Josh, Mandi, M'Tali, Dallin, Dakoda, Logan, & Easton: NO MORE TRAINING WHEELS FOR KODA!!!

Koda wanted to take off his training wheels even though he didn't know how to ride his bike without them(one was already broken off) but Josh couldn't do it right then like Koda wanted, so he took matters into his own hands and bent them all the way up so that they didn't touch the ground...I thought it would take him forever to learn to ride without them but I watched to see if he would be able to do it or if we would end up at the hospital...He got on all by himself and off he went... I can't believe he did it himself and on the first attempt...YA NO MORE TRAINING WHEELS, GOOD JOB KODA!!

BEFORE I WAS A MOM!!!

Before I was a mom..I cooked and ate hot meals, I wore unstained clothing, brushed my hair and teeth everyday, and I had quiet conversations on the phone. Before I was a mom..My house stayed clean for days after I cleaned it, I didn't worry if my plants were poisonous, and I never tripped over toys, color book, or piles of shoes. Before I was a mom.. I have never been puked on, pooped on, drooled on, chewed on, peed on, or pinched by tiny fingers. I Had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I always got a full night's sleep. Before I was a mom.. I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do test or give shots. I Never looked into teary eyes and cried. I Never felt my heart brake into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. Before I was a mom.. I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down. I never felt gloriously happy over a simple grin, and I never knew that I could love someone so much. Before I was a mom.. I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside of my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby, and I didn't know that bond between Mother and her child. Before I was a mom.. I didn't know someone so small could make me feel so important. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, and the happiness of being a mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much... Before I was a Mom.