Showing posts with label walking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label walking. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Finally.....a Fall Walk!

Last year I took the girls on a Fall Walk to celebrate the first day of Fall. Well, when Fall came around this year, the view outside wasn't the picturesque "crunchy leaf" scene I had in my head. Now it is! Before out walk, my 4-year old performed a very scientific & intricate test outside to see if it was "jacket weather".




I just HAD to show this picture. My wee one has a runny nose, so I asked her to please put some tissues in her pocket for our walk. She came out of the bathroom, her pockets bulging with giant wads of tissues. HAHA! What a nerd.
We actually took a "Walk-n-Roll", because my 6-year old just HAD to bring along the miniature grocery shopping cart. The little one holds a bag---ready for treasures!




One of our goals on the walk was to stop by a neighboring house to see these beautiful red bushes! The girls wanted to touch them so badly.




Isn't this rock crazy? My littlest one found it. It looks exactly like a nose--with holes for the nostrils & everything!!






We also found the cutest tiny leaves. My girls described them as "dollhouse leaves".



Thanks for coming along on our walk. This breezy Fall day makes me want to fly a kite! Hey, that's not a bad idea....

Oh, & this is totally random & off the subject, but I've been thinking of listing all the tutorials I do (& have done) on the sidebar in a handy little tute section. What do you think?

P.S. I'm getting my hair cut today!!

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Exercise? What's That?


I know what exercise is, but, you see, I just don't like it much. This pic is of me last night after taking a walk with my mom & oldest daughter. My mom is so funny. She is so used to me snapping pics at any time, any place. I mean, my camera is practically an extended limb of sorts. I pulled out my camera & said, "Oh, I forgot! I wanted to take a picture for..." And then she finished my sentence: "...your blog?" haha! It was cold last night on our walk, hence the stylish sweatshirt cinched ever-so-tightly around my face. But, it's gonna be a part of my new lifestyle---the walking, not the fashionable sweatshirt trick.

I'm also fulfilling a part of my "Weight Loss Wednesday" exercise by photographing a pic of one of my meals this week. This is what I ate for lunch today. I know, it's not much. It's just been one of those days where I haven't had time to eat. I'm eating out tonight at a Philippine restaurant with the hubby, so there is still plenty of time to pack the food in.


Every fall & winter my biggest downfall is the pumpkin flavored coffee drinks at the coffee shops that are on every corner of almost every block around here. I ordered a "short" pumpkin spice latte at Starbuck's this morning. I'm no coffee snob, so I didn't know there was such a thing as this adorable "short" cup of coffee goodness. I always go for the "big daddy" size. This cup looks kiddie-sized, but it was a perfect tiny tasty treat!

Oh, & I LOVE my Weight Loss Wednesday partner Lia!!! She is ART junk GIRL & I've had a blast opening up about my weaknesses & downfalls & I'm very excited to be an encouragment to her in these 6 weeks. I'm also gearing up for something creative to send her way to show my support in our shared journey.

Crafty stuff tomorrow, k?

Love & cupcakes,

Nikki