A great start to the weekend

This last Saturday my sister invited me to go on an early morning run at one of our beautiful local parks, and it couldn't have made me happier! I mentioned before we have both completely changed to a healthier clean active lifestyle and it has been such a blast sharing it with her =) So we started at 6am n it was still pitch black out! thankfully the sun came through and we weren't eaten by creepy crawlers in the trees lol. We started out together n then ran at our own paces and then met up for a cool down, It was so energizing to run out in the open air and listen to music and not have to think about diapers or dinner lol. I challenged myself and burned about 400 calories in about an hour woo woo! Then we rewarded ourselves with her amazing cottage cheese peanut butter pancakes with fresh blackberries! yummmm, good times, good vibes, good food, good sister =) Being the great little sister that I am I returned the favor Monday night and showed up with this workout from Blogilates  .. We killed it! There were no pancakes at the end though lol we were just happy to be alive! Train insane! =)

Mommy time : Pretty food

Sometimes when the Little's are napping I like to get in the kitchen and play with my food. For the last few months I've been more and more inspired by vegetarian meals and have even taken on a "flexitarian" approach in our life, trying to only eat lean meats Thursdays-Saturdays, surprisingly the hubby doesn't fight me too much ; ) Doing so has really motivated me to try  new meals and vegetables and other sources of proteins i wouldn't have in the past ( hello Pinterest!) and even has me thinking I could one day become a vegetarian ( with the exception of fish.. but anyway I digress. Pretty food on a pretty plate makes me happy. This time it was homemade kale pesto on my new love Ezekiel bread, topped with homemade pickled watermelon radish! with a side of homemade roasted eggplant (picked from our garden!) hummus! and freshly picked heirloom tomatoes and basil! Mommy time indeed! Who else likes to play with their food? In my house it is encouraged =)

30 minutes to happy...

30 minutes a day. 30minutes of exercise that is. A month ago a friend presented me with her 30 minutes of cardio challenge, and I laughed to myself thinking yeah right where will I find the time.. Then a week ago hubby and I were talking about how much fun we used to have working out , and I remembered how much I loved it and how positive I would feel after, and I realized I had really gotten away from it. So I decided to make time! So far so good I am back doing my favorite videos and may even join a zumba class once a week! ( for now I zumba with the wii lol) Its been a challenge getting it done some days with the kiddos but thankfully Jyselle loves to dance n joins me here n there n Aaron sits n plays n "cheers" me on =) I'm sore and realized I'm way outta shape but  its totally worth it getting back on track , reconnecting with the hubby, and feeling happier and more energized to keep up with these two kiddos =)

Ladie's Night

The other night my Sister kidnapped ( well I was a very willing hostage) me and went to a wine tasting at the coolest place ever called three blind mice. It was the perfect mid week mix of girl talk, revelations, good food, good drinks, and a whole new appreciation of just how much she means to me and how much I love her. Cheers to Sisters!! P.s next week we plan to go back when our mom visits! Watch out Wednesday's just got a little wilder lol! =)