Macy turns 8

On February 29, 2004 we were blessed with a beautiful, healthy, 6 lb 9 oz baby girl.

Our lives were forever changed!!

Today she celebrates her 2nd TRUE birthday on February 29, 2012.

Here are a few photos of our Macy throughout her life so far.

 Bath time. 15 months old

3 years old, bedtime.

first day of PreK August 2008, 4 1/2 years old

Decemeber 2008, almost 5 years old.


Macy has blessed our lives in so many ways. She has became such an intelligent, loving, caring, busy, loves cheerleading and dancing
8 year old !!!

Happy Birthday Baby girl!!

I'm feeling AMAZING!

Ok guys, so I've been dieting for one month and a few days. So far I have lost

16 lbs

I couldn't be happier, well yes I could. I want to lost quite a bit more. It's amazing how great I feel!

I've been eating a lot of vegetables, fruit, lean meat, salads, less bread, and low calorie snacks.

I have also been exercising 3-4 times a week.

I wish I would have started this a very LONG time ago! It feels amazing to see and feel the results of

losing the weight. I have more energy and I have been sleeping much better too!

It seems like each time I step on the scale in the mornings, I have lost something. It could be .3 lbs to 1.5 lbs within a day. It's AWESOME!!



Cheersport NATIONALS

This past weekend was such a GREAT one!

We were in Atlanta for one of the biggest Cheer and Dance competition in the Country,

Cheersport Nationals.

We stayed at the Twelve hotel, which was one of the nicest hotels that I have ever stayed in. Macy and I carpooled with two other cheer moms and their daughters. We had a lovely girls weekend.

Our hotel was approx one mile from where the competiton was held, at the Georgia World Commerce Center, so we walked alot. We also walked a lot during the competion due to the fact that the GWCC is HUGE! There were 928 teams at the competition, about 10,000 cheerleaders.

The competition was all day on Saturday and Sunday.

Macy and I both passed out once we got home. I even fell asleep in the car while riding, which I never do!

Macy's cheer team won Silver Champions and her dance team won Bronze Champions! I couldn't be happier! She cheers for the BEST gym around, RIVERCITY ALLSTARS - ROCKETS!!

Here are a few photos from the weekend.

I'm on my way...

So this past Saturday started week 4 of my new diet, yes I'm dieting and sticking to it!

I feel so much better now that I have changed the way that I eat and also added exercise into my daily routine. It's amazing how good you feel when you drink 1000 bottles of water and exercise.

I have changed my eating habits COMPLETELY!

No more fast food, fried foods, sodas, sweets.....all vegetables, fruits, lean meats, salads, and drinking

Lots and Lots of Water!!!

Anyone who knows me knows that I have been addicted to sodas for quite a while!

(above) this is what my diet consists of here lately.

And, I'm drinking a TON of this!!!!

And I've been doing a lot of this too! I have always wanted to learn to run, and now I'm on my way!!

But at the end I am seeing and feeling results! So far after 3 weeks, I have lost 13 lbs!!! I have several more to lose!!

I can do it, I can do it!!

JAMFEST

Well folks, another cheer competition season is here!!

the wonderful, RiverCity ROCKETS had their 2nd competition of the season this past weekend, which was held here in Jacksonville. This weekend we will be going to Lakeland, FL for another, then another one end of February in Atlanta, then one in Orlando in March, and one in Daytona in March, then one more in Jacksonville in April to end the season.
I look forward to each and every one of the competitions and all of the performances. I am so glad that Macy has a passion for cheerleading & dance like I did when I was younger.
Here are a few photos from this past weekend at JamFest!

 Macy doing her scorpion

Macy and Bella

"Go Rockets!!"

Isn't her little hip hop uniform the cutest?!

St. Augustine

So over my break from work in December through Jan 2 I went to St. Augustine 4 different times. Twice I went to the outlet mall, then once I went to see the Christmas Lights and to

"Winter Wonderland" at the Amphitheatre, then another time with my mom's family to see the lights again and to have dinner and shop. The lights down there are just beautiful.

I enjoyed EVERY minute of it each and every time.

I especially love the fact that my mom, her sisters, my cousin, and my grandparents all went and spent some nice, quality time together. We don't get to do that nearly enough!

Here are a few pictures...

Winter Wonderland

 

 

I enjoyed every minute of my time in beautiful

St. Augustine!!!

Happy New Year 2012

I know that I'm a little late on some of my posting, but it's better late than never!

This New Year's Eve wasn't much of anything. Macy and I went to my mother in law's to play Shanghai Rummy, which is by far my favorite card game. We had finger foods, wine, champagne, and played cards and had many laughs. The little girls had sparklers while we older girls played cards. Jake stayed the night and brought the new year in with Ma and Pa, cause he was too sleepy to go to Grandma Cathy's! Jesse had to work on New Year's Day so he couldn't stay out late. He went to Johnny's mom's and only stayed until 11:00.

I was still able to have my New Years kiss with my hubby just after midnight. I stayed and rang in the new year at my MIL then headed to my sister's and rang in the new year with her and my hubby, and Macy. My sis, Macy, and I even did a few more sparklers.

I didn't take too many photos, but here are a few from the night.