Mid week happenings

Hey there!! I took some time off from blogging for no other reason than laziness! Just to be honest! I did post belly pictures on Tuesday  here if you want to go see!

Tuesday, I got up and ran an easy 6 miles before getting ready for the busy day ahead!

First up, check up for little Bear.

Waiting in the waiting room!  Good thing we didn't have to wait long because my bladder needed relief.

Ava watching me get my blood pressure checked.

Everything went great.  Pretty good weight gain, but my doc knows I'm running a lot and eating healthy. Little Bear is putting on the pounds on his/her mama!

We made the gender ultrasound for March 12th at 19 weeks!!

Next up!

Yep, Trader Joe's. My awesome bosses gave us a $50 gift card for Christmas and I couldn't wait until we were out of protein for me to stock up! I put that gift card to great use with chicken, ground turkey, turkey bacon, pork chops, frozen waffles, Zbars for Ava, and some probitics!

Ava was so excited to get stickers from the check out lady!

Next stop, Aldi!

If you don't have one around you, you are missing out!!

Obviously it is a fun place!!

Supper was homemade pizza bites and salads! Loving salads with light ranch and croutons these days!

My morning snack yesterday, courtesy of my awesome husband. He makes a blender full every day before he heads to work!  Honestly, it takes him 5 minutes,but if he didn't do it, then I wouldn't have them.

I'm getting plenty of good fruits in veggies for me and little Bear.

Today, Thursday, I got up and ran another easy 6 miles before we headed out to clean the office.  Ava fell asleep on the way home, so housework took a backseat while I held her and read some on my Kindle.  Not passing up an opportunity like that! No siree!!

We were meeting Clint's dad for supper and meeting Clint after work before.

Bath time.

Think she has enought toys?

Target

And my fave Panera Bread!!

Have a great Friday!!

See ya soon!

Groceries and a newbie!

Hey there on this hump day.  It is a rainy mess outside here today.  Yuck.

I was bound and determined to get up and get in a few miles and do my 3000 club workout.  4am alarm went off and I had no idea what day it was!  But I had told Clint last night that I was getting up and telling him so I'd do it.  I indeed rolled out of bed and after a small apple, ran 3 miles and did 35 burpees, 45 pushups, and 130 crunches.  I was so happy I did it! 

Yesterday, we had a busy day, so I got up and ran 6 miles and ended up doing my 3000 club before supper.

We got ready and headed out for errands.  Grocery shopping!

My partner in shopping!  She is eating an apple while we shop and leading the way down the aisle.

"homey don't play that" 

Sorry couldn't resist.  I have NO idea why she fell asleep like this but her arms stayed like that until we got home!

We put up groceries and had lunch and then layed down and watched

We have in fact watched it like 4 times in the past 2 days.  Such a cute movie. 

Clint got home and we couldn't wait to take this picture!

Yep, that is right.  The Ferrell family is expanding and will welcome a new baby around August 6th.  (3 weeks after Clint's biirthday and 1 week after Ava's!!!  Talk about a busy 3 weeks for me!)

We had our 10 week ultrasound and doc appt yesterday morning and all looks great.  The baby was super wiggly and seeing that and the little heart beat beating makes your heart want to explode with love! 

I had bad nausea and some morning sickness and extremely tired, but the past week has been great!  I have continued to do my 30 miles a week in running and nothing has really changed on the exercise front.  I am excited to see how long I can run with the baby.  I didn't become a runner until after Ava was born. My doc has no problem with this at all if I am comfortable.  The funny this I have gained 8lbs already.  I was a little underweight and the baby and my body has caught me up I suppose! 

We could not be more thrilled and excited about this baby.  Ava is too funny.  She runs around saying she's going to be a big sister. She also knows I have a baby in my belly, although at first she said

"mama has a baby in her butt" !

Oh dear child, yes the baby will be in my butt eventually when the pounds start adding up!

Well have a great day!!!

See ya soon!

Free shopping...good day

Happy Friday y'all!  I started out my morning with 35 burpees, 35 pushups and 150 crunches.  It will get your heart rate up for sure! 
Clint decided for the new year he wanted to create this "club" with our Facebook friends to help get him in shape and stay accountable. 
For the month of January, you do 3000 of burpees, crunches, and pushups.  Now you can split those up any way you want.

Yesterday was a good day in our world.  I got up and read a little and let my toast digest.  I put some laundry in and had .3 miles ran when Ava woke up.  I went and got her and fixed her breakfast and then hopped back on the treadmill.  I finished an easy 7 miles and did my 3000 club workout. 

