Just a quick update on the Hess family

I know, I know.....It has been a while since I posted. Sorry! With getting Rowena ready for school it has been busy. I have been trying to get into a good routine now that summer has come to an end. Rowena started 6th grade and she is loving it. She has a locker and goes from class to class. She takes the bus to school now and she was not happy about that, but has done well adjusting. So far she is doing great with keeping her grades up. Her favorite class is math, so I let her join the Math League. It is every Monday after school. Once a month she has a meet she goes to at other schools. Brook tracked off for three weeks the same week Rowena started school. It was nice having Brook home, she really enjoyed her alone time with mom and dad. We took her on some lunch dates. One of the places we took her was Casa Bonita. This is a mexican resturant. The food was ok. But the cool part was it was set up to look like your in Mexico and it really did feel like you were in Mexico while you were there. They had a waterfall that a guy did dives with tricks and they put on a cowboy shootout show too. They did all these shows while we ate our lunch. Then after lunch we enjoyed the arcade, the spooky cave and they had a gift shop. It was a fun outing and we hope to go again soon. Courtney is doing well. A friend from our ward gave her a desk and she really has been enjoying her creative side now. Mackenzie has been starting to stand up holding onto furniture. She aslo said Hi for the frist time yesterday. I tried getting her to say it for John when he got home from work, but she would not say it. She is teething right now and it is not fun. She really has a hard time with it. I was up till 1 am and then again at 3 am because she was not feeling well from teething.
For me I have been working hard on losing weight and getting back into shape. I have been doing well. I have lost 30 lbs and I have about 15 more to go to get to my goal weight. I decided I needed to work harder. I have been eating healthier and watching my portion sizes. I also decided I needed to get my exercise in. The exercising part has been fun. This is time just for me. John is home with the girls. I go walking Mon-Sat for 30 to 45 minutes. I do weight training at home three times a week. I really enjoy my walks. I have been able to finally wear my clothes I wore before I had baby Mackenzie. And some of those are even getting baggy. After I get to my goal weight I get to go shopping for a new wardrobe, I'm so excited that I'm finally feeling like ME again.
John has been working hard at his business. He has 3 phase two groups running now. He has another phase one starting this month. And he has several private clients. In the very near future he is going to start hiring contract therapists. And also we are looking into buying a private office becaue the one he is renting he is growing out of fast.
My sister in law and I had a pampered chef party together. It was alot of fun. We got some fun tools. I have a very long wish list when it comes to pampered chef. So after we get into our own home I'm going to have another show so I can earn some of the things off my wish list. Pampered Chef just makes cooking so much fun! Thats all for now. I will try and post some pictures soon.