A Year In Pictures

What a year 2011 has been... 

We spent lots of time with silly hair on the trampoline

Enjoying birthdays

First snows

Lots and Lots of bike rides

Going Roar like a Lion

Flying Kites

Growing our First Garden

Afternoons at the Bike Park

Silly Faces

More bike races

More Birthdays

Roses on in our Flower Bed

Trips to the Zoo

Lots and Lots of Climbing Obstacles

First Tomatoes in Our Garden

Family Camping Trips

Big Boy Camping Trips

Such Cuteness

Scarey Times when the baby's face swells and the doctor can't tell you what's wrong

Learning to Flip on the Trampoline

First day of school

Learning to go up and down the slide on your own

Celebrating everytime it rained during the worst drought

Afternoons at the Park

Playing Catch in the Backyard

Meeting Favorite Celebrities

Goofy Grins

Visiting Great-Grandparents that ALWAYS give you soda

Teaching Little Brothers to drive the "Monster Truck"

Decorating and devouring Christmas Cookies

Celebrating the Reason for Christmas

Enjoying Time Together

I'm going to run again!

I know I've missed a few posts, but it's the Christmas season and things are CRAZY!  I mean my kids are out of school for two weeks, so it's just nuts around our house.

In other news....
I got permission from my doctor to start running again in the new year! Woohoo! I can't wait.  I love the picture below because it is so true.  I don't know why, but only running gets me into that mind space where I can think about me.  When I'm doing any other workout routine I'm thinking about a thousand other things, but running is all about me.  I am planning on starting the Couch 2 5K program again, but I'm going to do a little more research and make sure that's still my best option.

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Today I Conquered the Elliptical Machine

Today I went to the gym, just like every other day the past few weeks, but today was different. Today I conquered the elliptical machine. I used to have my hands tightly gripped around the neck of this machine and have full control over it.  I'd go for an hour on it and feel like I was in the best shape of my life.  Recently, it's felt like I was lying on the floor being kicked in the gut by the elliptical bully.  Today I fought back against the bully and won.  About 20 minutes into the interval program (which is 2 minutes of alternating highs and lows) I thought I might quit, but I powered through; 45 minutes later I was done.  I felt great.  It sucked in the middle, but I finished what I started and won.  Tomorrow I'm going to back to make sure the elliptical knows where it stands in the world.  I'm the queen of that mountain and I'll call the shots, thank you very much.

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