Sorry, can’t say that without a tinge of excitement in my voice. I had THAT [...]]]> This was the first weekend we spent at home in weeks! First it was the Ocean City Half Marathon Anniversary getaway, then the next weekend was my niece’s communion in PA, and of course last weekend was the MUUUDDDER!

Sorry, can’t say that without a tinge of excitement in my voice. I had THAT much fun.

Anyway, this weekend we stayed home, sort of.

This morning I woke up and started the laundry before heading out for a run.

It was the first real active thing I’ve done since the mudder and after being sick. Not my fastest run….

…but it felt great!

When I got back Little Guy greeted me at the door. He’s so freakin’ cute in the mornings. We created a fun playlist on youtube and danced around. This is him doing his "Secret Agent Man"

He kept creeping around the perimeter of the room. It was hysterical.

Side Note: That is the home of my future office. I just haven’t had the time or finances to actually furnish it yet.

Breakfast was a spinach omelet for me and frosted mini-wheats with farm fresh strawberries for him.

The baby had an egg and some cheerios and then we were off!

I piled the kids in the car and headed to Lancaster to visit a friend. The Husband had a golf date with his Dad.

It was nice just to hang and catch up. The kids had fun too. Here’s Little Guy dancing to the end of Megamind and Little Bean investigated some drawers. lol

Afterwards we headed to the outlets for some shopping. By far the best purchase of the day were these…

Oh! and the chocolate chip mint ice cream.

The mask?

Don’t ask.

We came home to quite a mess.

But not for long…

We were on a mission!

Our reward?

A walk to the park.

Irish saw us off.

And we swung.

And Swung.

Dinner was some crazy concoction I made up with beans, hot dogs and chayote squash.

I told you it was crazy.

Someone wasn’t too happy about it but he ate some. You guys know my philosophy on the whole, you eat what I cook thing, right?

Well, he did, after a little stern talking to.

After dinner we finished watching our Sunday night movie with some popcorn.

The husband came home, put the kids to bed and folded all the laundry I kept up with all day.

Could the day have ended any better?

I don’t think so. lol

Before I go two pictures I wanted to share that didn’t really "fit" in my recap…

1. Ripe Bananas…. YES!

I freeze them in single-serve baggies so I can make my summer time snack obsession…. Banana Soft-Serve

2. Avocado Plant Update

Looking good! Our apple trees, on the other hand, not so good. :( The cat decided to use the pot they were in as a second litter box while we were away a few weeks ago.

Anyway, it was a great weekend. I had some cheese and crackers after the kids went to bed. I’m still struggling a bit with the night time snacking habit. Who wants to commit to a A Week of Snack-Less Nights again? I need a little challenge. It could be a fun way to start the week!

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I don’t why I do this.

Ugh.

I don’t want to talk about it. Tomorrow’s a new day. The running clothes are already out. No guilt. End of story. Moving on.

We met at 6:30 this morning and it was great! I’ll post a little more about it tomorrow. I recorded 1 fun video [...]]]> This morning started bright and early with a Tough Mudder session. Normally it’s Saturday mornings but yesterday I ran the Sole of the City 10k so moved a few things around.

We met at 6:30 this morning and it was great! I’ll post a little more about it tomorrow. I recorded 1 fun video and snapped this photo in the car before heading home.

oh and yup. I joined Instagram. FINALLY now that it’s on the Droid. To be honest, I’m still trying to figure it all out. I’m more of a web girl than a phone girl and it’s more app based than I’m used to.

When I got home Ryan greeted me at the door all excited. He said I needed to see his "messy room." I told him we would be cleaning today and his room was a total disaster.

I could tell by the way he was acting that he already did it and I was so proud of him. Here it was barely 8AM and he woke up, cleaned his room and got dressed all while The Husband and Little Bean slept.

We had breakfast. I know it’s weird but I had leftovers.

Nothing else sounded good and I was out of eggs. :(

We had a good morning. Little Bean wasn’t feeling 100% so we just chilled a little.

Then it was down to business. The boys organized clothes….

while I cleaned the bathrooms.

After cleaning the upstairs and starting the laundry it was lunch time.

The Husband and Little Bean were both napping so it was just us. I had a leftover Salmon burger and Little Guy had leftover chinese food.

In the afternoon Little Guy and I had a Special Agent Birthday party to attend. We left the 2 sleepy heads at home watching soccer.

Our instructions said to arrive in disguise.

That is Cheetah Boy. We made the mask a few weeks ago and he’s been wearing it almost daily.

Once we arrived additional disguises were supplied.

