Jogging Strollers

OK, we finally bit the bullet 2 weeks ago and we went out and bought a jogging stroller...we walked in to babies R us to get Addy a new big-girl carseat, and out we came with 2 big purchases...oops/yay! :o)


ANYWAY, we picked out a pretty cool stroller, tested out the floor model and grabbed the box
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2796629



and out we went! When we got home I put it together (that's my job...I'm the putter-together-er...you know what I mean) and holy shit, I realized it has a built-in MP3 speaker...like, you just plug your IPOD in and the kids can rock out while you are going for your run! How cool is that?

The kids love it, I love it, it's really easy to push while you are running, and the kids have plenty of room. The front wheel swivels when you want it to, or you can lock it in to place to run.

The only problem with it is that Chase tries to escape, because he'd rather run with us!


Cute story, on Saturday morning we got out to work out early, and still had the kids in their PJ's...Chase was wearing a rather heinous pair of white jammies with boats or something along those lines on it...and you know how kids jammies are supposed to be tight? Well, these weren't exactly flattering. So, Chase ran and walked 2 miles with us, waving to all of the neighbors driving by, and he had a blast...rocking his white jammies and light-up shoes...so he looked especially ridiculous.

But he was SO happy, and he got such great exercise, that it made up for us not being able to really run the whole time...he is 2.5 you know! :o)

Happy Mothers Day

We had a crazy Mother's day...I DID get to sleep in until almost 9 so I can't complain! Something about the nasty weather makes Chase a wild man...

Here's a never-ending list of why I am a Happy Mother:
*I have 2 wonderful children, silly and rotten at the same time.
*I have a wonderful husband, ditto on the silly and rotten :o)
*I am thankful to have my mom and dad so close by, so that my children will grow up knowing them, and enjoying their time together...not a day goes by that Chase tells me it's nice outside so he should go to grandma's house...or that he is packing to go to grandma's house.
*I am thankful to have my mother in law and father in law so involved in our lives and so close with the kids
*I am thankful to have an awesome sister, who is a wonderful friend and aunt to my children...who I miss every day and can't wait to see her in June!
*I have 2 great sister in law's who are wonderful Aunts to the kids and spend lots of time with them
*I love getting to snuggle with Chase
*I love it when Addy runs over and climbs in my lap when I am sitting on the floor
*I love it when Chase goes and gets a haircut with his daddy
*I love getting to put Addy's hair into pigtails
*I love turning around to see Addy sitting forward in her car seat now...it's so funny, you can tell she's kind of freaked out about it and I am hoping she'll be able to relax and take a nap in it soon!
*I love taking the kids for a run in our new jogging stroller and listening to the kids giggle and scream with glee for us to go faster...it's hilarious.

gotta get back to work, but I did want to say something about being grateful for being a mommy...it is the best job in the world...I'm glad I'm back at my day job today though! ;o)

Picnics & Choo-Choos

Man it has been a whirlwind of a few days around here!

Saturday we ran some errands in the AM and it was gorgeous outside, so we decided to have a picnic. I has hoping to meet up with my friend Amy who was in town, so we headed to Ida Lee park in Leesburg. On the way we swung through McDonalds to get the kids a nugget happy meal to "share" and then we stopped at Galletas in downtown Leesburg for sandwiches for Bruce and I. Yum. Needless to say, Chase was too busy to eat anything, and he ran around with the camera taking his own pictures (THAT was fun to download 50+ "special" pictures) so Addy was more than happy to have the nugget happy meal to herself. How cute was her dress?

Sunday we were SO excited to take the kids to A DAY OUT WITH THOMAS in Baltimore. Chase is a die-hard Thomas fan, so we booked this months ago, and didn't tell him a word about it. He has a DVD (one of 10 or so!) of Thomas which shows clips of a day out with Thomas from a few years ago, and he's obsessed with it...it's the "choo-choo kids" DVD, in case he asks you ;o) Anyway, we had a great day walking around checking out the trains, getting face paintings (on forearms and thighs, thank you) and getting to ride on a REAL train...I thought Chase was going to die. Addy had a great time too, and was excited to get to see so many boys, all at one time...she was beside herself.

