One Day at a Time

Wow...April is almost over and it was so great!
We just got back yesterday from our trip to Oklahoma. My brother, Justin, got married to Brookelynn and it was so great to go to their wedding. My goal is to go to every one of my siblings weddings! :) We have another one coming up in July! Jacob got engaged in Puerto Rico to Danette a little while ago. (That means Devin and I get to go to Puerto Rico this year!!! Woo Hoo)

Oklahoma Trip:
The night we got in I took Brookelyn's bridals. They turned out amazing and it was a lot of fun!



We stayed in a small cabin our first night in Oklahoma. It was surrounded by muddy waters, snakes, and turtles. Everywhere you travel you see Armadillos and Possums dead on the side of the road!

Life Update: We moved into our house about two weeks ago!! :) (Confession: I'm still not 100% unpacked) I absolutely love our home! It may need some help here and there...but with a little paint, some flooring and a woman's touch it's going to be just perfect.

After dinner yesterday, we walked 2 blocks to Bowbells' park. We played with Kamille and relaxed. Devin and I were surprised at all the things the park had to offer for being such a small town. It was way better than the park I grew up with.
Kamille: She is almost 18 months (2 weeks from Saturday) and it seemed like over the past few days she has decided to learn how to talk. She tries to copy words and is learned them so fast. She learned my brother's name "Jacob" and "Grandma" (Naw-Naw). Her favorite is still (Paw-Paw) "Grandpa" though. She says: Please, Thank You, No no no, Yay, Hi, Bye, Ball, Cheese, Yucky...and anything else we ask her to say haha.

1st picture- April 2015 - 2nd picture March 18, 2016

Devin and I: (Thrive Update) After Devin saw how much energy I had, he decided to try Thrive too. So we weighed ourselves and measured everything. Every Sunday morning we update it to see the progress. The first week, I went walking, did ab workouts, and cardio sessions on YouTube. Devin sat on the couch and ate ice cream. The second week I packed and moved things as my workout. The Third week I decided to try to watch more of what I ate. I tried to eat less and drink more water.
OUR TOTALS: Me: I lost 5.6 lbs and 17.25 inches!!!! (I almost lost 4 inches off my spare tire and you can really notice it!)  Devin: He lost 11.4 lbs and 12.75 inches!!!  ...This is only 3 weeks! We can't wait to see where we are in another month. We will keep you updated for sure!

LIFE UPDATE:

I feel like this month went by so fast. I blinked and it's almost over. This month didn't have too much going on, but I'm am going to get personal in this post.


First off our trip to Idaho was fantastic! We stayed with my sister, hung out with family, got to meet my new nephew, Benjamin and got to see my church family in Kamiah! The rest of the month, Devin's been working and Kamille and I have been trying to get better completely. I feel like I've been sick way too long. Devin finally forced me to go to the doctor. I came away with a diagnosis of an ear infection and tonsillitis.  I've had so  much pressure in my head, a cold in my eye, impetigo flare up, and congestion so bad that I thought my head was going to explode. Kamille got the cold in the eye, a small cough, runny nose, and then to top it all off started breaking into hives the last few days. After all this fun stuff I think I see the end of the tunnel of sickness. Antibiotics work wonders! lol

Things are going fantastic with our house! We are less than two weeks from closing and still waiting on the appraisal. Then comes the fun part of packing boxes, cleaning, and unpacking. I'm pretty good at all that stuff. Moving 5 times in the last 2 years kind of helps. So here's to our new adventure!

Okay now for the personal stuff: 

When I was in High School and College I was this hyper-crazy-ball of energy. I used to laugh so hard I cried, on a daily basis. Life was good! I played volleyball and basketball. I threw in track. I painted and had multiple photoshoots in a week. I loved class and learning new things in school. I met new people everyday and my most favorite things ever was to make people smile and laugh. I knew who I was and it was great.


Then life happened....I felt like it crumpled me up, threw me on the ground, and stepped on me. It had it's good points. I have an amazing husband who is always there for me and a beautiful baby girl -who has so much energy. I found a fantastic church/ward family in Stanley, ND  and I have family surrounding me.

I love the memory of this trip. I love my husband and my beautiful baby... but I can't stand to look at this picture of me :(

So why did I feel like my world was crumbling? Why did it take so much energy to get out of bed? Why can't I clean the house? Why can't I find the desire to paint? Why do I have to force myself to play volleyball once a week? Why haven't I touched a basketball in almost 3 years?  Why can't I look at myself in the mirror and feel beautiful? Why did I have a miscarriage?....the why's can go on and on and on... but the real question I need to be asking myself is why am I not CHANGING ANYTHING???

