April In The Burbs

This last weekend happened to be our 8th wedding anniversary.  Funds have been a bit tight lately, due to typical bills, along with so many doctor and specialist visits for the kids, so we adrenaline able to really do anything extravagant for our anniversary.  We did, however, spend the whole weekend together as a family. And we did lots of free fun stuff!  Touch A Truck happened on Saturday morning, which was free to attend, score! This year it was held at the huge park by our house, so it was a must for our  weekend.  We also packed a lunch for after Touch A Truck. We went to another part of the park by the lake and had a picnic in the shade of a tree. We watched everyone with their kids and dogs, enjoyed the weather, and let the kids run around after we ate.  It was pretty much a perfect Saturday!  Later that evening, the kids and I went with Nana to our first Trunk or Treat of the season, and the kids (ok us too) had a blast!  Sunday, which was our actual anniversary, we spend with

The most delicious cake my BFF made for my 33rd birthday. Let's talk about weight for a minute. I've been overweight or "chubby" as long as I can remember. Definitely since the age of 6 or so, my weight has always been a struggle. The older I get and the more babies I have, I'm starting to realize how important it is for me to not only set a good example for my kiddos, but to focus a bit more on treating my body better so it'll last for the many wonderful years I hopefully have in store with my family. We all know that it's important to stay on the ball health wise as we age. It's just not so easy to lose weight, or reverse the damage we do. The fact is that I had to lose about 30 pounds to get pregnant with Johnny. We tried for a baby for 4.5 years with no success. I lost 30 pounds due to an illness, and we were pregnant within 6 months. Of course I gained about 30 pounds while pregnant with Johnny, then when he was 9 months old we got preg