In my neck of the woods!!

Our little girls are growing up. Sam is now 4 and Payton is now 2. Sam has started preschool

She loves it!!

 

Ive starting my dieting and exercising again in hopes to reaching my goal by my 30th birthday in April. http://weightlossinamommysworld.blogspot.com/2012/09/day-2.html is where I am blogging my journey.

 

That's about it. Preschool, dance, acro and my weight loss journey. Busy as bees.



August~ always busy

Well Right now I have a 2 yr old now. She started dance 2 weeks ago too. Payton is such a lil big girl. Love her something fierce.

Isnt she cute!!!

Sam will be 4 next Tues. She also starts Preschool on 9/4 too. Growing up so fast.

Second year ballet and tap and her very first school outfit. She picked it out herself.

Other updates are we are prepping to buy a house!!! Hopefully by this time next year well will be either in a house or searching for that perfect one!!!



HMMM

My lil world is kinda lonely right now. My poor kids dont have any friends. I feel so bad. Hopefully once Sam starts preschool shell make some. Only 3 n half months til her birthday and she has requested an unicorn party (purple unicorn to be exact). So i am doing that with a pastel rainbow thing. Paytons is only 3 months away and shes having a watermelon bbq pasrty. lots of red n green!!!! Cant wait.
This saturday is Sams dance pictures. Then the next Saturday is her recital!!! cant wait. Then dance will be over for the unseen future. Soccer will be something we try in the fall.
Social networking.... wow. why include someone in an email when that person isnt invited to the playdate?!? oh well. Its all good. Vent complete.

Started working out again trying to get from frumpy housewife to strong sexy woman and to be a better role model for my girls. With Sam being a bean pole not sure shell have problems with obesity but Payton is built more like me so I need to make sure she knows what to do to be a fit person. Obesity is huge with out kids in this country and it is the parents job to make sure that this gets resolved. Taking recess or pe out of schools is a terrible idea. We need to fight that~!! just like we need to fight the taking of the arts out of school.
Off my soap box for now!!!

"No More Diapers" Party

Well on Sunday 4/22 we had a lil party to celebrate the fact we do not have diapers in this house anymore. We had a slumber party where my lil niece who is also on the potty training wagon came over Sat and stayed the night. She worse panties like my girls did and stayed dry all night like my girls did. Hurray for Alice. I made the girls shirts with their names on them.

    The next morning I made them rainbow pancake. I made a batter from Bisquick and divided it into 5 sections. I made pink, purple, mint green, orange and blue colors. 





We had a Bbq with hot dogs and chips and Cupcakes!!!

Sunday, Sunday!!!

This Sunday will be the party of the decade. Well in a mommy's world it is one of them. I will be officially saying bye-bye to diapers this Sunday!!!! Payton is potty trained in both #1 and #2 DAY & NIGHT!!!! Hardly any accidents. We havent ventured out and about with just panties on but that will be soon.
Sunday I am throwing a party for the big girls in my life. I have invited my niece over to celebrate too because she is close to being out of pull-ups too. I will be having cupcakes and small decorations and a cook out with hotdogs and sausage.  So fun!!!

Sewing

have recently gotten obsessed with Pinterest and the many sewing ideas. I have started making the girls clothes for summer.
Heres some of my faves:

made the girls coordinating dresses. <3 this pattern.

Shirried Twirly Dress

One Shoulder Dressy Dress

Summer Pillowcase Nightgown

Raglan Summer Dress

Update!!! Pattern links available. Check them out!!!

Crocheting

I have started a mini business using Facebook. I make things for people. They can send me a picture of something and I can try to replicate it but with a slight variation as to not rip anyone off. Especially if I dont know the source of the item. I dont claim any pattern unless i created it as my own. Also if someone wants to know where I got the pattern I give them the information. Its a great source of income for the little things I otherwise couldnt afford with out it. I want to thank all my customers. Pam's Custom Creations Check it out. If you see something on there you like or have any ideas of something you would like let me know. :) Also if you see something on there that may be your creation let me know so i can add you to the picture with a link to your pattern!!! Love spreading beautiful pattens. Sometimes you get into working something and forget where you get the pattern from. HAHA.
Here are some of the stuff I have made:

Christmas Tree Skirt

Set of twin billed hats

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Maryjane slippers

Rainbow in the clouds beanie

Sandals

Thanks for looking. If I get to 100 likes on the FB page Ill have a giveaway. :)

Wow its been forever...

updates... 

Well Sam is doing well in dance and has her first recital in May and then dance will be over. We will be trying soccer in the fall. She is in full tempertantrum throwing 3s. Its very frustrating to say the least. Next month I enroll her into Preschool to start in August!!!! Seriously, shell be FOUR in August!!! Cant believe it!!!!

Miss Diva herself!!!





 Now onto Payton.
She is getting so BIG. Potty training now. She is almost fully day trained (#1 totally, & #2 almost). Night time another story. Going to try not letting her have something to drink at least 2 hours prior to bed. Also she is talking up a storm. She can do 3 word sentences and just hold a conversation that you can understand at least 75% of what she says. She is a menace though thanks to BIG sister. Im not surprised cause she loves her sissy. Im debating about whether to put Payton into dance. Problem with this is that Sam wont be in dance and I dont want her to feel left out. Maybe if my mom is willing the help Ill put Sam back in if she wants. Decisions, decisions.

Lil Miss Payton.

My update:
STRUGGLING with being lazy in my weight loss. I have lost weight but it doesnt seem to be a big enough motivation to keep up with dieting and exercising. also everytime i get into walking on the treadmill something comes up to railroad that illness or injury or plan old kids getting in the way!! HAHA. Hello EXCUSES! Blah. put on quite a bit of weight since November. It has thrown of AF. Not too mention the PMS from being "regular" is awful and since I am waiting on her to arrive its only compounded the mood swings into longer period of time.  I had my birthday on Tuesday. 29!! Im hoping the next decade is better than this one.  My camera is broke :/ so I have to wait to get another one. Hoping a really nice one. I have been crocheting and last winter was really good. Made some extra money on that. Hoping it will pick up again. I have also been sewing up a storm. I am not good at it but practice makes perfect, right?!?

Hanging out with my friend, Jessica at Copelands.

Other Family things:
My sister in law got married in October. It was a beautiful wedding.

Charity & Chris 10/15/11



My lil brother and his girlfriend are having a baby : Baby Davie whose due at the end of May.
Cute, isnt he?
We got a new cat. Hubby has warmed up to her... LOL
Well thats all.