Baby in a Bucket

I had the pleasure to make some more hats for

Christina P Photography

and I am tickled pink with how they turned out!! I just love how this one turned out...

and as one of friends recently said...wouldn't it be nice if babies showed up like that and we were able to skip the whole pregnancy/birth thing. At least for me...not the fondest memories for me, but absolutely love the final result ;)

Here are the rest...what do ya think?

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Big Giveaway for Amanda Buechler Photography

I am apart of a really great Giveaway this week and you all should enter to win. There are some really great prizes that I know I would love to win!!! Go to Amanda Buechler Photography to enter ;)

Scouting

With Bryce turning the big "8" he is now able to attend scouts. He has been so excited to go...especially when I was called to be a cub scout assistant. Every time I told him about our activities his eyes would light up and he would ask how long until he would get it go.

The day finally came and after outfitting him at the scout store (who knew that was going to cost so much) we headed to scouts. He had so much fun being able to hang out with the other boys and just do boy things. Being sandwiched between the girls can get a little to "girly" for him sometimes. Not that he complains or anything. After the activity he was so pumped up and excited that he came right home and started working on his Bobcat award. Needless to say he passed it off that night which meant I would experience my first pack meeting.

I have only been in Scouts for a few months, but every time a pack meeting would roll around I had prior engagements that I couldn't get out of. Added to the fact that I had no brothers growing up the scouting world is a whole new experience every time I attend. With Bryce, and the rest of the family in tow, we arrived at the church just in time. And I must say we all had a lot of fun. Our Cub Scout Master is such a hoot and I just love her!!! She made the whole thing so much fun and Bryce was all smiles! When it came his turn to be welcomed into the pack she really made him feel special and he was all over that!

Then it came time for him to be awarded his Bobcat and that was awesome! As his leader I got to help with the painting of his face...

and then stay up there so that he could pin me! That was a fun little surprise for me!!

I must say that I don't really understand the whole scouting world yet, but I'm starting to see how it really effects these boys for the better...especially Bryce! He needs this and everything that it can offer. So yay for the scouting program and all the fun years ahead of us!!!

Introducing....Snap Clips

I have been really trying to come up with something fun for snap clips. My youngest has really thick bangs (which with her cowlicks will never have again while I am in charge of her hair) and I'm trying to grow them out. Growing out Bangs are the worst....and my alligator clips weren't quite cutting it. She always pulls them out and they end up in her pocket or lost...not good!!! Snap clips work the best for her and hence my newest product:

She loves them and so do I. They are about an inch in diameter and can either be a single small flower or the double shown in these pictures:

I'll have them up in the shop after the Easter holiday :)

Wow, two weeks flies by so fast and I have been meaning to post my results, but I had so much to write about with the post few posts I put this off. Last week I was down -2.7 and I was so excited about that!! This week I followed that loss with a a big fat zero. Which is okay with me ;)

I am back into running every day and I'm topping out at about 2 1/2 miles. I've also started back at Zumba and am trying to go at least twice a week, but am hoping to go three. I really enjoy it and the ladies are super fun.

The big news is I won my biggest loser competition....by default, but I'll take it :) My sister-in-law had to back out and seeing as I'm the only other competitor...I win!!! YAY!!! I was about 2 lbs from the 15 lb mark anyway, but it's good to be done. I am now ready to stop dieting and maintain. I am really happy with  where I'm at and am looking forward to this time. I've never really had to maintain before so this is new territory, but I will keep up with my Fit Friday posts as more of an informational post. Hopefully fun recipes, tips and tricks and other great information I can find.