There was Secret Agent Training,

code decoding,

and many other agent duties. It was a great party. Perfect for 15 – 7 year olds and so creative. They even had a homemade bomb shaped birthday cake!

I was planning on hitting the grocery store on the way home but honestly, I just didn’t have it in me. I’ll go sometime during with week. It was raining and cold and I was TIRED.

Instead we came home and planned our Sunday Picnic. I made a fun pizza in honor of Cheetah Boy…

The Boys played in the living room they just cleaned.

Little Bean finally decided to join us.

He slept most of the day but boy did he need it. I think his molars are really coming in. His drool’s been like a faucet, he was running a slight temp, and he was uncharacteristically GRUMPY!

This week our Sunday movie was The Lost World: Jurassic Park. We watched. We folded.

We played.

We annoyed the cat.

It was a great day. :)

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That’s a frame from one of this weeks Tough Mudder Training video. I’ll post more tomorrow!

Big Brothers are the best breakfast entertainers.

Chart from Nike+

I was really nervous about this run for some reason. I haven’t really covered this type of distance alone in quite some time. So I downloaded a few podcasts to listen to and it helped me find a zone. I think I [...]]]> My morning started with this…

Chart from Nike+

I was really nervous about this run for some reason. I haven’t really covered this type of distance alone in quite some time. So I downloaded a few podcasts to listen to and it helped me find a zone. I think I may give up music in lieu of some NPR’s Fresh Air.

3 episodes and I’m a sweaty mess who just ran 8 miles!

After the run I made breakfast for goofball 1…

Goofball 2…

And myself.

It was an egg morning all around. :)

After breakfast I piled the boys in the car and we headed to PA for my nieces birthday.

It was a 3 hour drive there. We needed rations.

Homemade Microwave popcorn

My niece turned 11. She was born 1 month before I got married.

She makes me feel OLD! In a good, fascinating kind of way. It’s amazing watching kids grow.

The party was fun. It was nice to relax and just hang out.

Here’s Little Bean and I sharing some cake.

He was getting so tired.

We climbed back in the car and drove the 3 hours home.

Dinner was waffles and broccoli.

Don’t ask. lol

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Saturday started with my Tough Mudder Training. More on that tomorrow. It was awesome. I also took the Little Guy rock wall climbing. We [...]]]> Actually this whole weekend ROCKED. Friday night we cleaned the garage, ordered pizza and watched a movie. I know.. nothing spectacular but it really kicked off a fun productive weekend.

Saturday started with my Tough Mudder Training. More on that tomorrow. It was awesome. I also took the Little Guy rock wall climbing. We had a blast. I can see myself REALLY getting into it. Little Guy’s a bit more like his Dad in the scared of heights department but I’m working on building his confidence. He almost made it half way up this trip!

Today started off early with a little reading.

I don’t get sucked into books often but this one’s got me. After I saw the movie I needed to read the books.

We were going to have breakfast but with no eggs in the house we were out of ideas except… an early trip to the grocery store!

Notice the reusable shopping bags. We remembered!

Also notice the soda, *sigh* If it wasn’t for the husband I’d run a soda free house.

My breakfast…

1 egg omelet with ham and red peppers and a whole wheat English muffin on the side.

Then the boys played…

while I put away the groceries…

and framed our new family photos.

In 6 years we went from one 1 year old to one 1 year old and an almost 7 year old. :)

With a little argument I finally got the laundry moving.

Then I made lunch.

We clean the fridge of leftovers. :)

Then goofball…

… and I went to the see the Lorax in 3D.

It was ok. Not my favorite animated flick and I’m a huge Seuss fan. I thought Horton was better.

When we got back The Husband swept Little Guy away to the driving range. Bean and I kept the laundy moving…

… annoyed the cat…

… had snack on a walk…

… and hit the park.

I got one-on-one time with each one of my babies today. How awesome is that!

Dinner was a grill-fest!

Cabbage wedges, turkey burgers and sugar snap peas.

While I cooked the boys played, again. :)

Dinner time!

Dessert time!

The boy who doesn’t like fruit struck again but I’m not giving up that easy. ;)

After dinner it was Return of the Jedi time!

Oh.. and Chocolate time.

I’ve been quite obsessed.

I didn’t run today. I traded my rest day for tomorrow and plan on 7 miles then. I have some more fun running news but it will have to wait until tomorrow. Once Upon a Time.. Mad Men.. It’s time to spend time with my other baby. :)

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We had a pretty standard day except for the crazy stomach bug that’s been making the rounds. It started early in the week with Little Guy, then Baby, then me and today, The Husband.

