August Amari: July 2017

Friday, July 28, 2017

Pool Time + Glow in the Dark Jump Time + Body Art + Zoo Day

We decided to ditch the gym and go to the pool :)

Love watching him be brave. It took a while but now he has no fears asking for what he wants

💕 #teachthemindependence

And teaching them the important things like dipping you're

🍟 in

It's been a busy day in the kitchen to say the least:

✔️Homemade dairy free 🍓 ice cream

✔️4 ingredient gluten free/dairy free peanut butter cookies

✔️GF/DF breakfast cookie

✔️GF/DF muddy buddies

✔️GF orange chia seed granola

✔️GF/DF granola bars

✔️Fresh fruits and veges chopped

Now the kids officially have a designated "healthy snack drawer in the fridge" and pantry so they can grab their own snacks.

I may or may not put a label on the drawer that reads "get your own damn snacks"....those who know me know that the possibility is high #whocarestheycantevenread #healthysnacks #creatingindependence #freeingupmoretime #winwin

It was Daisy's birthday so we surprised her with some balls and a bone. She loved it! She adores these kiddos and they adore her. We are so sad knowing she won't be around much longer

😢; she's such a great dog and the boys have grown quite fond of their daily bike rides to go visit with her.

Oh to be a boy...#ilovetheselittleadventurers

Plans to go to the zoo got ruined by the crazy Alabama weather. So we brought the zoo to us

A little crossfit and a trip to the pet store #wealmostboughtacat

Nature

🎨 + body

🎨 ....the best kind of painting

Glow in the dark trampoline time

🙌🏻. Best exercise ever!! 90 minutes of jumping, dancing (yes I was the only parent dancing) and wrestling these boys while trying to run them down in this big pit made my quads burn. Needless to say we had a lot of laughs and a few minor accidents

😼#bestmorningever #thisiswhatPEshouldbelike

Thank you Target of the gorgeous 2.99 Roses today!

Home Made Coconut Strawberry Ice Cream for the win!!

Friday, July 21, 2017

Summer Activities: Playing outside + Library Fun + Kids Y Cross

The Boys have had the funnest time doing the Kids Y Cross at the gym; so much fun and such good exercise

The Hoover Library is so incredibly awesome! We have been spoiled this summer attending free shows. The kids favorite is always the Bubble Man

Fun with their first playdate with Blake from church

More Hoover Library Fun. This weekend they had a Power Rangers theme and the kids got to meet some "real Power Rangers," make some cute crafts, go through an obstacle course and play some fun games.

Obstacle Course: beating the summer bordem

Church Time

I about died when Amari put his arm around his dad and started rubbing his back. He is a totally Daddy's boy!

Yummy Mexican Restaurant. I love what Beckahm said at dinner; I told him I would blackmail him with this when he got older ;)

2nd time at Y cross. Beckahm said he was so tired by the end of it.

More fun at the Library! I LOVED Roger Day's music and his message for kids!

We decided to ditch the gym and go the free mid-week movie at the cinema :)

No better way to spend a summer evening: Free Baseball tickets to the Barons! "Take me out to the ball game!" The boys loved it! I love creating these memories with them!

This guy came up to me at the gym and told me that I was his workout inspiration and told me whenever he sees me I am kicking ass. It not only made me feel good but it made me realize that people are always watching; we should always be someone that is inspiring someone else.