Plums & Green Beans

So I'm a few posts - that I want to share with everyone - behind.....oops! It's officially summer, which means are weekends are pretty packed full, and when we don't have anything going on I just want to sit and vedge and try to gain some energy back.......We're going to be having a crazy week, so hopefully I can keep up and keep you all informed on what's going on over here!

So Thursday night we started on the next food of choice, Plums & Green Beans. You know when you take a bit of something and you really don't like it, and you get the weird "yuck" shudder? Anyone know what I'm talking about? Well Savannah totally did it with the Plums. I think they were pretty tart. I laughed so hard after she did that, that I was crying. Did it stop her from eating more of it? Nope, she kept going back for more! She also seemed to enjoy the Green Beans, but didn't touch those nearly as much as the Plums.

Parmesan Chicken

So today was pretty chilly....which meant no swimming lessons for the kids. We could have brought them in for a safety day, but we decided against it. Instead we spent the time and went through my boxes of Tastefully Simple stuff that came today!

Tonight we tried a new recipe - from allrecipes.com - Parmesan Chicken. Can I say yummmmmmmm! The only thing we did differently was we used plain bread crumbs, added Tastefully Simples Garlic Garlic and some Pepper, and we also didn't flatten the chicken - which added to the cook time. It turned out great! We ate it with some asparagus (we toss some olive oil in the pan along with Garlic Garlic). A great meal I can't wait to have again!

The Chronicles of Narnia

So tomorrow is suppose to be in the low to mid 60's, so I'm assuming we probably wont have swimming lessons tomorrow. I sure hope the weather gets better because we have lots of plans for outside in the next week. Picking strawberries, swimming, zoo and a bunch of other stuff.

So yesterday I finally finished reading The Chronicles of Narnia. I started this book over a year ago. I started off reading it to Scott & Connor, but after only about two of the books that stopped. Connor got to old to sit and listen to a book without pictures, so now we have to read him kid books. And Scott hated it anyways because it was to "out there" for him. I can't give a very accurate review of the book because I only remember The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe, because I had read that previously, and the last two books of the series because I read those within the last two weeks. The middle ones are a little blurry and I remember the jist of them, but have forgotten a lot of the details. I will probably try to read them all again, but I need to read them quicker so I don't forget a lot of the details.

Grilled Fish Steaks

So I just finished Day 26 of the 30 Day Shred, and I actually did Level 3. I will admit I cheated a bunch this time, but I'm still sweating like a pig! Only 4 more days to go! Going to jump in the shower in a bit, just wanted to jump on here quick before I did.

Yesterday we tried another new recipe from allrecipes.com - Grilled Fish Steaks. Carol recommended dumping the fish in milk first to take out some of the fishy flavor, so Scott did that. Also one of the reviews for the recipe recommended putting tin foil down before you grill them, which totally makes sense since fish has a tendency to start falling apart, so we did that to. We did not have the time to marinade the recipe as long as it calls for, only for about fifteen minutes. The fish tasted good, I wouldn't say great, but we really aren't much of fish people. The reason for trying this is we're trying to add more fish to our diets, cause we probably only eat it once or twice a year. So we're going to shoot for once a month for now, even though we should be eating it more often. This recipe was a good enough starter to try again, maybe next time we'll be able to marinade it for longer and maybe add a few little things to make it better for us.

Fathers Day

Can you believe Connor is going to be 4 years old in just 10 days? I can't! It's crazy to think that he's going to be going to school this fall!! For his birthday we're going to be doing the usual, go get pictures taken, go to the zoo, go to McDonald's for dinner, but we also have swimming lessons that day as well (well, as long as the weather is fine), so dinner will be a little late, but overall it should be a fun day. Probably not as much fun as his party on the 3rd, but you can only do so much with a tight budget!

So I hope all the Daddy's out there had a great Father's Day. We had to wake up a little early so we could make it down to the Lodge to meet all of Scott's family for breakfast, but we had enough time for him to open his presents. He got some Wausabi and Soy Sauce Nuts, Slim Jim's, some new Wife Beaters, and I told him he could go pick out some meat for dinner (ended up being a 2.1 lb steak for us to split, lol). We then went down to the Lodge and had our omelet breakfast, then back to the in-laws to spend some time with Scott's Dad and his sister's family. So nothing excitingly fun, but a nice laid-back kind of day with some great food!

