A Summers Day

Wow, I am actually impressed with myself for posting 2 days in a row! (*patting myself on the back*) haha.

Today was a great day. Talan had preschool and they had their water day at school. I did a water day for Stroller Strides playgroup too! I figured Gavin should have some fun. He loves coming to class all by himself with me, he doesn't know what to do with himself half the time but its so cute! He is so used to watching Talan all the time that he is kind of at a loss when it comes to playing by himself.

Here are the boys this morning. Talan is all ready for water day in his boardshorts!

So we go to Stroller Strides, and out of all the days to fall asleep in the stroller....

Doesn't he look like a little angel?

But then I woke him up...I couldn't let him miss out on the fun!

How cute are these 2?? They just had to have me take their picture and show them what they looked like. You can see Gavin in the background checking it all out.

Overall it was a great Summers Day...except for one little thing...which has never happened to me before...warning this is not pretty...

My eyes got sunburned??? What?? (Sorry about the major closeup eeek)

 I really don't know how it happened because I never wear sunglasses when I work out because they always fog up. Today I wore a hat but it was overcast so I am thinking I just didn't realize how much I was looking into the sun. OUCH!! They hurt so bad and my whole face is burnt as well. I wore SPF 50 too. Definitely weird! Has this ever happened to anyone before? How long does it normally last?

I'm Back!

So it has taken me a month to post again. I think part of the reason that it took me so long to post is because I was so overwhelmed about all the stuff that I would have to "recap" that I just kept putting it off and putting it off. So I finally told myself today, so what?! It would take me way to long to try to catch up with everything going on so I am just going to move forward. Phew, that is a big relief! So now that we have that straightened out...haha

Today I took the boys to jazzercise with me and they did really good for the babysitter. I hadn't gone for a while because Talan had not been behaving the best when he was being watched (ie; hitting people and taking toys) but since he has started preschool he seems to be getting a lot better with that, at least when it comes to "other" kids...his little brother, not so much.

So after jazzercise we went to the park to play for a while. They didn't sleep well last night and Talan didn't nap yesterday so I thought I would try to wear them out so they would nap. They love to be outside! Here are some pictures of the park today. Excuse my poor quality pictures, Mark has been using my point and shoot for his work since his work camera broke so I had to use my phone!

Then after the park I took Talan for a much needed haircut. Here are a couple of the boys playing in the waiting area at the hair place. Of course I forgot to take an after picture of Talan's hair!

Um, yes he IS laying on the nasty floor...BOYS I swear...they are going to make me go gray prematurely.

2 Peas in a Pod!

Well Hello There...

Yes, I realize it has been over a month since my last post. We have been busy! I promise to update soon...but until then here is a video of the boys to tide you over!

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Talan's First Day of Preschool

Today was Talan's First Day of Preschool! He was so excited. We have been talking about it for weeks and he has been looking forward to this day for a long time. I am talking 6 months long time (6 months is a long time in the life of a 2 year old). Anytime we drive by a school he says "Mommy, I go to school?" We finally found a preschool that helps with potty training so it was a perfect fit for Talan.

Talan with his fresh hair cut and new outfit!

Daddy and Talan walking in to school.

This one is a bit blurry but you get the idea.

He did amazing on his first day. I was shocked!! He didn't cry when we left. I thought he would be kicking and screaming for me. His teacher said he had a "dream first day". WOW I am shocked! I was picturing him torturing the kids and teacher and them calling me after an hour and telling me to come get him.

Talan's note from his teacher (don't mind the wet spot...I spilled water on it)

 I am so proud of him and I really think it will be good for me him. He is going 2 days a week. It will also give me some alone time with this guy....

This is the face he gives me when I say, cheeeeeese. Hahah...just like his daddy!

Bad Blogger

Well I said I would keep up with my blogging but I haven't. What can I say? I have been busy and lazy and tired and sick and blah blah blah. Excuses, excuses. I am just going to try and post when I can and not feel like I have to, then it makes it more fun right?! Well it is fun, but for example, right now Talan is whining to me "Mommy, I want goldfish" and Gavin is smashing Ritz crackers into the tile. Hmmm...fun right?!

