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We are home from vacation. Got back late Thursday afternoon and spent a good portion of today unpacking, doing laundry and getting birthday stuff ready for Fred. His birthday is today and we have presents. :)

Had so much fun on vacation and I fully plan on sharing lots of photos, I just have to get some time to edit and proof them. Lots of fun stories to share!

We have also started our Hy-Vee Extreme Family Nutrition Makeover Challenge! It started on Monday, the 21st. Connor and I did okay while in California, but now that we're home, we have to make up for lost points. Fred kept focused and stayed on track while we were gone.

Today, we all did really well, we were finally able to score points for cooking a meal together, eating together and doing a family activity for 30 minutes or more (in our case, yard work....Connor mowed, while Fred and I weeded, weedwacked and deadheaded). I also did not have ONE diet soda today.

Prior to leaving for California, we all had to go to meeting with all of the other families and the respective dietitians/YMCA Wellness Instructors to go over the rules and how the challenge works. Before we left, our dietitian, Elizabeth handed us a recyclable bag chock full of good for you food items to try...



Glad I don't have to go back to work until Tuesday. I have a list full of things that I want to accomplish over the next three days. Hope I have the energy to get it all done and if not, there is always next weekend (which BTW is another 3 day weekend). :)