Loving Life One Day at a Time!: April 2012

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Fun At Mimi & Grampy's

We've been having a ton of fun at Mimi and Grampy's since we arrived. The kids have enjoyed being outside and discovering neat things on the Shaub's property.

The weather has been glorious lately. It sure does make spending time outside easy.

365 Photo Project

04/13- Box House: Uncle Dan built Ethan and Bella a fun house out of boxes. Endless fun!

04/14- A Taste of Spring: Spring tulips in Mimi's backyard.

04/16- Sitting Pretty: Emalina learned how to sit up in these last two weeks.

04/17- Window View: Looking out Mimi's kitchen window on a nice spring day.

04/18- Bathing Beauty: Emalina loved taking a bath in Mimi's kitchen sink. It was the perfect size.

04/19- LIttle Helpers: Bella and Ethan helping in the kitchen.

04/20- Flower Girl: Bella helping Mimi plant her new pansies.

04/21- Hanging Around: Sights from Mimi's House

04/22-Water Boy: Ethan watering the... plants?!?

04/23-Hard at Work: Bella and Ethan helping Mimi wash the windows.

04/24 Moo: Giving Ethan just enough light during the night.

Friday, April 20, 2012

No Pain... No Gain!

I have been meaning to post this for a while now. A few people have asked... and I guess if I was brave enough to post the before pics, I'd better be brave enough to post the after.

I lost a total of 9 inches from my before measurements. The best being around my tummy area, in which I lost almost 3.5 inches. I felt great doing the workouts and even looked forward to doing them everyday. I usually did them when Ethan and Emalina were down for their afternoon nap and Bella was in her room for a quiet time.

It took me a little longer then it was supposed to and I have to admit, I didn't stick to the routine 100%. But for the most part ever week my dates with Shaun T were... Insane! And I loved every minute of it!!! I guess I'm weird like that! LOL! There's nothing like having a good workout, sweating a lot and feeling great afterwards!

I didn't quite know exactly how it would turn out, nor if I would really see results. After the first 2 weeks however, I knew that it was going to work after I lost 2 inches off my tummy measurement.

The only thing I changed in my diet was eating 2 eggs every morning. Other then that... I still ate just as many bags (YES bags) of Cadbury Mini Eggs, gummies, popcorn, cookies, pizza and desserts as I usually do. Sorta wish I had stuck with some kind of meal plan to see the changes I could have gotten. Maybe next time... Haha!

Update: Since I left Germany, I haven't really worked out at all (Thank goodness for a hungry breastfeeding baby). I keep saying to Ben... I'd better start doing something or I'm going to turn into a flabby mess. LOL!

Bathing Beauty!

Emalina has never been a real fan of bath time.

But when she woke up from her nap on Wednesday with poop almost up to her neck (not joking)... It was time for a GOOD bath. We cleaned out the sink and in she went...

And she LOVED it! I don't know if it was the size of the sink, or the fact that she fit perfectly and could sit up right, but whatever it was, it sure did make for some great pics.

LOVE this one... Just look at those dimples. I guess she takes after her momma (the guys didn't call me "Chief Thunder Thighs" in high school for nothing!!!) LOL!