Cake Pops

I feel like I need to apologize for my lack of blog posts over the last couple of months, but I'm not going to because the reason why is...KEATON. I'm figuring out, that if I entertain him all day while his siblings are at school, we're both in better moods. My to do list gets bigger...but Keaton is happier.

Anyway this must be blogged.......CAKE POPS!

I made these cake pops for a friend's birthday, and I can't get over how fun and cute they are. I just had to share them!

Keaton 18 Months

This AdoRabLe child is a walking disaster. Every moment Keaton is awake he's one step ahead of me destroying everything in his path. He's already familiar with time-outs and I'm impressed how long he sits against the wall, of course, giving me the evil eye. I love it! He makes the cutest facial expression when he's in trouble. I find myself looking away because I'm cracking up. I just can't help myself. I thought Riley was a handful...

First Tooth

I can't believe Lauryn lost her first tooth! It was hysterical watching her baggie up her teeny tiny tooth for the Tooth Fairy.

Jacobs Ladder

My new obsession is Jacobs ladder. I currently use this interesting machine twice a week on the days I don't run. I'm up to 15 minutes and it kicks my trash. After the ladder, I finish up with the elliptical or bike. My goal is to climb this bad boy for 30 minutes. I ran outside this morning, which was very refreshing, but froze my ears, legs, and buns off. I'm sick of running on the treadmill...spring please come!

If your interested....

Jacobs Ladder is a patented commercial cardio machine specifically designed for fitness enthusiasts, athletes and professionals. Its unique design places the user at a 40° angle in order to take stress off of the lower back.

Because Jacobs Ladder is self-paced, the faster you go, the faster it goes, in order to stop, just slow down. Jacobs Ladder is also self-powered, so without the need for an electrical outlet, you can place it anywhere in your facility.

Jabobs Ladder is ideal for training, rehabilitation, and Military/Fire/Police personnel fitness preparation.

Features:

• Involves upper body, arms and shoulders increasing cardiovascular activity and providing total body benefits
• Natural climbing position reduces stress and pressure on back and hips
• Long dynamic climbing stroke insures a wide range of leg and lower body muscle utilization
• Low impact activity mitigates strain on joints
• Adjustable belt and tether line activate climbing system. Climbing system automatically adjusts to desired speed and breaks to a complete stop when climbing stops
• Console displays Elapsed Time, Calories Burned, Heart Rate,Feet Climbed and Rate in Ft/Min

Reading & Writing

Lauryn wanted to practice spelling words the other night after watching Riley, so I started rambling off some words. Let me remind you that she's still in preschool and will start kindergarten in the fall. The first word I gave her was can. She carefully sounded each letter and announced, "Next." I looked at her board...playing along with her game and to my surprise it was right. I continued giving her words to spell and she was getting them all right. This was her list:

can, tan, pan, ran
top, cop, pop, stop
cat, bat, sat, rat
My daughter can spell!

I then grabbed Riley's kindergarten books and she was reading them too! I can't take any credit for teaching her, but I can thank her awesome preschool teachers Mrs. Graft and Mrs. Heny. On tuesday we went to my parents and of course I had to show my mom, who's a school teacher, that Lu could spell. She wrote her first sentence for my mom...I can sing.

I'm so proud of her.

Spinning

Spinning is exactly how I could describe my life lately and last week was probably one of the worst parenting weeks for me. How can three adorable kids turn me into a monster?

A vacation is what I needed and I got one. My friend was celebrating her birthday and all she wanted was an overnight girls trip. The timing couldn't be more perfect....it was awesome.

I obviously need to do something different, so this week my goal is to capture sweet moments. I'm a very visual person and for me seeing is everything. Maybe this is just what I need...a little camera therapy.