Biggest Loser Hone Edition The Finale

The 2010 Biggest Loser Hone Edition has finally come to an end! On Saturday February 27, 2010 everyone met at my mom's office to weigh in on the "official scale". Ashley was there to weigh us all in and to make sure everyone was honest about their numbers!

Cody lost a total of 17.6 pounds. A total of 10.51% weight lost!

I lost a total of 23.4 pounds. A total of 12.66% of weight lost!

Dad lost a total of 15.6 pounds. A total of 9.69% of weight lost.

Mom lost a total of 20.8 pounds. A total of 9.36% of weight lost!

I am so proud of everyone. I know everyone has not only lost weight, but has also made lifestyle changes. All of us have given up soda and really cut back on sweets. Healthy alternatives in food choices as well as portion control are the key. Not one person used diet pills or weight loss gimmicks. Just good old fashioned diet and exercise. Some of us had little to no exercise in our lives at the beginning. I can't say we are addicted to working out or that it's still not difficult to fit it into the daily activities, but I can say we've all seen the benefits of it.

Mom and I still aren't at our goal weight, but we are have made great progress! We are going to continue with the things we have learned throughout this and make it to our goals!

Cody and Dad have both said that they don't want to loose anymore. Both of them look awesome! I think the biggest change has been with Mom! She has so much more energy and looks amazing!

This experience has not been easy, but so very worth it! Sometimes the craving for fatty foods or snacks would be so intense, but I was did find treats that would help with those cravings. Working out was also a challenge for me. I've found that I enjoy running, which I thought I never would. I've also enjoyed getting out with Cody and snowboarding on Cedar Mountain.

I think everyone that participated would say it was a lot of fun! Congratulations to everyone on an amazing weight loss!!

Biggest Loser 2010 Hone Edition

After receiving too much "Holiday Cheer," the Hone family has decided to do a Biggest Loser competition among ourselves! The participants are... Tanner, Mom, Dad, Cody and Brandi. Each person has put in $50 into a pot. The person with the highest percentage of weight loss will get the pot, and they have to buy dinner for everyone else! The only rule is NO HCG DIET. Other than that they can do as they wish to loose the weight. We all weighed in at my mom's office wearing a hospital gown (so we could all be on the same playing field) on January 3, 2010. We will weigh in again February 28, 2010 to determine the winner!

Cody and I are doing really well. We've actually gotten pretty creative on meals. Most of our meals are very colorful and full of flavor! The excercise is the hardest to get in. By the time we get home at night it's too dark to jog or walk and exercise videos are pretty boring. So, we have been spending a lot of time at Brian Head snowboarding! It's a very good workout! I've found that Sunday is the hardest day for me to stick with my "plan"! Usually Sunday was a day of munching and of course "Sunday dinner". I've found a few snacks that I can eat that are pretty guilt free. I'm not releasing my "plan" or my snacks as other family members may read this and copy me!! One big clue is water has been my best bud for the past week and a half. That's the only helpful hint!

I'm not going to post weight lost for Cody or myself until the final weigh in! I'll keep you posted on our progress though!

So far our energy is up. Not as many headaches, and definitely not feeling bloated as much!

Wish us all Good Luck!!!

2009 Christmas/New Years with the Hone Family

This year Christmas was sooo much fun. We all gathered at my parents house Thursday afternoon. Cody, Tanner and my Dad worked on our little project truck. Mom and I finished up a little bit of shopping in town. Ashley and Rusti came out after work. Dinner was awesome. My Mom made Funeral Potatoes, Ham, Green Salad, homeade rolls. It was all so good!
Right before dinner, Santa made an unscheduled stop to the house. He brought Jordyn a little Christmas Eve gift. That got her so excited for Christmas morning. Somehow she actually got to sleep!

Jordyn kept asking for 2 things for Christmas. A bigger fridge for her play area and a doctor bed for her dolls! Well she got both and then some!

Christmas morning was a ton of fun. Everyone got what they wanted. By 7:30 that morning we were all ready to go back to bed!Brieanna's best friend Carli Jo Baty was able to spend Christmas with us this year. She was a lot of fun!

Later Christmas morning, we went out the desert and did a little target practice! Even Jordyn got in on it!

I do have crazy sisters :-)

Dad and Anna were the winners this time in our "Mini Tournament"

Hey Amber, what are Clay Pigeons made out of?!?! Just kidding!

