Wow!! Is it 2011 Already?!
2010 was quite a year, part of it I would rather not relive, but the majority of it was pretty sweet! When life gets really tough it reminds us how important our friends and family are. Our family made an intentional decision to enhance the relationships of the people that we really care about, through spending as much time with them as we possibly could. Our hardships also made us realize how blessed we are and that we have a really good life. To complain and whine about our lives was ridiculous and was taking away from who we really wanted to be- the best parents, the friends, the wife/husband, daughter/son. We have replaced anything negative in our lives with lots of love and lots of laughs and in return are having the time of our lives!
2010- We also started our healthy lifestyle journey! We have found a gym that both of us LOVE! Working out is no longer a drag, but something that we look forward too and can’t imagine our lives without! The best part- the kids LOVE IT TOO! They even take BOSU jr. classes! Presten started with a personal trainer in October and is at the gym 6 days a week and is literally working his butt off! He has lost 30 pounds and 10% body fat!! YES, I said 10! He looks great, feels great and is really proud of himself!! He is very motivated to continue on his journey! I am supporting him in every way I can, but mostly trying to walk the walk with him! I go to a lot of his classes with him and I’m trying to make really healthy meals. I think we make a pretty great team!
So what does that mean for 2011??? Well a pretty high set of expectations! This year we are all about trying new things! Sports, restaurants, foods and activities! Three weeks into the year- I think that we have the restaurant one covered for awhile! We are planning on doing the Warrior Dash in July, but still need to maybe get one more 5k on the books this summer! Presten has started some interval running and really wants to see how he would do in a race! I have always said ‘I AM NOT A RUNNER!’ Well, this year is not going to be what I am not, but more of a ‘WHY AM I NOT A RUNNER?’ I CAN be! Treadmill – here I come! This year is also going to be a year of simplifying my life. More to come on that in a later post!
We already started the year out with a trip to the cabin! Our friends Chris and Sue invited us up, along with two other sets of neighbors to Emily, MN for a weekend away! It was a much needed time away- full of a whole lot relaxation and of course a few little shenanigans! Including little miss Vada falling in the ice fishing hole!!! Of course, this would happen to her! Here are some pictures! Enjoy!
2010 was quite a year, part of it I would rather not relive, but the majority of it was pretty sweet! When life gets really tough it reminds us how important our friends and family are. Our family made an intentional decision to enhance the relationships of the people that we really care about, through spending as much time with them as we possibly could. Our hardships also made us realize how blessed we are and that we have a really good life. To complain and whine about our lives was ridiculous and was taking away from who we really wanted to be- the best parents, the friends, the wife/husband, daughter/son. We have replaced anything negative in our lives with lots of love and lots of laughs and in return are having the time of our lives!
2010- We also started our healthy lifestyle journey! We have found a gym that both of us LOVE! Working out is no longer a drag, but something that we look forward too and can’t imagine our lives without! The best part- the kids LOVE IT TOO! They even take BOSU jr. classes! Presten started with a personal trainer in October and is at the gym 6 days a week and is literally working his butt off! He has lost 30 pounds and 10% body fat!! YES, I said 10! He looks great, feels great and is really proud of himself!! He is very motivated to continue on his journey! I am supporting him in every way I can, but mostly trying to walk the walk with him! I go to a lot of his classes with him and I’m trying to make really healthy meals. I think we make a pretty great team!
So what does that mean for 2011??? Well a pretty high set of expectations! This year we are all about trying new things! Sports, restaurants, foods and activities! Three weeks into the year- I think that we have the restaurant one covered for awhile! We are planning on doing the Warrior Dash in July, but still need to maybe get one more 5k on the books this summer! Presten has started some interval running and really wants to see how he would do in a race! I have always said ‘I AM NOT A RUNNER!’ Well, this year is not going to be what I am not, but more of a ‘WHY AM I NOT A RUNNER?’ I CAN be! Treadmill – here I come! This year is also going to be a year of simplifying my life. More to come on that in a later post!
We already started the year out with a trip to the cabin! Our friends Chris and Sue invited us up, along with two other sets of neighbors to Emily, MN for a weekend away! It was a much needed time away- full of a whole lot relaxation and of course a few little shenanigans! Including little miss Vada falling in the ice fishing hole!!! Of course, this would happen to her! Here are some pictures! Enjoy!
The whole crew!
All the kids minus Vada- this was after she fell in the hole! :)
Jaxson cleaning out his ice hole!
Sue trying to teach me some Zumba moves :P
Zach, Alex and Jaxson
Our little muscle men!
Silly boys!
Sending everyone lots of LOVE!! The Bean's!
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