weekend happenings | a visit from papa + nana

All last week I was getting Conner pumped up that he was going to get a surprise on Friday afternoon which was a visit from Papa and Nana.  So when he got home, he was thrilled to see them and immediately asked where his surprise was...

 

kids...

 

We had a blast while papa and nana were in town.  Friday we played around the house and had our usual pizza night.  Saturday, Joe and I took the boys over to help celebrate Alivia's 2nd birthday. (How is she two already!?) We got the boys home for naps soon after and then up again for a family outing to the fair.

 

 

It was the last day of the fair and the weather had been hit or miss all day, so I think it helped keep the crowds down while we walked through all of the livestock barns.  Goats, people, we need goats.  Hopefully within a couple of years we'll have a couple running around the property.

 

And.. we took a gamble and went out to eat.  I call it a gamble because with kids Conner, you never know how an evening out will go.  The evening went great though!! Except for me ordering a drink, not being able to enjoy said drink with busy boys, and chugging it all at the very end as we were leaving. bleh...

 

Sunday we ran to the store and soaked up our last day with papa and nana.  We hit up my favorite park of course and played in the water and on the slides. Back home for lunch, naps, dinner and to round out the evening, a visit to the beach.  And this time with the paddleboard! We were so lucky to have my parents there.

 

 

You guys, I wish I could find a baby picture of me because that look is me to a 'T'

 

 

  

10 on 10 | august 2016

10 Photos | 10th of August

 



Today's challenge was a 60s plank.  I look as awkward as I felt..

tasty tuesday | chipotle breakfast burrito

Happy Tuesday everyone! It's been busy here. Between traveling 9+ hours for work, a full day of training, wrangling two boys and supper prep and working out and... I joined a little health/fitness group.

 

I don't know about you guys, but a lot of my online feeds seem to show people doing mini-accountability groups for health and fitness.  After a gentle nudge from my friend Amy, I jumped on the bandwagon to give it a whirl. We are wrapping up day two and it's been a great change of pace.

 

One of the themes is "Tasty Tuesday" so I figured why not post what I prepped for breakfast on a day where I had -2 hours to get ready for work today.  I made this breakfast burrito the night before knowing that my alarm clock was going to go off at 3am and I would need to eat on the road.  This was the perfect recipe!

 

Note: I apologize for the not-so-glamour shot.  It was late.  I was tired.  You get it.  But it tasted amazing!

 

ingredients

whole wheat tortilla

2 eggs (scrambled)

1/4 c bell pepper

1 Tbs onions

1 Tbs tomatoes

1 Tsp freshly chopped cilantro

pepper, garlic powder, cumin, chipotle, oregano

avocado

Chipotle Tabasco sauce (optional)

 

Saute the bell peppers with the onions over medium heat.  As those cook down, pour in the scrambled eggs and season with pepper, garlic powder, cumin, chipotle and oregano.  Cook until eggs are done.  Place the cooked egg mixture on the tortilla and top with diced tomatoes, sliced avocado, cilantro and drizzle with Chipotle Tabasco sauce.  Wrap it up and enjoy it right away or put it in the fridge to make a fully prepped breakfast for the next.



friday vibes

I had the opportunity to hangout with my two favorite little boys this afternoon.  We spent it the best way we possibly could and nobody got naps!

 

park + splash pad + minions :)



weekend happenings | goodbye sweet july

I remember being in disbelief when June was over, but I'm in bigger disbelief that July is over aleady.  And now that it's officially August, I'm torn between wanting it stay summer for a few more months and wanting to welcome the fall with open arms.  I could take either, just let me bypass winter.

 

Anyway...This weekend was pretty fun and low key.  We finally had some decent weather sans humidity so Joe directed most of his attention on house projects while I wrangled the boys.  Which by the way, now that Linden is more than mobile, Conner views it as fair game to wrestle him.  So yeah... there's that.

 

Not a whole lot happened around here but we did manage to get the boys out on a hike (Linden's first!!).  We also hit up the TC splash pad.  It took Conner some convincing to get after it, but one run through the water and the rest was history.

 

I realized that we had other great moments this past month that I didn't mention yet! We took Conner to his first movie ever.  He did amazing! And I ran my first 5k since even having boys and placed third for my age group. Woohoo!!

 

 

 

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