Verdon Family Blog: *What We Have Been Up Too*

I know, it has been forever since I last posted. I really am sorry for that. So much has been going on in our lives (especially mine!) and I just haven't been taking the time to update this. So I'm trying now, but it is late, I just got done working out, and I'm feeling the glaze wash over my eyes. So bear with me as I explain it all. Lets start with the pip squeak:
Abby is great. She talks. A lot. And screams (happy screams). A lot. And moves. A lot. That is pretty much the sum of her day. She isn't quite to crawling, but she is closer and closer to getting where she wants to be in terms of movement. She is getting smarter about it all it seems. She also loves when we read books at night (which I'll explain in a bit).
Onto the big biker:
Hunter has now learned to pedal a bike! This was a long time coming folks! He also has an extreme love for spider man the movie. I'm not sure why he loves it so much, it kind of scares me (but not him in the slightest!). After watching it well over 50 times I have come to learn that the directing in Spider Man 1 is horrible. Potty training is coming along, although we are in a bit of a decline in him being willing to do it, so we are still pushing through this and I'm sure it won't be long before he is getting excited about it again. I'm sure it is just a bit of a learning curve.
Jake is wonderful. Working on working out lately! He is up to running 2 1/2 miles per day 5 days a week. He has to date lost 35 pounds! We have been working on Weight Watchers together, and it is paying off.
I'm great. Started my new internship at Dove Healthcare-West today. Finished working with Girl Scouts last week. Running a 10k this weekend on Saturday, and gearing up for my 1/2 marathon in September. I haven't blogged about all of this yet, because it wasn't until recently that I became comfortable with how quickly I've seen changes! I have been doing weight watchers as well as running training and have lost 20.5 pounds! I hit a bit of a plateau lately, but again, I think it was me needing to slow down and become comfortable with what I've done before I can move on. I'm moving on now though!
I've started a few new resolutions/goals lately. 1. Play more, clean less. (at least when the kids are awake and I'm home!). 2. Read 5 books before bed with both of the kids and Jake and myself. 3. Take Hunter to the library more.
I love these goals and am seeing a fun difference in how much we can bond when I'm not trying to do fifty things other than hang out with my kids. And well, lets be honest. I was getting sick of spider man, and the best alternative to a 2 year old instead of spider man is his mom :)

Here are some pictures of what we have been doing! Thanks for reading!