Awesome Blog

I found this awesome blog called All Things Thrifty and they have TONZ of darling cheap decor ideas! Go check it out! Click HERE to go to their blog! I'm sure you will enjoy as much as I have!

Family Pictures

We had our first family pictures taken a little while ago by my cousin Colby. He is a photographer, and an AMAZING one at that. He was able to capture the cutest moments our family had. I am so happy with the way these pictures turned out! If anyone is looking for a photographer, check out his website at http://www.colbykochphotography.com/

There are several more awesome pictures, but these are some of our favorites!

Halloween

So I know Halloween was about a month- but I never posted pictures and I feel bad because Jaxon looked adorable and Dan carved a mean pumpkin - so I am posting them now.

We went and got a pumpkin Halloween day and carved it before all the trick-or-treaters came around. And if you can't tell by the pictures, I was little red riding hood, Dan was the wolf - and Jaxon was an adorable bunny lol. Dan was a bunny his frist Halloween, so we thought we would keep that a tradition so Jaxon  wore the same bunny ears his dad did. Awwww how cute :)

Congrats Mike and Brittany

My cute brother in law propoesed to the love of his life on November 4th and they will be getting married on March 12th. We are so excited and happy for them! They make such a cute couple and are PERFECT for each other. Brittany is so sweet and I am so excited for her to by my sister in law. She has an AMAZING singing voice, plays the piano and has so many other talents!

Congrats again Mike and Brittany - we love you and are so excited for you guys!

Fall

Where did fall go? This is my favorite time of year and I feel like it gets shorter and shorter every year. We were going to drive through the mountains to see the leaves a few days ago and it was snowing in the mountains so we decided not to. SNOWING! That is for winter, not fall! I am not ready for winter yet - so please please please fall, stay a little longer!

First Week

So this first week of my new lifestyle has been great! I ate less, better, drank more water, and exercised! I got on the scale and my results....

I'M DOWN 2.6 POUNDS!

Right on track.... I figure I could REALLY cut back and ONLY eat healthy foods and lose more quickly, but let's be honest here - everyone knows I can't live like that, so even though this is going to be a slow process.... it is worth it because again, this is not a DIET, I am changing the way I live.

So the first week has been a success and I can't wait to report my successes next week!

YEAH FOR ME!

Getting in Shape

I have officially decided that it is MY TURN to get in shape and be happy with my body! It has been a long time since I have felt that way and now after having a baby - my body is definitely different! This is hard for me to talk about in something that I know friends and family read, but I feel like if I let everyone know that this is what I am doing, it will be easier for me to do it because I will have support from family and friends. So here is what I want to happen.

THE GOAL
- Lose 40 - 50 pounds by the first of February 2010

THE PLAN
- Eat less, eat healthier, and drink more water
- Exercise everyday for at least 30 min
- Lose 2.5 pounds a week

I have been doing this for not even a week now and I already feel better! I am on my way to becoming the woman I want to be and it feels GREAT!