From Kelly's Korner..Things that make me happy??

 

1.Ansleigh Elizabeth is my heart and the love of my life! She is 19 months and so sassy yet so sweet! Cant imagine my life without her!

2.My family they are my rock!this is just my mom and my grandmother but here at work I didn't have any pictures of the rest of my great family! Without them I would not be the person I am today they are my support group and so amazing!

3.My friends again at work so I don't have all my pictures with me! They have been so great to me and I cant imagine life without my best friends I am truly so lucky!

4.I love shopping as you can see just to name a few favorites are Target(I cant seem to leave here without at least spending 50 bucks or more), I love Ann Taylor Loft and express for a few more!

5. I love diet coke it is my favorite drink no matter how bad it is for me

6. I also love eating hence why I am currently on a diet! Pf Changs,Longhorn,Fuji The Palm( for a nice meal) just to name a few

7.I have recently become obsessed with reading blogs and also learning more about it to improve mine everyday!

8. I love watching tv I am quite the tv junkie( Biggest Loser, Desperate housewives,brothers and sisters, greys anatomyprivate practice,real housewives,tori and dean,army wives,bachelorette just to name a few sad I know

9.I am sure I have left some things out but everyone have a great memorial day weekend!

Love,

Stephanie and Ansleigh

Finally Friday!

So excited the weekend is finally almost here! what a long week! Last night Ansleigh had her first play date with Riley! He is the son of a girl I work with and about a year older than Ansleigh. We went to the new Chick-fila by our house! Ansleigh didn't really know what to think of all the climbing and such but she had a lot of fun! I took pictures but they are on my camera and I can not find my camera cord right now! So I have attached one picture from after the play date where Ansleigh is having way to much fun with my diet coke cup!

What are your memorial day weekend plans? Tonight I am going to dinner with some friends. Tomorrow I am going to watch my little brother play baseball and then meeting Kelly to see Sex and the City 2 so freakn excited about that! Then Sunday I want to take Ansleigh to the zoo because I know she will love it and then Monday we are having a cookout at my dad and step mom's house. I am going to make the strawberry cake recipe that I posted about last week so excited because it tastes so good and its only one weight watcher point per slice! Well happy memorial day weekend everyone!

~Stephanie and Ansleigh~

Biggest Loser Finale!

Who is so excited about Biggest Loser season finale tonight?? I so love watching this episode in particular because it is so cool to see how much weight these people have lost and how great they look! How amazing for them?! Who are your picks as to who will win? I want Sunshine to win the at home prize I just love her and her dad! Then for the winner I say Michael just because he had the most to lose and looks incredible and he has really changed his life!

All of my wonderful clothing finds this weekend!!!

I got this neclace from Express in both this color and Black!I got these shorts from Target in both this color and black!I got this short from Express in a fushia color and I am wearing it today!I got this shorts from Express in both this color and the purple colorI got this skirt from Ann Taylor loft for 10 bucks deal of the day! I got this skirt from Ann Taylor Loft in a charcoal color and I am wearing it today!

I also got another few shirts from taget to just wear with shorts and this cardigan I am in love with but I could find a picture of it! So I did very well! Check all these places out because they are having some awesome sells!

http://www.express.com/

http://www.anntaylorloft.com/

http://www.target.com/

This weekend!

Well hope everyone had a great weekend! We sure did! Friday night I went to check my mail when we got home and this is what I found...

These are 6 baby birds in my mailbox!

I organized my closet Friday night after ansleigh went to bed and I have two more bags to go to the goodwill how in the heck have I acquired so much stuff and I just cleaned out my closet about a month ago. Then Saturday morning Ansleigh let us sleep in till 8am which was amazing!

This is what she does when she is pooping now so potty training is just around the corner

Well after I dropped her off with her dad for the weekend I went with my parents into town and got her a new dresser for 75 bucks so excited we are going to redo it this week but what a steal!

Then I went and met my friends for a girls shopping day which was much needed for me I needed a girls day and also new summer clothes! I did great and was quite the bargain shopper if I do say so myself. I will post another post with all my finds! Well Saturday after shopping I went to my little brothers baseball game and they won yah! Then I met back up with my friends for dinner at Cheddars I just love that place and they have such great prices!

