The Dress

My mom grew up with three sisters. For some reason, my grandma decided to have all her girls photographed at the age of 2 in the same dress. Well, we have carried on this tradition and every girl in the family has been photographed at the age of 2 in this same dress. Now it's Sophie's turn! My mom's birthday was yesterday and we gave her a picture frame with 3 5X7s. First herself in the dress, then me, then Sophie. It turned out so precious. 3 beautiful generations!

Healthy Eating

Time for getting back on track.

I wrote these instructions for myself because this has worked for me before. Maybe they can help you too:

Healthy Eating...

You really should try to get rid of all the goodies in the house

(that includes sugary cereal--I will eat the whole box if its the only sugary snack I can find!).

• Breakfast at 8am
• Mid-morning snack around 10.30am
• Lunch around 1pm
• Mid-afternoon snack around 3.30pm
• Evening meal between 4:30 and 6 pm.

With a schedule like this, your blood sugar levels are maintained at an even level, preventing ravenous hunger that often leads to overeating and poor food choices.Here are some healthy food ideas:

Breakfast:

Plain Cheerios

Bran Flakes

Wheat Chex

(Any whole grain cereal with little sugar, really)

Frosted Mini Wheats

An Egg

Bacon/Sausage

1/2 Whole Wheat Bagel/English Muffin & Cream Cheese

Yogurt

Oatmeal (with a little brown sugar of course!)

An Omelette

Bran Muffin

Lunch/Snacks during the day:

Tortilla chips & salsa

Pita triangles & hummus

Tuna/turkey/ham sandwich (whole wheat bread)

PB & a little bit o honey

Tortilla (whole wheat) & cheese roll up

Whole wheat crackers/pretzels

BLT

Egg Sandwich

Yogurt

Veggie Soup

String Cheese (Costco has big bags of a variety: colby jack, cheddar, etc)--this is my "go to" item if I'm hungry

Cottage Cheese

Apple & Cheese

Fruit--Grapes, Orange, Banana, Raisins, etc.

Peanut Butter with celery or whole wheat bread

Snap Peas

Baby Carrots

Cherry tomatoes

Dried fruit

Unsweetened granola

Hard boiled egg

Slim Fast---buy a can of the powder, its cheaper than the cans and lasts quite awhile.

Cheese & Whole Wheat Crackers

Fritos---if you must have chips...these aren't that bad for you.

Popcorn---seasoned, or with parmesan

Nuts

Salad

Trail Mix

Fiber Bars

Dinners:

Whatever...but try not to eat bread, potatoes, etc., just protein, veggies, & fruit for dessert. If you do eat bread or pasta, whole wheat/whole grain is best. Watch your portion size.

Try to eat dinner between 4:30 and 6 and then don't eat ANYTHING after dinner. On weekends and for social reasons

its ok to have a little something, but during the week be STRONG. IT DOES WORK!!

Try to eat more small snacks during the day rather than 3 big meals. It will help shrink your stomach and then your portion size will be smaller and you'll lose weight quickly.

If you need a treat, try to eat it earlier in the day instead of after dinner.

It will be hard at first but then your body will get used to it and will be more forgiving if you splurge here and there.

YOU CAN DO IT!

P.S. Drink lots of water.

Christmas Festivities

Sophie probably thinks Christmas lasts 3 days because that's what happened this year. Christmas with Grandpa Goodsell & TJ on Christmas Eve, with the Masons on Christmas Day and the day after with Grandma & Grandpa Davis. Sophie's favorite thing to do was pass out presents. I think she liked that even more than actually opening them. Hope you all enjoyed your Christmases. Looking forward to a new year full of exciting things including a trip to Seattle to visit Papa when he gets radiation, Phil leaving for tech school Mar. 1-May 11th, and my Kiwanis boys singing for the legislature! Happy New Year everyone!

Sophie's Baby Snowgirl

Thanksgiving Fun

We went to the holiday parade on Sat. Sophie liked it for about a half an hour but it got a little boring after we saw the same things over and over: kids singing, then horses, then cars (REPEAT). We didn't last for Santa at the end.

Yes, Sophie is wearing a suit! And here's me rolling out roll dough.

Big Girl Bed

On Saturday Phil turned Sophie's crib into a big girl bed. She was so excited all day pretending to go to sleep in it but then when it was really time to sleep, she cried herself to sleep. But last night she got under the covers, gave us a kiss, said, "Nigh night Mommy, nigh night Daddy." and that was it! She looks so cute in it but it makes me sad she's already old enough for a "big girl" bed. Next...potty training. Wish us luck!

"I Want More Candy!"

Halloween was so fun with Sophie this year, she REALLY got into Trick-or-Treating. She was even comfortable enough to say to one lady, "I want more candy!" instead of "trick-or-treat". And...I just happened to get it on video!