Pics of Last Weekend

We had a great Labor Day weekend! Jon really enjoyed his time in Ohio and was eager to tell Tanner and I about all of the wakeboarding stunts he attempted. His family has a cottage on a lake there, and they were able to spend a lot of time on the water. Sadly, Army lost, but I'm sure they all still had a great time tailgating and such.

I had a wonderful time with my family. It was chaos getting everyone home, with flights being delayed, cancelled, and rental car places closed. But the entire family was together by Saturday morning and we enjoyed watching football together and just catching up. Tanner was a huge hit and everyone enjoyed cuddling with him. He went on his first boat ride on Lake Michigan in my dad's boat -- quite an adventure as the water was a bit rough -- I was feeling queasy by the end! Tanner was a trooper, though, stuffed like a little sausage into his life jacket!

I'm the first mate!!

Hanging out with Aunt Lauren

I'm loved! Stealing kisses from Aunt Kat -- and she only just met me!

Sharing a laugh with my Grammy!

I think Uncle Daniel needs some kids of his own!! He's a natural!

Tanner and his look-alike, Uncle Eric

Tanner and Uncle Pat, whipped after a long day of watching football!

It was hard saying goodbye to everyone, knowing that we won't all be together again until Christmas. I just love the precious time I get with my sisters! We have settled back into our routine here at home. It's hard to believe that tomorrow is already Friday!!

Tonight I made my first attempt at running since before I was pregnant with Tanner. I've been saying that I'm going to give it a shot for a while now, but when it comes down to it, its scary actually going out there and doing it. I don't know if I was scared because I didn't think I would be successful or if I thought it would hurt or what. But I did it. Now I didn't go far -- just to the corner and back -- a little over a mile, but my husband didn't have to come pick me up off the side of the road, so I'm viewing it as a major accomplishment! You have to start somewhere, right?! Tomorrow I'm starting something else I've been putting off for a while now -- I'm going to Weight Watchers. I'm determined to get this pregnancy weight off because I only have one pair of normal jeans that fit and I refuse to wear maternity pants through the fall!! It's hard knowing how many lbs I still need to lose, but all I have to do is cuddle with my little boy and it makes every pound that I gained worth it! What a slice of heaven! I felt completely guilty today as I just cuddled and played with Tanner all day, getting nothing else productive done, but I just can't get enough of him and I know this time won't last for long! Before I know it, he'll be in school like B's son M!