Summer is Here!

Yay!!  Summer is here and with it so many possibilities.  I have been thinking and searching...on pinterest of course!...of things we can do this summer to mix it up a bit.  I want us to be able to enjoy every second of it and make the most of every second.  Most of all I want to make amazing memories that the kiddos can start building on every summer.  It's so amazing to watch the three of them bonding and building these beautiful relationships and I want to try to foster as much of that as I can.  So with that here is my list of 100 things that we are going to accomplish this summer!  Enjoy :)

1.   hula hoop
2.   bake cookies
3.   story time
4.   make sock puppets
5.   visit museums
6.   board games
7.   tie dye shirts
8.   star gazing
9.   camp in the back yard
10. face paint
11. plant flowers
12. make smoothies
13. family pictures
14. puzzles
15. bathtub paints
16. explore a new city
17. cloud watching
18. go for a picnic
19. make rootbeer floats
20. go on a scavenger hunt
21. puppet show
22. make s'mores
23. botanical garden
24. bowling
25. beach
26. zoo
27. blow bubbles
28. make lemonade
29. finger paint
30. water fight
31. swim
32. pinata
33. dollar movies
34. telescope
35. splash park
36. cookout
37. hike
38. nature center
39. planetarium
40. make ice cream
41. visit a farm
42. sidewalk chalk
43. "drive in movie"
44. fireworks
45. parade
46. game night
47. catch bugs
48. fly kites
49. paper airplanes
50. play dough
51. library
52. magic show
53. ride bikes
54. farmers market
55. frisbee
56. art project
57. feed ducks
58. soccer
59. make a fort
60. mini golf
61. sprinklers
62. sandcastles
63. model plane
64. visit grandparents
65. breakfast for dinner
66. cereal necklaces
67. new playgrounds
68. handprint art
69. pillow fight
70. make pizza
71. visit aquarium
72. pool
73. plant a garden
74. glow in the dark lawn bowling
75. road trip
76. play red light/green light
77. play hide and go seek
78. fishing in the bathtub
79. make glow in the dark cupcakes
80. commit a random act of kindness
81. make popsicles
82. pajama day
83. reading program
84. ice cream party
85. pick wildflowers
86. playdates
87. yoga
88. make windchimes
89. jump rope
90. birthday parties!!!
91. summer camp
92. pick some kind of fruit
93. go to an air show
94. county fair
95. have breakfast in bed
96. make granola bars
97. play in the mud
98. make a birdhouse
99. rock garden
100. have a tea party

So that's it...there is our summer bucket list.  I hope we can get all of these things done and more!  

A Memorable Memorial Day...

What a great day it turned out to be.  The kids were so excited...and yes I know I go overboard on holidays but come on...it's so fun to see their faces enjoying the magic of a holiday.  Audrey was so excited about her dress she was actually clapping when we put it on!  I just hope that all of these memories will last forever in their minds and they can remember back to these times and cherish their childhood.  I want every second of it to be magic. :)

97 degrees and the sun was shining!  What a great way to get the summer started.  We spent the day outside getting the backyard set up for summer and did some swimming!  Mark was so happy to be outside and playing.  I swear that kid would stay outside permanently if we let him!  The twins came out for a bit too later in the day once it cooled down.  Aiden of course is happy as long as he is doing whatever Mark is doing and Audrey just does her thing.  I love watching them play together and am so excited for the day when they can actually run around the back yard and play together :).

Week one down

Week one was a success.  I started out with Jillian's 30 day shred but dropped off after a few days.  My weight didn't seem to be dropping at all so I fell back onto what I know works time and time again.  I got onto the elliptical and treadmill and put my time in.  Once I started burning those calories and doing a small amount of free weights I started to feel a difference in my body!   This morning was weigh in day and I lost 3 pounds!  I was more than excited.  My weekly goal is to be able to drop 2 pounds so this was even better.  I have started thinking a lot about what I eat and how I fuel my body.  I have decided that I am going to give my family a challenge of eating only unprocessed foods for one month.  Now if you know me then you know that giving up diet pepsi is almost impossible for me!  I am hoping by getting all of the sugars out of my diet that it will kick that nasty habit and I can start feeding my body with the things it needs to be in the best shape possible!  I will include for the month of March what I'm attempting to eat to kick those sugar cravings and get my family on the track to healthy eating!  I did find an amazing blog about eating unprocessed foods and I'm hoping it will help me stay on track!   Check it out if you are interested....http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/

Day Two...

I'll be honest....it was really difficult to get up this morning.  I had a moment of "I just want to close my eyes and go back to sleep until the kids get up."  BUT I got my butt up and out of bed and threw my sneakers on and ran.  I def didn't push myself like I should have but I ran for 20 mins.  I need to make sure that I challenge myself a little more each day.  After climbing off of the treadmill I DID NOT want to push play on that DVD.  I was already feeling sore from the first day of Jillian and was tired.  I will say that once I got started I was happy that I did it.  Yes I was sore but it felt good.  I still wasn't able to get through the entire thing without stopping but it will come.  As far as food goes I did pretty well.  On Tuesday nights I go to a dinner with my church and I don't know in advance what I will be eating.  SO I try to keep my weight watchers points pretty low so I'm "safe."  Well tonight it was mostly all vegetables and if you know me you know I am not a vegetable person.  I ate as much as I could and kept thinking to myself that I would NEED to stop at McDonalds on the way home to get something to eat.  By the time I was driving home I had decided that I would go straight home and have a healthy snack.  So here I sit drinking a diet pepsi and eating popcorn.  On to day three...

Day One...

Day one went pretty well.  I was able to get a 20 min run in at 4.2 speed and then completed Jillian's 30 day shred afterward.   I had Mark next to me the entire time laughing and pointing but I completed it!  I had to take a few second break during the jumping jacks but I know if I keep this up those jumping jacks will get easier and easier.  I followed my weight watcher points and decided to try to drink half of my body weight in water.  Well I did pretty well with my points...only went one over and I drank 50 of the 75 oz of water.  It was a start :).   I decided since I'm going to blog about this that I'm going to put it all out there and measure my body.  I'll update half way through and then again at the end.   Here it goes (keep in mind I just had two babies :)   Chest 39....Waist 34....Hips 42....Thigh 20....Arm 11.5.  Off to bed....the alarm is set for 5:30 so I can start day 2!

Jillian against Megan...30 days

Tomorrow I will start Jillians 30 day shred.  I plan on following my weight watchers points and completing her 30 day shred along with some running to prepare for the upcoming shamrock shuffle.  Today I'm starting at 149 pounds.  She claims that you can lose up to 20 pounds in the 30 days so I'm going to give it my best shot.  I will measure my body and also check for inches lost as well as blog about what Im eating.  By doing this I'm hopeful that I will stick to this plan!!