On my dad’s side of the family there are seven cousins. My dad was one of three kids, and each of them had two, three and two kids respectively. My brother and sister posed with our other four cousins last year and again this year. I have blurred all their faces, because I didn’t really get permission from any of them to post these pictures. But, I wanted to show the change I’ve made so I didn’t blur me. I’m the third-born of the cousins, so you can see me 3rd from the left in the photo above.
It’s not a close-up, though, so I wanted to include one of my favorite pictures of me recently. This one was taken earlier in the morning before we went to the park:

Tags: before and after


You look fabulous!!
Oh that first comment has my new blog address linked wrong…this one is right!
WOW!!! MY new favorite line is totally true for you… “I went from a couch potato to a HOTTIE TATERTOTTY!!” You look sooooo fabulous!!!! I hope you are super proud of yourself!!!
@Lisa: I like that line! I’ve never considered myself worthy of the title ‘hottie’ or any derivative, but my husband has called me that a couple of times recently and it has made me blush. So, a good thing! I am proud. Thanks!