Weekend Fun

Every family needs to have their "thing", an activity that they can do together. For our family it's bicycling. When I first met my husband, Ken, he was already involved in the sport. It was his stress release and a way to unwind from the day. One fond memeory I have of Ken and his love for biking is when he biked to the place that I worke just to surprise me. While boyfriends past would have just driven Ken did the unexpected and biked to me. It was such a surprise I didn't expect him to be waiting for me after work and especially not in his bike gear. As our courtship continued I did not bike as much as I would have liked to. I didn't have a fondness, to say the least, for this sport. I hated how much my butt hurt and all the other aches and pains this "fun" gave me. Ken was so much faster than I was it really wasn't fun for either of us to ride together. So we gave up this activity in exchange for going out to dinner and spending money on other activities. Ken's parents who have always been involved in the sport kept asking us to go with them on their rides. Most of the time we declined but the persistance was there and Ken still had a passion for this sport. Then we had our son and things changed as they most often do when you become parents. No more going out to eat and spending money we could save. We had the need for a free activity and bicycling was our answer. But now we had a baby. How were we going to include him on our adventures? We looked into carriers and pull behinds and found one on craigs list that we liked. Next was the bike. I wanted to be able to keep up with Ken and not trail behind I wanted us all to stay together and to be able to keep a watchfull eye on my newborn baby. The answer, a tandem bicycle. We searched for one just right price wise and fit. Another must was a bike that could handel the trail and the street. We began our journey back to bikeing together, as a family. We have had many biking adventures and our son has grown to love this sport as well. It has been an activity that we can do as a family and also a great stress release. Biking has given us a sense of freedom and adventure, the ability to work as a team rather than individuals, and great conversation. Ken often ponders the idea of leaving his job and biking around the country. I hope to one day fullfill this wish of his and do a trip around the country with him by myside. Biking for us has been a great family event and a sport we will never again give up. On to plan our next weekend adventure!

Gloomy Weather = Paper Hats

Yesterday was a very gloomy day in my neck of the woods. "My little man" and I have enjoyed the weather so much basking in the sunlight. It was such a shock to our system when we did not see the sun in the morning. I turned on all the lights just to see if that would make a difference but to my dismay it did not. Its amazing to me how much the sun effects our moods. After my efforts to illuminate my life with lights didn't work I proceeded to get on with our day. The daily tasks had to get done so off we went to start the laundry, empty the dishwasher, and clean up any mess my little man got into while I was doing the above mentioned tasks. Then, it was off to play with my little one. We ended up at my parents house where we played in the sandbox making sand pizza and inside crafting paper hats. Making those hats brought back childhood memories and I was so excited to see my sons face light up as I put the paper hat on his head. I wish I had a picture to show you but I have lost my camera! He was so adorable and the day which began gloomy was lifted with laughter and paper hats!

Pizza for Breakfast

This morning my darling son woke up asking for pizza and cheese "pleeze?" I was astonished because he hardly ever eats breakfast because he still "na nas" in the morning. But I was all too happy to comply to his request. Hey if he wants pizza for breakfast he'll get it. I pulled out the whole wheat bread and the tomato sauce and topped it with two different cheeses, which my little man helped me with. He then proceeded to take out a placemat and put it at his seat. I guess he was serious about this breakfast meal. He also reminded me to say grace by placing his little hand on his head and patting away at his chest. I was so impressed that he remembered when I forgot! I guess he really is paying attention to his daddy and me when we sit down and say grace. Well I have to go play "choo choo" with my little man now!

Have a blessed Day!!!

Anna

Early morning TV?

Today has started out to be an early morning for Ross and me. The first words out of his mouth this morning at 6:00am were "Elmo." I could not believe my ears. He has just formed an interest in TV these last couple of weeks and I have limited his viewing to once at the most twice a day. So for these words to come from his mouth this morning was a shock to me. Makes me wonder if I am letting him watch TV too much during the day. I don't want him to be a couch potato. This has been something I have struggled with for most of my life. Growing up the TV was always on and I don't want him to have the same experience with it. It is such a vice for me. I want him to want to play outside and be in nature and use his very creative imagination. Maybe I am worrying too much. I guess I should just be mindful of how much he watches and make sure my day is planned out better to incorporate fun activities that involve using his creativity. Well I guess I need to start my day. I have allot of laundry which I have been dreading doing. Then comes all the other daily chores. Have a blessed day!

Welcome to my first blog.

I intend to use this blog to help collect my thoughts and ideas that I have in raising a family. I needed somewhere that I could organize all the ways I want to incorporate my Catholic faith into our daily lives at home. I hope to accomplish all this and a little more. I also would like to share all the different ways that I am bringing the Church's teachings and traditions into my domestic church.

I guess I should introduce myself now....

I am, as you have gathered by now, a Catholic wife and mother. I have been married for four years and truly believed I married a man that makes me better. At times we have our differences but we always try to live our lives according to the teachings of the Catholic Church. I am blessed to have met him and to raise a family with him by my side.

We have one darling little boy, and for the sake of further postings, I'll refer to him as "little man". He is full of "great ideas" and always keeps me on my toes. He is a very active and I enjoy every minute of it.

My world changed when I became a mother. I was so worried I was going to make the wrong decisions and then I came to the conclusion that one, I have to do things the way I feel comfortable with and two, I am not perfect! I try to do everything with love from a mother's heart. My heart is open to all the possibilities of love and of life.

I hope you Enjoy!