Then I went to Target after I left dinner and found even more deals I am almost set for summer clothes! Just a few more items! Sunday I slept in for the first time in months and it was amazing! I then headed out to run a few more errands. Then it was time to meet Matthew and get Ansleigh back and we headed to the grocery! Well my child loves grapes and could not wait till we got home to eat some so here is a picture of her pigging out!

Then we got home and went to Bebe and Pops house Ansleigh ate 3 helpings of Bebes mashed potatoes! Or tatoes as she calls them! Then it was bath time and then bed time! After she went to bed I watched the Brooks and Dunn Special so good btw and made the WW cocoa brownies for work today! They turned out so good and only one point per brownie amazing!

Ansleigh's 18 month pictures are up!!! Happy Saturday!

Hello everyone check out ansleighs 18 month pictures click the link and then hit clients and then Ansleigh's 18 month session! I love them Jenny is amazing! Enjoy and have a great saturday! http://www.jennysherouse.com/

Peanut Butter Pie

This is the easiest and best pie ever! not weight watchers friendly sorry! I wish!

Incredients:
1 graham cracker crust
1 large package of instant vanilla pudding
peanut butter
cool whip
nutmeg

First follow directions on the box of the vanilla pudding, then spread peanut butter on the graham cracker crust then pour the pudding mixture into the crust, the top with the cool whip and some nutmeg for decoration! This takes two seconds and is a huge hit!

F is for Friday!!! Yah

Happy Friday everyone! Today is jeans day at work so excited! I am so excited for this weekend and so excited Ansleigh was an angel again last night lets hope this little girl stays around and doesn't bring her evil twin out to play anymore! Tonight we are going to eat with Bebe and Pops after work and school and also I should get Ansleighs 18 month pictures back today or tomorrow and I am so excited to see how they turned out so stay tuned to next week and I will post some of them! Tomorrow Ansleigh is going to her dads for the weekend and me and my dad are going dresser shopping for Ansleigh hers has fallen apart and she is in desperate need of a new one.  Then after than I am meeting two of my best friends for a girls shopping day! I miss them and really need new summer clothes so I am super excited! Then I am going to cheer on Ruru(Andrew my little brother) and then meet back up with the girls for dinner! Sunday is going to be "me day" I am going to grocery shop, clean house, and relax which I so desperately need to do. Have a great weekend everyone!

Cocoa Brownies(Weight Watchers approved) 1 point per brownie!

3/4 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa, powder

3/4 cup(s) sugar

1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp table salt

1/2 cup(s) low-fat plain yogurt

2 Tbsp vanilla extract

2 spray(s) cooking spray



Instructions

-Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 350°F.

-Whisk the cocoa powder, sugar, flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Then use a wooden spoon to stir in the yogurt and vanilla until smooth but quite thick.

-Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray. Spread the thick batter into the pan, evenly to the corners.

-Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before cutting into 16 squares, 2- X 2-inches each. Yields 1 square per serving.

Weight watchers Recipe(ONLY ONE POINT PER SLICE)!!

Strawberry cake that is amazing and so easy to make! This cake is only one point per slice!

-Strawberry cake mix
-applesauce
-Mandarin oranges
-1 egg/2 egg whites
-1 1/4 cup water
-fat free cool whip
-fresh strawberries

Mix strawberry cake mix together with applesauce and eggs then drain the Mandarin oranges of there juices and chop up into small pieces and then mix the oranges with the water and then add into the cake mix. Cook the cake mixture as the box states. After its done let it cool and cover with fresh strawberries and cool whip as desired! This cake turns out so moist and so delicious! Hope you enjoy!

Oh the Joys of Toddler Stages...

