Exercise was going really well awhile back, but then I got that one upper respiratory thing that was really bad. You know, cough, trouble breathing through the crud, lasted about six weeks. So I’ve been working myself up to get into regular exercise again. I would love to have a fit bit, but I’m not sure I can justify the cost. I like the fit bit best for the simple fact that it counts stair steps… since we live on a big hill in a 3-story house, seeing those numbers go up would be encouraging. We’ll see.
One thing that makes me smile is to do fun things with the family outside in the sunshine at the drop of the hat. No pre-planning… just up and go do something that isn’t work. Going to a park. Going for a walk. Eating at a restaurant. Those things allow me to drop stress and get back into being a relational mom instead of just the taskmaster.
Another park day! This time as a family. I sure love sunny weekends.
It was a beautiful spot with big flat rocks so we could go out and look at the rapids.
The rapids made us very nervous with the kids. But Brian held Carolyn’s hand and I held Jordan’s. But it still made us nervous. It was loud and wild and beautiful.
Brian is hiding his fear well.
We also tromped around a short trail.
It’s beautiful in the Northwest in the spring.
I look so…. grown up and all.
Anna and I treated our long-hair selves to a haircut at an actual salon. She got her hair bobbed and my hair was cut… umm… just shortish. I like it.
Big girl.
A night at the Keller Auditorium, compliments of my brother to see a sold out show of The Newsies!
We got all dressed up and went out to dinner afterwards.
These two did awesome… newborn baby and all!
So…. Jordan likes to throw things at people and hit them. He doesn’t mean to hurt (I don’t think) but does mean to get a reaction. Typical little boy business. Anyway… he should not be allowed to swing the end of vacuum cords around. He hit Maggie in the eye and she had quite the shiner for a week.
We got to go on a tour at Brian’s work (Bonneville Power) on take your kids to work day. This was the chemistry room. We saw everything from how they test the strength of ropes/wires, from small electricity to big electricity… to a man-made lightning bolt! It was pretty incredible.
This reaction went FAST due to the addition of a reagent. They call it elephant toothpaste and it kept spewing out for quite a while!
We’ve been gardening!
So special to keep up with your family. thanks