The END is in sight!

So we have been doing P90X officially for 2 months now. Are we surviving? The answer is YES! We have had our challenges. For instance, Rob traveled 3 times during our first month. So he inevitably missed some workouts and eating was a challenge. He has also been faced with some late nights at work and back problems at times resulting in more missed workouts, but all in all he has brought it up a level or should I say 10 levels. I wasn't so sure he would take this seriously since our last competition proved to be unmotivating. He has proven me wrong.

In fact he had a birthday the end of September. I was willing to make him a cake, after-all it was his birthday. He decided against it. I must admit I was grateful only because that would be a huge temptation. If would be hard to have just one piece if we decided to cheat. It is supposed to be off-limits. Abstinence was key here. We avoided it all together. No birthday is complete without a cake so I had to put my creative side to work. This is what I came up with.

He found a little note in each piece of cake.



Who can say they ate a whole cake with 0 calories?

What challenges have I been faced with? I must admit the food was rough the first month. I feel like I am able to eat more foods I'm used to during the second phase. The third phase gets even better. Hurray!

I injured myself so that has been challenging. I have been trying to BRING IT without further injuring myself. This has meant modifying my movements in workouts or working out other parts of my body that wouldn't affect my injury and using a lot of ice. I'm hoping I'm on the mend now.

ROB I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!! I love having a workout buddy. Especially someone who can push me to the limit. You are awesome! Lets continue to BRING IT so we can finish strong!

Tasha turns 7

Tasha decided to celebrate her birthday with family. Once again we planned a "Wet n' Wild" Party. Making preparations were pretty simple until it was time to make the cake. Tasha informed me that cupcakes just wouldn't do this year. This year she wanted a Barbie cake. It was quite the project! After completing most of the dress I noticed that her butt was sticking out of the cake. Luckily my smart mother-in-law came up with a clever plan. We made a bustle out of marshmallows and covered it in frosting. Turns out it made the dress look incredible. Here are the pictures of the finished project.

Waiting for the fun to begin...Oh wait the fun begins when cousins arrive!

A game of "COLD POTATO."

In the end it came down to Tasha and Hayley.

Tasha doing the happy dance. She won!

The Relay Race

It started with 2 teams, 2 sponges and 2 buckets. The object was to fill the buckets with the water from the wet sponges that would be carried on their heads.





Next, it was time to put on an over sized pair of shorts and jump into a kiddie pool of water and then spin around using a bat...



...TRYING not to fall down...



...grabbing their water gun...



...hitting the bulls eye while trying NOT to loose their shorts...





...playing a game of water bomb basketball...



...ending strong with a home run into the water slide.





PAUSE! Who says you need to be in the relay to get cooled off!



On to more games...jump over the river or should I say stream?!







The Holey Bucket Brigade



Presents



Cake and ice cream







What does a girl who turned 7 decide she wants for her birthday? She wanted to get her ears pierced. So we headed to the mall.



She's not so sure she made the right decision.



There's no turning back now.



She survived!



I can't believe my baby is growing up! We love you Tasha!

The Living Planet Aquarium