Monday, June 18, 2012
Fun at the children's museum
This morning, we went with my Mom's Club to the children's museum in New Braunfels. We had never been, but everyone had great things to say about it, so I was excited to see how Robby reacted. He LOVED it! I just let him roam and play with everything he wanted. The only issue we had was when he would move along to the next place and he wanted to take everything with him (like going from the kitchen/cooking area to the grocery store area). A lot of my pictures are blurry because he was moving around so quickly, plus they were taken with my phone inside and it was kind of dark.
Here are some pictures that another mom captured:
Splashing away on Father's Day!
We started the day yesterday with breakfast in bed for Tim. Later, we pulled out Robby's little splashing pool. He LOVED it! He loves water in general, so we knew he would enjoy it.
Tim loves french toast sticks! Last year, I went all out on his breakfast, but I decided to go easy this time!
All of my boys!
Getting the pool ready!
The water hose is also a lot of fun!
Some blurry Father's Day pictures.
Robby was having a "drum off" with Daddy and Charlie!
Robby was having a "drum off" with Daddy and Charlie!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
I'm branchin' out, y'all!
Yesterday, we had a date day for our anniversary. Kathy, Tim's sister, took care of the boys so we could have some time out and about. We went to the Quarry. We did a little shopping, mainly places I couldn't maneuver with the boys by myself but have been needing to go. We went to a sushi place for lunch. Tim doesn't like fish of any kind so we never go to sushi places. But Tim knows I enjoy it, so he insisted we go. He just ordered a non-fish dish and I was able to have a wonderful roll. I'm not sure if I appreciated the sushi more or the quiet atmosphere without having to worry about anyone throwing all their food on the floor. Tim was on his best behavior! :-) After lunch we went to the movies and finally saw the Avengers. Once the movie was over, we went to the fancy grocery store to pick out some fun goodies. Quite the romantic date, huh?
All that's fun and all, but let's talk about what I wore! I decided I wanted to wear something that I have had in my closet for over a year but have never worn before. Mainly because the material is not a toddler-wrestling, baby-drooling, diaper-might-be-leaking-friendly material. Along with this dress that I had never worn before, I incorporated two styles that have been around forever but I haven't tried yet: leggings and a wide belt. I felt so uncomfortable at first because it was new to me so I was afraid I looked like someone who was trying to look somewhat trendy. Tim just told me to own it and be confident. So, I did...or at least I tried! :-)
So here's my outfit:
Ignore my weird arm in the one picture. I was trying to decide if I wanted to go hand on the hip or not and ended up getting the picture mid change!
I still have about 10 pounds or so of baby weight to lose and a ton of toning to do, so of course that's what I see when I look at these pictures, but I also felt cute and it is causing me to think through my outfits a little differently. Tim has always told me that my confidence, or lack thereof, can make or break an outfit. Maybe more than incorporating new trends I should work on incorporating a little more confidence in my outfits!
All that's fun and all, but let's talk about what I wore! I decided I wanted to wear something that I have had in my closet for over a year but have never worn before. Mainly because the material is not a toddler-wrestling, baby-drooling, diaper-might-be-leaking-friendly material. Along with this dress that I had never worn before, I incorporated two styles that have been around forever but I haven't tried yet: leggings and a wide belt. I felt so uncomfortable at first because it was new to me so I was afraid I looked like someone who was trying to look somewhat trendy. Tim just told me to own it and be confident. So, I did...or at least I tried! :-)
So here's my outfit:
I still have about 10 pounds or so of baby weight to lose and a ton of toning to do, so of course that's what I see when I look at these pictures, but I also felt cute and it is causing me to think through my outfits a little differently. Tim has always told me that my confidence, or lack thereof, can make or break an outfit. Maybe more than incorporating new trends I should work on incorporating a little more confidence in my outfits!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Anniversary
6 years of marriage
5 moves
4 years of pharmacy school
3 different pharmacy jobs
2 precious babies
in 1 short year
And still going strong! I am so thankful we got married 6 years ago today. There have been incredibly tough times but there are have also been the most wonderful times during our marriage so far. I wouldn't want to be living life with anyone else! I love you, Tim!