Here’s [...]]]> I’m not going to do a play-by-play of our Sensational Sunday tonight, just a few fun photos.

We had a pretty standard day except for the crazy stomach bug that’s been making the rounds. It started early in the week with Little Guy, then Baby, then me and today, The Husband.

Here’s how the boys and I spent our day…

Breakfast with Goofball.

Laundry with Goofball.

Shopping.

Mudder workout. Knocked off another week of training!

Movie Picnic time! We are in full fledged Star Wars craziness!

A new game with baby. I’ll post about on Toddler Times later this week.

I had an appetizer before dinner. Carrots dipped in my new favorite dressing.

Dinner was a GIANT slice of pizza. How fun is that?!?

The boys "eating" in the living room.

Irish in her favorite position. My 3rd entry in a new 365 Project I’m doing on Google+. My goal is to take and share at least one photo a day for the next year as I practice my photograghy skills. I want to get better.

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I’ve asked The Trainer (my old friend) to help me prepare for the Tough Mudder with one outdoor training session a week. He does these creative outdoor workouts and today we had fun with 2 [...]]]> I had the most awesome day and it all started with my new friend here, Mr. Tire.

I’ve asked The Trainer (my old friend) to help me prepare for the Tough Mudder with one outdoor training session a week. He does these creative outdoor workouts and today we had fun with 2 tires and a few cinder blocks.

I know it’s gonna sounds utterly ridiculous but I actually had fun! It was hard, there’s no doubt about it, but nothing beats that strong, confident, "holy crap I’m FIT" feeling.

And that’s how I felt. I’m proud of myself for checking off every training session this past week.

I came home to this…

He’s totally hooked on his morning egg. I made one and had it ready before I left because as you may know, The Husband can’t boil water let alone fry an egg, but he can sure fold laundry! lol

I made myself the MOST AMAZING BOWL OF OATMEAL EVER for breakfast.

Sorry, I can’t help but scream it. I don’t think I’ll ever eat oatmeal any other way. It’s that good.

After breakfast we headed for some laundry sorting fun…

…and finger throwing.

He cracks me UP! We were joking about something. I can’t even remember but it was funny.

The rest of morning was spent cleaning.

REALLY cleaning.

Our reward was putting together our last Heroica game, the Caverns Of Nathuz.

And lunch!

Yup. I made another Grilled Beet Sandwich. It’s that good! Plus I have an open can of beets to use up. ;)

Game time!

Cat time!

Sometimes she just so stoic.

I took both boys to store.

We have a lot of fun together, even at the grocery store.

We had even more when we got home.

I multitasked while putting the groceries away and made Little Guy’s lunch.

I’ll show you what came home tomorrow on the School Lunch Idea page.

Once everything was put away we played a game of Heroica with all sets connected…

…while enjoying some new popcorn we found.

It’s REALLY good and was on sale for $1 a bag!

Here’s me, in my Helmet of Protection, winning.

I must admit, it’s a pretty fun game once you figure out some base house rules.

Soon it was time for our new Sensational Sunday tradition, a movie picnic!

I made chicken legs, baked sweet potato fries and roasted asparagus. No forks needed. :)

Little Bean wasn’t much into Revenge of the Sith but he still had fun.

The movie’s now over, the kids are in bed and someone’s keeping me company while I blog. :)

It was a great, productive day and I’m ready to face the week.

Hope you had a fabulous weekend!

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Breakfast. As you can see…

The house is a mess.

After a slow morning I decided we needed a bit of [...]]]> I’m going to do a little less talking and more picture sharing today. Let’s just say, I’m in a mood and leave it at that.

Breakfast. As you can see…

The house is a mess.

After a slow morning I decided we needed a bit of music to get us motivated.

I received samples of a new unsweetened tea drink…

I LOVE them. Little Guy, not so much…

I made lunch out of leftovers.

I may post it on GreenLiteBites but to be honest, I’ve been having a creative slump in the kitchen lately.

The kids sharing a pear.

I’ll blog about this on Baby’s First Year but getting him to eat pear was a HUGE accomplishment. He’s been fearful of fruit.

We went shopping.

I ate chocolate.

It was that kind of day.

The boys played soccer.

And I got this perfect shot.

Time for our picnic!

The Husband picked up KFC, I roasted some asparagus, and we settled in for Jurassic Park.

Of course we made popcorn.

By the time I got my picture taken the kids were melting down or falling asleep. lol

And right now, I’m doing the same.

Goodnight. :)

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