Not up.....Down!

Jared and I have been on the weight loss train for a couple of months now. Choo Choo!!

And, yes, Jared has lost more than DOUBLE what I have lost! I know men tend to lose more weight more quickly than women but it still doesn't make be feel that much better. But, Jared is so supportive! I rather enjoy taking this journey to healthier living with him! It is so much easier to eat healthy when he is eating healthy too.

Tuesday is our "official" day to weigh in. So, I get on the scale and I am up .5!! WHAT?? Can that be right? I haven't changed anything.....I haven't been sneaking treats.....but I am still UP! So, I have been feeling a little bit DOWN and DISCOURAGED! I don't skip the fries to get on the scale gain .5!!!

So, my sweet Jared has been sending me words of encouragement. Trying to keep me on the right track. After all, if you drop one egg you don't throw the rest of the carton on the floor, right?

Still, I am not feeling too great about myself. Then I see it...

And it says: "I love you Emily Johnson!!! I also LOVED you 13 pounds ago and that will not change!"

All I could do is...

Day Three-What a Character!!

What is a trip to Disneyland without those awesome Disney CHARACTERS??? Nothing!! And we definitely saw some real characters...

Woody and Jessie were the first!

We saw Alice and her gang...

And Flynn...

...Dumbo was flying and Goofy made us laugh...But the wicked queen wouldn't smile for anything...

The County Bears danced with Gracie and Isabelle...they havent been at the park for 5 years!

Aladin and Jasmine made an appearance...

Mr. Incredible was truly "incredible"...And Lightning McQueen was lookin good..."Ka-Chow"

Snow White was sweet...

Best of all some of our favorite characters showed up to play with us....Do you recognize these guys?? We loved seeing the California Nielsen's!!

And who are these characters???? They look pretty scary...
It was another great day.....And we went home EXHAUSTED!!

Day Two-"First Visit"

We finally made it to the gates of Disneyland! It was a beautiful day! The sun was as warm as our hearts! We started our first day in the happiest place on Earth....












And so was EVERYONE else!

But the castle was a beautiful as ever!!!

We rode on a ship and a train....We went on a jungle cruise and climbed up to Tarzan's house.


In the afternoon, Mackay and Mallory joined us for some fun and a ride with Indiana Jones...

But there was no rest until we made a trip to the TOWER of TERROR!
The tower was a HIT! Everyone loved it!It was another GREAT day! And we were exhausted!!!

Day One-Newport Beach

On our first day in California we decided to rent a van (12 PASSENGER) and take the kids to the beach. Gracie and Isabelle had never seen the ocean. It was quite an adventure....I don't think Jared will be running out to buy a 12 passenger van anytime soon (Whew!). The water was cold but that didn't seem to stop the kiddies...

It was a GREAT day!