Me in my earlier years......

My 1st birthday...PaPa carried this picture in his wallet from that day on.

Not too many years later....wasn't I cute...I see a little Meghan in this pic.

My first adult vacation. Mt. Capulin in New Mexico. It sure makes me miss Don to think of it.

Speaking of Don....here he is fishing while I catch a squirrel with doritoes...the mountain sun baked my legs like a lobster!!!

Starting to see some progress on my weight

At graduation I weighed 225 lbs

and now I am down to 190 lbs.

In this bottom picture I am two pant sizes smaller and they are too big.
The best part is that when I went for my physical this morning I actually weighed the same on the doctors scale. My doctor was really sweet about my progress.

I am not finished yet. My goal is to get down to 140-150 lbs. I am working out again and hope to break through my current plateu and keep getting healthier. I am lucky to have a 24 hour fitness around the corner and the kids love the indoor playground.

Meghan's 3rd Birthday coming up on Superbowl Sunday

Well, Meghan is going to be three years old on February 1st. I still haven't decided what to do for it. It will be cold and there is not much that my kids like to do. Johnny is a little fearful of loud places and Meghan is brave but not quite tall enough to play on some of the things Johnny does. I wish it was warm enough to have bounce house in the backyard and a cook out.

Nothing new...recovering from some bugs and a new hair cut

Meghan has started to pose for the camera. If I want a natural shot, I have to make sure she doesn't see me with the camera. She calls it her "princess pose".

Even outside she is always in pose mode.

Johnny and Meghan have been taking advantage of the beautiful weather to play outside. They are both recovering from two different viruses so they are happy to be feeling better.


Meghan got her second haircut. Between the fussiness over her hair styles and the constant static electricity from the dry air, I decided it was time for a style change that took her hair out of her eyes and face. She is beautiful as always and loves her new look.

A day trip to the San Antonio zoo and railroad

Christmas in San Antonio

We had a wonderful trip to San Antonio. It was more than a week and they got quite a bit of work done on the new addition to the house. Everyone took the day off for some Christmas fun.

Johnny had a Wall*e Christmas. He got wall*e, M-O and an Eve action figures. Not to mention pj's and a sweatshirt.

Meghan had a baby doll Christmas. She got a new talking baby and lots of accesories. There is also a new high chair and swing to go along with her new baby carriers. Their room is a mess and I am going to leave it alone for a while. We will have to thin out some older toys to make room for the new ones.

Darlene was happy to see everyone and had a good time.

Johnny helped Meghan open her presents. We take turns youngest to oldest.

Meghan had a lot of fun opening her gifts.

The kids were first in line to open presents!