Keepin them Little

As much as we'd love to keep them little..

We can't.

She is now big enough to tell wild stories.

When Mama had a bad headache,

Daniela told me that

"T-Rex bit her in the head".

Dino Exhibit

On Saturday, the hubby and I took Daniela

to the Dino Exhibit

at the Suburban Showcase in Novi.

Daniela's been a Dino fan for a few months now and

we knew it would be a bit hit.

She knows all their Land Before Time Names -

Like this one is a "3 Horn", but also that it's real name

is Triceratops.  Such a smart cookie she is.

If you're thinking she's crying because she afraid of them

think again.

She's crying because she wanted to go back to the exhibit

in the next picture.

She wanted to see "Sharp Tooth" or "T-Rex" as

she also calls him.  Even though he was huge

and his roar was fierce, showing all those teeth

and he moved around, she wasn't afraid.

Daniela was in awe of these beasts that used to walk

the earth long ago.

This one is for my hubby who swore there

were no "long-necks".

He's kind of big, how'd you miss him, honey?

We ended the day at the Dino Den where the

kids could run around and play on a padded floor

and sit on various dinosaur figures.

We had a grand time and her Momma

had four hours to do homework and

study for finals.

It was a Win - Win situation.

New addition to the family

The addition is not to my immediate family.
This is my niece, Melissa's new son.

She and her husband,  Jon have a another son
named Caleb.

Jacob Scott Rowley, 6 pounds 9 ounces, 19.5 inches,

born at 2:18 pm, March 9th 2012.

I stold this off from face book, because I know

not everyone in the family has access to it and they will

still be waiting for pictures.

He's sure is a cutie.

They are blessed times two.

It will probably be a while before I see him in person.

I hate that so many family members live far away.

I knew it.....but I blew it

I knew I shouldn't boast. 

 I was just so proud of losing all that weight

that I thought it would be nice to tell everyone

how great I was doing.

So....this past week I gained weight,

a pound of it I know was because I weighed

in at the evening meeting instead of my usual lunch time,

but the other two pounds...

yikes

Yes, I gained 2-3 pounds in one week and when

it comes of in such little increments as .4 and .6 of a pound

it was a rude awakening.

So, I went out and bought a pair of these

Natural Sport Power Walk Shoes by Naturalizer.

 

Mine are silver, so they aren't as pretty as these, but

the same brand and style in silver and I only paid $20, they were

originally $100.00.

And I've been walking twice this week, so hopefully that will

help with taking the pounds back off.

It helps that the weather has warmed up and it's actually fun

to be outside again. 

The dog is lovin the change in weather too.



The New Me...

Ta-Dah!

Well that's the top half anyway...

I was goofing off a bit,

totally unlike me.

I know...

Take a looonnnggg look,

because it will probably be awhile

before you see me in front of the camera again.

I Hit it!

That said....that could be either good or bad.

Bad if you hit a deer, a dog or anything fluffy for that matter.

Good if you hit a goal, which is what I did.

I hit a 30 pound weight loss!!!!

It has left me looking better, feeling better and

needing a new summer wardrobe.

It has taken me 10 months.

I have had to change my eating habits, cut

down my caffeine consumption and get moving

in the form of walking.

I've thrown out old recipes and tried new ones.

I've learned to replace ingredients in recipes, with

less sugar and fat.

I use Quinoa, barley and ground flax seed, just to

name a few new additions to my grocery list.

Portion control has never been my strong point,

but now I rarely over eat.

I still eat out.  I just plan what to have before I go, by checking

out their menu on their website.

That way I'm able to eat foods that are lower in

points values for Weight Watchers.  Before I would

just guess, which was better for me to eat and I wasn't

always choosing the correct menu item.

Stay tuned for pictures of the new 30 pound slimmer - ME!

Ballerina Phase

Daniela is in the Ballerina Phase right now.

What exactly does that mean?

Than means she wants to wear this costume all the time.

She wants to play Baby Santa (Einstein DVD) over

and over again so she can dance to the classical music.

When she has play dates with friends she packs two

costumes so they can both dress up and dance.

It also means checking out Angelina Ballerina movies

for new dance moves and

Mimi making adjustments to the ballet slippers,

so that they fit her tiny feet.

I wish I had a video of her dancing, she does some

very funky stuff of her own,

and Gramie has actually taught her how to do a leap.

To bad Aunt Audra lives so far away, she could really

help us out with this ballet agenda and get

in some practice before her own little one 

feels the need to enter the

Ballerina Phase.