So last Friday was my brother's birthday and we had planned to go out to dinner that night but coincidently a gas tanker managed to blow up on the 91 freeway and shut it down the entire day, in both directions. Yes, Friday BEFORE Memorial Day weekend. Imagine that mess?! My sister did not even attempt to come out from LA and my mom who works in Yorba Linda and gets off work at 1, didn't get home until 6:30pm. So needless to say, we rescheduled his dinner. We ended up going to Miguels on Monday night and it was delicious as always. I took a couple pictures and the sad thing is, these are the ONLY pictures I took all weekend. Bad Mommy, Bad Blogger!! We had lots of fun Memorial Weekend but I didn't take a picture, not one. I guess I just needed a break and to enjoy my weekend instead of always thinking about the next pic! All you bloggers know what I mean!

Chest Pains

So I promised an update about my injury for about 2 weeks now! I really have been slacking off, but I think I have a pretty good excuse.

Well I ran my 1/2 Marathon on Sunday and felt fine. I went to work out on Monday and felt fine. Tuesday I was sore so I didn't work out. Then Wednesday I felt fine again so I worked out. Like I said, I felt fine, until I got home from Stroller Strides. Talan had a rough day that day so we had to leave early. (He scratched my friends daughter and he knows that hitting/scratching is uncalled for behavior and we left) Anyways, I don't know if it was from the stress of that incident that sparked it or just everything that I have been doing the last few months. When I got home I started having major chest pains. Like whoa...I think I am having a heart attack chest pains. I felt like a truck was sitting on my chest, I couldn't breathe. I sat down thinking it would go away if I just relaxed and it didn't stop.

I called Mark at work to tell him what was going on and of course he starts to worry which worried me more and made my breathing even faster and harder to breathe. I sat on the couch basically freaking out not know what to do...I had the boys here and couldn't exactly go to the emergency room, but always I worried what if I need to call 911 and can't.

So by about 5pm I had had enough and made Mark take me to the E.R. We got there and they took us right back since I was having difficulty breathing. I ended up getting an EKG which came back negative for any heart problems. They told me that it was most likely Costochondritis, which is inflammation in the cartilage in my rib cage. Lovely! The only remedy for it is rest and ibuprofen. Sound familiar? I don't know what is up with my body lately but it's always something.

I have been "resting" (how can I really rest with 2 toddlers?) for the past 2 weeks and it is finally feeling a bit better but of course I woke up yesterday with a bad cold so now I am dealing with that as well. Fun Fun!

So enough with the complaining/venting!

Here are some cute pics from the last couple weeks!

Get Fit Challenge Reveal Party

So I am finally getting around to posting this. The Get Fit Challenge ended on April 30th...I have just been so busy (and injured, that will be another post...coming soon) to post the results!

Anyways, I got my final dunk and they told me that I lost 9 pounds! Woo hoo! That was pretty awesome considering I had only lost 1 pound up until week 9. This challenge was 12 weeks. Although, the way I have eaten the last week I have probably gained it all back! They wouldn't tell us what our percentages were though because they didn't want people to figure out amongst each other who had won. There were 2 categories, post partum and everyone else. I was in the everyone else category.

The reveal party was at Miguels Restaurant in Corona. It was so much fun. Me and Mark, my friends Emily, Katie and Megan and their husbands all chipped in together and got a limo. We thought we deserved it after all of our hard work...and we definitely did!

I didn't end up winning but I am so glad that I was a part of it. My friend Emily won the post partum category though! And my friend Tricia got 2nd place in the everyone else category! Congrats to them!

Here are my results!
Starting Body Fat %: 24%      Ending Body Fat %: 19.3%
Change in Body Fat %  -4.7%
Starting Weight: 163               Ending Weight: 154.3
Change in Total Weight: -8.8lbs
Lean Mass Starting: 123.9 lbs   Ending Lean Mass: 124.5
Change in Lean Mass: .6lbs
Fat Mass Starting: 39.1 lbs       Ending Fat Mass: 29.8 lbs


Here are some pictures from the Reveal Party