Dancin' Queen

Mackaylan danced her heart out at her recital last night. I will be honest and admit that I was a little worried we would have a repeat "flower girl performance," but she pulled through like a champ. She didn't miss a step and smiled the entire time! I am so happy with our decision to move her up into a little more advanced class this year. I think she would have been bored if she would have stayed in the preschool class another year. Now that the recital is over she is already thinking about what she is going to take next year: ballet? clogging? tap? hip hop? Only time will tell...

Granddaddy, Granny and Mackaylan

Sissy and KK

Grams, Pop-O, Aunt Esther and Mackaylan

Peanut (aka Sister) and Mac

Iddy and Mac

Rachel, Mackaylan, and Chloe- We loved the small class size!

Shake it, girlie!

Ta-da!

Mackaylan and her 3 bouquets of flowers!

Mickey, Mackaylan, and DeeDee (Dancing Doll!)

Red Robin

Today we met Mickey for lunch at Red Robin. Mickey had never eaten there before, and was highly impressed with his burger. He said it may have been the best burger he had ever eaten! Of course, I took my camera along for the outing, but I am yet to master the art of photographing food. Everytime I take pictures of food I always think of Alicia. She is so good at capturing food, but she always gets her shots BEFORE the meal is practically gone! I was halfway through my lunch before I thought to take a picture to share on the blog. I guess I will get better with practice, right?! Tonight we are headed to Mackaylan's dance recital and I will try to get those pictures up as soon as possible. Have a great afternoon!

Goals

Almost a year ago I decided to join a blogging weight loss challenge. I posted the reasons why I wanted to lose weight and a few things I wanted to do once the goal was achieved on this blog. Unfortunately, I did not successfully complete that challenge at the time. However, I did begin a weightloss plan lifestyle change in January and am very committed to this way of life. Today I wanted to take some time to revisit the list and edit accordingly. So….here it goes:

Reasons why I wanted to lose weight:
- to wear my original wedding band again
- to wear the many items of clothing that are taking up space in my closet
- to shop at regular clothing stores, not just ones with plus-size clothing
- to set a good example for my DD- in progress
- overall health- in progress
- to have a healthy pregnancy sometime soon- still in progress (Hence all of my posts on patience! LOL)

After reaching my goal, I want to:
- get family pictures made
- buy a pair of cute PJs- in progress
- go dancing with Mickey- in progress
- go SHOPPING!!
- visit someplace tropical/beachy-in progress

So, there you have it! My goals. My progress so far. My next steps.

As you know, my best friend, Dawn, and I have been on this journey together. Next weekend we are treating ourselves to a day at the spa to celebrate her birthday and our success so far. I am so psyched! I am sure there will be lots of pictures to share after that adventure! :)

Thoughtful Thursday

PATIENCE is trusting in God’s timing.- @TweetingChurch

I have posted alot about the ways that God is teaching me patience. When I received this quote via Twitter it quickly became a favorite. When I am feeling discouraged because life doesn't seem to be going the way that I have planned, I return to this quote along with many other verses of scripture. I know that His plan is perfect, but waiting is very hard for me. If you struggle in this area as well, I pray that you will listen to the words of this song by The Isaacs and let it speak to your heart.

Mother's Day 2010

To me, Mother's Day is everyday! Being greeted with a big hug in the morning, and ending my day with giggles at bedtime, makes my day complete. Between my DH and my DD I am treated like a queen everyday with Mother's Day being no exception! This year due to my mom's work schedule we celebrated on two different occasions. It was nice to have time with each family without having to watch the clock in order to move to the next gathering. On Sunday we enjoyed lunch at the O'Shields' . Mackaylan ended up spending the night with Grams and Pop O so Mickey and I enjoyed a fun date night! I told Mickey I was probably the only mom in the US who went out to eat for Mother's Day without her child! :) Then on Monday, we celebrated Mother's Day with my mom. It was so nice to be able to enjoy dinner swapping stories around my parent's kitchen table. It was a great way to start the week- family, food, and fun!

The little one who made me a mommy!

Betsi, Grams- the best MIL ever, and Mickey


Grams and Mackaylan

KK and Granny

Me, my sis, and the best mom ever!