It's like riding a bike!

My gal, L, is a 3 y.o. bicycling dynamo. At barely 3 years old, she can bike all the way to the park and back - approx 1 1/2 miles.

The last few months it has been slow going - lots of breaks, etc. But, this weekend, she rode it and rode it FAST! I discovered that I can no longer walk the route with her and keep up. So, it's back to cycling I go.

It has been 9 years since I've ridden a bicycle. This afternoon I got on Lance's bike since he has been riding recently and his is in good shape. Other than the high bar, it was GREAT! It's true what they say, you never forget how to ride! I'm ready to have my bike reconditioned so I can ride again! I'm very excited about all 4 of us being able to go on family rides!

Exercise update

So, since my post last week about the need to incorporate more exercise into my life, I've done the following....




Well, sort of....I've chased 2 children who were doing this to the park and back - 2.2 miles x 2 times last week!




I've played around on this....



With two kiddos - total of 5 hours during the week! And in case you are wondering....I am one of the "cool moms" who slides, swings, climbs with her kids on the playground - no bench sitting for me!

And walked thru these in Independence,TX (home of the original Baylor campus)....



with two kiddos for 1 1/2 hours! L's favorite part was the tire swing in the old tree. N's favorite part was the climbing in trees - the live oaks in Independence are awesomely huge. As soon as Lance gets the photos off our camera, I'll share! And L came up with a new song, "Old Baylor, Old Baylor, I love you" It was cute. Of course Lance and I would love to see our kids go to Baylor, but seeing as how tuition is now $40,000/yr it is EXTREMELY unlikely. Especially since they won't be going to college until 2020 and 2023.

And I also cleaned house (at warp speed) for 2 hours!

So, even though there was one day (Sunday) which I did not exercise, all in all, it was a pretty productive week. Yesterday, I began my playground/walking regime but L took a bad fall and skinned her knees and elbows - we had to quit early. She has been suffering terrible allergies the last few days and it doesn't take much to push her over the edge!

Tonight will be my night off from exercise since I have Bunco - yippee!!

Thanks for the encouraging posts and emails regarding my exercise goals. It's great to have friends who care and want the best for me! I know some of you don't like to post comments or haven't figured out how to yet (took me forever!) so thanks for taking the time to email!

WW update

This is more for my accountability than anything else. I'm struggling with WW this time around. Maybe it's that I've grown too familiar with the program, maybe it's because I had success pretty easily the first time around, or can we be honest here? Maybe just maybe, it's because I'm not as dedicated to exercise as I was the first time around!?! Yes, I think that's it!

So, today at weigh in....I lost .4 pounds - yep, that's right less than 1/2 pound. Now, don't get me wrong, it's better this way than gaining .4 pounds, but still less than the stellar results I'm after!

So....my new resolve this week...exercise EVERY day this week. Even when I'm not in the mood, even when the weather is bad (hello, Tae Bo video), no matter what!!! So check in next week to see if I fulfilled my promise here.

Other news from the weekend...

We had a playdate Friday afternoon with my friend, Jennifer and her 2yo daughter, S. It was fun. S loved watching my two crazy kiddos do their thing. It was cute to hear her little 2 yo voice, saying, "N come here." "L come here." She's a sweet girl and hopefully we didn't scare Jennifer away from having another baby!! :)

Saturday morning - soccer and team pictures for N - Lance said the pics will probably come out lots better than last season - yippee! N scored a goal and evidently looked super cute doing so - he was very proud of himself. I say evidently because L and I missed the first half of the game. We were busy trying to have her picture made. I say trying, because she wasn't really in the mood. I had to resort to bribery...McDonald's chocolate shake was well worth the $1.79 I paid for it. Normally, if a child's not in the mood on pic day, I pack them up and we get out of there. No biggee....this time however, we had paid in advance and it was a one-shot deal...so, bribery reared it's ugly head...not my proudest parenting moment, but what can you do?

Saturday afternoon was a wonderfully relaxing time of doing laundry and playing with the kiddos and neighbor kids -

Saturday evening we headed to our local amphitheater for a free concert. It was a Canadian band who performs only music by The Eagles. It was a total flashback to childhood songs and was great. L and N completely entertained everyone around us with their crazy dancing and air guitar skills! Lance and I had a great time watching them go! A little kindergarten friend, M joined in the fun as well. He and N had a great time wrastlin' and L was not about to miss out so she pulled her bubba to the ground several times. And one of the best parts....they both fell asleep in our arms under the stars and blankies. That doesn't happen too much anymore - I loved it! Thanks Lance and kiddos for going with me to the concert!

Sunday - lazy, lazy, lazy - I've been feeling down the last few days and yesterday was a big lazyfest for me all day - Lance was kind enough to let me nap for a couple of hours and it was much appreciated. So, I'm thinking with my new resolve to exercise everyday, I won't be feeling down anymore - can we hope?

Hope you all had a restful weekend and will have a great week!

WW update

Today was the completion of my first week back on Weight Watchers. Not bad, considering I was out of town this weekend and ate out.

I'm down 2 pounds exactly. I'm glad to be back on this journey and of course it helps tremendously that the weather is so perfect here in Texas right now!

Today after school, the kiddos and I will again make the 1.5 mile trip to the park - them on bikes - me on foot! L is getting so good on her little bike with training wheels - she's so cute and really only needs help when it's a steep incline. When she is going downhill I have to run to keep up with her! I hope by summertime, she'll have enough skill that I can ride my bike with the kids. Right now, there is still too much stopping and starting for that!