Madelyn Realizing Snow For The First Time...

We have had quite a few snow days in the past 2 years and in Madelyn's short 15 months of life. This morning was the first time she really knew that something was different. We stepped into the garage this morning as Jason was getting the snow off his car to let Madelyn touch the snow and she just laughed and then frowned a bit when she realized how cold the snow was on her hand! Enjoy the video!!

Getting Past This Weight Plateau...

I have been trying to get this "baby weight" off for almost 15 months now. My friends get a kick out of this story, but I tried really hard not to gain as much weight during my third pregnancy and I did really well considering my first two pregnancies I gained nearly 40 to 50 pounds each time (and I got it off pretty quickly). So, during my third pregnancy I only gained about 30 pounds. I for the life of me cannot figure out why I pushed out a 6 pound 1 oz baby and came home weighing 3 pounds more than I did before I had her. It baffles me to this day!!! Well, fortunately I'm down about 15 pounds since November 3, 2009, but I still have 10 to 12 more to go to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight then an additional 15 on top of that. I began doing my diet before Christmas very strictly and in the past 6 weeks I've lost only 3.2 pounds. I'm doing great maintaining, but my goal is to lose, not maintain. I even did 2 to 3 months of P90X and I gained instead of losing. So today I have started back even stricter than before doing my weight watchers (it's the easiest diet in the world). To make me more accountable I thought I would blog about it here so that my one reader (Hi, HOLLIE!) can read this and I can at least feel that I have to do good so that each week I can post a blog that shows progress!! I will not show my actual weight, but I will post the pounds I lose each week!
WISH ME LUCK!!

Green Artichoke & Berry Floral Arrangement

I'm now designing beautifully unique arrangements using Green Artichokes and Berries!!

http://www.arrangementsbyamy.com/

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS!

It's Beginning To Look Alot Like Christmas...

My favorite time of year for decorating is Christmas!! We didn't go all out for the outdoors this year, but I did add a few extras to my porch decorating. I even wrapped and stacked Christmas Gifts for some beautiful, yet inexpensive decorating!!!

Christmas pics of the inside of our home coming soon...

Madelyn's 1st Birthday

Madelyn is now 1!! It's so hard to believe that a year ago she was a tiny 6 pound 1 ounce baby and she is now 21 pounds and 29" long! This year has flown by! She had the most adorable Care Bear party w/ all of her family! She enjoyed pizza, cake and lots of gifts! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, my sweet Maddie Mae! I LOVE YOU!

Trick or Treat!

We had a blast on Halloween this year! Mallory was Demi Lavato, Mason a Ghostbuster and Madelyn was a Strawberry Fairy!! The kids enjoyed Trick or Treating through our neighborhood with their cousin, Brooke. I just love making these kind of memories with my children! Mom was here to share in the fun this year as well...