5K Firsts!!!!

Hey Everyone!!!! Today Ryan, Steve and I ran a 5K! I have run half marathons, a marathon relay and a 10k but never a 5k! It was also Ryans first 5k! We all did awesome. Steve got 3rd in men, I got 3rd in women and Ryan got 3rd in age division! Steve and I got a 75.00 gift certificate to a running store!!!!!!!

I am so proud of Ryan! It was his first race ever!!!!!!! He finished less than a minute behind me!

Too Long

Ok, so I lied last post! I really wasn't going to be blogging again! Well, I wanted to but you know...time gets away from you! It has been too long and I really want to blog again! I won't make any promises but I will try! I have had so much going on and I need to get to posting! It has been too long for many other things also! Look at what I am doing today.....

Would you say that I am just a tad bit behind on cutting coupons! I really need to start saving again. We went to Sams Club saturday and spent over 400.00 so I have been challenged to only spend 80.00 each week for the rest of September! We will see! Be back soon with more posts!

I'm Back

Just wanted you to know that I am still here! Boy has my life been crazy! I really want to get back into blogging and show you all what I have been up to! Today is the girls last day of school so I have to get a lot done but will hopefully start blogging again soon!

Birthday Party Planning

Madisyn turns 14 on February 5th and I am having a great time planning her party! It always gets harder the older they get! Anyway, thanks to karaspartyideas.blogspot.com she and I decided on a purple, silver, white and black party! It is going to look awesome. These are the invitations that I came up with to make. They are simple but elegant!!

Here is a simple tissue pom pom that I made. It only cost me .99 to make. I am going to make a few more to hang around. They are so simple to make. I got the instructions on imperfectlybeautifulms.blogspot.com. It was in a post back from 09 on this blog! I can't wait to post pictures of the entire party!

I sure will miss this....

We went in the canyons yesterday and it was soooo beautiful! I am sure going to miss these beautiful views. Not sure where I can find sites like this in Indiana.

The New House

I am excited to tell everyone that we purchased a new house this weekend! We got a great deal on a spec house and we are super excited. We are going to have over 5,000sq ft which I am super excited about! With it being brand new we get to put our own touch on it. I will take before and after pictures of our progress! Here is a picture of the front!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYAN

Friday was Ryan's birthday! Happy Birthday even though it is late for the blog!!

Our Big Announcement......

We are moving! Ryan received a job promotion yesterday! Congrats to him! It is really bittersweet! We LOVE Utah but.....we are moving back to Indiana with all of our family! Ryan starts his new position on Feb. 1st so he has to leave in about 2 1/2 weeks. Hopefully our house will go up for sale soon and we can find a new house. Not sure when the girls and I will be going but we will probably be gone by the end of March!

Todays Deal

So it is just Emmie and I tonight so we went and ate at McDonalds and then I took my coupon binder into Target and shopped the sale racks! Here is what I got for 17.22!

I got:

6 Bottles of Glade air freshner

6 Glade candles

5 pkgs. napkins

7 stocking - they each have a coupon for 20 free prints!

2 pkgs. Tide stain release

1 Bottle of hair color

1 Make up brush

I saved over 60 dollars plus I got the free prints! Yippee!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year from the The Maxwell Family!!!!

The New Year

Wow...it is New Years Eve again! Time for those resolutions that I need to try and stick to again! I am going to post of my resolutions so that I can be held accountable for them! I feel that last year was a really good year for our family! We have come a long way! We have been through a lot as a family. We met in Indiana, moved to Mississippi, moved back to Indiana and now we live in Utah! Our family has adjusted well all of these times and each year brings us great things! I miss being around my family but we really love it in Utah. I think it makes the five of us closer as a family! So, listed below are some of my resolutions!



1. This year I become a lifetime member of Weight Watchers after losing 25 lbs. and I refuse to let it come back on this year!



2. I just finished a month of boot camp and have P90X at home that I am going to start on Monday or Tuesday and stick with it.



3. I am going to be more patient with my kids and be a better mom.



4. I am going to be a better wife!


5. Get organized (which usually isn't a problem) and STAY (which is a problem) organized!


6. I am totally cheating on this one but last year a friend of mine decided to write something that she is thankful for in a journal everyday! I am totally going to try and do this! Thanks Hollie for the idea!

I may come back and add more but that is it for now! Have a safe New Year!

OMG

Ryan took this picture of me tonight and said I needed to make a post titled OMG! Yes, I did go out in public in this outfit with no makeup on! I think he really liked the baggy pants with boots!! I thought black was supposed to be slimming!

Snow Fun

I guess the snow is better late than never! I would have been nice to have a white Christmas but is still soooo pretty! The girls went out in it for a little while today and played! It was sooo cold!



Ryan had to get out and shovel! We still haven't broke down a bought a snow blower!

Ahhhhhhhhh....snow angels!

Day 25 - 25 Days of Christmas

Here are the girls Christmas morning! They are soooo spoiled! They really had a great time and were glad to see that Santa came!

Here is Ryan playing Bop It Bounce...one of the games that each girl got!


I am very grateful for the Christmas that we had this year! It was also so nice to be able to have my parents here to spend it with too! Also, thanks to my husband...you really spoil me!

Day 24 - 25 Days of Christmas

I can't believe it is Chrismtas Eve! The girls and my mom and I finished making Ryan's Colts blanket! Kind of waited until the last minute!

Here are the cookies, fudge and milk that we left for Santa!

This is Ryan's blanket!

My mom and I also continued to wrap gifts...all day long!

Day 23 - 25 Days of Christmas

Man was today crazy! With both Ryan and I working we haven't got much wrapping done! I am now ready for bed and it is still not done! My parents are coming tomorrow and the cleaning isn't done either! I did get some little gifts for a few neighbors put together! Ryan also played around taking some pictures with my new camera! Don't be alarmed by the snowman and Santa that he used as props!!!

Here are some of my neighbor gifts I made!

Day 22 - 25 Days of Christmas

Happy Birthday to me! I LOVE my birthday and don't think that I will ever grow out of that! I have a very awesome family when it comes to my birthday! Some might say that I am very spoiled by my husband! The girls got me a book and headphones and I got a new camera from Ryan. I am soooooooooooooooo excited to learn how to use it! Maybe I will even graduate to another lens one day! I had to work until 1:25 and then ran errands, we went to dinner, got yogurt, ran more errands and then came home and started putting together a few neighbor gifts! It was a GREAT day! These are pictures with my OLD camera!

Day 21 - 25 Days of Christmas

No pictures for today! Tonight I had dinner with my book club at Olive Garden. It was delicious! I can never seem to make it to book club when I have to read a book but you better believe I will be there for dinner! It was a much needed girls night out!

Day 20 - 25 Days of Christmas

Today we had a little get together with our good friends Brock and Tiffany and their kids! We didn't think that we were going to be able to get together because Emmie was pretty sick in the morning and stayed home but luckily she got way better as the day went on! We had pizza, exchanged gifts and the kids made sugar cookies! It has been really fun getting to know them and hanging out! Lexy and Emily got zhu zhu pets and silly rings and Madisyn got an itunes gift card! Ryan got some Colts stuff and I got an awesome Bath and Body gift basket! They sure are awesome friends! After gifts the kids made sugar cookies and decorated them!
Here is a picture of the gifts that Ryan and I got!

Day 19 - 25 Days of Christmas

Today I made treats, made more treats and made more treats! I took a picture of some but not all. Everyone seemed to enjoy them and we got some very nice Thank You emails!