Get Fit

I've been on a health kick lately. I signed up for MyFitnessPal as recommended by my friend, Becca. I call it my free fitness motivator. It counts calories, records exercise, & records waist, neck, and hip measurements. I love it. I've lost 10 lb. so far. My favorite part is all the success stories that I read about. Surely if this guy here can lose nearly 300 lb. then I can lose my 30 lb! This woman here lost 100 lb. in 9 1/2 months. The people on here are just normal people like me who put their mind to something and accomplish it.

I've tried, but not very hard or diligently, to lose weight before. I've wanted to be back to my pre-pregnancy weight for a long time. I'm going to do it this time around. Just watch me!!

It's Time To Start Thinking About Christmas Cards Again!

The Christmas season is my favorite time of year. Let’s be honest, I start listening to Christmas music before Halloween. I’ve even been singing Beckett Christmas songs so that when we sing them at church or hear them on the radio he knows them and can be excited about them. 

One part of Christmas that is always so fun for me is checking the mail to see if there are any Christmas cards. I just love it. I love sending them out. Last year I sent them out the day after Thanksgiving. It’s only natural that I start looking at Christmas card options early so I can be ready to send them out right away. As the holidays get closer time becomes much tighter. The earlier you get this done the better!

My favorite ones from Shutterfly this year are:

 I love the whimsy font and snowflake. I think a black and white photo adds a nice classic touch.

I love having two different fonts and the bright green coloring on this one. This one is my favorite and the one I'll be using this year!

I love the font. Sensing a pattern?

Want to find your favorites? Look here, here, and here.

Merry Christmas! As one of my friends said regarding Thanksgiving and Christmas, "Christmas is the biggest reason to be THANKFUL so the two can be friends!". Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!

UPDATE: I just noticed that new customers can get 50 free prints right now.

Pumpkin Time!

We found this Mr. Potato Head pumpkin set at the store a few weeks ago. We originally thought it would be uneventful, but we were surprised with how much fun Beckett had.

Beckett LOVED helping Ryan use the hammer and nail to make holes in the pumpkin for the the various pieces.

He loved putting the pieces of the vampire in the pumpkin.

Poor Ryan got clocked in the forehead by a wiggly Mr. Beckett. It was the sharp side of the hammer too!

Our finished project! This is Beckett's smile when I ask him to smile for me, ha! It took us about an hour to clean the pumpkin out and put our pumpkin together. It was so fun and perfect for a Sunday afternoon.

Halloween Crafting

I found this idea on Pinterest. Boy, I love that website! It's full of crafty ideas...including the easy ones that you can do fairly quickly. This idea was pinned from this website here. These are my versions. Love them!

I added magnets to the backs of my clothespins so I could put them on my door. I just need to find a few more Halloween pictures now! Happy Halloween!

Infertility Is Hard.

Infertility is hard. It's like an unwanted zit. It's there for everyone to see, is awkward for everyone, and brings pain all around. It's a dream killer. I've always wanted kids and I've always wanted them close together. I had always planned my life to be exactly the way I dreamed it. The funny thing about life is that just because you planned on something doesn't mean it will happen. Sometimes there are no guarantees for dreams.

Sometimes I feel like this:

Other times I feel like this:

We're a while into trying for #2 and have 5 rounds of fertility treatment behind us...all unsuccessful. With  our family being warped into student mode again, we've decided to put treatment aside for a few years. Coming to that realization of no new baby in our family, at least for a while, was very difficult.  I know we've already been blessed so much with our sweet boy and I can't really convey how truly wonderful he is. I am thankful every day for him.

I know the Lord has a plan for me, and I also happen to know that my plan and His plan have been very different, haha. I've been working on seeing my life the way He sees it so I can be more accepting and happy with my life. I know that my life is perfect for me and that Heavenly Father has a very specific plan for me. I know this all in my head, but trying to get it into my heart has been more difficult than easy. I'm doing pretty well with that plan of action. I'm just grateful my Heavenly Father is always there for me. He's only a prayer away. 

I've always been a dreamer and I've had to change my dreams. Sometimes, you have to change your dreams to keep happiness and sometimes you have to change your dreams to become stronger. I'm praying for more days like this on the horizon: