Exploring the outside in fall....

Here was a picture I snapped on one of our nightly walks. The fall is here so it's absolutely PERFECT for outdoor activities!

Apparently, Sophie, my sisters dog loves the outdoors in the fall too! I hope this weekend we will be able to make it to one of the pumpkin farms!! Last year we took Noelani with Ashley (Antoines sister). They had fun, but Noey was too little to really run around and enjoy it. In fact, it's crazy to think that she wasn't even walking this time last year!! 

Tonight, we went to a birthday party. It was so weird thinking about the differences from last year to this year. Last year, I remember having to hold her the WHOLE time during the party. I also remember having to sit upstairs and try to get her to take a nap! This year - it was SO different. She was one of the "big" kids - running around with all the other kiddos and playing with the toys. I actually got a few minutes to relax here and there while she wandered off and played.

A quick update on me: I've been sticking to my diet/exercise as best as I can. I have a TERRIBLE ear infection right now, and what I believe is a pulled muscle in my neck/back from lifting the treadmill. I slept for 13 hours last night...and I REALLY did not want to go on the treadmill tonight. I did eat a piece of pizza and a cupcake tonight, so I knew it was absolutely necessary to get on there. I got my butt on there and actually beat my best time. I'm ashamed at what my "best" time is lol so I won't post that....but I will say I have cut the time it takes me to do a mile down by 3 minutes from my initial time 2 weeks ago. I have already lost close to 5 pounds....it's hard to actually tell because with it coinciding with my cycle, I'm not sure if it could be more/less of a loss because of my bloating, etc. Either way, I'm satisfied to say that's about a 2.5 lb loss each week. It will take me a LONG time to lose the weight, I'm sure....I just hope to stick with it. I've found that the weekend last week was much harder to stick with than the weekdays. I have to work on that!