Aug
29
...We Do!
Aug
25
The boys are getting stronger everyday. Both babies are getting bigger and looking more and more alike. (Especially at 3 O'Clock in the morning. :) Here's some pictures of them showing off:
Beautiful Braxton
Braxton and Caleb
Braxton
Caleb sleeping
Aug
20
We'll see. Saturday morning I began a running program called (you guessed it) "Couch to 5K". According to the guys of coolrunning.com, after following a gradually increasing walk/jog program, your average couch potato will be running 5K in only 9 weeks! After Saturday's run, I think I may be a few steps behind your average couch potato. I wonder if there's a "Bed Rest to 5K" program.
The steps seem simple enough to follow. For instance, this week (3 times a week) I'm to start with a 5 minute walk and then alternate 60-sec jogs with 90-sec brisk walks for a total of 30 minutes. Sounds like a piece of cake, right?...WRONG! I don't know if it was the sun, my 4-year-old tennis shoes, or my complete lack of athletic coordination, but that was the most grueling and awkward 30 minutes of my life. And I'm lying! I only did 20! I felt like I weighed 400 pounds. With every jogging step I took I had to look down to see if I'd cracked the sidewalk beneath me. But despite my disheartening first attempt, I will press on and try again this evening.
Why? Two reasons: One, because for as long as I can remember, I've wanted to be able to go to a gym or a track and actually run for a significant amount of time. I've just never been able to breath past half a mile. And two, because in my newly unemployed state, I can no longer justify $30 a month for my gym membership that gets used 30 times a year. In other words, running is free. And why wouldn't it be...it sucks.
So my purpose for this post is to let people know that this is my goal. Maybe you guys will make me feel a bit more accountable than Caleb and Braxton have. I asked them this morning if it was okay for me to quit already and they seemed totally fine with it. They just smiled and threw their hands up in what I believe was celebration. Thanks boys. You love me just the way I am:)
Okay, I know you guys don't check this site to hear about the parents, so here you go...
P.S. They have been smiling "for real" for the past couple of weeks. Their little gummy grins are just ADORABLE!
Believe it or not, they were really loving this.
Caleb in deep thought
Braxton smiling at his Mommy
Aug
17
Today marks the end of our first week here without Daddy. It actually went quite smoothly! Here are a few pictures from the week. Enjoy!
Caleb at Story Time-He really wanted to know what that crazy wolf would do next!
Braxton at Story Time-Not qiute so attentive
Braxton and Caleb go "head-to-head" in a smiling contest...Caleb Wins!
Caleb and Braxton
"Where are my clothes???"
Aug
07
...our 2 month immunizations! The boys did a great job. As for me, still a bit traumatized. There wasn't an excessive amount of crying, but that "what the..." look on their faces just as the pain registered was heartbreaking. But all's well. Weights as of today:Braxton - 9lb8oz
Caleb - 8lb7oz
Caleb
Caleb
Caleb and Daddy
The Boys
Braxton and Mommy
Braxton
Braxton
Braxton
Aug
04
Friday evening we took a family trip to Collina's for dinner. As we sat down at our table after waiting at the door for about 15 minutes, a woman walked over to us and said "I see you have two brand new babies. Congratulations! My husband and I would like to buy your dinner." She placed $25 on our table, patted me on the back and left the restaurant. I've never seen nor spoken to this woman in my life! I was speechless (I managed to say thank you, of course). I don't know if this sort of thing happens to people all the time, but I know it's never happened to me. It served as a reminder to me that no matter how much ugly and wrong-doing there is in the world, there are still genuinely good people out there who do good deeds just because. I want to be one of those people.
Aug
03
I recently decided to jump on the scrapbooking bandwagon (I know, pretty late). I was given some paper scrapping goods to begin with and managed to almost complete one page after about two weeks. After realizing it took me longer to set up and clean up after myself than it did to create the page, I decided to give digital scrapbooking a try. The learning curve is certainly higher, but once I become more familiar with the tools, I think it may be a breeze. I'm definitely hooked at this point. It's SCRAPTACULAR:)
To R.J.
The program I used was Photoshop 7.0. I am by no means skilled in this or any other photo editing program so if you or anyone you know have any experience or know of good tutorials, let me know...and thanks:)
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