I'm Back!

Whoa, I am horrible with this whole blog thing. I have been M.I.A. since August 2012!

Well let me start by saying I fell off the band wagon and healthy pretty much left me in its dust! I could not handle the emotions of losing my mom back in June 2012 and eat my feelings (and everything else) to cope. My binge eating disorder came back ten fold and I gained 50lbs.

I know that is a very negative way to start my first post back in over a year... So here are a few things that I am proud of that happened during my absents:

• I ran my very first 5K in October 2013
• I joined Planet Fitness
• I also started using my YMCA membership
• My 4 year old daughter ran a KidsK last summer!
• Encouraged my 8 year old to work out and lose weight (down 15lbs!)
• Bought a Polar HRM & a FitBit so I can better track my workouts (I have a sick obsession with numbers)
• Got braces
  
• Started a photography business. Visit our webpage Snaps and like our Facebook page!

Well I think I will leave it at that for today, maybe I will get back in the habit of writing daily.

First Day As A First Grader

Monday we had an open house at the school to met Landons first grade teacher, then afterwards we went to the mall for a new outfit for his first day. I am the mom that is stuck somewhere bewteen wanting my child to look nice and letting them & pick what they like and want. He ended picking out an Angery Bird tee shirt, that was one size too big...

On the first day of school I plan to always take my children and pick them up & Dunkin Donuts is a must too. This year since daddy got off work late he picked up a dozen donuts and one special oreo one for the big first grader. After I dropped him off at school I came home and did 20 minutes of Zumba, my plan was 40 but I was worried the babies would wake up and I wouldn't hear them with my saucy music pumping! Of course after I stop and check on the kids they are still sound asleep and didn't wake up for another 45 minutes. Since I had time to kill I cleaned out the large toy box in our living room which sent me on a cleaning spree. My house wasn't too bad but I cleaned top to bottom of the living, dining room, kitchen & hallway. The calorie counter on my phone said that I burnt well over 350 calories well cleaning! It was win win...I not only get a nice clean house but a good burn too!

Another tradition I hope to keep is dinner out after the first day. We ate at Texas Road House. A total diet killer right? Nope. I got the kabob with a side of veggies and a sweet potato (it was loaded but I scooped all of that stuff off and let the kids eat it!) After dinner we went the county fair which was a great lower body exerise since I we parked at the bottom of a huge hill and I had to push the kids in the double stroller to the top. I thought I was going to die. There wasn't much things for the kids to do. Landon was just a few inches too tall for the kids rides and too scared of the adult rides. Emily had a blast on the kiddie rides but Richard was too short and was very upset that he didn't get to ride. It was ok fun, but Sweet Frog would have been better. ;)

Life's a beach

Yesterday we left our house about 6pm to head to north west Ohio to spend the following day with my husbands family. I wanted to .make it a mini vacation since we didn't go one on this summer & school starts in 6 days.

We took a different route that cut nearly an hour off our time, which is great since they are six hours away. The new route is mostly 4 lanes but through smaller cities, it kinda reminded me of the movie Cars were the little towns got passed over when the interstate wad built. I fell in love with one area called Nelsonville. So cute. If I were to have to ever day a random city I wanted to live in that would be it.

This morning I was rudely awaken by two of my crazy kids scream how bas Emily had to pee! Landon walked her into the guest room where we were sleeping because he wanted to help. All of us didn't make it to bed till after 1 the night before so I wasn't too happy to say the least.
We ate lunch at a place called Tonys. Not sure the full story in it but think that the owner is/was Goo friends with Ben Rothsinburger "Big Ben" from the Pittsburgh Steelers. I myself am not a huge fan of Ben but do like the steelers so I had my 6 year old take my picture with his picture. Just like any other tourist/fan would do.

After a few other stops & a wrong to into Michigan we made it to our actual destination the beach on lake Erie. I told the kids we would take a trip to the beach this summer, but when Joel quit his job & took the better job he wasn't able to take a vacation.

The weather didn't look like it was going to be the best beach weather & the lake was pretty cold but the kids loved it. They all went out into the water with daddy and had a blast. Landon was crawling around and trying to swim. Emily like jumping the waves & when Richard got done walking around in the water he sat with Papa and Grandma and played with the shells.

All in all not too bad of a mini vaca!