Wild Child

Alaina loves watching shows upstairs in the Bonus Room.  She loves dancing around, jumping, rocking on the video game chairs.  This is her watching Barney - so glad I saved all the old Dora, Elmo and Barney stuff from Caitlin.  Alaina loves it all!

And it was so hot last week, I ran fans all over the house.  They helped the AC keep up.  Alaina loves to yell in them and hear her echo.

Caitlin is eight!

I am so proud of the girl you are becoming!!

A New Normal

I am finally learning to love my treadmill.  I have struggled this year with finding time and energy to work out.  By the time I get home from work, I just want to spend some time with my family.  By the time they are in bed I'm usually too tired to do anything.  I get up at 5 each morning and have been in the habit of taking a long hot bath to gradually wake up.  I knew I just couldn't wake up any earlier than that.  So my solution - to still get up at 5 but just workout and then take a shower.  It was hard at first but after a few weeks, it is my new habit.  I know that even though I'm sleepy when I wake up, all I have to do is get on that treadmill and start my warm up and I am fully awake within 2 minutes.  I have learned a lot about myself while running.  I've learned that my brain likes to lie to my body.  My brain tells me I can't run for long periods of time.  But I have learned when I ignore my brain, my body can do all kinds of things.   Running is ALL mental.  And I'm getting stronger mentally.  And I love it!!  I am looking foward to my first 5K in August.  And then I will immediately start training for a 10K!

I Swimming

This little girl is starting to love the pool.  Every time we drive by the pool, she points it out and says,"I swimming."

These are the birthday cards the three girls made for Caitlin.  I thought they were so sweet!!