Cody and I weren't too bad! We do need a little bit more practice though!

I'm not sure what is up with Brieanna, but she's a hoot!

Like I said, my sisters are a bit cooky!

Later that evening, Cody, Jordyn and I took Cody's parents out for a little Christmas dinner in Mesquite. Jordyn opened gifts there as well. It was fun having dinner and spending a little time with them.

Sunday December 27th, Ashley, Tanner, Cody and I went up to Brian Head to do a little Snowboarding. This was Ashley's first time going. She did very well! I think we've turned her into a snowboard junkie!

New Years Day, the entire family went camping out past Bloomington. Everyone of us went!

Dad decided to take us on a Four Wheeler ride out to where you can look over the Gorge!

It was a very chilly fun ride!

The view over looking the edge was really really cool!

Jordyn had absolutely no fear whatsoever about getting close to the edge. She wanted to just be right there with everyone else!

The night was cold, but we had a good time. Brieanna and Amber started a dance party! I think Cody was the star that night. He busted out some great moves!

Sunday was a beautiful day! We just rode around, and goofed off for most of the day. By late afternoon, we were all ready to be home!

Later that evening we wanted to try out the new Ice Skating Ring in St George. There was Tanner, Ashley, Amber, Jordyn, Cody and myself that went. It was very different, but fun! I had forgotten how hard it was to skate on ice!

2009 was a great year, but I'm hoping for a better 2010! Here's to great family, friends and an awesome New Year!!

Thanksgiving Weekend 2009

This year, Thanksgiving was at my parents house. It was the year the Hone Family got together and celebrated as a family. We had a lot of fun! At about 10:30 everybody went out to a spot not far from my parents house and we did a bit of Skeet shooting. Everyone participated in the "Tournament". Cody Hone and Zach Hone were the winners, most of the time! There were a few people that this was their first time shooting at an actual moving target, so it was great practice and a lot of fun!! For Dinner we had all the usual Thanksgiving items. Thank you mom for preparing a great dinner :-). There were 16-18 people at my mom's house this year. It was great spending time with the Hone family.




On Friday, we took Cody to Bumblee Castle just outside of Cedar City. It is owned by Ree and Renn Zaphiropolous. My Uncle Chris works for them there. He trains and shows their Shire horses.

Here is Jordyn on one of the "Big Horses". She was a little scared, but then again it's a really long way to the ground!

Renn has a "Bentley House" on the property. And yes he does have a Bentley. Cody was in absolute love with this car. There were photos of Renn and Chris watching the process this car goes through to become a Bentley. The car took 4 mos to build, to his specifications.

Just a quick picture of Cody next to a Shire showing just how big they are!

Saturday, Cody and my dad took a Four Wheeler trip along the ridge looking over Snow Canyon. Cody said it was the hardest ride he's ever taken! They got rained on a bit, but saw some excellent scenery. Ashley and I did a bit of shopping while they rode. It was soo much fun just hanging out with Ashley, Jordyn, and Rusti.

Sunday we had Family pictures taken up in Pine Valley. It was windy so it was really really cold. Everyone was a good sport though and some great pictures were taken. We haven't had a family picture taken in about 13 years (not including weddings!) So it will be nice to have those up in frames soon!

It was great to spend so much time with The Family. It seems like we always have a good time, no matter what we do!!

Halloween 2009

Halloween 2009 started out a very busy Holiday. On Thursday Jordyn's preschool had a Halloween party for all the kids. I didn't let Jordyn wear her Tinkerbell hair to school that day. I just knew it would be off and torn apart before it even made it to Halloween night. She brought home so much candy I thought she may not need to go Trick or Treating!

Cody's office does a Halloween party for all of the Team members and their kids every year. This year, Jordyn got really involved! She was the first kid to "Bob for Apples"

She even got one! Without using her hands! Talented, I know!!!

Some of our friends from Cody's work dressed up! Christine and her husband, Brian, were (if you can't tell) Axel and Slash! Eunice was a Twister game :-). The office had hired a magician that all the kids loved. The food was pretty snacky and the kids also got a TON of candy from going from desk to desk within the office. Jordyn played tag with some of the other kids. One little boy kept chasing her all over the courtyard. I think he developed his first crush!! AWWE!

