Catch Up

So, many moons have passed since my last post. We got back from our beach trip on Sunday night really late and I have just been trying to sort out all of our crap. I was sick for one night of the trip, the whole entire night, and other than that it was drama packed thanks to Steven and his high intensity family.

Last night Aidan got sick and it just broke my heart. She is such a warrior. I went in to get her after her nap and the smell of very strong throw up enveloped me as I opened her door, but no tears. She was just in there chillin. I put her in the bath and cleaned her up. She threw up quite a few more times after that, well into the night. Steven and I kept her in our bed and finally it seemed as though the worst had passed. She was ready to get back into her crib around 6:30 this morning, and she slept in till about 9:30-ish (unheard of for us :).

We had to pass on the market today, but thankfully Lisa picked up some strawberries and a pie pumpkin for us...I've decided to try my hand at a homemade pumpkin pie! Skylar was asking me about it and I figured it would be fun for us to try together, what else is there to do all day?!

Ooh, goodness. Steven's birthday is in ten days and I need to start thinking now about what to do for him. I'll probably make his favorite dinner, fried chicken, squash, mashed potatoes, etc. followed up by some banana pudding, or my super yummy chocolate banana pie that he loves. What to do, what to do. He'll be the big 29, I can't believe how old he is getting! Yikes!

So this has been enough rambling for today, I'm off to finish straightening and folding and loading!

Healthier Eating

Sooo...today we woke up early with Steven. I made everyone eggs for breakfast (Aidan didn't eat her's, of course), then started getting ready for the park.

I must say that I am so proud of myself for 'passing my test' last night. You see, we're headed to the beach next weekend and I've never been on a diet or even an 'eating healthy' plan and as I was sitting and laughing yesterday about my mother and sister-in-law and the lengths they go to to lose weight before a trip I got to thinking...I'm always complaining about how unhealthy we eat, or what a bad mom I am for letting my kids eat processed food and junk, but what have I ever done to bridge the gap between where I am and where I want to be?! So, I decided that eating the right way has to start with me. My husband is going to be the hardest one to convert to this style of eating/living, he calls himself a "fat kid" at heart, and really truly he eats like one. BUT, he is 6'4" and all of 15% body fat (if that), and I can't eat like him forever. Steven and my late night pleasure is eating junk food together after the kids go to bed. We'll seriously sit in our bed at 10 o'clock at night stuffing our face with mini candy bars, cookies and milk, ice cream, the list could go on and on...and I realize that yes, right now I am 22 and don't see an immediate or direct affect to what I eat, but soon, my friends, all that will change. So why shouldn't I change before I see that change in my body? And that's what my test was that I passed...no more junk food after 8 o'clock at night...and just try to have a more healthy balanced diet during the day (no more skipping breakfast). And of course, Steven decided to get into the box of dark chocolate almond cookies that I got at the Farmer's Market on Tuesday (did I mention that I have yet to try one) and proceeded to eat like three of them in front of me in the bed, all the while telling me how amazing they were. And I didn't cave! I resisted temptation (thanks, in part, to the fact that I brushed my teeth before bed. And I'm sure the big Man upstairs helped a little, too :).

So, hopefully the "new Van Tyles" will be healthier and a little bit more emotionally stable. I already feel differently!