Sisters having fun!

They have so much fun in the tent. This day, they had knocked it over, but were still having so much fun climbing in and out of it. They laugh and tumble around in their. Fun! Fun! Fun!

My Little Helpers

The girls love to help me clean. They take my towels off the stove handle and wipe the floor. They will pour their milk on their chairs and then take a paper towel or rag and wipe it clean. If I leave the pantry door open, they will grap the broom and mop and clean the floor just like Momma does. :) They are so cute!

Operation Bathing Suit: week 7

Yeah! I lost a good amount of weight this week. I had to be good and make up for last week. I lost 2.4 lbs. this week. That makes the grand total 14.8, but let's just call it 15. :) I can already tell a big difference in my clothes. My niece Brandi noticed right away when she was over on Sunday. That felt nice to have someone notice my hard work. AND, I worked out today! I have a Kettlebell DVD set that Jim got for me months ago. I like it. I am feeling a bit sore in the hips and thighs. I will do my best to keep it going. I realized that I don't just want to lose weight, I need to firm things up too. I have hammocks under my arms I have to get rid of. The week for bathing suit time is coming quickly. I only have 5 more weeks. I hope to lose another 8-10lbs at least.

Look what the Florida bugs are doing to my baby...

She has about a dozen bites on her face, neck and arms.

(She is blowing her nose, something she does anytime she sees a tissue.)

Some by her eye have made her eye swell.

She is still in good spirits, even with a swollen eye.

I have vacuumed, stripped her bed and kept them inside. I can't find the bugs that are getting her while she sleeps. Hannah doesn't have bites, or if she does her reaction isn't as bad. Alyssa must be more allergic to them. They are getting better today. She didn't have any new ones when she woke this morning. I hope I have solved the problem. I hate seeing my babies with bites.

Operation Bathing suit: week 6

Well Jim was out of town this week at Scout Camp so I did not cook proper meals. I ended up just snacking and eating Healthy Choice microwave dinners. I stayed within my points and didn't cheat, but I did not lose that much this week. I am only down .2 lbs. That's point 2, not even 1/2 a pound. I am a little dissappointed. I learned that you have to eat to lose weight. You can't starve yourself. I could have added exercise too, but nope. Oh well. Maybe next week will be better. :)

Operation Bathing Suit: week 5

Doing good still. Lost another 1.4 pounds this week. Still haven't exercised. I'm sure I could do better if I did, but I am just not motivated to make myself sweat during the day. It is hard to do it while the girls are awake. While they are sleeping I need to either sleep (haha) or clean or catch up on the computer. So, exercising doesn't get squeezed in anywhere. Oh, well! I'll try to do it this week. Leave a comment to motivate me. Please!

I'll post more pics of the girls too. :)

Operation Bathing Suit: week 4

Yeah! I am still losing weight. I thought this week was going to be not a real good loss because of a pot luck dinner at church. It had been so long since we had one and we are kind of celebrating our newly renovated building. So, I said "Oh well" and gave into temptation. I ate a plate full of good food and then a plate full of desserts. I was so full that the next day I was extra hungry. I guess I stretched out my stomach a little. Anyway, I am happy to say I have lost another 2.6 pounds for a total of 10.8 in 4 weeks. I can already notice a difference in my clothes. I only have 7 weeks left to lose enough to look decent in a bathing suit. I need to also get a little color on my arms and legs before we go. I am going to embarrass myself with my farmer tan. :)