We had a relaxing Mother's Day. Literally we didn't do anything which was nice. I received my Mother's Day present a few days earlier. I have been wanting to get into shape. I went with my friend A to her gym to see how i would like it. I am the type of person where I want someone there to work out with cause it makes the time pass and the whole event is more enjoyable. Mark and I would never be able to go together to his gym because there wouldn't be anyone to watch the kids and plus we can't afford the extra few at the gym for them to watch the kids (we don't want to depened on my parents or his family too much to watch the boys, it's just our thing. Every once in a while, for dinner or something like that, but not too much). So I enjoyed going to the gym with A. We had lost touch after high school and reconnected at the beginning of the year and have been hanging out ever since. We both came back into each other's lives at a time where we need a friend who we could count on. PLus it was great not having to do the "getting to know you" stage or as A called it dating =) So when I went to go get ready for another trial day at the gym with A, I saw this pass sitting on our bed. I asked Mark what it was for and he said Happy Mother's Day! I just love him so. So I have been to the gym several times this month (none in the last week cause mine and A's schedules haven't meshed too well to get into the gym, plus another old friend was in town, and trying to coordinate was a nightmare!). Tonight we are planning on going hopefully with no hiccups!
Bikini body here I come! Thanks babe I love you! You are so supportive!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
B's birthday
So next up was B's birthday on May 4. She is a very good friend of mine and Mark's. She was going to go to Friday's for drinks and appetizers. Mark and I had to flip a coin to see who was going to go, since the other had to stay behind with the boys since it was later in the evening. I won, so I went and spent a few hours haning out and enjoying B's birthday.
Joint birthday
My shirt (same front as the boys)- Arcee
Jaxon's shirt- Bumblebee
Hunter's shirt- Optimus Prime
The boys had a joint birthday party on May 1st at my sis-in-laws house. It was very much a family and close friends affair. Our nearest and dearest were there. It was a Transformer's theme party. The boys love Transformers, especially Hunter. They chose the character they wanted for their shirt. Mark didn't choose a shirt, so he didn't get one =(. It was a great day. The boys had a blast and we had a great time visiting with our family and friends.
Hunter's 4th birthday/A first for the boys
After I found the cake upside down
The night before (so pretty!)
After his teeth were all cleaned
during the teeth cleaning
Eating his cheeseburger
My big 4 year old boy!
After I tried to repair the damage
Sorry the pictures are out of order! So Hunter's birthday was April 23. My little man turned 4! I still can't believe it. Time has certainly flown. So several things happened that day. The boys' had their first dentist appointments. I knew I needed to have the boys go see the dentist and it just so happened that the appointment was for Hunter's birthday. So we went. As soon as we walked in Jaxon started to become stuck to me. I literally couldn't pry him off. He is not a fan of the doctor's office. He didn't sit still enough for x-rays and we had to pin him down to clean his teeth (with me as the main restraint. But the good thing that came of it was Jaxon's teeth looked great and there were no problems. For the week leading up to the appointment I was telling the boys what was going to happen so there was no surprises. Jaxon obviousy didn't pay any attention. Hunter on the other hand understood and was telling me what they were going to do all the way to the dentist. He was soo good. He let them take x-rays, clean his teeth and let the doctor examine him. I was so proud of him. So thats the end of that until October for their next check-up.
Now for Hunter's birthday we let him choose what he wants to eat for the day and basically whatever he wants to do (with of course the exception of the dentist). So he chose blueberry muffins for breakfast, pizza for lunch and a McDonald's cheeseburger meal with blue Powerade and french fries for dinner (his favorite meal). I made him a cake for him to blow out the candles. I finished it the night before and was proud of it. Well the boys got into the kitchen before I noticed they were up (I know so bad!). They had dumped a box of Cheerios all over my parents foyer and first couple of stairs and then had flipped over the cake container trying to get into it. I was so upset! After everything was cleaned up, I attempted to salvage what was left of the cake. It didn't turn out bad, but still didn't look perfect to me. After dinner, Mark's dad and step-mom came over (since they were not going to be in town for the boys' joint party), my parents and my friend A came over for Hunter's cake and for him to open the presents from me and Mark. We didn't get him any toys cause we knew that's what everyone was going to get them at their party. So we got him clothes and some new shoes and a few Leap Frog videos which he was the most excited about. He watched a few of the videos while the adults chatted then put on some of his new jamas and went to bed. Long, fun, exhausting, frustrating day!
Also for Hunter's birthday, I had signed the boys up for the California Pizza Kitchen Kids' Club, where they get a free meal during the month of their birthday. So we went their about a week before Hunter's actual birthday and the boys shared a pizza (they couldn't eat a whole one by themselves, its too big for them), ate their yummy bread, and had a sundae with all the fixings!We went for Jaxon's birthday too, on the day of his birthday this time. I will post all the CPK pics in another post.
