Celebrating

Today I am celebrating :-). I went to my slimming world group this morning and I have reached my club 10 target. That is a loss of 10% of my body weight!! I am so pleased.

My BMI has gone from 29 to 26.2.

I feel better and fitter and more "me". My lifestyle change, weight loss and some nice changes at work means I am so much happier.

I think I maybe have another 6lbs to go until my final target, i have not decided where I want to stop yet.

For now I am just enjoying my journey to a healthier place :-)

And ...... Relax

It has taken me so long to get back on here to update and share our photos. Life keeps on rolling and it's been difficult for me to find the time to visit my little happy corner. But a change is coming and I am looking forward to that day. Hopefully only one week to go :-)

 With the Hamster wheel hurtling along at full speed, we were in need of a little visit to our happy place. A little Friday to Monday getaway which was nothing short of magical.

We can almost pin point the exact stretch of road where we begin to feel it.

The exhale.
The relaxation washing over us.

(It's just past the turn off to Ikea , where the scenery becomes beautiful and the sea shows us the way. )

Mis K brought her new camera with her and she made me so proud. She has a great eye for a great shot and never missed one opportunity. From here on out, if you see a pic with this yellow time/date stamped on it - It is a K pic.

When we arrived we immediately visited the town centre so the kids could visit their favourite shops and pick up some goodies/new toys for our night in the hotel.

It was my favourite kind of day, sunny and cold with snowy showers :-)

We enjoyed a lovely meal out and had a stroll along the "big" bridge.

K was feeling ca-ray-zeee and without a word of a lie, she almost went over the side of this bridge. Murray and I almost lost our minds!  It was one of the scariest moments of my life!!

The last photo of our crazy bear with all her teeth.

That top front tooth was out by bedtime.

The tooth fairy did a great job of finding us at our hotel :-)

Back to the safety of solid ground.

Exhale.

The next morning we woke to some more beautiful cold sunshine and we finally got our feet on the gorgeous sand of our favourite beach.

These two just made everything perfect. They are prone to a squabble or two but his weekend? They played and ran and shared and enjoyed each others company.

My mama heart was bursting at the seams.

A perfect mix of fun and serenity.

Dropping by

Just dropping by to try out my new blogger app, for the iPad.

I am currently snuggled on the couch with murray, watching the Grand Prix and trying not to think about my holidays being over!! Boo :-( I still have a day of cooking and nesting tomorrow though.

It has been a lovely week where I managed to enjoy lots of down time, balanced out by lots of family time and even sewing time!

Perfect.

And now I am dreaming of winning the lottery so I can stay at home everyday!

I really need to remember to use The ipad to take more pics. There are only a few on here and I think the quality is much better than my phone. But obviously good old Hilda is much much handier :-)

These pics sum up some of my week


Food is a huge part of my days at the moment. But 9 weeks in I am 11lbs down and have another weigh in tomorrow :-) I am starting to see a difference in my shape now and even some of my clothes.

We leave for our happy place in 6 sleeps (and i cant wait!!) and I really wanted my stone award by then, but I'll just have to take what I get. I'm sticking to the plan and working hard, if my progress is slow and steady, so be it. It is still progress.

Does anyone have any thoughts on blogging apps? The one I've used tonight is the free blogger app , but I don't like having all of the pics just added at the end. I think I will need to do some more research to allow me more freedom with my pics :-)

Seven.

Dear Kirsten,

I can't believe it is 7 years ago that you came into our lives and completed our family. You get smarter, funnier and more beautiful with each day that passes.

You bring joy to our lives (and yes that includes Fraser, although he will never admit it!)

We are so proud of you,  kindness, sincerity and happiness shines from you.

May this always be so.

May all your wishes come true

with all my love

Mummy xxxxx

Things you love right now

One Direction

Reading

Anything crafty

Snuggling with mummy

Kirsten and Daddy time

Baking and cooking

Playing babies

Playing Mums and Dads

Fashion, clothes and creating your own style

Cuddling Meatball (even when she doesn't want to be cuddled)

Dancing

Singing

Helping anyone who needs help. You love being busy.

Writing

Drawing

Playing temple run and angry Granny on Daddy's phone and on the ipad.



Miss K's 1D party

I am about to repeat my usual words. 

Where does the time go?? 

How can my baby girl be 7 already??

Although her birthday wasn't until Monday, we held her party on the Saturday before.

Miss K invited 11 friends and it was a lovely wee party, with a lovely wee group of girls. 

This year there was absolutely no question over the theme for K's party.

It was of course One Direction.

We held the party at my parent's house, they have a fabulous big dining room that was a perfect size.

They were a great help in setting up and allowed me to Sellotape, blue tac and pin things to their NEWLY PAINTED walls and ceiling. They are good people :-)

Miss K was very excited to be allowed to help Lor Lor finish off the cake :-)

Granny Mary helping me tie up the party bags.

There's nothing like a bit of last minute party prep ;-)

I made a little Polka dot Sweetheart accessorie for her hair (of course ;-)

And our lucky girl was given a gorgeous pettiskirt and sparkly shoes from her Aunt Sarah for the big party.

I love this skirt, so frothy and girly and fun.

I made a 1D top to finish off the outfit and our party girl was all ready to receive her guests.

We are so lucky to have a fabulous (and generous!!) cake maker in our family.

I was so pleased with how the room came together. It's so nice to see the vision that has been in my head come to life , right in front of me.

The best parents in the world.

Miss K dancin' with her Daddy.

Girly parties are such sparkly fun!

We played lots of party games, ate lots of yummy party food and we made some beaded bag charms to take home :-)

Baby girl you light up our world.

I hope your party was everything you dreamed of

xxxx

Thank you to Lor Lor for being the party photographer xxx