A Very Special Sunday

On Sunday we had lots of special events going on.  First we all headed to church to see Brady sing (for his first time in church) with all the other vacation bible school kiddos and he totally LOVED it!  He had VBS all last week and every day that we'd pick him up, he couldn't wait to go back.  His teachers told us every night that he was so good and was so excited to sing and dance (must get that from daddy!).  On Sunday a couple of the other teachers that didn't have Brady said they were so happy to see him on Sunday for the concert because he was so much fun and they could tell that he really loved the music!  He had been practicing all weekend as he was given a CD of all the songs...it's still on heavy rotation at our house!

Then it was Mason's turn...it was his special day.  He was being baptized.  We had all our family there and it was a special time for us.  Mason's sponsors are Bryce and Meggie and we were so honored that they agreed to be a part Mason's day.  After church we all headed to our house for lunch and the kiddos got to play outside...it was a great day!

 Brady is hard to see but he's in white in the front

Our Little Warrior

Brady has been having fun playing with the 'Warrior' Hat Andy got for completing the Warrior Dash a week or so ago.   Brady calls it his 'Deer Hat'...too funny!

Brother Fun!

I can't believe it's already time for Mason to use his Exersaucer...time is just going too fast!  We got it out the other day for him to play in and Big Brother wanted to take some pics with Mason and show him how to play with his new toy!

Fun in Polk City

We had a great time in Polk City on Saturday for their Four Seasons Festival.  We headed over in the morning, hit up our favorite, Reising Sun Cafe for a couple iced coffees and a treat for Brady then we found a great place along the parade route and waited for the parade to start.  I ran in to a couple of people I knew from Wellmark and GV, which was great!  Then the main event, the parade started.  Andy and I agreed, it was hands down the best parade we've ever been to.  It wasn't a parade filled with tractors and other misc things we don't particularly care for.  There was lots of entertainment, the Isiserettes performed, the North Polk band and cheerleaders performed, etc it was great!  Brady loved it!  He got lots of goodies and I was so happy as his favorites weren't candy...he got a couple frisbees, a mini beach ball, beads, etc.  After the parade we went over for Brady to do the Inflatables, eat some lunch and check out the vendors.  All in all, it was a lot of fun and luckily it wasn't too ridiculously hot out yet.  

 Patiently waiting for the parade to start

 The Isiserettes are Awesome...if you haven't seen them before, you're missing out!

 Mason just chilled during the parade

Brady loved the inflatables

Kiddie Parade

On Friday night we met up with the Fuhrmans to take in the Kiddie Parade (which is part of the Summerfest celebration in Ankeny).  The Kiddie Parade is great because it's nice and short and the boys still got some candy!  After the parade we headed over to Cherry Berry, the new fro yo place close to us.  It was a great way to end the night!

3 Month Pics

Mr. Mason had his 3 month pics taken a week or so ago and here's a little sneak peak at some of the pics...what a cutie pie!  We have another blue-eyed boy!

Fit Friday

I thought it would be fun to feature some Fit Friday posts that are full of motivation, workout tips, recipes, etc.  Since this is what I do for a living (I'm also creating a Wellness Blog for GV).  I love finding new exercises, recipes, motivation, etc as we can all use more of these ideas!  It helps keep me on track with my goals!  Enjoy!
Favorite Recipe of the Week:
Chocolate Banana Protein Shake (Meal Replacement)
1 scoop Protein Powder (I used chocolate)
1 cup Unsweeted Almond Milk (can use Unsweetened Choc Almond Milk)
1 Medium banana
1 TBSP Unsweetened Cocoa
4-5 Ice cubes

Place all ingrendients in blender (I use my Magic Bullet) and blend...yummy and filling! Roughly 300 calories (depending on your protein powder)

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Favorite Exercise of the Week:
Kneeling Roundhouse Kick...great for glutes and inner thighs!