Lent

So, this year for Lent I decided to go Paleo.  Kevin decided to do this with me and I can't say that it's been easy, but it has been slightly easier than I expected when we first started out.  Kevin's brother, Bryan, has been doing the Paleo diet on and off for the past year or so and has raved about it.  I have been working out at the gym I joined (plus all those darn Groupons I bought) and figured that a healthy diet could only go hand in hand with this. 

It's been five weeks - Easter will make a solid forty days (plus those Sundays that somehow don't count).  There have been a few cheat days here and there - but overall I feel great, haven't craved dairy or cheese (which is big deal for me) and I've been eating tons of fruits, veggies, eggs, fish, chicken, turkey and bacon haha.  I have never been so happy to have my own personal supply of almonds as I have on this diet - who knew almonds were such a great snack? :)    Anyway - Lent is upon us - only a little over a week left but I think I will definitely keep this diet up as much as I can - we cut out grains, pasta, gluten, processed sugars, etc.  I don't believe that it can be a bad thing to cut these things out.

http://robbwolf.com/    <--- this is a great website and place to start if interested

Heather's Wedding

My cousin, Heather, got married in October in Minnesota.  The whole family flew out and we had a really fun time.  It was a beautiful wedding, Heather looked gorgeous, and everyone had a blast.  As you can tell from the pictures, there was no shortage of dancing and fun times to be had.  We also had a great time with the kids and Matt and Jill even trusted us to take care of the kids while they were taking pictures after the ceremony.  They were very brave :)  Congratulations Heather and Nick!

Mt. Baldy 2013

 

 This was the second year I did the Mt. Baldy hike.  Kevin was able to come this year.  We all had a great time and were able to stay for two nights instead of just one.

 Too many smores

Shannon hiked her laptop up to the cabin so she could watch the playoff game - 49ers won and Ravens won - but boo to the Superbowl outcome