This is how I choose to eat Bourbon biscuits

Other methods may be acceptable, but not as much fun.

I knew I'd mused one!

Thanks to my other favorite Dawn for getting Dan amongst other things a very loud Thomas piano.

I'm sure I've missed someone but he loves all his presents and that's got to be worth something :)

Jacqui's turn to say thanks next.

More of Dan Liking Presents

Thanks Mary-Ann :)

Thanks John

and Sonja :)

Thanks Olga :)

Thanks Gene :)

I'm missing some pictures but here are some more thanks.  Thanks Jenn for the Thomas Boat, he's enjoying that nightly :)  Thanks Natalie for the shirt and fleece, he'll be into those shortly.  Thanks Jenny for the bridge and train set and thanks Sandra for more wooden train set.  Thanks Shaun for the talking dog, even though he bites it when it talks to him :)

Dan Displaying Present Appreciation

Apologies for the delay but here are some pics of Dan appreciating his Birthday presents.  More will be added but thank you very much to everyone for your generosity.

Thanks Dawn :)

Thanks Gav :)

Thanks Kelly :)

and again

Thanks Shelley

Dan's October, in pictures

Carter's birthday, bouncy time :)

I am Batman.

Bwah, ha ha ha ha!

That is all.

You get the east side I get the sweet shop.

Not chaos exactly, just hordes of kids at a halloween party fuelled by sugar

And Kim in a Russian Doll outfit :)

Hey tunes!

Ladies also love some xylophone and black lipstick.

Dinner, dinner, dinner, dinner Batman!

I thank you.

He moved like a Tiger

Or is that a Tigger.

I said...

Don't go down the wet slide I said. Don't slide down into the obvious puddle at the bottom I said.

It'll be fine I was told.

Just a little something I wrote for the ladies

Ladies love the piano.

Fool Shrinking Experiment: Part 1

Before : After

So as many, if not all, of you know I have been trying to lose weight for about 20 years but have only actually made some progress in the past few months.  I signed up for a so called Biggest Loser program at our local leisure centre.

The course involved carefully monitoring calories and organised exercise twice a week.  We had two groups and two different trainers.  I was in a group with an imported English trainer named Conrad, a young overly fit guy from Manchester.

The first night we took 'before' pictures and had a bunch of measurements taken and then the exercising began.  So as you'd expect the exercise started out light and got progressively harder as the weeks went on.  We also started using a website/app to keep track of our food and exercise it's called MyFitnessPal if you're interested.

We did eight weeks of this and after really disliking it to begin with I found myself enjoying it by the end.

So enough waffle here are my results:

Starting weight 292 lbs (around 21 stone), (288 when the actual course started)
End weight 263 lbs (around 19 stone)
Starting BMI: 42.66
BMI now: 38.95
% weight loss 8.68
Inch Loss
 R Upper Arm 1.5
 Chest 4.0
 Waist 5.5
 Hips 3.0
 R Thigh 4.5
 R Calf 0.5
Total -19 inches

So as you might guess I`m very happy with the results. I won third place out of about 20 people and received a sportsbag and water bottle and I`ve signed up for the next session  This one will be tougher, 3 sessions a week, one of which is Friday 6-7am!

Thank you to everyone who supported me through this one and for everyone`s patience as I know I`m posting a lot about it.

Duck!

The horde approaches, send in the marines!

 

Brave man Stompy Stompington.

 

PUDDLES WOOHOO

 

Stompy Stomp Stomp

 

Stomping in motion

 

Fear the Sandman

 

Mr Monster in his circus sandpit.

 

Digger, digger, digger

 

Brmmm, brmmmm

 

Stop watching me

How to Enjoy a Slide by Daniel Miller

I've been meaning to put these pictures up for a while, Jacqui took them when she took him to the park recently.  He's certainly gaining in confidence :)

I missed off the photo where he somersaults off the end into a handstand due to bad picture quality but I'm sure you get the idea.

Olympic relay star, only a matter of time

The enthusiasm is outstanding, the technique flawless, watch out all you athletes.

Although with the added obstacles he might excel at dog trials.

More drama with Sophia, I'm starting to think she's a bad influence :)

Edmonton we have a problem, time to check the engine Dan!

This thing's clockwork, I'm not sure I can handle the technology.

Cometh the hour cometh the man, good work engineer Dan.

Drama at Parent's Place

Chilling at Parent's Place with Sophia.

I didn't do anything he fell!  See if you can get that thing started Sophia.

Crap, this is taking too long, you hide the body I'm off!

What really happens on the flight deck.

Dan and Sophia averting an emergency at Telus World of Science.

Young Love

Starting to show affection, very cute couple.

Biggest Bearded Loser

For those of you that don't know I have just started a fitness course at the local leisure centre. It's loosely based on the Biggest Loser tv show. Two teams, greatest % weight loss wins. They also have prizes for the top three 'losers'.

The first week has gone by pretty well. Exercise is killing me but I know it's both worthwhile and necessary. They are also using an app called MyFitnessPal, it's both an app and a website and it's probably motivating me as much as anything. It keeps track of exercise and food and adjusts for weight as well so t feels honest to me and therefore keeps me honest.

And the all important number, I've lost five pounds in my first week. I know this is not sustainable but it feels like a good start.

Hello ducky

Only thought to take a picture near the end, but Dan and ducks in the picture so that says enough :)

My mistake

Someone loves the bike, his choice of headwear for breakfast.

This is not an approved method of transportation

Let's say he wasn't convinced by the hat or harness and was remarkably quiet during the journey. We will go out again soon though.

The helmet did keep slipping down towards his eyes so I think I'll be modding it soon.

Almost

At least he's not brushing his teeth with it.

Second summer purchase

We were also forced to buy this :)