How cute is it to see two best buds playing out in the backyard in their coon-skin hats!? Carson is so lucky to have such a great friend just through the fence from us. And guaranteed if this cute lil Ashley princess had a racoon hat too, she'd be wearing it right along with them! She keeps up with those boys JUST FINE!
It brings a smile to my face as I'm in the kitchen cooking or doing dishes and glance out the window to see these happy little ones enjoying the spring :)
On this St Patrick's Day 2011, I am LUCKY to have the best hubby ever!! After one of those rough days (you know, we all have 'em), Derek let me take off for a walk on the river. The fresh, crisp evening air, along with the sunset and beautiful scenery were just what this mama needed! And oh, how I loved it! I've signed up to do the MAD Marathon 10k in Idaho Falls in a few months, so I'm working on improving my speed walking. I walked 3 miles in 46 min, so I walk about 4 mi/hr. If I do the 10k at that pace, I'll finish somewhere between 1.5 - 2 hrs --- not too bad, I figure. I love being outside and can't wait for my next walk!!
**by the way, I do mobile blogging so that's why my pics are at the top and words at the bottom .....if anyone knows how to get words by pictures in mobile blogging, please help me!! Thx!
We went to Pocatello tonight for Carson's 2nd wrestling tournament (his 1st one was a few weeks ago where he took gold medal for his size & age group!!!). First of all, can I say, these tournaments are a BIG DEAL for these people! All these little boys in full wrestling gear, from head to toe! And not to forget, how PACKED these tournaments are --- it's hard to find a seat, let alone try to walk anywhere!!! These people take this SERIOUSLY!!! But Carson does awesome in his T-shirt and shorts and sneakers! (Although he would be pretty cute in the onesie thing!!!)
Tonight he lost the 1st match in about 5 seconds. He was paired with a 7 yr old (Carson is 5) and that kid got straight to business! But he won his next match (against a boy his age this time) in pure Carson style --toughness!!! And he got silver medal. He was so excited and it was a great experience for him! Daddy is right at the sidelines, coaching him all the way!!
So I've been working out early mornings (5:30am!!), right? And on a mother's schedule that means I've had to sacrifice some sleep. Well, yesterday it caught up with me. This pic is really how I looked ALL day!! (Thank goodness no one popped and saw me that way!) Really, I felt terrible. And I was about to push on and go workout this morning, but my caring and common sense husband lovingly convinced me how crazy I was being -- that I needed to stay home today, get more sleep, and workout LATER in the day today. I know, I know, rocket science, huh? But my determination finally gave in and I agreed. Well.........guess what!? Whoever knew what a good nights sleep can bring! I feel sooooo much better today! And it got me really thinking.......about the power of sleep. We all know how important it is, but if you're like me, it's easy to sacrifice it when you have other things in mind. So.... I'm setting the goal to get more sleep. This will help me achieve my fitness goals too. There are so many studies out there on losing weight by getting more sleep, and by golly, I'm gonna try it!! So for those of you out there who are like me, let's do it!! MORE SLEEP!! For me it means getting to bed earlier each night. Not easy, but so worth it. So........cuddle in and sweet dreams!!!
We "rounded" out our Saturday night with a little icecream at Rupe's! Great place with even greater company! Carson devoured his cone while Ashley devoured MY Pink Floyd (why is it that mama's food is always better!!?), and daddy let Dylan get his first licks of icecream! (He was one happy boy!!) Fun night out with the fam!
I'm a little late in getting this posted, but had to share a bit of the blast we had up in Island Park with the Anglins a few weeks ago. We stayed at the Willow Inn which was huge and beautiful. With 7 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms, we all had plenty of room!
We had a soooo much fun snowmobiling and playing with the kids in the snow. Carson just couldn't get enough of it and spent most of the time out enjoying the deep snow. Ashley would play for a bit but then loved going back inside to the warmth and hot chocolate.
Derek and I also got to go snowshoeing (thanks to Gramma Anglin keeping an eye on the kiddos!) I got snowshoes for Christmas and this was my first time trying them out. (I LOVED it, by the way, and what a workout!!!) Definitely going to become a new recreation for me!
Wow! What a fun getaway that was! The weekend wasn't long enough - we could have stayed up there all week! And a special thanks to Grandma & Grandpa Anglin who made it all possible for us!!!
