There is no "I" in Team

Katy's Bike...

Her favorite gift EV~A, her bike. 
She received it for her 5 year old birthday present and it's the one thing she has always played with, took care of and cherished. It's nothing fancy, nothing extravagant just a bike,and it is hers...she sings, talks to herself,and rides like the wind pretending she can fly on it.
She rides, when she is happy, mad or sad.

Do you remember your first bike?Tell me about it.

The Big Booms...

The best part of the 4th of July after celebrating our independence, and spending time with family and friends and good food is the "BOOM BOOMS" as my daughter Katy would say.  Here are some pictures of the fireworks display down our street last night.  The were absolutely magnificent!  Come take a peek!

Happy Fourth of July to all of you and your families!

The Fourth Of July Romper

Katy had a blast this 4th of July with all her family and friends. She sure rocked her Romper from Lil Blue Boo. Please stop by and take a look at all her creations. 

 

Lil Booms!

Our friend Jeremy brought over some "small sized caliber" fireworks last night for the kids, we all had such a wonderful time. However, these fireworks did have a lot of flame and high pitch screaming to them, so they watched a safe distance away, why we lit them off!

Lots have light a grown up sparkler

This "Missouri" boat had the best bang for your buck!

Double Trouble

She Loves Hats...

Been gone for a long while, missed you all.  Here are some new pictures of Katy!

Pretty Woodpecker...

My Brother, Steve

There is something about this picture that gets me every time. The purity of the picture,
the cute little red converse, the wagon that has all his John Deere Tractors in it.
Or maybe it is the umbrella and the darling yellow raincoat... but i think the best thing about this picture, is his most adorable happy smile and joy he is feeling playing in the rain...
Love you Steve!

My Objective...

Objectives (definition) Precise, tangible, can be validated, are concrete, free of bias, based on facts, observable

My Objective: To walk, jog or run in the Idita-Walk and complete it in a timely matter.

My objective is completed, I finished the race, lost 8 pounds and 3 inches off my waist too!
Time for a doughnut!
Oh and by the way did you see my number, 111th. Love that number!

Skating...

Katy had a skating competition on Sunday. She did very well and took home two bronze medals to show her Dad when he gets home.
We are so very proud of her and how driven she is in trying to reach her skating goals. 
Love you Kat, you are an amazing skater, I can't believe you are only six years old.
Congrats!!!

Stiches...

Boys will be Boys...

The Dance...

There is a  yearly Father and Daughter dance at the YMCA every year, and Katy just loves to go.  This year the theme was Tropical Escape...so we needed to find a dress for her and a shirt for Dad that was just right...

Katy picked out this beautifully coloured dress and then found the perfect shirt for her Dad.
They just looked so darn cute together...I remember my father and daughter dances with my dad, i can still remember that smile on his face...one night of just me and him, so very special. I know she feels the same way and we both look at the special bond between fathers and daughters fondly.

They had a great time this year, one hour and ten minutes on the dance floor...doing the Chicken Dance and the Macarena, and one or two slow dances so her Dad could catch a breath. They also had great food catered in by Fernando's restaurant and a special brownie with ice cream for dessert.

Wish I had some of the pictures of them dancing, but no mothers allowed at the dance so no pictures of them dancing... Here are a few I took prior to the dance and a couple at the YMCA just before it started.

and POSE!

One of my favorite pictures of them to date

Just being silly...





Happy Valentine's Day

Sorry I took some liberties with the Union Pacific Train!

Oh Gnomeo...

The kids wanted to go see "Gnomeo and Juliet" so they invited a friend and we all piled in the car to go see the movie!

First to McDonalds, or as I call it "Mickey D's", or as Katy calls it "Old McDonalds".  This is a treat for them as we really don't go there much anymore.

 Then to the movies...

They sure were hamming it up in front of all those movie advertisement signs in the lobby...

Love these glasses, Cool and Nerdy at the same time

I only have one question...

WHERE DO I SIGN UP!

It's been a very long day!

Camera Shy...

Father-Daughter Dance...

A friend of ours and his daughter

"Freedom"

The Owl Hat and so much more...

