Valentine's Crafty Fun

Valentine's Cards
My son and I had a great time making his Valentine's for his classmates.

We used crayons from my class, broke them into pieces and then placed different colors into a heart shaped mold. The molds went into the oven for 15 minutes at 375 and cooled for 30 minutes.

I made a cute card on the computer and printed them on yellow card stock. Once the hearts were cooled, I put a pea-sized dot of hot glue onto the card and placed the newly formed heart crayons down on it.

 

 

 

 

Fitness Update

Time to set my next goal! I missed my initial goal by 1.7lbs. Darn! But, I'm alright with it. 10.3lbs is a great loss plus I'm feeling awesome. I plan to add to my workout plan so I can reach my next goal.

I'm starting a morning workout:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Week Four: Need to Lose a Few More

February finds me in the midst of a healthy and active change, trying out new recipes, and searching for crafts to create.

 

 

 

 

 

As I reach my first weight goal (Feb. 9), I'm deciding on my next goal. I like the idea of setting a date with my goal because it gives me a mental goal line to reach. I am so close to my initial goal and am hoping that I can shed those few last pounds by then. Will I be crushed if I don't? Nah, I have seen and feel so many positive changes in me that I wasn't anticipating. I'm going to "keep on, keeping on." :)







Healthy Recipes My Fam Loved

Baked Avocado Fries
http://www.morethanmary.com/2011/01/27/heavenly-and-healthy-delicious-dish-baked-avocado-fries/

Almond Crusted Chicken Fingers
http://klevere623.blogspot.com/2012/12/almond-crusted-chicken-fingers.html
This is a recipe I got from my friend Kelly who is on her own healthy living journey.

February Crafting

It's the month of L-O-V-E and all things hearts, red and pink. My house has been decorated for the past few weeks because I just love to decorating for holidays.

I did Valentine's cards for the first time last year with Parker. They were cute, store bought Toy Story ones that had a bookmark that came with each one. This year, I wanted to make something with him for his Valentine's Day cards. I decided on making crayon hearts from crayons that I had at school. Pictures of this project will be on my next blog.
 
While we were at Michaels craft store, we came across some Valentine's foam crafts for kids. Parker chose a Valentine's house. I figured, hey we make a gingerbread house for Christmas, why not a Valentine's house for Valentine's Day. I just punched out all the foam pieces and then we had a family night putting it all together.

 

 

 

This Weeks Helpful, Healthy Tip:

 

I know that we really shouldn't drink our calories, but sometimes you just need (OK, want) some Starbucks coffee!!!!

For all those Starbucks lovers out there: