HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAITLIN!!!!

Ok, So it was really hard for me to pick just a few of my favorite pictures of our little bug, and granted this has taken me like 4 hours to do... but who can blame me... she's so DANG CUTE!

So, here is ... a Birthday Blog for our baby Caitles...


Caitlin- since the day you were born... you have added such spunk and happiness to every day over the past 3 years.

We love your personality as well as your many mood changes... and your frequent movie quoting...life is just so much more wonderful and sweet with you in it!

Hugs and Kisses, and Happy Birthday...

Love Always,
Mommy and Daddy

12 pounds in 2 months!

Hey, I just had to share fun news. I went to my annual physical today, weighed in, and learned I've lost 12 POUNDS in the past 58 days. I attribute it to tracking what I eat and my effort made to exercise! The doc was happy with the changes he could see in my blood work, too!

There's NO way I could/would have made it this far without the teamwork and companionship of Amanda---at least 2 out of 3 meals a day, we eat out of the same cupboards and from the same stove top. SHE is an AWESOME "little chef" and her attention and attitude to it have helped me more than I can express here. Thank you, honey!

Serious... check it out! http://www.thedailyplate.com/ :)

By the way, I seriously intend to look like this after a few more months of focus:

Daily Plate - 1 add'l thought

Any family or friends that follow Amanda's suggestion and check out The Daily Plate and want to try it out, we can make some cool groups! The benefit of that is we can easily offer each other support as accountability partners, we can share thoughts and ideas and even recipes, too! Check it out! It's actually fun!!

JDC

The Daily Plate...

Hey! I wanted to let you all know about this cool web site...

http://www.thedailyplate.com/

Justin and I have been logging our food online, to help us loose weight and control calories etc... this is a great way to do it (and it's Free!)

It'seasy to get started! Just create a free account... and then search for foods right from the homepage. You can search for generic terms like "pizza" or "cheese," for restaurantfood like "Burger King Whopper," or specific brands like "NabiscoCrackers."* Then, track the items you eat each day by finding them on the site and clicking the "I Ate This" button. (they have the largest food 'bank' there is not one thing i have not found yet!!)

Once you've tracked the foods you've eaten on your "My Plate", you can keep track of your daily intake of calories, fat, protein, calcium, vitamins, and more! They even chart your progress over time. You can also track your water intake each day to make sure you'regetting your eight recommended glasses.

There is also support or advice offered to you by visiting TheDailyPlate.com's messageboards... This is a great way to a healthier approach to eating and a new you!

Join us and log on!

Just a reminder...

Hey, just wanted to remind you all that this Sunday (9th) is Daylight Savings time... so... set your clocks FORWARD... and don't be late to church!

:) PandaHead

...hopelessly devoted to you...

Today was a beautiful day... After feeding the kids breakfast and a fun conversation with Em... i strapped the kids into the double jogger... and we headed off to the park...

I was boppen' along to my ipod, half way down our street... when i just happened to look back up at our house... and i see two cars stopped... and there in the middle of the road... a little black fuzzy puppy running after us... i could almost hear what she was thinking...

"Oh, no you don't... go on a walk with out me..."

So, i jogged up towards the cars ... and yelled... "Sorry, that's my dog... i guess she doesn't want to be left home today..."

The people laughed... and said... "Oh, were just glad she's with her owner... and that she hasn't been hit by a car..."... they were very nice...

I happened to have Pepper's leash in my jogger... so we took her to the park with us. We were gone for an hour and she did pretty well... Caitlin helped hold pepper's leash... i only ran over the it a few times... no worries... on the way home Pepper rode in the seat with Caitlin... so cute.

It's nice to know that Pepper loves us and would risk getting hit by a car... or dognapped just to go on a walk with us. That's a true puppy!