WOO HOO Thanks so much!

Thank you so much to Laura over the The Bignell Family for sending this lovely award my way!!

I am loving this award because its so frilly and pink and all things girlie :) Like all awards though this one comes with a rule or two. So lets check those out!

Rule 1: List ten interesting things about myself.... alright I can handle that

1. I work full time as a Nanny for two little girls

2. I desire nothing more than to be a full time SAHM

3. I am not crafty or a baker or for that matter even a good cook

4. I have a very crazy, funny,cute,and naughty 15mo old little girl

5. I am married to my best friend and have been for a little over 2 yrs

6. I am really starting to love blogging and some great bloggy buddies I have met

7. I enjoy being really active in my church

8. I am super excited about the holidays this year

9. I have 2 brothers and 1 sister.. it was constant chaos in my house growing up!

10. I am battling with systemic arthritis right now but hoping we will find some meds that work soon.

Rule 2: Send this award to five great bloggers...

Keely

Kate

Crayon Wrangler

Bellis mom

Mama M

That was fun... thanks again Laura!!

Favorite Things!

Favorite Things!!

Keely Is having a neato blog hop going on and everyone is sharing their favorite things! She is also having a super yummy give away so be sure and check her blog out for all the details!! I decided to join in because I thought it would be a great way to get christmas gift ideas... soo here it goes

I dont have one of these yet... but I totally want one for all the baking I do (umm not really a baker.. but I so would be if I had this bad boy to help me out :)

Yummy... enough said!

Great book I have been reading to help me learn to cope with my...umm...lets see here.. "VERY strong willed child"

I lloovvvee me some Victoria Secret lipgloss! They have great flavors and really seems to stay on well.

Well girls this was fun! Cant wait to read what each of you have on your list. Make sure you head on over to Keelys blog so you dont miss out on the great giveaway!!

Hot and Healthy... week 3 and 1 day ;)

Hot And Healthy Week 3 (and one day because I am slack ;)

Alright ladies its time to check in and see how we all did this week!! How did you do? Did anyone get all of their extra cardio in? Snacking and lots of water? I know I didnt do as well as I could have. I didnt totally blow it but always room for improvement. Check in with Mama M and Keely to see how everyone else did!

This week the girls wanted to know.....

1.We bumped up the cardio last week.. did you meet it? exceed it?coulda done better?

This week I sucked to put it nicely on the cardio end of things. Last week I was on team Keely.. not so much this week :)  Unless you count a day full of shopping on Friday... walking?! Yea I think I will def. count it

2.How about snacking? snacking less or snacking smart?

I am really working on the snacking part of this because that seems to be my biggest downfall. I did have a brownie or two this weekend but besides that I did pretty decent if I do say so myself.

3. How the water consumption going?

I am drinking more than I usually do but still not meeting the goal... working on it!

4.Have you been trying the Pilates?

Not this week...oops

So there ya have it... I did pretty lousy this week!! Hoping for a better week and a little more cardio. Good luck this week girls :)

Thanks So Much!!

You girls made my day!! I have recieved an award! Thanks so much to Keely and Lisa for passing on this great award.

I cant tell how how much it means to me that you all would want to read my thoughts jotted down on this computer. Thanks again girls :)

This award does come with rules so lets just go ahead and get those taken care of:

1) Display the award logo - check

2) Nominate up to 9 blogs that make you feel comfy or warm inside

3) Link to your Nominees and leave a comment on their blog telling them about the award.-check

4) Link to the person whom you received the award - check
 
There are so many wonderful blogs out there that I read and you girls know who you are.. I wouldnt "follow" you if I didnt find your blog uplifting and heart warming!! Not to mention many of you have already recieved this award so I am just going to say thank you so very much girls you rock and skip the passing it along part. Not to mention I did follow three out of four rules... not to shabby I would say!
 
Have a great Monday!! Check in with you all tomorrow :)

Who are you?!

This my friends... was my sweet little baby girl when she was about a month or so old. Very small and sweet and super cuddly. She was usually content and very easy to handle. Just plain precious!

Yummy... doesnt get much better than that!!

Now I have this crazy, naughty, climb-aholic, no telling, running toddler!! Who are you and what have you done with my baby? Take a look for your self... this is her new skill she learned yesterday...

(sorry for the grainy pics...thats a cell phone for ya)

So this along with alot of other naughty things that have been going on in this house... I think its time for some intense redirecting and/or discipline. What do you suggest discipline wise for a 15mo old? (and I will let ya know she def. knows when she is doing something wrong so I think it is fair to say she is ready for some consequences with in reason). Has anyone ever read the strong willed child? What did you think of it?

Now dont get me wrong I know most if not all of this is totally appropriate toddler behavior and I am enjoying her new found spunky self.. but just would like to hear your thoughts on what you think is age appropriate discipline?!

Have a happy Thursday everyone!! One day closer to the weekend :)

Wordless Wednesday

Some Daddy Love

Hot and Healthy Check In #2

Hot and Healthy Through The Holidays

Alright girls... the momment of truth is upon us! How did you do this week? Was it easier or harder than you thought? I know for me I knew it was going to be very hard and I proved myself right. It was incredibly hard!! Check in with Mama M and Keely to check out the goals for next week.

1. How did your first week go:
 It was hard. Soo hard! I am a snacker and a fan of anything sweet... so it took alot of restraint for me to avoid things like that. I finally got rid of all the Halloween candy on sunday after I realized I had totally ruined the whole weekend by eating it. I did decent during the week but totally blew it this weekend. I will work on it! I will do better this week... just going to keep telling myself that!

2. Did you get your cardio in?
 Actually I did get in most of it! Surprising huh? I usually walk for about 45 min a day pushing a double stroller around the neighborhhood. That has to burn some calories right? I would like to get a diff. type of cardio in as well... I will be working on that next week.

3.Did you try Mams M's snacking tips?
 I did try... but this was my biggest downfall. I eat when I get bored... and that seems to happen a little to often. I did try at least (other than this weekend ) to eat healthier snacks if I felt the need to snack.. So we will call this one mission halfway successful (glass half full kind of girl )

4. Did you try the pilates One Hundred:
I did!! YAY! (thank goodness she didnt ask if I completed the whole one hundred ;)

5.Are you taking this as serious as we are?
I am really trying to be serious and work hard at this. I wasnt as good as I would have liked to be last week.. but I am in it for the long haul and really hoping to see some great results from it!


Thanks for checking in on me girls... cant wait to hear how you did this week!