Catching up

I can't believe it's been 2 weeks since I last blogged... I have plenty of excuses- too busy (those candies aren't going to crush themselves, you know...), too tired, too stressed, blah, blah, blah...

Anyway, I'm back, so let's get to it...The last couple of weeks have included...

A trip to,the zoo:

 

 

 

 

E loves this little zoo, and the two times we've gone there, we end up spending hours (I actually ended up looking up on my iPhone when closing time was so I could know when I could get her out of there!)

 

Another day, we went to a really cool pond and spray park:

 

 

E has been going to summer camp at the Y, and seems to like it. One day, she inexplicably decided to go dressed like this:

They are outside most of the day, and also she did a project with glue, so her new sneakers came home looking like this:

We've been enjoying the pool at out apartment complex, one of the things I love about living here! Paden was over after camp on Friday, so the kids got in some swim time:

Yesterday we went over to my friend A's house, where E (reluctantly) got her hair done by A, and got to play with A's son and niece.

Hard to believe, but E will start 1st grade (!!!!!!!) in less than 2 weeks! This summer is flying by, like they all seem to now...I still have not gotten any of E's school supplies, yikes!

 

 

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Who is that big kid?

So today Elizabeth spent the day at her Afterschool program at the Y, since school was closed again to clean up after the Blizzard. When I went to pick her up this afternoon, I peeked in the window that looked down into the rock wall room, where I knew her group was today. It didn't take me long to spot her, but wow...she just looks so huge!

It kind of takes my breath away, how fast it's all going...

 

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Dance class

Saturday morning, E had her first dance class at the Y. The cuteness-factor was overwhelming.  Seriously...

 

Quite possibly my new favorite picture of her :)

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A few pics from the weekend

Playing PBSKids games

Tee Ball at the Y

Going for a little walk around Maria's neighborhood

 

Enjoying an expresso (minus the coffee!) with Maria

Fall is here!

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Cell phone photo dump

Just a few random pics from the past week...

 

Waiting for the school bus

 

                                                    
Hockey and rock climbing at the Y

She decided she liked the red helmets better :)

Hope you're all having a great weekend! Elizabeth is with Maria right now, so I'm getting a little "me time"...I'm supposed to be catching up on paperwork for my job, but blogging is more fun:)
Thank you Maria!

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Rockclimbing was a hit! Soccer, not so much...

So today was Elizabeth's second "Sports Sampler" class at the Y. This week, they did Soccer.  For whatever reason, E just wasn't that into it today.  She had loved the Basketball last week, but was not too enthused by the Soccer. She kept asking if we could leave, and I kept redirecting her back to the class.  We ended up leaving just a few minutes early.  After my workout, we went to the rock climbing wall, which was open this morning for kids, and E was dying to try it.  She loved it, and took several turns. 

Getting buckled up by the instructor

She actually got pretty high up!  She was quite proud of herself :)

This one cracks me up, not sure why the instructor has his head down, covering his face, lol

Sports Sampler class, Monkey Joe's and Fried Rice

I signed Elizabeth up for a class at the Y which started today, called the "Sports Sampler", where they do different sports each week.  I thought this would be a fun way to expose E to different sports and see which she really likes.  Today they did basketball, and my little jock loved it!

 After her class, she went to the Playroom, where Child Care was provided, so I could get in a quick workout, then E wanted to go to the playround outside the Y for a little while.

Yeah, this gave me a few gray hairs...

After going home for lunch, we headed out to one of E's all time favorite places...Monkey Joe's...Yep, she talked me into going there again... :)

On the way home, we stopped at the mall for some Fried Rice...

My energizer bunny out back playing soccer after we got home...

By the way, is it just me, or is E looking super tall and grown up in these pictures???

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Resolutions update

Since we are half way through 2012 (!!!!), I thought I'd give an update on how my New Years Resolutions are going...I first blogged about my resolutions back in January here and here.  My two main resolutions were to 1) "be a better blogger,"" and 2) lose weight, be healthier.

So how have I been doing?  Let's see...

1) Be a better blogger... I've been doing fairly well on this one, I'd say.  I was not able to blog every day in January like I wanted to.  Somehow I just couldn't get it done (it's harder than it sounds!).  However, I have definitely been blogging more frequently than I was.  And, I (finally) did a complete blog makeover.  It took me forever (and that's only a slight exageration) to figure out how to do it, but I did it, and I kinda like it, if I do say so myself :)  Also, I've been making a point of trying to comment more on other people's blogs.  So, while I have room for improvment in this area, and lots of ideas for posts that I haven't written yet, I think I've been doing ok on this one...

2) Lose weight, be healthier...Actually yes, I've been doing this...Since February, I've lost a buncha weight :)  Thanks to kicking out just about all food that I enjoy processed foods, diet soda, and beer, plus working out regularly at the Y, I've made that number on the scale go down :)  And I definitely feel better (no more "carbo comas" or food hangovers)  Just hope I can keep this up!!!!!


 Just for comparison, below is a picture from July 2011, then a picture from July 2012. 



July 2011



July 2012

So...that's where I'm at right now...still a work in progress, and actually, I'm cool with that.  I think we should always be growing and evolving.  Otherwise, what's the point, right? 

Hmmm...this has been a pretty "all about me" post, hasn't it...?  Isn't this blog supposed to be "all about Elizabeth?"  No worries, we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming shortly :)

Anyone out there want to share their progress on their New Year's resolutions?  Love to hear from you (especially you lurkers out there, you know who you are :)

Swimming at the Y

We love to go swimming at the Y, especially in the cold weather months when outdoor pools and beaches aren't an option. Today we met up with E's BFF's family at the Y and had a great time.