Busy Busy Bee
Ok so I know have time to sit down and relax and update what has been going on with our family. We have had birthday party, family gatherings, holidays and hanging out with friends and going to the gym (yes thats right I said the gym!). So without further ado......
Monday, May 3, 2010
So much going on!
Starting 2 Fridays ago (4/23) through at least May 23 is a busy time for us. Lots of things going on. As soon as it all dies down I will post pictures and give some updates of what has gone on!
xoxo
xoxo
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
New thing I'm trying
So I have been wanting to be in better shape for a while now. Especially since my youngest was born. I am not a fan of working out. I am a very picky eater. When it comes to going to a gym I would like to go the route of personal trainer working with me or possibly having a friend to go to the gym to work out with me. I am not one to go by myself to work out because for some unexplainable reason I feel weird doing that. Plus when it comes to working out I want to see immediate results. I didn't have to worry about working out in high school because I was constantly on the go. Between band, school, football games and various other activities I was always on the move. I took P.E. in school, and I took a dance class in school (where we did over 200 sit ups in every class as part of our warm-up). I also did softball, soccer, dance, gymnastics, and cheer when I was younger. So as you could see I was active.
I have been a picky eater for as long as I can remember. I don't like veggies, with the exception of potatoes and corn. No salads, no green stuff. I like fruit, strawberries being my fav, but I get in moods where I want them but then I don't end up eating them when I buy them. I like chicken, steak, and pasta. But I don't like ground beef (weird I know, since I like steak), pork, fish, etc. I definitely like fried things and I love salty chips and sweets, especially chocolate. I like cheese and milk, but not yogurt or cottage cheese or cream cheese. I guess you can say I like food as if I were a child- fatty, sweet, salty, fried. So diets don't appeal to me in any way shape or form. I can try to eat smaller portions, but I definitely hate the feeling of wanting more even though I am not hungry, so I end up snacking on something not good for me or I end up gorging myself on whatever meal I was just eating. Plus I love soda, but luckily my favorite drink is iced tea (thanks to Jaxon because I was so nauseous with him iced tea was the only thing that helped my tummy).
So I go from being a skinny 120lbs when I graduated high school to gaining the dreaded freshman 15 in my first year of college. Plus add on drinking A LOT (which was a whole new thing for me, especially if you knew me in high school it was so NOT my thing, complete opposite) and I definitely was starting to get into a new level of weight. Then we come to when I moved out of my parents house into mine and Mark's apartment. I had no car, so I would walk to work. I ate a lot of chicken (bake, broiled) when we lived there. We went out to the Stampede a lot and I love dancing so it was a good "workout" for me. I stayed in shape that way, of course not by consciously doing it, it just happened.
Flash forward to when I got pregnant with Hunter. I did really good on not gaining a lot of weight with him. I didn't start showing until 7-8 mon preggo. I went into my last month excited that I wouldn't have trouble getting the extra weight off, but then in the last few weeks I gained 25lbs (total 50lbs). All water weight but still 25lbs. So by the time Hunter was born I was 196lbs. AHHH! Luckily the water weight came off really fast but I was still around 170lbs. Still not good. Tried doing Pilate's with a video I had bought but gave up/didn't have enough time/baby to take care of. Lots of excuses. Next it was Jaxon. I gain the right amount of weight that was acceptable by the Dr (30lbs). Lucky for me I guess that for one month straight I couldn't eat because I was so nauseous and lost 8 lbs so that helped. I was able to breast feed longer with Jaxon (2 1/2 months with Hunter, 6 months with Jaxon). I tried eating Lean cuisines. Got bored of the selections (picky eater remember?) but I was able to lose 20lbs of baby weight.
So we now come to me now. Hunter is almost 4 (April 23), and Jaxon is almost 2 (May 23). I really would like to not look like I am pregnant in pictures anymore. So I am trying to figure out how I can lose the weight . Mark has talked to me about getting a gym membership for me, but I like to go with someone, he would have to stay with the boys when I went, nor do I have any friends who would be able to go at night for an hour or so (I just want to do some cardio at this point). I am not going to change my diet cause I just can't (=( ), but I can try to eat smaller portions and drink less soda and more tea. So then I decided to try running here around the neighborhood where we live. My parents live in a gated community where there are 2 blocks separated by a wash/bridge. I decided to try and just run around the outer ring of the block my parents live on once as I regain some sort of fitness. Then I would move on to run the outer and inner ring without stopping. Then I would run the outer, inner and other block when I can run all that without stopping and without dying =). When am I going to do this when I have 2 boys who keep me busy? Right as I get them down for their nap. As soon as I get them quiet and settled I change and turn on the music on my phone, put the headphones and run. I started this last Thursday. I have ran 4 days so far. I don't want to do weekends, which will give me a break and since our weekend s are so unpredictable. I didn't run yesterday cause it was just a bad day with the boys and I wasn't feeling good so I took a nap instead (dreaded first day of the time of the month=P ). So today I am going to get back to it. I am going to get off now, change the boys into their clothes for the day, put them down for their nap and go run.
