Settling in

With the stockings and Christmas tree tucked away until next year, we are settling back into our routine o' life.

The holidays were a nice break from our normal and I enjoyed plentiful time with my two boys even though they both got sick.  G came down with a virus on Christmas morning (yay) and ran a fever for a couple of days.  R came down with the flu a few days later but luckily was back to par by New Year's Eve.

We rang in the New Year by celebrating the nuptials of one of my best friends that I've known since middle school.  I was honored to be one of her bridesmaids -- she was a gorgeous bride and had a beautiful (and fun!) wedding.  A perfect way to start 2012!

G started "school" again -- I told him he was going to school the night before his first day back and he excitedly grabbed his backpack and headed for the door.  The next morning he was still very excited until we actually made it to his classroom.  Then he cried when I left, which he hasn't done since the very first week of school.  Sad for this mama but he was all smiles when I picked him up.

We have been spending as much time outdoors as we can soaking up this gorgeous "winter" weather.  Playing at the park has been a daily occurrence as well as:

taking rides in the wagon and

going for walks in the leaves.

We spent some quality time with the cousins (doesn't happen as often as it should) and played with a little friend from school.

We ended our membership to G*mboree for now to try other places that focus more on gymnastics.  We can only hope that he doesn't take after his mama and has better coordination and agility.  While I do possess some athletic prowess, my attempts at doing a cartwheel are really pathetic.

So far his favorite place (go figure) at the new gym is the ball pit.

How to get him to not put every.single.ball in his mouth is still TBD.

I go back to work this week at the high school and back to the gym with my trainer.  No more gluttonous eating.  Back to calorie counting.  Boo.  My new goals don't involve weight loss, per say, but lots and lots of toning.

Instead of setting resolutions for this year, I've decided to set goals for each week.  My goals for this week include running (twice), cooking (3x), and spending as much intentional, quality time with my little guy as possible.

Have a great week!