Good week

This week has been better, Kaili'a seems to have calmed down enough to be noticed. It's like every other night Kaili'a has a hard time going to bed and wants myself or her daddy to hold her for about 20 mins and then she goes down. But for the most part she seems like she's starting to handle the fact that KJ is here a little better, who knows she might act out again next week but for this week she's been a rockstar! 

One huge accomplishment that has happen this past week is us three getting out everyday. There's this incredible park across the street that has a path that goes around the whole thing and it's just shy of a mile, we walk around it 3 times and if Kaili'a has been good she gets to get out when we have about 1/4 of a way left to walk with me and then play at the playground for awhile. It's so nice for me and the kids, we're just trying to soak up as much sunshine as we can :-) (we walked 13.2 miles last week, boo yah!!) 

Funny thing my husband told me the other day, he told me that he's happy to have his wife back lol. He said he's noticed a change in me and he's just so thrilled that I'm not pregnant anymore. We lose ourselves when we get pregnant, the hormones take over and bye bye normal self for 9 months. Even though we've been pregnant before and I told him all through out this pregnancy that I would return to normal after the baby came, he had a hard time believing me. 

I have to admit it's nice to be me again, I know getting outside and walking 3 miles helps my mood so much. Who doesn't feel better after some sunshine, fresh air and a work out? I'm gonna have to get creative during winter time to go walking with the kids or maybe it'll be time to get our passes to the treehouse. 

Like I said it's just been a good week, KJ is growing right before my eyes, Kaili'a is growing right before my eyes, just intellectually more than physically like KJ. Life is good. 

Happy Birthday Joseph 10.02 

Bronson came to visit! 

Living life fully, 

The Cancillas 

Turkey BURN!

You might be wondering, what in the world does she mean by Turkey Burn. Take a breather I am not talking about burning your turkey or anything like that.

What I am talking about is doing a work-out either the day before or the morning of Thanksgiving.

Just because it is a holiday, doesn't mean that it is a free pass to just eat whatever we want and to just sit around and be lazy all day. If we stay active, our bodies will be able to burn off those extra calories we intake on the wonderful holiday.

This year my family is coming to my home for Thanksgiving, and luckily we live in California for the time being and it's BEAUTIFUL weather outside, so we are going to be doing our "Turkey BURN" outdoors.

If you have been following my blog, you already know that I have a pretty big goal to hit before my family moves in a few months. My family knows that if they tell me they want a work-out, they will get a work-out. My family is pretty active in general so I really have to find something that will push them, and I believe I have found my route!

When I told my mom that I had the perfect route for us she got a little nervous. I told her there were 3 steep hills, which we will be jogging up 1 if not all 3 of them plus other spurts of jogging. I also told her that she would hate me, but love it. Who doesn't love a challenge, right? My mom doesn't get her work out from walking or running, she's a dancer so she loves her Zumba and Hot Hula classes. I think this Turkey burn will be a great way to mix up her routine :)

Here is a little sneak peek of one of the hills we will be walking up. It's such a killer, and I do it with a stroller. Kicks my BUTT hardcore, but once you get up the hill, you feel AMAZING!

Stay tuned for pictures and videos of our Turkey Burn, and let us know what you and your family are going to do to stay active this Thanksgiving. 

Thanks for Reading, 

Tara 

Playing at the Beach.

Playing at the Beach 

Today my good friend Candace and I wanted to go for a walk to get some exercise in and to get the kids out of the house. Luckily out here in Sunny Southern California we have amazing weather right now. 

My husband works from his home office on Fridays and he decided he wanted to go to the beach and work from there. So Candace and I decided to join him, while he worked from the beach we walked the boardwalk. 

One thing with walking outside with kids, they can start to get frustrated with sitting in the stroller for so long. They want to get out and play, so we found this playground in Oceanside ON THE BEACH! Can you stay perfect location? We were able to get our walking in, the kids got to play at the end and we got to enjoy this wonderful weather! 

It's so much fun when everyone is happy. This has helped us be able to live an active lifestyle along with our kids being active as well. Get creative and see what you and your kids can do to be healthy! 

Thanks for Reading, 

Tara 

Fun Play Date.

Fun Play Date. 

We  had such a good day today. The weather was perfect and it was so nice to get outside. Being a stay at home Mom can make you a little crazy if you don't get out and get some fresh air everyday. Candace, Joseph, William myself and Kaili'a all went for a walk, stopped at the park so that the kiddos could get their exercise and all in all Mamas got a 3.24 mile walk in. 

The app I use to track our walks is Runkeeper and that syncs with my UP band by jawbone. I love technology!! 

Thanks for Reading, 

Tara 

Gym time!

I'm at 24 Hour Fitness! Got to the gym late so I missed my class but that wasn't gonna stop me from getting my work out in. — with Joseph Cancilla

Gotta say I love the gym! It's nice to have day care on the gym also, makes it ten times easier to go.

Thanks for Reading, 

Tara