Thursday, June 7, 2012
An update
I thought I would let you know how my new plan is going this week. First off, the getting up early worked for the first two days. I was up and going at 5. I worked out, had my quiet time, showered and got ready all before Tim even got out of bed! Then Charlie ate and I emptied the dishwasher, started laundry and prepped breakfast for when Robby woke up. I felt very in control of the day and all morning I was able to just play with the boys and I wasn't trying to fit housework in also. The afternoons and evenings went well. But Wednesday and today I've had a headache when I woke up, so I decided it would be best to sleep an extra hour or two. Yesterday, I didn't get a workout in until the end of the day when I just did one super quick. Today, the morning was frustrating and I was rushing around trying to get things done so we could get out the door. Thankfully, both boys took a nap at the same time so I was able to workout then. I've finally gotten to the point where I actually feel better on the days I workout, not just more exhausted like I was at the beginning. But based on how this morning went, tomorrow I will be back to my early rising! It really did make everything go so much more smoothly!
The load of laundry a day is actually really nice. I've kept up with that really well and instead of feeling like an entire day is spent folding laundry, I get it folded in 5 minutes and I'm done with it for the day. I will admit, the first day I did just one load I had the hardest time deciding if I should do a light load or a dark load. I stood in our closet looking back and forth at the piles of laundry trying to figure out which I should do and if I would be disappointed that I didn't choose the right load. Haha! I'm very happy to tell you that it all turned out well and the world did not implode based upon my decision to wash the darks on Monday and the lights on Tuesday! :-)
The meal planning has been WONDERFUL! I feel so prepared and not worried about deciding what to fix. In case you checked out the recipes that I posted, I will let you know how we felt about them (since they were all new recipes). Sunday, Tim liked it but I didn't. The ranch flavor didn't mix well with the parmesan flavor, in my opinion. Monday, the pizza cupcakes were great. Very easy and Tim was able to take them to work Tuesday for his lunch very easily. I have gotten on a kick of making several foods in muffin tins to help me with portion control. It's worked very well. Tuesday, we didn't have it because Tim's parents brought us dinner. Easiest dinner of the week! :-) Wednesday, I fixed the pasta I was going to fix on Tuesday. I liked it but it needed more seasonings. Maybe some basil or oregano or something. Tim doesn't like mushrooms but he picked around those and he didn't like the shrimp that was in there. I will make it again, possibly with chicken, but definitely with more seasonings. So, I'm just going to skip the enchiladas this week and do them next week. I'll let you know how the recipes for tonight and tomorrow night go. I'm really excited to try the mongolian beef!
Several of you left comments, sent me facebook messages or wrote on my facebook wall with such encouraging words. Thank you very much! It means so much to me to have such great friends and encouragers cheering me on in this journey through motherhood!
The load of laundry a day is actually really nice. I've kept up with that really well and instead of feeling like an entire day is spent folding laundry, I get it folded in 5 minutes and I'm done with it for the day. I will admit, the first day I did just one load I had the hardest time deciding if I should do a light load or a dark load. I stood in our closet looking back and forth at the piles of laundry trying to figure out which I should do and if I would be disappointed that I didn't choose the right load. Haha! I'm very happy to tell you that it all turned out well and the world did not implode based upon my decision to wash the darks on Monday and the lights on Tuesday! :-)
The meal planning has been WONDERFUL! I feel so prepared and not worried about deciding what to fix. In case you checked out the recipes that I posted, I will let you know how we felt about them (since they were all new recipes). Sunday, Tim liked it but I didn't. The ranch flavor didn't mix well with the parmesan flavor, in my opinion. Monday, the pizza cupcakes were great. Very easy and Tim was able to take them to work Tuesday for his lunch very easily. I have gotten on a kick of making several foods in muffin tins to help me with portion control. It's worked very well. Tuesday, we didn't have it because Tim's parents brought us dinner. Easiest dinner of the week! :-) Wednesday, I fixed the pasta I was going to fix on Tuesday. I liked it but it needed more seasonings. Maybe some basil or oregano or something. Tim doesn't like mushrooms but he picked around those and he didn't like the shrimp that was in there. I will make it again, possibly with chicken, but definitely with more seasonings. So, I'm just going to skip the enchiladas this week and do them next week. I'll let you know how the recipes for tonight and tomorrow night go. I'm really excited to try the mongolian beef!
Several of you left comments, sent me facebook messages or wrote on my facebook wall with such encouraging words. Thank you very much! It means so much to me to have such great friends and encouragers cheering me on in this journey through motherhood!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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