We had a great weekend. Loved every second of it! Our big event was Sunday when we had some of my cousins over for a BBQ. Here are some pictures.
Ok, for starters...here is the swing set project. It is done and Rachel is loving it! Here are the pictures!
So, exercise has been limited this week. Not because of timing, or lack of desire, but because my feet hurt something terrible! So, as of this morning, my feet feel better and quess what happens...I have a cold. Gotta love it! Well, I am still planning to go to the gym today, but won't do my running. I will stick with some machines that are lower impact.
Now that I have your attention...
We went to a baptism yesterday and the Priest had something very interesting to say and I couldn't agree more. He was talking about the importance of leading by example when it comes to your beliefs and behaviors. If you want your children to be children of God and maintain these thoughts/beliefs/behaviors through life, you need to do this at home. Go to church, read the Bible, say prayers before eating and bed time...
Well, that got me thinking. I want Rachel to be strong in her faith! We pray before meals and I have to say, it is so cute how Rachel will even remind us to pray if we forget. Now mind you, I think that she is only paying attention so she knows when to yell "Amen!" We go to church on Sunday and have become more active in other church activities. We say nightly prayers before bed time with her and we sing the classic songs "Jesus Loves Me" and "B-I-B-L-E." I love that she recognizes all of this and it makes me feel really proud!
So, here is my down fall. We rarely read the Bible at home. So, this is my new task: Find a Bible study that we can do as a family and add that to part of our daily/weekly routines. There, I said it. Now I need to stick with this!
Ok, on another note...SWING SET. Jamie is making progress but with the off and on rain and other weekend activities we had planned. Hopefully it will be done this evening!
TGIF! Well, on Wednesday, Jamie went with my brother to pick up a swing set for Rachel. Now for the hard part...putting it together!!! That is the plan for the weekend!
Here it is: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100431432&categoryID=500840
Once it is up, I will post some pictures!
Inspired by Alison's question...do I find that exercising gives me energy? NO! I am so exhausted at the end of the day that come 10pm I am ready to crash. I do, however, get a rush once my time at the gym is over. I feel so proud and energized...but that dwindles come night-time!
Week 6 is completed, as is day 1 of week 7!
Now I am up to running 25 minutes straight and it is going good! Sure, I don't run very fast, but I am doing it! Wow does this really get my heart rate up!
Only 8 more runs to go until completion!!! I can't believe that I have stuck with this that long!
Let me tell you, if Jamie and I hung with the famous couple TomKat, they would think Rachel is the greatest. She can say "Suri" like a champ.
Sure she is actually trying to say "Sorry," but none the less she has got it down!
This is not what you are thinking...she is never out of my sight! But I did lose a Rachel. She weighs 26 pounds and that is how many pounds I have lost to date!!! 26 down, 1 million to go!
Happy Mother's Day to my fellow moms out there. I personally love the day, even though we don't really do much. I love being a mommy and my sweet little girl reminds me of that all of the time!!!
