Road trip to Birmingham

Last weekend we went to Birmingham to visit my parents. It was amazing weather so we literally spent the whole day outsite. Mom and dad have done a ton of improvements to the house and it looks amazing. One of the improvements was the back porch, it looks awesome and is so comfy. So we put an extension out for the cable and power and were able to watch football while the guys grilled ALL day (literally all day). It was fun just relaxing and enjoying time together and the weather.

                                     

5 months and Halloween

I am way late on this but this was Brayden around 5 months. I cannot believe he is getting so big! He is almost always smiling and has a laugh that will make you melt. He is for sure a momma's boy so far, but I am not complaining. :) I can't imagine life without this little man and we love you to death!

Halloween this year was a lot of fun. Cami really got into getting dressed up and was adorable as always. I tried to convince Devin that we should go as Wizard of Oz characters, but in the end he won with the Flintstones. To be honest, I am glad we ended up as The Flintstones. We went to Devin's company Halloween party on Saturday night and it was a huge hit. I ended up actually making both the kids outfits due to failure in planning on my part. The plan all along was to make Brayden's (Bam Bam), but had ordered Cami's (Pebbles) and it didn't come in on time. But, it ended up even better then what I ordered. I just took old clothes from both kids old clothes boxes, did some tweaks, and WALA!

On actual Halloween night we decided not to go Trick or Treating and just pass out candy. Luckily both kids aren't fully aware that Halloween=walk to all the houses and get free candy. Cami loved seeing all the kids and saying hi and "Trick or treat" and "Happy Halloween" to them. The only trick with Cami is she kept on seeing us give the other kids treats and kept on asking for one. So we ended up tricking her and just handing her a grape instead. Sneaky sneaky hehe :). In the end it was a great weekend full of a lot of fun memories.

On Sunday before Halloween we decided to carve a pumpkin. Cami had a blast sticking her fingers in the yucky pumpkin and seeing how many pumpkin seeds she could pull out. Brayden just sat and watched, but I gaurentee you he wished he could get in there and get dirty!

Thank you Pinterest for the painted white pumpkin idea :-)

LOVE this one!

My precious little skeletons!

Struggling

So, as I stated in our last post we had fully committed to doing Insanity and were doing really good. Well, the past two weeks we have struggled to keep with it. It is not an excuse, but life has been very busy and stressful these past two weeks. As many of you know I have started selling Mary Kay and as excited as I am about this adventure it is another thing that adds to our schedule now. I know it will pay off for long term goals, but now it's time to figure out how to re-balance everything between work, kids, working out, cooking dinner, etc. I know it will all come together eventually so we just have to keep our chins up and keep on trucking along. We have had some positive come out of all this... We have both lost about 3 pounds, and hopefully more will be falling off soon! As someone who has struggled with gaining weight for no reason, this 3 pounds is HUGE! And I am SO proud of Devin for sticking to watching what he eats as well since he has to eat out every day for work. So if you don't mind keep us in your prayers. We are heading in the right direction and we have to remind ourselves it is one step at a time. Have a great weekend!

Insanity...

It is truly INSANE! So a couple weeks back Devin and I committed to doing Insanity. After the first two weeks being a rough start this past week we have really kicked it into high gear and have done great. And when I say we are doing great I mean that we haven't passed out or thrown up yet and have worked out 3 out of 4 days. These seriously have to be some of the hardest workouts we have experienced (and it doesn't help how out of shape we are). But, we are pushing through and finishing them and luckily have some friends who are doing it as well so they help keep us accountable. I am very proud of us! On top of us committing to working out 3-6 times a week we have done a lot better with our diet. I would be lying if I said we don't slip and struggle, but over all we have been following through. This has been a BIG lifestyle change for us and I am very proud of us. I am proud we are being a good example to Cambria and Brayden in eating healthy. It makes us smile to watch Cami try to workout with us. I am happy that because of the decisions we are making now to get healthy and take care of ourselves will help us hopefully live longer and be around for a long time. I love my family and look forward to watching our kids grow up, graduate High School and college, get married and have kids of their own and retiring with Devin and growing old together. A LOT to look forward to in life and feeling very blessed!

Just so you can help keep us accountable too, my goal is to be down to a size 8 and Devin to a size 32 by Christmas. WE CAN DO IT!!

Weekend trip

This past weekend Cambria, Brayden and I took a quick trip down to Marietta, GA to visit one of my best friends Suzanne and her family. We had fun just hanging out by the bomb fire Friday night chatting the night away and catching up. On Saturday we adventured out with just one of her twins and my Godson, James, and Cami and Brayden to the Atlanta Aquarium. It was a lot of fun and the kids loved it! Suz and I have known each other now for a little over 3 years and insantly connected. She has been a great friend and an amazing encourager through a lot of transitions. Suzanne has done a lot for our family and I hope one day to be able to repay her. Her family has also taken our family in like we are their own and are so sweet. Hope she knows how much she means to this family, Love you Suz!!

{Luke and James... cutest twins ever!}

Pumpkin Patch

We absolutely love this time of year! Couple weeks back we decided to go to the Pumpkin Patch out in Springfield with our friends the Reeder's. It was absolutely gorgeous out and we had a blast. Cami really loved the animals (especially the cows) and Brayden of course slept the whole time. They had a corn maze, slides, swings, animal farm, and even a pig race. I have to say the pig race was a first for me and made me realize I was definitely in Tennessee. :) Can't wait to go back next year!

Cami at 18months and Brayden at 3months {8-22-2011}

Couple weeks back we got around to getting Cami and Brayden's pictures done by an amazing photographer {BrittanyWoodPhotography.blogspot.com}. She has done most of Cami's pictures and has done all of Brayden's. We feel very blessed to have two very healthy fun kids and a photographer that was willing to work with us when they weren't being very fun. You're the best Brittany and thank you for being so patient and giving us beautiful memories! Hope you guys enjoy the pictures as much as we do.

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