Here's hoping I can stick to this and maybe lose some weight I might post weekly weigh ins but don't know yet. But I will say I weighed myself Tuesday night and I was 177.8. So let that be the starting weight. Here we go!
I have been a picky eater for as long as I can remember. I don't like veggies, with the exception of potatoes and corn. No salads, no green stuff. I like fruit, strawberries being my fav, but I get in moods where I want them but then I don't end up eating them when I buy them. I like chicken, steak, and pasta. But I don't like ground beef (weird I know, since I like steak), pork, fish, etc. I definitely like fried things and I love salty chips and sweets, especially chocolate. I like cheese and milk, but not yogurt or cottage cheese or cream cheese. I guess you can say I like food as if I were a child- fatty, sweet, salty, fried. So diets don't appeal to me in any way shape or form. I can try to eat smaller portions, but I definitely hate the feeling of wanting more even though I am not hungry, so I end up snacking on something not good for me or I end up gorging myself on whatever meal I was just eating. Plus I love soda, but luckily my favorite drink is iced tea (thanks to Jaxon because I was so nauseous with him iced tea was the only thing that helped my tummy).
So I go from being a skinny 120lbs when I graduated high school to gaining the dreaded freshman 15 in my first year of college. Plus add on drinking A LOT (which was a whole new thing for me, especially if you knew me in high school it was so NOT my thing, complete opposite) and I definitely was starting to get into a new level of weight. Then we come to when I moved out of my parents house into mine and Mark's apartment. I had no car, so I would walk to work. I ate a lot of chicken (bake, broiled) when we lived there. We went out to the Stampede a lot and I love dancing so it was a good "workout" for me. I stayed in shape that way, of course not by consciously doing it, it just happened.
Flash forward to when I got pregnant with Hunter. I did really good on not gaining a lot of weight with him. I didn't start showing until 7-8 mon preggo. I went into my last month excited that I wouldn't have trouble getting the extra weight off, but then in the last few weeks I gained 25lbs (total 50lbs). All water weight but still 25lbs. So by the time Hunter was born I was 196lbs. AHHH! Luckily the water weight came off really fast but I was still around 170lbs. Still not good. Tried doing Pilate's with a video I had bought but gave up/didn't have enough time/baby to take care of. Lots of excuses. Next it was Jaxon. I gain the right amount of weight that was acceptable by the Dr (30lbs). Lucky for me I guess that for one month straight I couldn't eat because I was so nauseous and lost 8 lbs so that helped. I was able to breast feed longer with Jaxon (2 1/2 months with Hunter, 6 months with Jaxon). I tried eating Lean cuisines. Got bored of the selections (picky eater remember?) but I was able to lose 20lbs of baby weight.
So we now come to me now. Hunter is almost 4 (April 23), and Jaxon is almost 2 (May 23). I really would like to not look like I am pregnant in pictures anymore. So I am trying to figure out how I can lose the weight . Mark has talked to me about getting a gym membership for me, but I like to go with someone, he would have to stay with the boys when I went, nor do I have any friends who would be able to go at night for an hour or so (I just want to do some cardio at this point). I am not going to change my diet cause I just can't (=( ), but I can try to eat smaller portions and drink less soda and more tea. So then I decided to try running here around the neighborhood where we live. My parents live in a gated community where there are 2 blocks separated by a wash/bridge. I decided to try and just run around the outer ring of the block my parents live on once as I regain some sort of fitness. Then I would move on to run the outer and inner ring without stopping. Then I would run the outer, inner and other block when I can run all that without stopping and without dying =). When am I going to do this when I have 2 boys who keep me busy? Right as I get them down for their nap. As soon as I get them quiet and settled I change and turn on the music on my phone, put the headphones and run. I started this last Thursday. I have ran 4 days so far. I don't want to do weekends, which will give me a break and since our weekend s are so unpredictable. I didn't run yesterday cause it was just a bad day with the boys and I wasn't feeling good so I took a nap instead (dreaded first day of the time of the month=P ). So today I am going to get back to it. I am going to get off now, change the boys into their clothes for the day, put them down for their nap and go run.
Here's hoping I can stick to this and maybe lose some weight I might post weekly weigh ins but don't know yet. But I will say I weighed myself Tuesday night and I was 177.8. So let that be the starting weight. Here we go!
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