Kickin it 1-2

The other night I put Gavin in his swing while I was making dinner and when I looked over at him this was how I found him..... just chillaxing.

First Smiles.........

Biggest Loser Week 1 Results

Here are the percentages for the first week.

Mom lost 0%
Todd lost 1.5%
Allyson lost 1.8%
Melissa lost 0.1%
Amy lost 0%
Megan lost 1.2%

Way to go Allyson! Biggest loser of the week! Great start! Keep it up everyone.

Gavin's First Christmas

This was our Christmas Card/Birth Announcement


Chilling out


Cutest sleeper (thanks Katelyn)

We had a great Christmas. We were really sad not to be in Utah with our family, but we made the best of it. I made a Christmas Eve dinner and we watched movies and hung out in our Christmas pajamas. We got some great gifts and had a couple surprises, which if you know us we never have surprises, so all in all it was a great Christmas.

Biggest Loser

As a family we decided to do the biggest loser. Each couple put in $20 and at the end of 90 days who ever has lost the most weight will get the pot of money. Jared and I have started to workout together and I went back to teaching my spin classes this week. Let's just say that it will be hard, but I'm going to go out and say that I think I'm going to win. I've recruited my neighbor Carla, who is a nutritionist to look at my food journal daily and she's going to take me grocery shopping soon. I'm excited to start this program. It's amazing how much better I feel just after making this goal and beginning a regimen. I want to do it the right way and keep it off, not just lose to lose for the competition. I know I'll be happier if I can learn the skills to eat right for the rest of my life. I've flip flopped from diet to diet and been up and down with my weight, but I think I can do this the right way and hopefully keep a good consistent weight. I've always loved working out, competing in local cycling events, triathlons, and have even run marathons, but my diet has always been terrible. I'm a snacker and late night eater and that is all going to change. Here I am with a new year ahead of me and feel fortunate that I have a body that I can change.

Christmas in Texas

So, Gavin can't travel during the holidays because it's too dangerous with rsv and all the other virus' going around and that leaves us in Texas for the holidays. I put up a tree and some other decorations around the house to try and bring the Christmas spirit into our home. My sister, Melissa sent Gavin a cute Santa outfit and I put the hat on him and tried to take some cute pictures. He's getting cuter and cuter if that's even possible.


Santa's cutest helper!


Our first tree (on loan, thanks Katy)

Gavin's Home!!!!!!