Monday, December 31, 2012

Holidays

 Happy holidays to all my friends and family out there who take the time to read my blog. I know that keeping a blog keeps my loved ones who live far away in the loop.

This Christmas was a special one since it was Grayson's first holiday season. He, and sister Mira, were spoiled rotten by grandparents and friends. We tried to keep things low key this year, but somehow, the kids always get more than we anticipate.

Mira's big presents were a set of golf clubs (she was surprisingly THRILLED by these), a trip to Great
 Wolf Lodge, tickets to see Shrek the Musical (thanks Grandma and Grandpa Seymour!) and a Furby (any parents of a younger kid will know what I mean and will also understand my inner desire to throw it off the nearest bridge onto a set of train tracks---wow they are annoying and LOUD).

Grayson's big present was an exersaucer. He lived in it all Christmas morning. Grandma and Grandpa Seymour came up on Christmas morning to spend time with the kiddos and watched them open presents before Mira set off to spend time with her Dad.

We took a trip to Great Wolf Lodge where Mira enjoyed exhausting herself with Geoff on the water slides. Grayson spent some time in the wading pool with both Mama and Geoff, but also spent some time napping in front of the fireplace in the lobby. Mama liked this part the best :)
Great Wolf Lodge over the holidays is both good and bad. It is super busy, but not too busy that you can't enjoy yourself. On Friday nights they have a dance party which was very similar to a rave. Glow sticks were available (at a cost of course) and kids were sweating and pink in the face after going ballistic to the music they played (which was straight from 103.5 I think). Even Grayson got in on the dance action.

Mira enjoyed some time sledding and snow playing yesterday with the kids on the street and now we are ready for 2013 to roll in. Grayson has been on puffers for bronchiolitis, but luckily has maintained his little happy spirit.

 Our little family has a lot to be grateful for. We are happy, healthy and we have a lot of love to give one another. We can laugh at ourselves and my children love one another immensely. Life is good.

Friday, December 21, 2012

Engaged!

On Wednesday, Geoff was upstairs changing Grayson. He came downstairs and handed me our son. I immediately wondered what outfit he had put our son into as I didn't recognize the shirt.

I looked closely at Grayson's shirt and read the words "Will U Marry Daddy".

It took a minute for the words to sink in and make sense.

Then, there was Geoff, standing beside me, a ring box in his hand. He pulled out a gorgeous diamond ring. Mira stood next to us, a little confused.

Of course I said a tremendous YES. I hugged and kissed him, as well as both of the kids. Geoff then said "everything is complete now".

I agree. Our little family has another milestone to share together. A wedding in paradise and a lifetime of happiness together. xo

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Yogi In Me

Back in the summer, I had mentioned my desire to take up a new hobby, preferably one that was physically beneficial. With 2 kids and bus schedule to adhere to, it has been difficult to find something that is a) cheap (or free)-being on maternity leave is costly, b) kid-minding friendly and c) physically beneficial.

One option has been sitting right in front of me all along and it went unnoticed. I'm not entirely sure why I didn't consider it earlier, other than there is always a fear or hesitation of the unknown. I had a fear of trying something new with a group of people who have been doing it for a long time. I'm not sure of the protocol, what type of people partake and how I would feel physically. Would I be able to keep up?

I'm talking about yoga. My gym provides group classes called Yogafit and Bodyflow.I have always wanted to try yoga but I didn't want to spend the outrageous money it would cost to belong to a yoga gym. Cost effectiveness is at the top of my "must-haves". Well, included in the price of my gym, I can do yoga!! They have AT LEAST one or two options per day for either of the classes. Yogafit is yoga. Pretty traditional and standard. It seems to be quite a bit more relaxed than the Bodyflow, which is a combination of Thai Chi, pilates and yoga. Both have their benefits and I have enjoyed both classes.

These classes are included with my gym membership and the best part is that I already have the "child minding" condition met. My gym provides great childcare that works really well with all of the classes. Grayson loves going to the daycare and I'm happy to have great girls working in there to play with him while I do something for myself. This is important to me knowing the rest of the day is all about Grayson, Mira and Geoff. 

Even more than enjoying the class atmosphere is the way I FEEL. Already, I feel the benefits. After having two babies, my joints (especially the pelvis/back) are all out of whack. I have successfully lost the baby weight and toned most parts of my body, but I need to be functionally balanced and strong.

Yoga is my perfect fit. My running plus yoga/pilates/thai chi will produce a very healthy and strong body that can keep up with anything I throw at it (including chasing after two little kids). Yay for yoga!