Week 4

I wasn't sure what I wanted the theme, if any, to be this week, but when I saw the three of them together I knew exactly the moment I wanted to capture. (Umm... Project 52 + 1?) I love these guys, video game addiction and all.

Week 3

Only got one of my two pictures this week. Some years I'd have just given up at that point, but you know what? I'm nowhere near perfect and I'm going to embrace that: (Project 52 -.05) = acceptable.

Dress Up.

The littlest is full on into his Star Wars phase. 

Week 2

When the littlest lands on his head trying to do a handstand and it's 72 degrees in the middle of January the only solution is Popsicles. 

Project 52 (Take 3) Week 1

Let's try this again shall we? I started this project twice before (First Go) (Second attempt- which lasted a couple weeks longer) but it never really took. Third time's the charm right? One portrait per child per week. 52 weeks ~ 104 pictures. On theme if possible.

Week 1 "Out of Focus"

This boy LOVES playing outside, the tree probably doesn't love him quite as much..

I love that she loves to read. A snuggly blanket, a good book and a rainy evening. Nothing better.

OCD

You know your OCD is showing when you take a picture of your loaded dishwasher because the configuration of dishes fit perfectly. Side note: It almost never happens. We've had this dishwasher since April and every time I load it, I feel like I'm playing tetris against a super computer and I always lose. Today I won.

You know what would have been better? If I took a picture AFTER the dishwasher had run.

Build It!

The total cuteness and terror that is a toddler with a hammer. 

He did so well with the hammer. Like, remarkably, mind blowingly well. 

*why can't I make this upload in HD? this blurry vid is killing me.

He got a bit bored when it came to painting and made Mommy finish. He was happy with his Batman tic tac toe set regardless. 

Princess bear did her entire school house money bank project on her own with just a few assists from Daddy. 

So nice of Home Depot to let Gabriel do a project too since technically the workshops are for ages 5 and up! I'm not sure I'll take him back every month but we'll definitely go every now and then. 

*lack of quality photos because my fingers were COVERED in paint and it was hard to touch my phone.

The final weigh out!

ooh wow... got so distracted with the holidays that I never checked in with my final 90 day totals... oops? Sorry about that. With the spring 90 day challenge beginning in less than a month let's go back and see what I can piece together.

Stats

8/8/15     168.9lbs and 40.1% bf

8/18/15   167.4lbs and 37.9% bf 

8/25/15   168.2lbs and 38.8% bf  

9/1/15     165.1lbs and 38.3% bf

9/8/15    164lbs    and 36.9%bf

9/15/15   165.2lbs and  37.7%bf

9/22/15  164lbs  and   37.1%bf

9/29/15 162.9lbs and 36.5%bf

10/6/15  162.1lbs and 36.3%bf

10/13/15 163.1lbs  and 35.9%bf

10/20/15  161.4lbs and 35.8%bf

10/27/15  161.2lbs and 35.8%bf

11/04/15   160.9lbs and 36.4%bf

11/07/15   1589.9lbs and 37.2%bf *

  (lookie! exaclty 10 less than my weigh IN!)

Painfully obvious when I stopped lifting weights isn't it? The weight continued the downward trend but the body fat percentage started to climb back up. 

All in all the 90 day challenge was a great experience that really kept me accountable but the bad news is that since it finished right before Thanksgiving I've let my fitness regime slip... big time. The weight has crept back up. Me and the kids all took turns being sick through most of December so the gym was pretty much off limits. I pulled a back muscle last week and it's taken a week to just feel almost normal again. (Did I pull that muscle being awesome in the gym you ask? Alas no. I twisted exactly the wrong way picking my toddler up at story time!!) 

New challenge starts Feb 4th and it looks like I may have convinced Mark to do it with me this time....!!!!