HoLLa: Update on Life vol.10

so it’s been awhile since i posted a HOLLA update. i have been so busy with the holidays (and the downer aftermath), my weight loss blog, kids, bri, life in general, & trying to stay motivated on my quest to get fit!
it hasn’t been easy – ain’t even gonna lie!
but it’s been a good week nonetheless…
skylar has been a little crazy – but i think it’s a combo of the crazies leftover from xmas & just being a precocious 2 ½ year old little diva girl. (everyone told me how different girls are from boys – i am now coming to realize just how different they meant!)
(she looks SO big here… wowies!)
(sky could live on funyons –sadly)
(the many silly faces of skylar!)
all considering – she is still sucha good girl – she just has her moments – but don’t we all?

then on thursday this happened outta the blue…
(got the flu but still gorgeous as always)
sky got some sorta stomach bug & lemme tell ya it was no fun for any of us – especially her. add to the fact that the only thing this child eats faithfully is yogurt & the doctor said no dairy – life is just increasingly peachy keen… heh!
i feel like the world’s worst mama letting my daughter survive on pringles & ginger ale for the past two days but at least she is eating & drinking!

despite the flu invading our home & taking my poor little gal captive – there have been some happier moments this week.
at my weight watcher weigh-in yesterday i lost 2.8lbs bringing me to 26lbs lost total & i got this beauty…
my 25lb. charm to go with my 10% keychain & 16 week charm!
kinda silly but for us weight watcher junkies – this thing means the world! just like the little stickers we get @ meetings!

my journey since september 5th has truly been a transformation. tomorrow marks 90 days of consequetive exercise & i am eating vegan 99% (minus the eggs in holiday cookies) of the time. but i think the biggest change is that i am passionate about this & it has transcended into so many other facets of my life.
i want to be this passionate about EVERYTHING!
and it was so nice not to have *lose weight* at the top of my resolutions this year – i am already doing it!
finally!
i feel like i spent so much time trying to get HERE & it feels so freakin’ good to finally feel in control of my life & my body again!
i know i have said this before but…
life just gets better & better day by day!


and there ya have it dear bloggy peeps!
♥cyn♥

wanna know more about my weight loss journey, weight watchers, progress photos & exercise regimen?
check out my diet blog -- misadventures of a chunky goddess.

ShOwInG oFF...

my beautiful daughter & i...

amazing how less i mind having my photo taken since i dropped 18 lbs!

sibling l♥ve

as a photography nut & someone who has always documented her life via photographs it has been a major adjustment for me when my son's entered their teenage years & suddenly became defiant about photos. i might get them -- but it is never without protest & sometimes a squabble ending with me yelling something to the effect of...
*all i want is one freakin' family photo -- now stand there & look happy for shit's sake!*
(seriously that was the dialogue from thanksgiving)

photos = pure torture to teenage guys.
who knew?

so imagine my surprise when my oldest son hunter, age 17, willing posed & smiled for the following pics?!?!
only one person on this planet can make his stubborn 17 year old know-it-all ass smile like this -- his little sister skylar!

seriously; she has us all wrapped & is more times than not she is the bond that keeps us all from going mental on one another.
i am so glad she has brothers who truly adore her...




who could ever resist this face -- even if she is my *crazy daisy* more times than not?!?!?!

♥cyn♥

ShOwInG oFF...

yes -- i totally realize that i have pretty much left my mama blog (that would be this one) in the dust in lieu of writing in my misadventures of a chunky goddess blog.
and i do feel bad about that because this blog is about my family whereas the other is solely about me...
but i need to be a wee bit selfish nowadays & am really focusing on getting fit.
BUT...
i will be posting tidbits here -- mostly photos & family updates.
if ya want the real dirt on life & all it encompasses -- gotta read the other blog.

but enough of that...
let's get to the showing off!
about to head out for a walk -- was a bit brisk that morning!
just miss sky being her adorable little self!
some new bedding -- she still l♥ves yo gabba gabba! has it made her sleep in her bed any better -- ummm no!
we hung out this past sunday @ my bestie's house & this is skylar & her daughter who is just 6 months older. i look @ them & instantly see angela & myself -- so odd; yet amazingly cool!
guitar hero playoff & hangin' out!
♥♥♥

happy hump day luvies!
♥cyn♥

a week in the life of miss skylar...

i have been wanting to post photos for dayssss...
crazy week... errrr life!

but here goes...
a week in the life of miss skylar!
reading group @ library. she loves doing the craft project! we learned about owls that day...
skylar made a halloween necklace & lemme tell ya -- miss crafty pants did the majority of it all on her lonesome! she amazes me!
decorating for halloween!
our little drummer girl!
just a beautiful fall day spent outside this past week!



ust too stinkin' cute with her buckets she decorated with stickers -- my child l♥ves stickers!
lovin' her new muno & foofa toys -- she still loves yo gabba gabba!

there ya have it... promise to make a point to actually blog about life & such! just a crazy time of year!
♥cyn♥

ShOwInG oFF...

A glorious day spent outside in short pants and amongst gorgeous purple flowers in bloom...

The Best Day

I have been SUPER busy this week (month, year, lifetime)-- per usual.
(Will peak season at work EVER end?!?!?!)
But I did get to have TWO glorious, entire days (Monday & Tuesday) off to spend with my kiddos (Hunter and Peyton are on Spring Break this week).
I work every single weekend so I can't even think of the last time I got to spend any significant time with ALL of my babies.
Probably since before I went back to work in November.

They needed it...
I MOST definitely needed it!
And we did nothing super special.
*sigh*
It was the best day I have had in awhile...

I ♥ my family!

♥cyn♥

ShOwInG oFF...

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥~My kiddos~♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

ShOwInG oFF...

Rock On Hunter!

ShOwInG oFF...

I purchased this beautiful soapstone box and mortar and pestle tonight after Goddess Group at my dear friend Angela's shop The Sage Cauldron.
I had been eyeballin' these two for a couple of months now and decided that I should have them!

I am in love!

ShOwInG oFF...

ShOwInG oFF...

My Beautiful Sons...
Hunter & Peyton!