talk skinny talk on the private blog.

i will start with my goals.
goals-
work out at least 4 times a week
eat less sugar
eat more fruit and veggies
eat less meat
eat out less
drink more water ( because my baby barracuda takes all my supply. only 2 months left until i am mostly done with breastfeeding, hooray! can i just tell you that i have seriously been pregnant or breastfeeding for 5 years now and i can not wait to have my body all to myself. that is until one of my kids hangs on me, bites me or otherwise uses my body as their own personal perch.)
get skinny!

i am kind of doing a very lose modified body for life plan. i am also doing their cardio plan, i love it, it is effective and it only takes 20 minutes! they also have really good recipes. and if you sign up for their official challenge you can win $10,000!

my mother in law karma has a great little tracking sheet that she is going to email me. and i will send to all of you. body for life also has some great tracking tools.
alright you're next. what are you goals? remember to post them to the skinny blog not here.

biggest loser club details-

• starts weds july 1st
• if you are joining email me so i have your email @ jacquelynbateman@hotmail.com i have set up a blog just for keeping track of our weight loss. ( please do this ASAP!)
• you may follow any diet/exercise routine
• competition will be 6 weeks ( or 10 or 12 depending on what you guys vote on)
• to enter- you need to have your $10 to me by the 2nd weigh in... next weds ( the 8th) or i will ban your fat butt from the competition!

any questions? please join me and tell people about it. the more people the more money!

friends check out some great deals and freebies here. have a splendid thrifty weekend! i plan on hitting a few garage sales and maybe a quick run to the DI. the next post will be about the biggest loser, so if you are still interested i will post the rules.

hey guys i just got an email from MODBE that their swimsuits are on sale for $25 today only.

so i really should be posting pictures of the boys and all but right now i want to tell you about the biggest loser challenge i am starting up.

a while back i did a biggest loser competition that one of our friends from college started. it was a really good idea and it was fun but it kind of fizzled out half way. which totally sucks because i was winning with a 9% body percentage lost. it really got me to be healthier though. i by nature am not a competitive person at all. the only things i care to win are dr mario, pirate party games ( hello $50 bingo!) and exercise related challenges.

so long story short. i am starting another round of biggest loser. anyone can join with one- there is one major rule... you have to donate money to the pot first.

if you don't have your money into me by the 2nd weigh in you will be out. i want people to be motivated to lose weight, i know a prize at the end is a big motivator for me. i was thinking either $10 or $15 , if you don't have money donate an itunes card or gift card or something else you have one hand. i want this to be fun and motivating.anyone else in? i was thinking of starting on monday the 22. more details coming soon...