Three Months of Keto

Mom and Dad decided to do the Keto diet for three months. It was a lot of work for Mom, learning to make new meals, and still cooking old favorites for the kids. She did really well, though, and we even found some new low-carb, no sugar favorites. In the end, Mom lost 20 pounds, and Dad lost 35! Our clothes fit better, we enjoyed our nightly walks, and we felt a lot healthier! Now we are working on keeping the weight off!

Here are a few pictures from earlier this summer. We didn't take official before and after photos, so this is the best you get!

Before Mom's wings couldn't get her off the ground.

She was still pretty cute, though!

Dad looked like he was wearing a life jacket under his t-shirt.

We are far too active to be this heavy, though!

Here are our after photos. We didn't take anything official for these, either, but you can see that our clothes fit better and even our faces our skinnier!

Mom and Dad like the way their clothes fit.
Dad had to buy a new belt!

Mom weighs about the same as she did on her wedding day!

Dad is so skinny now!

That's more like it!

September Fun

 September was filled with lots of baseball and soccer. But we managed to squeeze in a lot of fun, too! 

Mark loves Ross. He found a new Jazz shirt for cheap.

The boys and Mom went for a bike ride to the pond one day.

September had really nice weather.

We went to check out the progress of the Saratoga Springs temple for FHE. 

This will be our temple soon.

We went on a beautiful new hike in Hobble Creek Canyon.

There were some creek crossings, which are always fun.

We are such great hikers!

We get a little silly sometimes.

When Dad takes the camera, there are a lot of pictures of Mom.

The boys had a piano recital. Mark played very well. 

This was Seth's first piano recital, and he was amazing. 

Dax looks so sharp in his suit when he plays.

Seth, Mark, and Mom checked out the Utah Healing field on 9/11.

It was really neat to see this memorial for all those who died that day.

We can't wait to take Dad and Dax next year.

Mom and Angee went to get their hair done.

This is what happens when you have late dinner because of baseball. 

Mom went on a Fall leaf drive all by herself. 

The leaves were especially gorgeous this year. 

Mom and Dad love going to the Hale, even with masks on.

Mom finds lots and lots of pictures like this on her phone!

Seth is such a trooper to watch so many baseball games. 

Seth had to quarantine because someone in his class had Covid-19. He never showed any symptoms, but he got to hang with Mom for 2 weeks. 

Mom forced this smile because Seth did not love doing online school. 

One of our adventures took us to a new park. The kids loved this slide. 

Mom climbed around a little bit, too.

The new park was super fun. 

There was this cool arch to climb.

We went down this slide in a variety of ways.

Seth and Mom went to another park during his quarantine.

Seth loves to feed the ducks.

The park had a huge pond, and was really fun.

Mom loves her little adventure buddy.

We found this awesome caterpillar in our yard.
Mark moved it to the garden so it could build its chrysalis.

Mom, Seth, and Dax went to Logan for a baseball tournament.
Between games we checked out the salmon. There were so many this year!

Baptism in Las Vegas

We were so proud of Audrey.

Audrey was baptized in October. The Pooles had just gotten over corona-virus, so we had a difficult time making the decision to head to Las Vegas. Dad got a plane ticket for $50, but Mom and the boys left right after school let out Friday so they could make the long drive. It was late when everyone arrived, and by the time Dad's plane got in, the boys were already in bed. Mom and Dad got to bed pretty early, too. 

Mom and the boys stopped at Roy's for pizza and sticks.
Don't worry, we saved some for Dad, too.

It wasn't busy at the airport when Dad went to check in.

The boys and Mom hung out in the hotel for a bit.

We had hot breakfast at the hotel, which is notable because that's not happening much with all the restrictions. Then we headed out to our one adventure called Seven Magic Mountains. This is a series of colorful rock towers just south of Las Vegas. We got back in time to get all dressed up for the baptism. 

Mom has wanted to come to Seven Magic Mountains for awhile.

Dad and Mark liked the blue tower.

This was Dax's favorite.

Mom and Seth loved the rainbow one.

There were only about 25 people at the baptism, and it went really well. Mark said the opening prayer, and Mom was a witness for the first time. Both of them did really well. We took a few quick pictures afterward, and then we went back to the Poole's house for lunch.

To Dax's great satisfaction, Jonny had ordered a lot of really good Mexican food. We barely made a dent in it, but enjoyed trying. There wasn't much else to do, and we had to get back early, but we did hang around for a little while so the kids could play with cousins. We didn't get home until after 10 o'clock, and since we had our first remote church the next day, Dad needed to be ready for meetings. 

It was such a lovely day to be at the baptism.

Audrey and Randy are best buddies.

It was so nice to see everyone.