On Saturday evening, Taliah and Alan and their little baby girl, Lylian Jo came down to our house. We wandered over to the Fairgrounds where they were having a Trunk or Treat and other games. Lyli went as a baby Giraffe! She was sooo cute. Jordyn went through the Spook Alley twice. The first time she was fine, the second time, she was scared out of her Tinkerbell hair!! We hung out for a little bit, let Jordyn get yet more candy and headed for home. Once we got home we watched a scary movie and just relaxed for the rest of the evening.

Sunday morning was Baby Rusti's blessing over in Orderville. Ashley and Tanner had his Grandpa Rex give the blessing. He did a very good job. The blessing was beautiful. The blessing took place at Tanner's aunt Dott's house! My grandma Ann came from Vegas, and my aunt Sharon and cousins Lacey and Jace made it from Cedar City. Tanner had a lot of family make it! Following the blessing everyone gathered for yummy dutch oven potatoes and 3 different kinds of chicken! What would a Hone event be without those two things?!

Since all of us girls hadn't had a picture taken with just us for a long time, we all got to endure quite a Photo Session! It was fun though :-)

And here is the family minus Tanner (he was cooking!) We'll get him next time! We had a great time with family and friends! I'm so glad I have such a great family and good friends that we can count on to enjoy Holidays and events with!

The Shark Reef!

On Saturday, Cody's office sponsored a golf tournament down in Las Vegas. Jordyn and I decided to go down with him, but to go over to Grandma Ann's and wait for him. We had to be down to Vegas at 6:30 which meant leaving Logandale at 5:15 a.m. I don't do well with early mornings on a Saturday. While Cody was "working", Jordyn, Grandma and myself went out to breakfast. Later that morning, after a much needed nap, we went over to the Halloween Store and got Jordyn her costume! At first she wanted to be "Belle", but just as we were about to check out, she decided she wanted to be "Tinkerbelle"! We got her the costume and of course she wanted to wear it right then. I don't know if she'll be able to wait until Halloween. I've had to hide it so she doesn't play dress up with it already!

At about 2:30, Cody was finished. Nobody had eaten since breakfast, so we were all so so hungry. What would a trip to Vegas be without eating at Yard House? So, off to Yard House it was! It's got the best food, and the atmosphere is so relaxing. They play older rock music while you eat. I've never been disappointed there! While we were eating, Jordyn kept saying she wanted to do something "fun"! Well, what can you do that's fun for a 3 year old in Vegas? We finally decided to take her to the Mandalay Bay Shark Reef. We didn't tell her where we were going. She just figured it out once we were inside.
These Jelly fish were one of her favorite things. I'm not sure if it's because of Finding Nemo, or if it's because the water they were in was pink so you could see them. I just don't know.

From the moment I saw this fish, all I could think about was Deuce Bigalow..."hey fishy fishy" Anyway it was neat!

And of course the Star Fish, was pretty cool also. I couldn't get any good pictures of the Sharks. They were swimming too fast and it was too dark.

Jordyn talked about the Shark place all the way home, and into yesterday. I think the Zoo has been replaced by the Shark Reef!

She's Here!!!

Rusti Kay Crofts has finally arrived! She was born on September 4th, 2009 at 11:00 on the dot. She weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and was 19 1/2 in long. She is such a beautiful baby! Ashley and Rusti went home on Saturday and are doing great. Ashley and Tanner are going to be such great parents. They are just absolutely in awe of their precious little one!

Jordyn was sooo excited to meet Rusti! She couldn't see her in the hospital because of the Swine Flu issue, so she had to wait 3 days before she saw her. She finally got to see her yesterday. She said on the way to St. George, "Do you think that my cousin missed me?" It was so cute. She wasn't quite sure what to think of her when she finally saw her in person, but after about 5 minutes she was following Tanner down the hall and kept a close eye on Rusti. It was pretty funny. She has a new doll named, you guessed it, "Rusti"! She just babysits that doll like I'm sure she would the "real" Rusti. We love Rusti and are so glad she's made it into the world healthy and beautiful!

On other exciting happenings, Jordyn went back to Preschool today! She started Preschool last February right when she was 3. They took a break for the summer, from about the 1st part of June until today. It was a long 3 mos. Some of the kids that were in her class last time, were back this time, others have already moved up to the 4-5 yr olds. Jordyn was so excited to be back. I was glad to have her go back also. She is just a happier kid when she's in school. She only goes to school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-11:30, but that's enough for now.

All in all our family is great! Welcome again Baby Rusti!!