Well this has been an interesting week for Miss Ansleigh since we have started a new school she cries every morning when I drop her off which is expected since she isn't fully used to it yet.  She has always stopped crying by the time I go by her classroom to drop off her lunch which is great and she has gotten nothing but great progress reports every day which I am so thankful for. Well Tuesday night I pick her up from school and about half way home nothing was making her happy she didn't want to watch Barney which is her current fav she didn't want juice she didn't want a snack she just wasn't happy. Well we went to Bebe and Pops that night for dinner Pops famous smoked chicken which Ansleigh normally loves and eats tons of well she screamed for an hr wasn't happy with me holding her threw her food on the ground threw her cup down threw her meme down which is what she calls her pacifier. Nothing was making her happy well finally it was bath time and she loved the bath and turned back into her normal self it was the weirdest thing. After her bath she ate her dinner and was fine. Well last night she started out doing the same thing but quickly ate her spaghetti and got in the bath and was normal Ansleigh again. I don't know if this is just a stage or if she is tired because at her new school she just has one nap where she is used to a morning and afternoon nap or what but I hope it ends soon. It makes my nights very long and frustrating. So mean Ansleigh I hope you are gone for good! Pray for us!

What A Weekend!!

Well Ansleigh and I had a great weekend together. Friday night after work and me picking her up from her new big girl school as we call it we got home to my parents house who we were house sitting/dog sitting for to Dede the dog covered in mud!! She has crawled under the deck and she is normally a khaki dog and was literally black it was awful. Well Ansleigh and I were chasing her around the house trying to get her in the bathtub I was crying I was laughing so hard at Ansleigh she was screaming at dede chasing her everywhere. She still cant talk that well so it was to funny.  She was saying "DEDE MERE" and pointing her finger at her with one hand on her hip. I wish I had a video of this priceless moment but we were a little preoccupied.

This is before the game

Well Saturday was very eventful as well we went to my little brothers baseball game or as Ansleigh calls him RURU'S GAME. It had rained for two days on and off so everything was muddy well little Ansleigh found every mud hole and puddle and she was covered my the end of the game.  Well some of the parents thought it was a good idea to add to the mess and give her a chocolate cupcake as well she we left the ball park with no shirt on and missing one pig tail. 

This is after the game notice no shirt!

We left the ball park and went straight to moms and scrubbed in the tub then Ansleigh crashed out for a nap and when she woke up we went to Longhorn with mom our favorite restaurant as every one says.  Then after dinner we headed to meet Bebe and Pops who had just gotten in from Florida for our favorite ice cream Sweet Cece's.  Great weekend!

These are me and Ansleigh waiting on her dad to meet us he had a flat tire and so we had quite the wait!

Yesterday Ansleigh went to her dads and we cleaned out my basement from the flooding and then I went to work the GAC telethon at the Nashville Convention Center. We were so busy with calls and I got to see lots of country singers such a fun time and for a great cause! They raised 1.7 million dollars for flood relief.  It was so cool to answer the phones and not one person was from Nashville or even Tennessee who were donating and they were all so nice and gave many encouraging words. Well back to another work week!  Happy Monday everyone!

http://nashvilleflood.myshopify.com/- This is where I got my Flood Shirt I am wearing Above

~Friday Find~

If anyone lives in the franklin or belle meade area or anywhere close to them you need to check out sweet cece's its a yogurt shop and they have several different kinds of yogurt with every topping you can imagine! You pay based on how much your cup weighs and it is the cutest lil shop! Ansleigh and I love this place we always share and she ends up eating more than half of the cup which helps me since I am on weight watchers and dont need to be eating it to begin with! I have lost ten pounds though pretty excited!

http://www.sweetceces.com/

http://www.weightwatchers.com/- also check out weight watchers website this is how I am loosing my weight and right now you can join for free!!!

More pictures of Miss Sassy herself...

Fun SunshadesLil priss herselfNew Lunchbox for Big girl SchoolNew bag for big girl schoolSleeping on mothers dayBeing a butt and not wanting her picture takenFirst day of big girl schoolLook how long her hair isPlayground fun1st report cardYAH!Stomp your feetSwingsI'm silly girlSo sweet and innocentNaked Baby girl!

Check out Enchanted Treads in goodlettsville that's where I got Ansleigh's new lunch box and adorable bag! they are awesome embroidery is free and they have great prices!!