Valentine's Day

We started the morning with our Valentine Breakfast: Whole wheat pancakes, turkey bacon, chocolate almond milk, and real maple syrup. I also started a new tradition this year. I bought everyone a mini mailbox and set it outside each door, then throughout the week before Valentine's day we would write little notes to each other and put them in each other's mailbox. Every morning I put a little treat in the kids mailbox... I started to regret that after seeing my kids eat candy 3 days in a row- next year I may put little toys instead or money =) That evening we went out to dinner as a family- here are some pics of the kids making silly faces. This of course started with Kalli- she is queen on funny faces. She loves to stare at herself in the mirror and make faces. The next day my kiddies had school off and my mom had them over for a sleepover. This was a dream come true because Matt has been traveling a lot- he was gone for almost a month to different places, therefore a day for myself was amazing!! I started the day at the beach and read, wrote in journals, did not touch my phone... heaven. I could only get a picture of my feet to prove I was there. Pretty random yes. Then I took Matt to an indoor rock climbing place for our date. It was only "bouldering" so you aren't hooked up to anything. It was soo much fun. I am all about facing fears this year and trying new things. As of February I have tried almost every class at my gym, including Zumba for the first time- soooo fun!!! I am coaching Keia's basketball team, and I am doing the Breast Cancer 3-Day 60 mile walk. My main fear in life is the fear of failure or letting others down, so I am facing these and doing things that I have always wanted to do. There is no greater feeling than conquering a fear- it brings so much power into your life. The only way to get over a fear is for YOU to conquer it, no one else! So go out a try something new- it is good for our brains and soul!! The last pictures are us eating at an amazing Asian restaurant. We had a really fun and active date. I hope everyone had a super V-day, it is one of my favorite holidays- celebrate the people you love- doesn't get better! (I am not a photographer, so these pics are not the best, but at least I remembered to actually take some=)

60 miles.

In 2007, a very dear friend of mine passed away from Cancer, it was the beautiful and funny Leza Hope. It was the first person really close to me to pass away and it changed my life. It has been on my bucket list to do the Breast Cancer 3-Day walk and walk in her name. I finally made the decision to do it this year and will proudly walk 60 miles with Leza HOPE on my shirt. Please help support me and click on the big pink link to the right and donate whatever you can. It takes a lot of money and miles to make this happen, I really appreciate it, thank you so much!