Sharing my life from son up 'til son down
It's been awhile since I have linked up with Darci, April, Christina and Natasha for a Five on Friday post, so let's give it another whirl... {ONE} It's hard to believe that this coming Sunday morning I will have this same view of the beautiful Queen Mary ship that is moored in Long Beach port. My first half marathon is here and I can't wait to report back how it went. My legs have been ... [ Read More ]
Last week we saw a glimmer of a cool and cloudy Fall day so the pumpkin patch was calling our name. We pulled up to Tanaka Farms, I opened the car doors, and out ran the kids. The farm felt like it was all ours, so I just let the boys be boys and run free. They wandered through a hay maze, stomped through the mud, took a tractor ride, climbed pumpkin piles and weaved in and out of the rows of ... [ Read More ]
Looking for the Get Fit Giveaway? Just give a click HERE to find out more ways to enter and win! Well it's happened. I opened one small box of Halloween decorations, put out a pumpkin here and there...and you know what comes next right? 200 trips (ok 3) to Michael's, crafting while the kids nap, blowing up my Pinterest Halloween folder full of ideas, and hanging up way ... [ Read More ]
Nathan has been a broken record the last week asking me to make our own play dough. I think this was an activity they did at school last week and obviously he thought it was so cool that he became OBSESSED over it. He knows I look up how to do things on YouTube so he's been constantly shoving the iPad in my face asking me to look up instructions on how to make it. Yesterday was his lucky ... [ Read More ]
Today I am linking up with Jenny over at Jennycollier.com and Samantha at youngfamilyoldhouse.com to share our clean eating dinner menus for the week and our workout goals. We are a few days into the 24 Day Group Challenge we are heading up, and are having an awesome time helping others learn about something that has worked great for all three of us in the past. I've been feeling a little guilty ... [ Read More ]
Guess who started school yesterday? THIS GUY!!! And guess what Mommy did with her free time? (well "free time" meaning just one kid which these days is a serious break). I stared at the clock counting down the minutes until I could go pick Nathan back up from school. haha. What is wrong with me? I don't know...maybe other stay at home moms can relate but he's seriously my little buddy. The ... [ Read More ]
Do you ever have one of those days, weeks, months where if you didn't have photos of it you almost wouldn't believe you actually got to experience it first hand? That's how I felt about these past five days...they were that good! Greg took Friday-Tuesday off to get in some family time and to celebrate our 8 year wedding Anniversary. This time together was the best gift he could have ever given ... [ Read More ]
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend. Ours was filled with an equal mix of fun, relaxation and productivity. Yeah there was some serious laundry folding going on on a beautiful sunny, Sunday afternoon but it has to get done somehow right? Shane was napping and Nathan and Greg were out fishing (for the second time this weekend), so at least everyone else got to have ... [ Read More ]
So it's been 7 months since I did my last Advocare 24 Day Challenge, and I'm getting ready to do another on September 5th. This time I am teaming up with fellow bloggers Samantha from YOUNG FAMILY OLD HOUSE and Jenny from JENNYCOLLIER.COM to host a group challenge. Both of these ladies had amazing results on their first challenges and are ready to give it another go! We are inviting YOU to join ... [ Read More ]
With Nathan's birthday being right in the prime heat of the Summer, we thought a Splash Bash would be a fun way to keep the guests cool this year. I had originally planned a big party at one of the local splash pads but as the date approached I just didn't think I could pull it off. We have always had help in the past years, but this time I knew it would just be me and Greg trying to make 10 ... [ Read More ]