We finished off the day with a late lunch down at the waterfront of crab cakes and Sam Adams Summer Ale...all in all, a fantastic weekend!
Chase on his choo choo ride...full of pretty "down-town" scenery...nice
They hook Thomas up to the end of the real train...and have conductors come through and punch your tickets and they give you a certificate...pretty serious stuff ;o)
Her sunglasses KILLED me...


Yesterday was my boss, Bob's 20th Annual Rotary Golf Tournament at River Creek Club. I had a hard day at work, basking in the sun and handing out jello shooters and tequila shots...all for a good cause. I got more sun than I thought and came home looking like a lobster :o( I even have a triangle on my chest where my buttons were unbuttoned...NICE...


AND last night was the 1st night of our bootcamp with Michael Thrash...the first day is always so humbling...you know, he weighs you in and then has you do all of these crazy exercises super fast, and you feel like a complete fatty douche-bag...but it really pays off...I can't wait to see how much our family loses in the first month! Bruce is doing it, and his sister's Erica and Tiff are doing it, as well as our "cousin" Casey...poor Michael! Erica and Casey did it last year and were the ones who got me into it...I'm mad b/c Erica and I ended last summer at the same weight, and she's starting camp 15lbs lighter then last year...I'm like 5lbs heaver than my final weigh in...gah! Casey was a show off and ran home from the marina...if you are familiar with River Creek...it has to be at least a 3 mile run from there to our house...SHOW OFF! She's training to run the Marine Corps Marathon this fall so she's tough and stuff, I guess :o)

Freaked out last night

OK, third post today...I'm on a roll.

Last night after Meredith's Dessert (I thought that was a great idea having it at night...I've never been to a "dessert" before!) I was getting in my truck, and my interior lights didn't come on when I got in...I was totally expecting to be strangled by someone sitting in the back seat...I know that is horrible to say, but I was pretty freaked out. They always turn on! I'll have to see if Bruce accidentally changed a setting.

I forgot my phone at home, and I knew it, so I was freaking myself out more, like, what if something would have happened, I would have no way to try to get help!

The worst part? As I pulled into the driveway, incident free, I noticed a bunny rabbit sitting in my parking spot...I shined the lights on it but I never saw it move...so I pulled into my spot, praying that he/she wasn't going to try to make a run for it and I wouldn't drive over it. I never saw it move, so I was freaking out thinking it was some rabid bunny rabbit (must click on link to get the full effect!) that was going to gnaw at my ankles as I stepped down out of the truck. I tippy-toed running all the way up the steps to the front door...

LAME ASS! I know it.

2 strikes...

Man! I am so mad at myself! Yesterday, I forgot my sports-bra, so I couldn't do kickboxing...I figured this out after I had already gotten undressed and halfway re-dressed.

TODAY...I made sure I had the sports-bra, but after I was dressed and went to put my shoes on, I realized I didn't have any effing socks! I can't do kickboxing without socks...my feet would be all cut up and blistered by the end of class.

What a loser! I haven't been all week due to various reasons...I guess I'll just head downstairs to the nail place and get a pedicure...I have to do something with my lunch break, right?

Damn, Damn, Damn!

Bootcamp starts Monday and I am going to get my butt kicked big-time!

If I get a postcard from a nudist colony, I won't be suprised

Chase, my 2-year old, LOVES being naked

While pulling off his pants to change his diaper this AM:
"Naked Legs!"
"Naked pee-pee!"
"No mama, Naked Boy!"

He does it for his feet too...if he doesn't want socks on, he says "Naked Toes!"

He also has a career as a stripper lined up, if he ever needs cash for beer in college :o) He whips his diaper off, like he's pulling off break-away pants, forward so it flies across the room...nice

Sort of reminds me of this:
http://www.funnyhub.com/videos/pages/videos/snl-chippendales-dance-off.html

Note to self: Teach Table Manners ASAP

Addy is so funny...these 2 video clips sum her up pretty well...impatient and independent like her mother ;o)

In this one she keeps pestering Chase for ice cream...he is such a good big brother and likes to feed her. Note the happy dance she does after he feeds her...and Chase's shout out to my sister Carol...(he thinks every video clip I take is for his Aunt Caw-wuw)