7 Years and Still Strong ( A look back 7 years Ago Today)

7 years ago today, I made the best decision of my life and I married my best friend Brian Berthon. Everyone said we were crazy but Brian and I fell in love and knew that we were meant to be together forever. We had the most amazing wedding ever with our entire family and friends, after a long walk down the aisle with my dad after all the tears of saying goodbye to being Amanda Custer I became Mrs.... Amanda Berthon a title that means the world to me. Here we are 7 years later more in love than we ever imagined with a beautiful home and our 3 gorgeous girls he made everyone of my dreams come true and I can’t imagine my life any other way. Brian Berthon you are my knight in shining armor and I love you with everything in my heart. Thank you for a wonderful 7 year and I look forward to the next 50 to 60 years with you.See More

Hair Done

Getting Dressed

Dressed and Ready to GO!!!!

Brian Ready to GO!!!!

Brian Waiting For Me At The Altar

Daddy Walking Me Down The Aisle

My Daddy Giving Me Away

 Dad Saying Take Care Of My Baby Girl

Taking My Hand 

Wedding

Saying Out Vows

Our Quiet Moment To One Another

Giving of the Rings

The KISS

Husband and Wife

Entering our Reception

The Cake

So Started Our Life as Mr. and Mrs. Brian Berthon

THE END

Hannah-Joy's First Hair Cut

So today we took H-J to get her bangs trimmed, she has the curliest hair so I refuse to cut her hair but her bangs were always in her eyes.

Getting ready for her First Hair Cut

Sitting in the Chair like a Big Girl

I think she hates the water bottle more then Milo

Such a Cute Kid (My Big Girl)

First Cut

Looking at the Animals on the drape

Side Profile (Beautiful Little Girl) makes my

Heart Melt

Looking Like a Big Girl (Beautiful) and looking

more and more like Mommy!!!!

All Done

Something so cool they do First Haircut

Certificates and (I got to keep her hair).

H-J with Bella (Warms my heart)

H-J decided tonight that she wanted to hold her little sister, now this is huge because for the last 4 months she really hasn't wanted anything to do with them. This picture warms my heart!!!!

Easter Egg Hunt @ The Church

Weight Loss Update

Wow its been a very busy few weeks, however with all of this I have found that I love getting in my workouts in the morning and then I am doing a nightly walk with the dogs at night.

On the weekends I usually hit the gym in the morning and then walk in the evening, during the week as you all know I have 3 kids and so I do not have time to go to the gym during the day plus I have no one to watch the babies so I have been doing some old school videos at home while the twins nap and Hannah-Joy plays in her play room. So I have been doing Sweatin' To The Oldies with Richard Simmons and I have to say I actually love it because it works every part of your body and I can do it in the privacy of my own home and I sing with the music and it's awesome. I actually a while back bought there 25th anniversary DVDs so I have 1, 2, 3 and disco oldies. But I am also loving that I get to have a 30 to 45 min walk by myself with the dogs in the evening while Brian hangs out at home.

I have been doing low carb and if I do have carbs I am very careful to make sure that I am not eating very many and I also only eat them at breakfast or lunch and I am eating snacks in between. I am just trying my best to hit that other 8 lbs that I need to be under 200 since I have not been that small since before I was married. But its not all about the weight as I have dropped a full dress size from a 18 to 16 so I am feeling really good about that, I am happy and look really good in a size 12 so if I am not at 160 I will be ok as long as I look good and feel healthy.

As I have said before I am doing this for no one other than myself so that I can be healthy for my kids. I have horrible arthritis and an auto amune disorder and so this is very hard for me as I do hurt after my workouts but I know that through all the hurt and pain there are 3 little girls that need me to be healthy and alive to take care of them. I also don't want to be the mom that just sits and does nothing as I want my kids to live a healthy and active lifestyle.

So now for the pictures

2-14-2012

04-04-2012