Weighing In

Dieting is not easy. After having a baby it is not easy at all! Your body works differently and it takes a long time to adjust to having a baby. Occasionally things just don't go back to the way they used to be. For me my weight and how I am carrying it changed. 

After seeing a photo of myself in July I decided it was time for a change. I believed that things would go back to normal and I wouldn't have any of this baby weight. Well I was wrong. I joined Weight Watchers a few days after seeing that photo. Since then I have lost 13.8 pounds. I am grateful for that. But, I know I have a journey ahead of me.  

I made some goals for my self for the month. Not all of it worked out the way I wanted but I still worked hard. Next week I will share that. 

My Apologies!

I have been an awful blogger this summer. Actually I haven't been so great since my son was born. 

There are a lot of things going on in my life right now. I have started a weight loss journey, been cooking a lot, taken a position in my church on the council and working on my cookies.

I have made some goals and list for myself and plan to share a lot of that with you soon. 

I appreciate all of you that have been readers of my blog and look forward to sharing a lot more in the future. 

Baking Through A Heat Wave!

I am lucky enough to not have lost power during the last heatwave a little over a week ago. I know a lot of people in the surrounding states did lose power for almost a week. My heart goes out to all of them.

With the air conditioner blasting, I baked a lot of cookies this week. Here are a few the VERY different orders I had to complete this week

KISS cookies for the ultimate fan! 

Real Estate Thank You cookies for a great Agent 

Cookie Monster and Elmo!

I love how many different cookies I had to make this week. What a blast! 

Goals

Goals for June Recap:

1. Read 2 Books - Done! (Swim & Is Everyone Hanging Out With Me)

2. Organize my cookbook area - Done! 

3. Make 6 new recipes - ok, so I am not sure about 6, but I got a few new ones completed.

4. Go for at least 1 family walk a week Not once a week but again we got a few in as a family and Rocco took a few walks with me alone this month

5. Finish crochet blanket - Done!! 

6. Find ways to save some extra money this month - Done! Ebay'ed a few items and had a garage sale

7. Try 3 new cookie decorating ideas Done!

8. Blog books read since beginning of year Ehhh didn't complete this yet. 

It is easy to say I failed for June being that I didn't complete everything I wanted to. But I am happy that I got a lot done since it was a busy month. 

July Goals:

1. Weekly family walks

2. Boost our savings account

3. Finish a crochet blanket

4. Read 2 books

5. Try 4 new recipes

Rolling The Dough!

Lately I have been putting more effort into my cookie baking and designs. I haven't shared anything about cookies since May of 2011! A lot of that has to do with my lack of blogging and taking a break from baking when I was pregnant. Now that I am 'back' at baking I wanted to share some of my newest creations. 

This Mickey themed platter was made for a little boys 3rd Birthday

Took a shot at Hello Kitty for a Thank You favor

I made these for a contest for my Facebook page for my cookies. They are bite sized at 1'' each. 

I have a bunch more and will add them along the way. It is great getting back into the swing of things and rolling out the dough. If you want to take a peak at some more of the cookies I am creating take a look at my facebook page under Kim's Cookies 

June Goals

For the first time in months I have made monthly goals. I hope to keep up and get these done. 

1. Read 2 Books

2. Organize my cookbook area

3. Make 6 new recipes

4. Go for at least 1 family walk a week

5. Finish crochet blanket

6. Find ways to save some extra money this month

7. Try 3 new cookie decorating ideas

8. Blog books read since beginning of year 

Any one else have goals for the month?

Meet Rocco

After my first post about Rocco I thought it was time to tell you more about our little guy. The first month was tough! After a month we started getting 5 hours of straight sleep, then we found our groove. Now Rocco is almost 4 months old. He is a smiley baby, giggles, starting to roll and has me wrapped around his finger. We have transitioned Rocco to his crib and he is sleeping 7 - 8 hours a night. I am hoping he will love his sleep like I did when I was a kid. 

Rocco at 5 days old

Rocco at 3 months old

We are having Rocco baptized this weekend in our church. My husband, Greg and I have been working hard to get the party all together. We had planned for Rocco to wear Greg's baptism outfit, but it is way to small on Rocco! Luckily I found one for him to wear from Children's Place on clearance!