Kid & Life Update

So I am hoping to get back on track and update this blog more regularly! So here is what has been happening - the kids are going stir crazy! I wanted to go to the park today but I had my niece so its a little hard to take all 3 of them and keep an eye on them. I may attempt it soon though once the weather really breaks (since it's going to drop down to 19 degrees on Thursday!).

Mackenzie is doing well and getting so big. It absolutely blows my mind that she is a year old now. She is walking, waves hi/bye, says ma and da but not too many other words yet! She loves to stand on things and is a daredevil for sure! She can be pretty cranky at times though which is so opposite from Tricia! Mac can be quite needy too. Hopefully she starts getting over that real soon!

Tricia is doing great as well. She loves to play with her sister! We have started working on her learning her alphabet and drawing the letters. I feel like she might be a bit behind in this aspect. I feel like other friends their kids already know their alphabets and are doing letters. So I'm trying not to read in to it too much because I know each kid goes at their own pace. She is fully potty trained now and only wears pull ups at night. Hope to have those off of her by the time she turns 4 though!

As far as me - work is going well and I'm really starting to get in to the groove of things at work. I am extremely busy though and I find myself working some nights at home too. Although one thing I am doing for myself now is I joined Planet Fitness! I have been doing a Biggest Loser competition at work but I feel like I need additional motivation to keep on working out once the contest is over. So I joined and so did the hubby. I want to go at least 3-4 times a week (because let's be real I have two kids and a house to take care of) so me and Ben will switch of days to go. What's awesome is that they offer tanning! I really wanted to start tanning soon anyways and a tanning pass would have been more than the gym membership and tanning combined so win-win here! I really love the gym and can't wait to get in a routine and  get myself fit and toned! I would like to lose about 15 more pounds for sure and do a lot of toning especially in my stomach area and thighs. So this blog will also chronicle this fitness journey as well for me. So here is some of my information:

(I haven't taken body measurements yet but hope to do that soon)
Starting weight for my competition: 159
Last Friday 3/7/14 weight: 153
Goal: 135

Here's to hoping with better eating habits and working out that I will obtain this goal!