As a mom, I am quite thankful for fun words. You can make any ordinary event special with some creative vocabulary.
This past week was our week of "adventures". We pretended like we were on adventures each day. A trip to Woodmans grocery store takes on a whole new meaning when you add the word adventure to it. Liliana got to bring a little back pack to the store and help scope out things to buy. We even had a stop at the treat aisle to make the adventure complete.
I was feeling pretty good about my made up adventures and then we went on a tour of Epic software company with a friend of ours who works there. Talk about an adventure- the place was great. Each building is decorated in a different theme- Asia, Western, an Indiana Jones hallway, Safari,... it was an interior designers dream. The owners of Epic have a huge budget dedicated to cool decorations to make the work environment fun. We pretended to run away from the dragons and were going in the conference rooms trying to shoot them with our bow and arrow. Very fun.
I also converted half of our walk in closet into a little play area for Liliana. She loves going in there to play, so I decided to move our excess stuff out of the corner so she could set up a little area for her. She absolutely loves it and the adventures have continued.
Here's to a week of ordinary, but fun adventures. Dora would be proud!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Inner Fire Yoga
Our church is located next to a yoga studio and last weekend I finally ventured over with a friend to check it out. I was a little intimidated because it is a hot yoga studio and I had visions of walking into a sauna type atmosphere, barely able to breathe, sweating and holding funny poses.
It turned out not to be quite as intimidating as I thought. (although I did sweat and have to hold funny poses)
We have a 2 week pass for unlimited yoga, so my friend and I are trying out as many classes as we can. I'm interested in learning more about yoga and how to even incorporate some of the stretches at home.
Last night we were in this yin yoga class, which focuses on deep stretches. You hold poses for 1-2 minutes. Wow. I stretched muscles in my hip that have probably never been stretched in my entire life.
The instructor was great as he walked us through the poses. At the very end he encouraged us to come back for more classes. Then he made the statement, "Yoga three times a week is a lifestyle".
That statement struck me. Over the new year, I've been thinking about things in my life that I want to become more of a lifestyle.
The definition of a lifestyle is
a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes.
Lifestyle changes come at different paces. In fact, most of my lifestyle changes have just been one small step in a direction. That step went well, so then came the next step. Before I knew it, my lifestyle was different in that area. It is really exciting to see change and growth happen at different paces. I think with that attitude, change is fun and freeing.
I don't know if yoga will be a lifestyle, but for now I am going to enjoy my unlimited pass and stretch in funny poses as much as I can!
It turned out not to be quite as intimidating as I thought. (although I did sweat and have to hold funny poses)
We have a 2 week pass for unlimited yoga, so my friend and I are trying out as many classes as we can. I'm interested in learning more about yoga and how to even incorporate some of the stretches at home.
Last night we were in this yin yoga class, which focuses on deep stretches. You hold poses for 1-2 minutes. Wow. I stretched muscles in my hip that have probably never been stretched in my entire life.
The instructor was great as he walked us through the poses. At the very end he encouraged us to come back for more classes. Then he made the statement, "Yoga three times a week is a lifestyle".
That statement struck me. Over the new year, I've been thinking about things in my life that I want to become more of a lifestyle.
The definition of a lifestyle is
a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes.
Lifestyle changes come at different paces. In fact, most of my lifestyle changes have just been one small step in a direction. That step went well, so then came the next step. Before I knew it, my lifestyle was different in that area. It is really exciting to see change and growth happen at different paces. I think with that attitude, change is fun and freeing.
I don't know if yoga will be a lifestyle, but for now I am going to enjoy my unlimited pass and stretch in funny poses as much as I can!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Party Time
This past week was filled with CELEBRATION!
Tuesday Liilana turned 3. It is hard to believe she is that old already. I remember when I was younger people would say how much time flies and I thought it was a goofy phrase. Now I find myself feeling that way.
We had a fun time at the Kid's Museum, out to lunch and then snow shoeing. We bought Liliana some snow shoes for her b-day and she loved them. I'm so glad. I think snow shoeing is so fun. It's my new activity I have been getting into lately.
Then New Years Day we hosted an open house to watch the Rose Bowl. The Badgers were in the game. They lost, but it was still fun.
The next day we went to our friend Lily's birthday party at the bowling alley. Lily and Liliana share the exact same birthday. We just love Lily's family and always have a great time with them. It was the first time either girl bowled and they had a good time.
Tuesday Liilana turned 3. It is hard to believe she is that old already. I remember when I was younger people would say how much time flies and I thought it was a goofy phrase. Now I find myself feeling that way.
We had a fun time at the Kid's Museum, out to lunch and then snow shoeing. We bought Liliana some snow shoes for her b-day and she loved them. I'm so glad. I think snow shoeing is so fun. It's my new activity I have been getting into lately.
Then New Years Day we hosted an open house to watch the Rose Bowl. The Badgers were in the game. They lost, but it was still fun.
The next day we went to our friend Lily's birthday party at the bowling alley. Lily and Liliana share the exact same birthday. We just love Lily's family and always have a great time with them. It was the first time either girl bowled and they had a good time.
Christmas Morning
This was our first year to spend Christmas morning with just our family and we loved it. Don't get me wrong, we also enjoy being with our extended families, but it was great to have our own traditions and stay in our pajamas extra long.
We watched a video about Jesus being born, which of course led to acting out the story. All month Liliana puts her blanket over her head and pretends to be Mary and we take turns switching off as shepherds and angels. It's cute.
We opened gifts and then skyped Nana and Papa in TX to open gifts they sent.
One gift in particular was a Dora microphone that sings and glamour shoes. Oh my.. Liliana loved it!
We played, made a birthday cake for Jesus and had such a fun day.
We also started to make an igloo. We went out in the back yard area and started a mound of snow. We were going to let it freeze and then build on top of it a few more days before digging our entrance. So sad that the weather got warm for several days and our snow is all gone. I hope it snows again soon so we can try again!
We watched a video about Jesus being born, which of course led to acting out the story. All month Liliana puts her blanket over her head and pretends to be Mary and we take turns switching off as shepherds and angels. It's cute.
We opened gifts and then skyped Nana and Papa in TX to open gifts they sent.
One gift in particular was a Dora microphone that sings and glamour shoes. Oh my.. Liliana loved it!
We played, made a birthday cake for Jesus and had such a fun day.
We also started to make an igloo. We went out in the back yard area and started a mound of snow. We were going to let it freeze and then build on top of it a few more days before digging our entrance. So sad that the weather got warm for several days and our snow is all gone. I hope it snows again soon so we can try again!
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