Gettin' Dirty

I like to get dirty. I like a challenge and I like to try new things. This summer my husband and I tried some new races. I ran in the Color Run with my little girl and we did a few mud runs too. My husband blogged about our previous mud race here so you can check it out for more info.




We both ran in the Warrior Dash last weekend in Minnesota. We loved it. Climbing over barbed wire, jumping over junked cars, swimming through muddy trenches and jumping over fire at the end=Awesome.

I struggled to get up this so not-so-tall hill!

swimming in the trenches

At the finish!

I couldn't even clear my watch to see my time after I finshed!

He was much more graceful than me on the trenches

My husband jumping over the fire near the finish

 





Warriors!  Yes, we did wear the hats to the party we went to after the race:)



The finisher's medals...I left mine dirty- adds to the unique aspect of the prize and race.

I love to run- it reduces stress, allows me to eat all the foods I love and I enjoy the high it gives me. More than the workout itself and the fun we have, it brings us together as a family. It is a shared interest we all have. I love watching my husband run and cheering him on and our little girl does too.



My little girl with the medal from her race earlier this summer. When we go to races, she often has to wear her medal.

~Angela

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Ribbon Memo Board {Homemade!}

I am a note person. A list maker. Not a digital note/list person either (I have downloaded so many Note/List Apps and realize I get satisfaction from crossing things out (with a pen) way more than deleting from a digital list. Therefore, we have notes on our calendar and on the inside of our cabinets.

I saw a tutorial for a Ribbon Memo Board here and thought it was perfect to contain these little notes of mine.  A bonus was that I had all the materials on hand. Although I suspect this would cost under $5 to make even if you had to purchase everything.

I am always excited to put to use the ribbons from my Ribbon Basket (these are all recycled/leftover from other projects)

My finished product!

I hung it with 3m Command Strips and a piece of ribbon duct-taped to the back to create a hook.


~Angela

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Homemade bath paints for kids

My little girl (who I have always called Bundle) loves to paint, but does not like to finger paint because she doesn’t like to get dirty. How a child who loves to play in the dirt does not like to play with finger paint, is beyond me, but she much prefers to use a paintbrush. And she always has. She also love the water and her baths. When I saw the idea for bath paints here we got right on that project. I mixed shaving cream (I used Skintimate Shave Gel because it was what I had on hand) and food coloring together and bath paint was born. Bundle painted for 30 minutes in the tub the first night and just loved it! We had to add more water to keep the tub warm. The second night she painted for 45 minutes and I let the water cool in hopes I could coax her out of the tub that way, but she was having too much fun to even mind the temperature of the water!

Crazy hair, optional

We put lids on the containers to use the bath paint again and although the consistency of the paint had changed, it still worked beautifully days later. Here’s my tip: simply rinse the paint off before it dries onto the tub. I rinsed it off while the water is draining, then pulled my Bundle out of the empty tub (she insists on staying in until ALL the water is out) and wrap her up “Like a Bundle” in her towel.

Daddy with our Bundle

~Angela

 

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Date Night! At Home

My husband and I enjoyed a quiet night together at home recently, foregoing the babysitter. It was quiet, peaceful, very low key and simple. And I loved it. Music, drinks, a game, a candle and time to unwind and talk to the man I fell in love with so many years ago...made for a perfect evening.

I find we get so caught up in going places that we don't take advantage of downtime at home like we should. I appreciate the quiet after my little girl is in bed in a different way than I appreciate the energy she brings to our home and our lives.  Our home is a comfortable place to unwind and I look forward to many more date nights at home...

~Angela

 

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