NORWAY!!!

OK, so I'm trying to teach my daugther a few new Norwegian frases and tell her about our flag etc....I took this photo today, and thought it was so cute :)
HURRA for NORGE!!

Memorial Day

We spent the day out in Malibu with some fun for Maddie. She got her face painted, looked at the tank fish, watched a magic show and had some pizza and cup cakes:)
Chris was just chillin' and smiling along....

Sunday in the park.......

Today we had a fun day in the park with BBQ etc....what diet?

Thanks.....

Brad, for the FIZZY bubble bath....sooooooo much fun, and I found the frog inside!!! ;)
And thanks to POLLY for the books! Mommy read it for me tonight....and she tried her best to translate to English along the way. We read the Dragon with the Red eye.....iiiiks.

Random....

OK, so Mommy hasn't been working out a whole lot this week....she got in 2 x 40 min bike sessions...thats it! BUT, she loves taking pics of us kiddos....Here we are watering plants/planting w/ daddy, kissing my brother....and Mommy putting Chris in funny outfits (Daddy sure didn't like the ears....oh well)

17. Mai

Hurra for 17. mai og for Norges Melodi Grand Prix SEIER!!! Ikke darlig maa jeg si! Har enna ikke hort melodien, men skal finne den pa nettet...

I still havent worked out yet. Still coughing pretty bad, but I will start something slowely tomorrow....
We hit the swimming pool today. Had a great time and Maddie is such a water baby :)

Upset

I've been pretty upset and a bit depressed this week. I got sick AGAIN!!!!!!!
This never ends! Its my 4th fever in 3 months, and with a BAD cough! My imune system must be rock bottom after birth this time. I'm usually never sick, so this is terrible. Finally getting a bit better, but it made me so mad. I was doing so well with my workouts, and then I get another set back....blah!!!
Anyway....Chris is growing and had doubled in weight since birth. he is so alert and smiles a whole lot. He is now getting more interactive and he tries to follow and look at everything around him :) he will be 4 months May 20th!
Maddie is still the greatest Big Sister to him, and I cant wait for them to start playing together. We got her a new swimsuit, and I want to teach her to swim soon. I need to get her to the pool more often, cuz she loves the water so much. She couldn't wait to try the suit, so she insisted on taking her bath with it on TWICE!! LOL
Sunday is Norway's 17. Mai celebration, so we might go do some traditional stuff with the Norwegian 'gang'....HURRA for 17. mai med is, brus, polser og vaffler. hehe

MOTHERSDAY!!

Happy Mothersday to all you amazing Mommy's out there!!!
It's my first Mothersday as a Mom of TWO!!
Maddie woke me up with some cards from her and Chris and a present (perfume, bracelet and ear rings), and she just melted my heart. "Happy Mothersday., Mommy"!! Thats all I needed right there.....it really made me happy and it kinda sinks in a bit more that I'm actually a MOTHER!! LOL! She also made a cute 'card' for me in school. THANK YOU!! :)
Then Daddy took us all out for breakfast! I'm sure I've gained 2-3 lbs over the weekend, so I better suck it up and get back on track this week!

Autie and Uncle time.....

Today we went to Aunt Gina & Uncle Tim's place for BBQ. It was an early Mothersday celebration. Mommy got some beautiful flowers, card and some $$$. We BBQ'ed
marinated chicken and steaks, baked potatoes, grilled peppers, salad etc....and ended with some yummy lemon cake and ice cream!!! There went the diet... down the drain. LOL!! It was all worth it, and we all gotta enjoy every now and then, right?
When we got home, Maddie was a good big sister and fed her lil' brother some milkey..

Awwww

Jennifer and I introduced our babies for the first time face to face. They were so adorable together enjoying the park and the sun.
We did our 5 rounds in the park (about 40 min) walk/run.I was hurting from yesterday, so only did some abs. jen did a full body workout. You go girl!

Loooong night, but I still made it

Oh Boy, did I have a rough night with my kids. My 3 year old was up 5 times during the night crying and screaming, had to pee, wanted water, and complaining about ear ace. Then I have the lil guy needing his feedings 2-3 times pr night. So, as you can tell it didn't leave many hrs for Mommy to sleep. UGH!
I sooooo wanted to drop the workout today, but having the scheduled appointment with Jennifer helped me get there. When we finally got started, it was actually a GOOD workout. 40 min cardio and full body workout.
Then I had to go to the doctor with lil guy cuz of bad rash all over his body. It seemed to just be very dry skin and I got some creams for it. Hopefully he will get better soon!
Beeing a Mom is hard work, but I can take it ;)

Life is a BEACH.......

So, today I decided to get my butt down to the beach. I feel ashamed to not use the beatiful nature/scenery we have here in So Cal. I drowe 5 min down to Santa Monica beach, parked the car and took the lil guy in the jogger-stroller. BEAUTIFUL, sunny day! It started a bit rough with a crying baby and I thought I had to return home. But, I sat down and fed him good for 15 min, and then he was a whole different boy :)
I swiched from power walk to jog and it felt great! I spent 90 min there, and ended up downing a refreshing Lemonade from the famous Hot Dog/Lemonade stand down at Santa Monica Pier. Got a few scenery pics as well + 1 of me being silly thinking that I still got some muscles going for me;)
I will do this more often!! Promise....

Monday Workout

Another great workout!! Beautiful weather in SO Cal, and perfect for an outdoor sweat! Today I worked out with my very good freind, Jennifer (yes, I DO have 2 girlfriends with that name). We power walked a few rounds before doing some body-work with bands, weights and body-weight. We were both huffing and puffing, but it still felt great! We ended with a few hill sprints - ouch!
Good job, Jen!!!! We both want those 10 lbs ;)