Ducks

So in 1 week I turn 25 years old...........in 1 week!! A 1/4 of a centruy........2.5 decades.......ugh.........as if I wasn't feel old enough......We picked up my cousin Hanna on Saturday on the way to the Dells and got to talking........I remember when not everyone had a computer, we got ours in 6th grade.......I remember when there was no Internet......these are things that have been around her entire life.......along with cell phones, which I didn't have my own cell phone until I was 17! Birthdays always make me sad.........I don't want to get older.......old age kind of scares me.....and it's coming entirely way to fast...........

So Saturday after picking up Hanna we met John & Carol at the Original Wisconsin Ducks. It seems like forever when I went on these, and I thought it would be fun to take Connor on them, PLUS we had a 50% off coupon! So we took the one hour tour. Our guide was pretty funny, got Carol wet (we were all in the back 2 rows), and Connor had fun looking at the water and searching for animals. Savannah seemed to like it as well because she stayed awake for the entire trip even though she was all comfy and warm in my BabyHawk Wrap.

Breakfast

So tonight I finished Day 25 of the 30 Day Shred.....only 5 more days to go! I should probably be doing Level 3 by now, but I'm not. I've done level 2 a couple of times, but pretty much have stuck with Level 1 since. It's a good work out without making me feel like I'm going to die....... I'll be finishing with it on Saturday, then taking June 26th-July 4th off, then starting all over again. I'll probably stick to Level 2 most of the time this round.

So Saturday was the first day Savannah got 2 meals during the day. For dinner she is currently on Bananas & Asparagus, so to mix things up for her we gave her Avocado spread on bread and Cheerios. I know she really can't pick up the Cheerios yet, but I figured this would help her work on her dexterity and eventually she'll be able to get them in her mouth. She still isn't swallowing a lot, but I know she got a little at least, there were a couple of times I saw the bread go in without it getting spit back out.

Asparagus & Bananas

So last night I completed Day 20 of the 30 Day Shred, which means this morning was another weigh in. And...........drum roll please.............From Day 10 I've lost another 3.8lbs, for a total of 5.4 lbs!! WOHO! In under 3 weeks (well......more like about 4 weeks since I took some breaks and stuff) I lost that much. Now only 10 more days to go, and 4 more lbs until pre-preggo weight!!

So tonight started a new variety of food for Savannah. Asparagus & Bananas. She did chew on the asparagus for awhile, BUT totally destroyed the Banana. Pretty sure she actually ate some of it to (she just recently started swallowing some of her food). This was by far the messiest dinner she's ever had, and probably the most fun! (it didn't help that the banana was on the end of it's life, so it was a little mushier than it normally would have been....just made it that much messier).

Ground Turkey Casserole

So tonight I'll finish Day 20 of the 30 day Shred, which means I'll be getting a weight check in the morning..........I think I've lost at least another pound or two since Day 10, so we shall see!! I think it'll be a little disappointing and discouraging if the scale hasn't budged, but I'm pretty sure it has.

So tonight I got Scott to make a new recipe for the family. It was a Ground Turkey Casserole from allrecipes.com. Can I just say, yumm!! The only difference we made to it is Scott added 16oz of noodles instead of 12oz. Probably not the healthiest dish in the world with all the cheese in stuff, but it wouldn't be to bad if you used low-fat of everything. There was even enough to freeze a bunch for to use it for dinner in a week or two and enough for Scott to take for lunch on Friday.

Swimming Lessons

So far so good this week with the 30 Day Shred. I finished Day 18 last night, and if I continue every night I'll finish with it on June 25th, right before my birthday, which was my goal. So hopefully I can find the energy to pry my butt off this couch so I can get Day 19 done!

So tonight was the beginning of Swimming Lessons for both kids. Connor did such an amazing job. If you remember from last summer he ended up failing Preschool 1, which was to be expected, considering it was the first time he had ever been in a pool without Scott or I. But he is doing noticeably better which is good considering we signed him up for Preschool 2 classes for the second 1/2 of the summer. Savannah did awesome as well. She only wined a couple of times, but it was kind of cold, so I don't blame her. Scott took 1 close up picture of Savannah, but her eyes ended up being closed.....I'll take better ones next time.