Biggest Loser Competition!

I am starting a Biggest Loser Competition starting Friday, January 1, 2010!

The competition will go until Friday, April 2, 2010.

Just like the famous TV show (which starts again on Jan 5th), we will have a starting weight. Weekly weigh-ins on Fridays. And the biggest percentage of weight loss will win the CASH prize!

The cost to enter is just $10, but the real win is the weight-loss right?! (The money is just a nice incentive). Money needs to be to me by January 8, 2010 to enter!

Here are the details: January 1st you will weigh yourself and send me the number via email (I need this to calculate percentages). This is an honor system, so you will also weigh yourself every Friday and send me the weight loss/gain. I will send out a mass email to all the contestants with the current rankings and weekly percentage of weight loss. At the end of the competition whoever has the most TOTAL percentage of weight loss will win the CASH prize!

How you lose the weight is up to you. But if you find something that is working for you, share your secrets, or keep them to yourself for an advantage! This should be fun and a great way to get into shape for the New Year!

Send this to friends and family!! The bigger the competition, the bigger the CASH prize! Please be sure to email me if you plan on playing, and when you'll be sending the money. I will keep all the money in my safe (so I wont go buy a new outfit!! haha!!)

Things to remember...

While changing Emma's diaper Kaylee says to me:
"I need to stop eating."
Me: "Why?"
Kaylee: "So Emma can catch up to me."
Me: "Oh! That's so sweet"
Kaylee: "Yup! She's my newest friend!"

I love them all.... I swear!!

I haven't really updated on my other wonderful children lately, and I think I'll take a moment to do that right now.

Kaylee has been doing great in school. She had her Christmas Show at school on the 10th of December. Yeah, I was still in the hospital with Emma but Chris and Wendy were able to get her all dressed up and take her. I really wish I could have been there.

She loves to sing Christmas songs, and talk about Christmas all the time. She is really getting into the Christmas spirit. I can't wait to see her face Christmas morning.

Crew is doing great too. He is talking so much!! He loves to sing the ABC's and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. He can also count up to 20! I think Kaylee has helped him alot with that. He loves his little sister alot, but you can tell at some times he gets slightly jealous.

We are all getting over a little bug that went thru the whole family. It was hard having to deal with that and bringing home a new baby. Luckily it looks like we will all be better by Christmas. Emma didn't get sick so that is a blessing. She's doing wonderful. She's starting to do long stretches of sleep at night, and she's eating lots and it looks like she's growing. I wish she could stay small forever.

Chris and I just had our 6th Anniversary on the 20th of December. It was really low-key since we were sick. I don't mind just chillin at home cause everything has been so hectic lately. I am so lucky to be married to Chris, he is a hard worker and a great father and husband. It's crazy to think of all we've done and accomplished in just 6 short years. I can't wait to see what's in store for us in the next 6!

Emma Syphus

It started early in the morning... well, at least it was suppose to. I was to be induced on Wed, Dec. 9th at 6 am. I called at 5 am as instructed, only to find out that there were no empty beds for me. I waited, and finally gave up waiting around the house, so we headed to the mall. I got the call to come into the hospital at 1:30pm, and Chris, Wendy (MIL), and I rushed over to the hospital to have a baby!

They got me going right away. I got stuck at 4-5 cm for awhile, but they started moving me from one side to the other, and that seemed to work. At about 8:45pm they put me on my back, but only for 20 min. I was at 5-6 cm at this point, but I started to feel alot of pressure. After the 20 min they checked me again and still just a 6! The nurse turned me over on my side and WHAM! I started feeling ALOT of pressure! I couldn't last more than 3 contractions before I made her come back in. Chris thought I was crazy, seeing as I was just at a 6 like 10 min before. The nurse checked, and sure enough, I was at a 10 and ready to go! The doctor got there in 10 min, and in 3 easy pushes....

Emma Syphus was born!

December 9th 2009

10:06pm (Chris swears it was actually 10:04pm)

8lbs 9oz. 20.5 inches.

She has tons of cute blond hair, and just looks so much like her older sister Kaylee. Both Kaylee and Crew absolutely love her, and just want to hold her every chance they get. She is still working on the sleeping thing, she thinks you are suppose to be awake at night and sleep all day... we're working on it (for mom's sake)!!

Welcome to the family Emma!!

One last time...

Alright, things have been really fun around here lately. We have been doing alot! We went to this little fair at the Surprise Park and watched as sky divers landed in lit-up suits! We went with some new friends from our new ward and the kids had a blast.

Chris and I worked on fixing the Heater in his truck and also replaced his shocks. It's amazing how much a difference those things make! It's so nice to have a handy husband like Chris cause he really saves us so much money by his repair work. (I guess I should also thank his dad for teaching him how to be so handy...Thanks!).

Crew is officially potty-trained! It's been so nice to not have to change diapers for the past few weeks... but now I will have to start that right up again once the baby is born. Oh well!

We are all moved in and comfy in our new place, and I love the neighborhood. There are tons of kids for our kids to play with. I love our new ward, everyone is just so nice and friendly.

Now, it's finally time for our new girl to arrive. We have been patiently waiting, and tomorrow I am scheduled to get induced. Wendy (my mother-in-law), is going to be visiting and helping out, and we are all really excited about that. So the next time I make a post there will be pictures, and a good story, I promise!!