My favorite 2011 project posts

I have been seeing a lot of bloggers do a "top posts of 2011". I think they are SO FUN!!! I thought I would jump on the bandwagon and do one for ya:) Here is on of some of my favorite projects I have done. I will do a family top posts tomorrow:)

Ty's Quiet Book

John DEERE cookies

Capri Sun bag TUTORIAL

Car mat

John DEERE bath towels

Little man stuff

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

O how pinteresting...SWW...my motivation of 2012

-Linkin up with the Vintage Apple for O how pinteresting Wednesday! and  flip flops and pearls for Semi wordless Wednesday.

...If you follow along with me you probably know about MMM and the fact that I am so over skinny....I want to be fit and healthy! Here are some lovely ladies I have pinned to help me stay motivated in 2012 and GET BUFF!!

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Tell me Tuesday #29

Hey ladies! I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday season!!

I sure enjoyed looking at all your link ups:)

 you are all SOOOOO CREATIVE AND TALENTED!

I have so much I need to catch up on...So hopefully soon you will be getting a lot of tutorials!

ALSO as soon as I hit 400 followers....I'm going to have a MASSIVE GIVEAWAY!

AND AD SPACE IS STILL FREE HERE!!! 

I love to button swap and meeting new bloggers so let me know if you are interested!! 

Thanks again to all who link up here if its only once in a while or if your a regular you ROCK!! 

THANKS! 

Last of the holiday

1. loopy loop creations 2. babblings and more 3. artsy vava 4. not so simple housewife 

Most delicious

1. eat cake for dinner 2. treat & trick 3. photo life site 4.screaming sardine 

Awesomeness

1. little rays of sunshine  2. insanity rules  3. woops still insanity rules 4. southern scraps  5. little rays of sunshine  6. becoming martha  7.  tales of a trophy wife   8. homemade glamour  9. deep in the heart of...arkansas

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Christmas Shootin

This is where I grew up! It's perfect! I miss it so much.... but we only live 2 hours away so we get to visit often. When we went down for the Hardy Christmas Party.... after it was over we came home and hung out with some family we don't get to see too often. My dads cousin and his family:) They pretty much rock:) We had so much fun riding horses, going skeet shooting and driving around on the rhinos. Here is a picture overload of our day!!!

-This is my dad! Stud right....yupp

-Some of the Smith kids. LOVE them all...

-Nelly helpin Grace ride the calf and mom helpin Ty.

-Russ and Lori:) Cutest couple ever.

-My family... :)

-Megan rockin her mad ropin skills!!

-This is Grace....Don't you just want to keep her...ah she is SOOOOO CUTE!!!

-Ty was not into much of the activities haha so we played in the rocks and walked around a bit!

-Pretty sure Heather is beautiful....nuff said!!

-Thats Trent or Tanner driving, I'm not sure, they are pretty identical twins. hehe needless to say they are BOTH darling!!

-The ladies strinkin a pose on the tractor.


SHOOTIN

-This is where we like to go shooting...It's so pretty!  :)

-Dad teachin the kiddos how to shoot!!

-Dad throwin the skeet for Russel..He was a pretty sure shot!

-Sittin in the back of the truck watchin every one shoot....waiting for their turn!!

-Dad is amazing...I don't think I have ever seen him miss a shot.

 -O yeah that is my sexy beast of a husband! He is a wicked shot as well!!

-Me and Missy showin the men how it is really done...haha

-Heather and I were not blessed with the ability to close one eye at a time. Seriously....We just cant do it...So from time to time dad holds our eye shut for us!!

-Mom and Tyger came too!! Tyger ran around... I didn't get any pictures of mom shootin...don't let that sweater fool you... she can shoot anything.

-Ty also played in the back of the truck!! Just being adorable..

Well thats all...Thanks Smith family for the fun time....I hope we can play again soon!!! :)

MMM...did you have a Merry Christmas and a happy HEALTHY new year??

Welcome back to MMM. 

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Two weeks ago we asked you to just have a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year... Well did you??

I hope so. We sure did!!!

Jayson Ty and I spent some time with his family here in Cedar City. Had delicious Mexican food for dinner then Santa came to visit. You can go HERE to see our Christmas with the Whetmans.

The Friday before Christmas we went down to my families house in Logandale and spent a couple days there. I have yet to post those pictures and stories yet. I didn't bring my camera so I am still in the process of getting all the pictures from my mom!! Her camera is the bomb!!! Takes way better photos then mine...So I don't mind the wait!!! It will be worth it! 

I honestly did OK, NOT GREAT but NOT TERRIBLE at eating healthy over the whole holiday season! Christmas dinner was GREAT...I loaded my plate with salad and had small portions of the other yummy things I wanted and resisted the temptation to return for seconds..leaving room for a small dessert!:)

However Christmas morning it is tradition at the Hardy house (Grandpa and Grandma Hardy) to have a BIG FAMILY breakfast. 

Here is where I didn't do as well... I had three pancake and a big serving of hash browns...two eggs....and two pieces of sausage....Christmas morning has been my own tradition to eat sausage for the first time and last all year...It's so awful for you I can honestly never bring myself to eat it any other day! 
 I also resisted the temptation to eat the stocking chocolate Santa left me...but had no problem eating up the delicious HUGE bag of oranges he left just for me!!! 

New years was also good! We were at the Whetmans again and ate subway for dinner that I totally don't feel bad at all about!!!!!
With a little pie for dessert!:) :)




So I am happy to report over the holiday season I didn't gain any weight!! I was positive I would have maybe gained a few extra lbs..but I did good! 


Exercise....hmmm well I have not done any weigh lifting this last two weeks...SO I haven't been drinking my protein shake. I defiantly feel like I have lost some of my muscle mass. However I did do my work out videos at home. :) Did the Jullian 6 week 6pack, Jullian Yoga body melt down and the 5mile fat burning work out! They are all fabulous and recommend them to anyone.

That was my healthy holiday. I give myself a B :) 

NEXT WEEK: I really want you to think about some new year resolutions.  Make some realistic goals for yourself to reach in 2012. Also not only how to reach them but how you are planning on maintaining them... You can lose ten lbs. but can you keep it off all year??? I would love for you to share anything but please throw in there some health related resolutions!!! 

I sure love you ladies and hope you are doing fantastic:)

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