Very, Very Nice

Hmmm, it's Friday night, my hubby is looking VERY sexy dusting the house!!! I have NOT had time to clean the house because I've had a lot of work lately...so Friday night my dear hubby helped me clean the WHOLE house!! Thanks dear!! It was fun!!! :)

Since we cleaned all night Friday, we were in the "mood" to GET OUT!!! We took the kids and headed out for a hike...we went over to Peralta and did the Dutchman trail. The drive was nice, we jammed out to U2 (my kids favorite!) the whole way there.

It was a BEAUTIFUL day and the sights were gorgeous. Everything was SO GREEN!!! It was awesome.

After a while hiking, we came across this quaint little stream. The kids LOVED it!!! We got this great family pic by sticking the camera on a rock and setting the timer!

Me and the kids were looking for flat, round rocks to skip in the water. My DAD is the best at this, I have a lot of memories of skipping rocks with my dad. It was fun doing it with the kids...they weren't the best "skippers" but they sure had fun trying!!! After a while they just started chucking the BIG rocks in, so they could get splashed by the water!

The little Walker Man hanging out among the dirt and rocks:) He was in heaven!

I LOVE being with my family...especially times like this. Just being out in beautiful places and having good conversations, laughter, and being GOOFY!!!!

Oh and if you noticed in the earlier pictures of me, YES I chopped my hair off! Still getting used to it, but I am thinking that I LOVE IT!!!
The NEW ME!!!!

My husband thinks I'm hot...Hmmmmm....

In a Rut....

A big fat *sigh* to start off my blog for this day! It's only the middle of January, and I feel like I'm already in a rut. Last week was a big fat blur of things and I just don't feel like myself. I know that the good 'ole monthly visitor that arrived yesterday has a big impact on my feelings. But I still don't like the feelings. The sadness, the crying, the moodiness....JUST QUIT IT!!!! I've been feeling very worried and full of doubts about me and my running of the 1/2 marathon. Why?!!! When my mind was so dead set on doing it. And everybody keeps telling me that I CAN do it. Is it because I lack self confidence? Every morning I get a quote from "Runners World" and this morning it was by Eleanor Roosevelt..."You must do the thing which you think you cannot do" LOVE IT!!!! So fits what I've been feeling lately. Even though the doubts are buzzing around in my head, in my heartest of hearts, I do know that I CAN and WILL do it.

I also feel like this past week I've lived with too many "should'ves"....I should've called this person, I should've talked to him nicer, I should've given them one more kiss. I don't like living a life full of should'ves. I want a life of I DID's. I did call this person, I did treat him with respect, and I DID give them EXTRA KISSES!!! Just....because. Because I don't want to be that person. I want to be me...and somewhere in the last week, I've lost the big M and big E in ME. But, I'm putting her back together again...and she will succeed.

Not One, But TWO!!!!

Rebekkah came to me yesterday morning with blood all over her hands and mouth. She had hit Abby's head with her teeth! Her two top teeth were already loose, but the one was now pretty loose. So I said, we gonna pull it out then?!!! She said yep...so I told her to put her brave face on, no crying, and I'd do it. She said OK!!! So, we yanked, and out it came!!!!
Well, yesterday AFTERNOON (yes, same day!) the kids were playing around with dad...throwing pillows back and forth at each other. Nathan must have got her right in the mouth again because there she was, bleeding again and her other tooth was now really loose! So, we went through it again, and here she is!! 2 missing top teeth! She was having a hard time talking with losing just the one, she is definitely having a hard time now!!!

CUTE GIRL!!!!

Where Will This Year Take Me???~~~

Well, the holidays are over and with that brings a new year. A new year, new goals, new changes, new experiences....I have done a lot of pondering/thinking over the last few days. Wondering what this year will bring me, my family, my marriage. I've decided that instead of making a bunch of goals that are supposed to last me the whole year, that I would make little goals for myself every month. I have January already completed--one goal that I'm very excited about is training for my 1/2 marathon that I'll be participating in on February 2nd. I have gone back and forth with the idea, although I've wanted to do it since having my son. I kept talking myself out of it for some reason, even though I know that I CAN do it. So I'm very excited. Along with the training, I will be VERY conscious about what foods I am eating. I will eat things that are good for my body and that will give me the "fuel" I need. Therefore, sugar, candy, and sweets will NOT be in my consumption. The reason I decided to do a list of goals for myself every month is because we tend to be VERY "gung-ho" about goals at the beginning of every year, and then as time passes, those goals tend to kind of fall to the wayside. I think goals are very important, because it gives me a challenge, something to look forward to, a way to keep myself committed to different decisions that I've made for myself, and then of course...the feeling of accomplishment always felt when completing those goals. So, here's to a new year!! I hope that it finds every happy and healthy and "goal oriented"!!!!