Mrs. January..

There is this blog. Its called with a touch of pretty. It's written by this girl. Cate.
She is fantastic. 
I seriously leave her blog inspired every time. She writes a post every month on her weight loss journey. 
Its sweet, fun and motivational. 

 Lets get started shall we. 
I am not looking to shed a ton of weight. That is not my goal.
All I want is to lose my baby weight. But when you gain 50lbs during your pregnancy its rough.

Yes, Mrs. January is happy.
No, she doesn't fit into her regular pants.
My goal for Mrs. January is to be healthy. Eat clean. Drink water. and be a happy healthy girl. 
Exercise...yes, if you follow along you know I LOVE to work out. 
I love to do cardio yes, but I LOVE to lift weights. Is that so weird??? 
However, I haven't lifted since before Ember was born. So im kinda a sissy pants again. 
back to square one. 
Gotta start somewhere though right. 

Can I stay Motivated?  Can I do the work??!


Hopefully by the time Mrs. February rolls around she might break the 130's plateau. 
That is THREE pounds.
lets see what she brings... 

CURRENTLY

 

Currently I am.

MISSING Christmas. 

THINKING about what type of New years goals I will be making. I know I am a bit late.

 CONSIDERING re-joining Golds gym

 PLAYING Skipbo with the hubs last night.

(he won, I was sad)

 

 

Currently Ty is

MISSING Christmas lights. I forgot to post about his OBSESSION with the lights.

It was SO cute. His whole face would light up and he would scream "ON ON" when he would see

anything around the house that had lights. He also LOVES driving around and looking at lights. 

I will never forget this Christmas and Tys sincere love for all lights. 

THINKING about his new toys. Mostly his new tractor and the fun buttons that make noises. 

 PLAYING with his cousins.

 

Currently Ember is

MISSING all the family visiting and being held every second of the day. 

 MOVING ROLLING everywhere..and playing with her hands. She has discovered that she can GRAB things.

 PLAYING with her brother who can not stop hugging and kissing her. 

and snuggling with her new doll Polly.

 

 

 

Family pictures

My little family. 
I don't always know how to express how I love them. 
How I could ever possibly write in words. 

But I do. 
...and I just have to hope that even though I am not the best writer. 
even though I can't always make things come out the way they are in my head. 
That if I show them I love them everyday, and do the little things....
I hope they will just know.  

My lover and me. My very best friend. The one person who I can tell anything to. The one who has stolen my heart.

My little man. Could he be any cuter?? He is the sweetest boy, my pal.

My darling daughter. The one whose eyes and smile could make you melt. I love her so much.

Tell me Tuesday is BACK!!!

Tell Me Tuesday took a much needed and well enjoyed break over the Holidays. 

I didn't want to worry about features or deadlines or commenting while I 

wanted to be spending time with the family.

It was so lovely.

Thank you to all who came back!! 

Tell me Tuesday is back to normal routine. 

Every TUESDAY!!

Since the last link up was WEEKS ago

 I though I would share with you a few of my favorite handmade gifts. 

These are but a few of my favorite things. 

The blankets are from my mommy. 

Can you tell I'm a sucker for granny squares!! 

Doll also from my mama.

Canvas pictures of my sweet babies, from my sweet baby sister! 

Lovely scarf from my sister in law! 

I also got a menu board from my big sister (that has helped me so much in planning meals)

--ALSO Jayson LOVES looking at it and knowing what were having for dinner the rest of the week!

My sissy in law also made a chalk board frame for me that I LOVE!!! 

Mama made a sewing machine mat---HEART!!! 

O and my sissy in law also made the kids THE CUTEST penguin stuffed animals...

I CANT WAIT TO POST PICTURES!!! 

THEY ARE TO DIE FOR CUTE:)

Pretty much this years Christmas was a handmade wonder..

Ill post way more pictures soon!  

Also the dolly (Polly) I made for Ember.

She is so sweet.

Christmas day

 Jayson is such a sweet daddy. I catch little moments like these and want to cry. My love for him grows as his love for our children grows.

 Ty had the best Christmas. He was so excited with all the family, food and presents.

 I loved watching him tear into the gifts. So excited.

 Have I ever mentioned Tys true love for chocolate.

 His easel was a huge success.

 Another tender moment that stole my heart. 


Christmas is over. Has been, but I held on to every last minute I could. Today we actually are taking the tree down. I will miss the soft glow it has at night. Snuggling with the kids while listening to Christmas carols. Getting after Ty for trying to open all the presents under the tree...laughing when he tipped it over (twice).

I love Christmas for so many reasons. I will miss it.