Aww, summertime...

We have just about finished our THIRD week of summer vacation. Oh my goodness! Slow down, summer! We are so busy having fun time is passing too quickly. I am still teaching boot camp four mornings a week. It is fun and I enjoy working out outside with other people. I like pushing myself hard and since misery loves company it's good to have other people to suffer along with me! Seriously, though, I just hope I'm getting stronger. I am NOT getting on a scale to see if I've lost any weight.  Hopefully I have broken my addiction to the scale. I now base things on how my clothes fit. Am I where I want to be? No, not yet, but I am accepting of my body and know I need to appreciate it and what it is able to do.  We have one more week of boot camp then I will get my workouts in another way. I am all about variety.

I have tried to cook more this summer. That was one of my goals. It is starting to get more enjoyable. I don't know if I'll ever LOVE cooking, but hopefully I can learn to enjoy it a little bit. I want my kids to have memories of me cooking, too.

I have also been trying to spend time with each of the kids alone. This has been picking special things to do with just them that they are interested in. Addie and have got a pedicure. Bryson and I went to the Ripley's Believe it or Not and wax museum. Jackson and I are planning a trip to a local water park in July. Hopefully they will remember these special times with mom.

I have already read three books for fun. I LOVE reading and just never have time for it during the school year. I will probably go back to the library tomorrow for some more books. Historical fiction set in the late 1800's-early 1900's is my favorite genre.

I attended a PE workshop last week and got to spend time playing with friends and learning new games and activities. Always a fun way to spend a day!

Jackson and Drew go to children's camp next week. It will be Jackson's first year to go. I now he will have a good time. I hope Drew survives! I get to go when Addie is old enough. Oh joy.

That's about all that's going on this week. Looking forward to what next week brings!

Summer has settled in...

This week our summer has consisted of boot camp, basketball camp for the boys, swimming, and relaxing. We are staying pretty busy, but relaxing as well. I have already read two books with many more to come. I am determined to make the most of each day and to enjoy my summer to the fullest.

When negative thoughts start creeping in, I try to think about how leased I really am. We have some looming situations related to Drew's accident last summer, but I'm tring to have faith that they will be resolved soon. I have definitely had to practice patience this year and it HAS NOT been fun.

I have a PE workshop tomorrow, Jackson has two football games on Saturday and we are going to the Rangers game on Sunday. Happy weekend!

Summer~ Days 2 and 3

Wow! We have done A LOT in two days! Yesterday after boot camp we loaded up and headed to the zoo. Drew and I made a picnic lunch the night before, so we were ready to go. (Drew is working summer enrichment, so he didn't get to go with us either day.) We walked around the zoo for a couple of hours and that was about all any of us could take.  We were hungry and tired. We made our way over to Trinity Park just in time to board the train. Afterward we ate lunch at the park and the kids played on the playground. I got to sit and read a few pages of a book. It was wonderful! When we got home we all took showers and sat around until dinner. We were exhausted!

This morning after boot camp we headed over to River Legacy Park in Arlington. I had never been there and didn't know what to expect. We started off at the playground. It was awesome. It started raining on us, but we didn't let that stop us. We waited it out and decided to walk around and explore a little bit. We found some trails off the paved areas and so we walked until we reached the science center. We walked around inside and looked at the fish and animals they had in there. Outside was a pond with some perch and turtles. We turned over some logs on one of the trails and found some roly polys and threw them to the fish. They practically jumped out of the water to eat those bugs! This kept us entertained for about 30 minutes then we started getting hungry. We headed back and I ended up having to carry Addison on my back most of the way. Her shoe had rubbed wrong and a blister had formed. She was a trooper, though, and tried not to complain. I could tell it hurt, so I just let her hop on my back. Needless to say, I was ready to get back to the car! When we got home we ate lunch and changed to go swimming. Now we are sitting around waiting for dinner. I'm tired, but it's a good tired. We are having fun hanging out, exploring and enjoying summer!

Summer~ Day 1

We started summer break today! I'm not counting the weekend, so today is the first "official" day.  I started off teaching boot camp at 7:00-8:30 this morning. The temperature was in the upper 60's and was fabulous! Afterward, I went to the car wash before going home. Bryson is our babysitter now, so I don't have to drag the kids with me. It's so much easier for me and they don't have to wake up early. After I showered, we went to the library and checked out some books. My kids are FINALLY starting to realize how great books can be, so I am going to take advantage of that. Then we went to a park for about an hour before gong home for lunch. After lunch we read for about an hour and got ready to go to the pool for a couple of hours. We came home for dinner then the kids wanted to go to a different park to hit baseballs. Now we are just laying around watching tv, reading or playing on the iPads. This has been a pretty perfect day. Tomorrow we are planning on going to the zoo. I love summer!!!