ok ok so it has been awhile

I am going to get back on track...phew it has been awhile but with work and baby 2 and the dragon... It has been nuts! |So here is a small morsel to tide you over until I start again...

Quinn Farm..GREAT DAY!!

BEEP BEEP..women drivers coming through!!

BAAAAAAAA

A little more confident

the correct time to say our favorite word and she doesn't say it...go figure

Mmmmm...supper

THUMPER!

YAAAAAAAAY!!

seriously too cute...I just can't take it!!

I AM QUEEN OF THE CASTLE!!

again...who is having more fun?!?!?

taking a break...its hard to play!

More Roosters! and again she didn't say it!

I'm Flying!

Baby Goat

Top of the slide...oh boy!

Ouch on Daddy's Bum!!

Where do I stand now?

It has been awhile since I have written about where I am on the long road to being my best me and looking on the outside as good as I feel ( mist days) on the inside. So Last time we spoke I had hit the 100lb milestone! A HUGE accomplishment for me and even better I actually bought my first pair of skinny jeans size 12 ( I started out at an Addition elle 24) all Of this is really great and I am so proud of my self for achieving all of this.

It did however come with a price tag. I was working out A LOT. three days a week I did two work outs a day, 2 hockey games a week and any and all exercise I could squeeze in at home. I loved the direction the scale was going in but my body just took a beating. My knees are shot for life. Nothing I can do about that ( physic is crap, I don't want surgery ). But as pigheaded as I am the only thing I did was stop running but continued everything else. MY BODY HURT! I could hardly get up in the morning and it took a while to work out the kinks to get ready for the day. Laos I did the surgery for my arms, that was a biggie, and now 3 months later I still hurt,  do not have full feeling and though the look is great it still hurts ( I am told this could take a full year) so all of this plus a vacation where I thoroughly enjoyed the culinary delights kinda frustrated me and I put on almost ten pounds

I just need to find BALANCE...such a difficult thing to find. but I saw a great picture....

 

 

and it has re-inspired me to keep on going, I have cut down a lot I work out three days a week and play 1-2 games a week. My knees still hurt EVERY DAY and my arms ...just BLAH but carry on I will! I am too motivated to beat this crap and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

 

I am excited to be running in the color  me rad 5km with my goddesses in May and playing great hockey with my biggest supporter ( my INCREDIBLE husband)

 

So onward  with my drive for health...learning to eat clean and make good choices...I will continue to check in with you all as it keep me real and honest. Oh ya and I hear this great saying today by Pastor Joel Oolsteen He said "did you ever wonder why when they made armour they only cover the front? did you ever notice the back is left exposed? The reason for this is like in life, in battle you should never run from your enemy but face it head !"and that is how I plan on doing this. with you all at my side ... thank you all again for your love and support!

First Easter egg hunt!! AMAZING FUN!!!

Farm animal fun!

ok, ok I know  I am slacking on the posts...but things are so busy all the time that I keep forgetting. So Here are a few fun pictures from our morning with the farm animals and I PROMISE to update again soon with the current on goings of the Mancini Adventure!!! HUGS to you all!

Layla Rose and her little bunny...she grabbed chunk out of him a second later lol!

Layla Rose really tried to grab the ducklings...good thing there was a grill!

Kinda mad she couldn't have one

Almost gave her hand...maybe next year?

what she REALLY wanted to do...she kept running back there

I am not too sure who had more fun!

Double trouble!

for those of you who don't believe it when I say it...Layla Rose is 7 weeks OLDER than Zack...hmmm tiny much?

AMAZING VACATION!!

SO it has been awhile my friends, but with getting ready for vacation, selling our house, camp etc. My head has been spinning. YIKES! but we finally got on vacation, I got to spend beautiful moments with Layla Rose and Eric. It was an adventure for certain, and one I will never forget. We really had a great time and we can't wait for our next adventure! Here are some more pictures of our trip! I love sharing these moments with you because they are so special and fun for us that we want you all to enjoy it as much as we do.