It's the weekend..

Oh how I long for weekends.  Mostly cause my man is home and I don't have to be alone chasing the curious Q around all alone.  That girl sure is active.  She doesn't stop moving from 7:30am to 8:30pm.  She's on the go go go.  Always something new to explore.  Let me just tell you I love that girl.  I love how she's so interested in "see"ing everything.  Her favorite thing to do is to point and say "see".  [If you find me on Vine you can watch videos on videos of Quorra being the cutest.]  I love that she's starting to talk.  You have no idea how much personality that girl has.  I look forward to her waking up in the morning cause she loves to snuggle and honk your nose.  This is how I found her this morning.  She was able to reach a book off the shelf next to her bed so she figured she would read.  I die.

This weekend the older kiddo's are at basketball camp and hanging out with Jared's dad.  So we will probably try and squeeze a date night tonight since hubs will be in LA for work all week... we are gonna miss that guy.  But since we have some alone time and the babe will nap in the morning we can work on our yard together.  Something I truly enjoy doing with my boo.  Hope you all have a fab weekend and get lots of sun!

xoxo

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Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a special day.  Partly because I have the best mom EVER and we always made a big deal out of Mother's Day.  But the other part because I am a momma to some of the best kids around.  Some of you may not know... or may wonder how I have a 12 and 7 year old... I made the decision to be a mom to two kiddos who were not my blood children.  It has been the most rewarding decision.  At times it may be VERY stressful and exhausting but at the end of the day they make me so happy and they deserve a mom and deserve to be loved unconditionally.  I truly love those kids as if they were my very own.  Their mom is not in their lives at all and it makes me sick thinking of not being involved in my kids lives.   (but she's the one missing out)

Then we were blessed with sweet Q who pulled all of us even closer.  Kalel and Anniston are such good siblings to Quorra and love her to pieces.  For example: Quorra learned to walk last week, on May 9th (Thursday) to be exact.  When the kids got home from school I couldn't wait to show them her new trick.  So as they walked in the door, I had Quorra just standing up and she walked straight to them.  Anni jumped around excited and Kalel practically cried.  They were so excited that baby sister was growing up.  I regret not having my video camera going cause it was adorable.

Jared and the kids spoiled me for Mother's Day.  We did a early Mother's Day brunch at Mimi's Cafe on Saturday (my favorite place for brunch...the muffins... drooool).  Then we went to Nordstrom Rack and I picked out some pant, heels, and a top.  Jared unfortunately woke up sick on Mother's Day but he was a good sport and went to the family BBQ anyway.  The kids gave me cards and Mother's Day presents they made at school.  It was a pretty great day spent with family.

Friday Night Boredom

You read that right.  Bored.  On a Friday night.  I'm totally okay with it though.  This week has been non-stop GO GO GO.  (and Hubs is getting sicky from the non stop madness)

Quorra is tucked into bed snoozing away.  Kalel, Anni, and Jared are at the church for Kalel's basketball practice.  And here I am... watching NBA playoffs. (Lets go Golden State!)

This weekend is Mother's Day weekend.  I LOVE mother's day.  The kiddos are super excited to give me their presents they made at school.  I love my little family of 5.

On to other randomness.

I started level 2 of 30 day shred after 10 days doing level 1... level 2 is a butt kicking and very core based.  I'm loving the sore feeling level 2 has been bringing.  I'm tempted to work out 6 days this week.... but probably not since tomorrow is my "cheat" relax day.




Well.  I hope all you lovely mama's out there have a beautiful Mother's Day!  Soak up all the lovey's.

xoxo

Productive

You guys... I've been SO productive today and it's not even 10:30am.

I've...
worked out
ran to the grocery store
started a crock pot meal for dinner
and straightened up the house.





I'm not gonna lie... it's impressive.  Now I need to put the Q down for a nap and get my work on.  Did I mention I think I am getting early signs of carpel tunnel from sitting at a computer daily?  {yet here I am wearing a brace to support my wrist and typing a blog..}

Happy Thursday //

Life as of late...

Life has been so crazy hectic lately.  We've had so much basketball for Kalel.  Lots of family stuff going on and lots of WORK.  I decided I needed to set some goals to allow me some relaxation time and some time for myself.  As mothers we often neglect ourselves (am I right?).. there's always something to do for husband, the kids, friends, and extended family.

So I've got back into working out 5 days a week and  that is one thing that makes my whole day go 10x better.  I love feeling healthier and watching my body transform.  I'm already growing some mean muscles.  (I am trying anyway... haha)

I'm also trying to meal plan a little better and a little healthier.  Husband and I cut out soda just a week ago and I'm already feeling a difference.  I tend to get lazy with meals and we eat out a lot.  So for the past week and half I've been planning dinners every night.  Lots of crock pot meals since they are easy to throw together at noon while the baby naps.

I am feeling a difference with everything since I'm getting into a more positive routine.  My routine used to be a lot more sluggish and busy and neglectful of the most important things.  I was busy working from home while tending to the baby and not really giving her the attention she needs.  So I try to work a little while she plays then once it's nap time I work as much as possible then spend the afternoon playing outside or walking around the house with her watching her grow.

Life seems to move so fast.  I'm trying to freeze the moments I can.  Thank goodness for iphones!  I get some of the BEST pictures and videos of little Q thanks to that device attached to my hand.

Quorra is SO close to walking.  She is talking a ton.  She says new things all the time.  Her favorite new thing is saying Ow and showing us an old scab that once was a fresh scratch.  She calls everyone baby and flirts like no other (not a surprise!)