Last weekend my mom came over to help me and Kamille get better. She told me she was trying the Le-Vel Thrive. I've heard of it here and there but didn't know anything about it. She asked me to do it one day with her and I agreed.

Day ONE: Took the pill, waited 20 minutes, drank a small shake, and put on the patch. Then we sat down. About 20 minutes later I told her we should turn on some music and clean the kitchen. Instead we had a dance party. Music blasting, Kamille laughing, watching my mom dance with her granddaughter creating memories....it was awesome. So then I got the brilliant idea to try an intermediate workout on youtube with my mom... we made it 10 minutes until we were sweating and had to take a break. We sat down for a few minutes and then jumped up to go on with our day. I cleaned the kitchen, went grocery shopping, and had a great birthday with my little brother Jacob.

Day TWO: I woke up before my husband (note: I have never done this before) I showered and got ready for the day. I made him breakfast, lunch, and filled his water jug for work. Then I started cleaning. In one day I cleaned my master bath, my bedroom, organized our walk-in-closet. I washed, dried, folded and put away 3 loads of laundry. I deep cleaned my living room and then organized Kamille's room. All day I took small breaks, drank a ton water and just kept going. I called my sister, ran errands, made dinner and had the kitchen finished all before Devin got home before work. To top it all off I still had energy to play "monster" with Kamille (lots of growling, crawling, running, and laughing).

Day THREE: Got out the door before 11 (MIRACLE). Went to Minot, danced in the car, sang at the top of my lungs and noticed the beauty around me! I felt good! I smiled and had a great day. It was a gorgeous day outside and I wanted to pull out the stroller and go to the track. I wanted to go to the storage unit and find all my painting stuff. I wanted to call up friends and play some basketball.   I made dinner and had the house spotless before Devin came home!!! I'm having FUN!

Today is day FOUR and I'm realizing the "WHY NOT" was a great question to ask. I want to see where this is going to take me. I want to see where I will be in a few weeks. Why am I writing about it?...I want to hold myself accountable, but most of all, I want to look into the mirror and say "I'm back :) I'm a hyper-crazy-ball of energy"!!!

God be with you,
Kaylynn Jackson

So January is pretty much over and this year is going GREAT! :) Devin and I put an offer in on a house about 40 miles north of us. It's a tiny town called, Bowbells. The offer was accepted and now we are in the middle of papers, compromise, inspections, appraisals, banks, and real estate agents. It's been an exciting journey and I know it's not over yet. We are hoping everything goes smoothly and that we can be in our very own home in a few months!

It need's a lot of updates... but it's just a cute little house! :)

Kamille is growing up way too fast. She gets into EVERYTHING... and I'm pretty sure I'll never find all my big utensils again. She loves that drawer. She has a million toys in her room, why can't she play with those???? Instead I slip into bed at night to find spatulas, spoons, and wire whisks between the sheets. Oh when I go to make cookies and can only find a drawer full of pink legos and a 1/4  cup. Have you ever tried to make cookies with JUST a 1/4 cup? Yeah it's not fun and the cookies don't taste so good. Even though Kamille keeps me on my toes every day, I still wouldn't trade her for anything. She's so happy and has the cutest personality. She likes to meet people, wave and say bye (she just skips the hi) and smiles with all her teeth. Her favorite thing right now is to help me cook. She likes to sit on the counter and watch me chop veggies or hold cans of veggies. She stares at the oven when I'm baking rolls or stirs the pan with a long spoon while saying "chi-chen" She thinks everything is chicken or cake. At night we call the grandmas and she takes the phone, hold it to her ear, and walks around chatting and laughing like she is "for real" talking. It's cute and hilarious.

Hanging out with Grandma after Christmas!

Modeling the new leggings and boot from Grandma Jackson

One of her favorites (to wear)....spaghetti

Devin is working hard. He just started his 7 days on today. He takes care if us and we always miss him while he's gone 10-11 hours everyday. He had 4 days off this last weekend, so we stayed home and just relaxed, now the house is a wreck and I should be cleaning and doing laundry right now while Kamille is taking a nap, instead of update my blog. .... one more quick note...




New years always bring Resolutions and every year I feel like nothing really specific happens. So this year I had only one resolution. I want to be a better me. That's it...so by December I hope I can say I tried a little harder to do the things I know I need to.   So here's to me becoming a better me in all things :) ....now off to the mountains of laundry.

God be with you,
Kaylynn Jackson