Funny how you don't see something that is smack dab right in front of your eyes until you really take a good look at it. I see this everyday but missed this, how did I miss this?

 We needed to take some pictures of this cool owl hat we bought from the Etsy shop we bought it from...and then something magical happened. I saw those eyes just sparkle but the one thing I noticed the most, was not that she had a great smile... but the most beautiful missing two front "teef" that I have ever seen. Yes, she now talks with this cute little lisp. She is "wif" me, at the store, she wants to buy "clof" at Hobby Lobby,she wants a "baf" before bedtime. It just makes me smile everytime I hear her talk. In fact I encourage it...it makes me snicker a bit, makes me feel warm and fuzzy like this hat.

She also likes to smirk, she smirks well, real well...see that glimmer in her eyes

that is the Oh,Oh look...she is up to something look, the better watch out look,

I love that look, just LOVE it!

 She can also stick her tongue between the holes were her "teef" once were...

this is her favorite trick right now, it reminds me of a snake. I don't like snakes very much,

in fact not at all, they gross me out, they slither,Yikes!

Bye, See ya, I am out of here!

Bridges Crossed

Diet Update...

Well...it has gone smoothly so far, I have managed to get to the gym everyday, eat the nutritious foods I am supposed to,and have stayed away from Pepsi and sweets except for one chocolate chip-oatmeal cookie and one teaspoon of my favorite Blue Bunny "Bunny Tracks".

I have mostly have worked out on the treadmill going from 3.5mph to 4.1 mph walking and now have been able to jog at 5mph for at least 20 minutes of my 50 minute sessions.
I have also signed up for the The Idita-Walk my friend Donna told me about it.  It is a lot of fun, and it feels like I am accomplishing something that I must complete. The strength training has been slow, and hope to add more of it to my regimen soon. I think it is the only way I will tone up these 47 year old arms.

The weight loss so far as been 4 pounds and 1 1/2" off of my waist. I can fit back into mysize 8's again and looking forward to my 6's!  It gives me major motivation that it is coming off quickly rather than slowly! The next week will be more difficult...pounds come off slower the closer you get to your goal!

I will post more next Monday.

Take care of yourself, there is only one you!

Kristina

Changes...Starts February 2nd

Today is the big day...
I hope you will do what you promised again...
I fell off of the wagon not you
Promises are important...
I really do like you alot, my partner, my nemesis at times, Flat Belly Diet.
Here's to eating right and making good choices...

Hopefully I will loose my extra 10lbs,11lbs, OK...13lbs and fit into all my great clothes
My swimsuits that I love,my great shorts, tops and the cute underthings you can wear when you don't have an extra 2 or 3 bags of flour around your waist.
I need to  fit back into my 20+ pair of jeans that are sitting in my closet...
I remember you guys,fantasied and looked at you on a weekly basis...
True Religion,Kutz,Levi,Calvin,you were my best friends
I will be seeing you very soon.

To my workout place Blair YMCA, you are wonderful, really enjoy the people that work there; you have great machines and weights to give my body a new look, a look of overall fitness. You never failed me, you will always be there to run a or walk with...and the trainer man I loved you and disliked you all at the same time...you never let me give up!  I will be seeing you in a month or so, I am ready for you this time.

So I just wanted to say goodbye to the foods that I loved, see you around sometime.

My Top Ten List
Tootsie Rolls, Yummy
Pepsi...to the 5 can a day sugar high, which always kept me going( you are already gone)
Baked Potato's piled high with sour cream and chives
Starbucks Venti Skinny Tai Chi Lattes
Coffee Cakes and Pies
Potato Chips with homemade Onion Dip
Sonic Cheeseburgers
Big Fred's Pizza
Cinnamon Toast or should I say Cinnamon Butter Toast
Peanut Butter Cookies


A song that I am going to play for my favorite foods and my 13 pounds,
I will miss you and Good....Bye!

I will post here once a week and let you know how it all goes,

Thanks Molli for working out with me, a workout partner makes it that much easier.

Wish me Luck!

Kristina