I finished cleaning the house and got a shower in for the day. 
Ava, while I was cleaning the kitchen!

We got ready and all bundled up and went to my parent's house.  My sister was going through all of her clothes and either keeping, giving to me, or giving away.  I layed on her bed and said yes or no.  It was the easiest shopping EVER!  I even got to eat lunch haha.  I came home with 2 sacks and 2 pair of boots. Not bad, not bad.

The sun was bright and we couldn't find her sunglasses.

We stopped at Dollar General to pick up a few things and Ava had just went to sleep on the way there and slept in my arms the entire way through the store.  Talk about an arm workout!

We came home and Clint came home shortly after.  We lounged on the couch and watched some tv and then Clint went downstairs to workout while I made supper.  Cajun rice and baked fries.  It hit the spot!!

After a week of having his new bed since Christmas, Pekka finally realized it is his! 
After supper, it was bath time.  Lots of fun is had at bath time!  My sis got Ava some bathtub "paints" and her and Clint had a blast writing on the tub!

All in all it was a splendid day! 

Have a great weekend and I'll see ya soon!

Xmas schedule & Thursday recap

FOUR MORE DAYS KIDS!!!  Yep, Christmas is almost here!  Our festivities start Sunday.

-Sunday after church-Clint's dad's house and then straight to his aunt's for food and gift exchange
-Christmas Eve-Clint's gramma's house for his mom's side of the family food and gift giving
-Christmas morning-home for our family gift opening and homemade cinnamon rolls.  We started this tradition 2 years ago.
-Christmas day afternoon-my side of the family for food and gifts
-Day after Christmas morning-back to my parent's house for breakfast and gifts. My dad, brother and sister in law are working Christmas day, so we wanted to wait and open presents with them.

Whew!!!  That is a hectic Christmas schedule!  I am so excited!!  Especially to see Ava open presents!!

Well, on to the recap of our Thursday...
I got up and ran 7 miles in 62:30minutes.  I finished mere seconds after Ava woke up! Perfect timing. 
I got her breakfast and went to shower and get ready for the day.

We had to go to the office to clean and my trusty helper did not disappoint!

Sweeping her little heart out!

After we cleaned, we went to pick up my mom and then to get my sister at work. 

Charming Charlie's was again on the to do for the day.  We had a coupon that we got last week that expired in the next few days, so we HAD to go use it!

Singing in to the belts.

She picked up this sparkly green CONTACT CASE and loved it!  WE couldn't deny her.  I just gave the little contact holder from inside to my sis and we put change in it for her.  She loved it!

We headed to Home Depot to pick up a present for Clint and Ava decided to start "hiding" from KeeKee(my sis). 

I love that they think they can't be seen!  So fun!

We were all starving by then, so we decided on Chik Fil A! Yum!!  Love that place. 

Instead of eating her grilled chicken nuggets, she shared my grilled chicken sandwich.  Well, of course!

I had to make a quick stop in to Kroger for some vitamin C filled produce. 

Clint started feeling puny yesterday morning, so what did I do?

Juiced!!  I juiced him 3 oranges, 2 carrots, a few bunches of broccoli and 1/4 a grapefruit!  Vitamin C overload!!

Supper last night was chicken sausages from Trader Joe's, salad and Red Beans and rice. 

We lounged on the couch the rest of the night watching

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation! 

It is not Christmas unless I get to watch that movie! 

Well, of to get some work done!  Have a great day and I'll see ya soon!

Weekend update

Hey there. Monday is here!! The weekend went by too fast!

Let's start off with a picture of my sweet toddler!  Being a toddler is EXHAUSTING!!

Saturday I got up and knocked out 8 miles on the treadmill before Clint and Ava were up and about. 

We all got ready to run some quick errands. 

Target!

"Mama, you wanna read?"

Well, of course!

We left Target and headed to Lowe's.  Clint is making Pekka a doghouse.  He won a gift card from work to Lowe's so why not by the wood for the doghouse with it?!

First, we had to peruse the Christmas section and turn on every dancing animal, snowman, Christmasy thingy to see how they looked dancing.

Next, LUMBER.

"How bout this daddy?"

"I'll get it."

We came home and I cleaned and rearranged while they went down to the garage and started on the house. 

We left shortly after to go have smoked brisket, coleslaw, baked beans, and pie at our dear friend's mom's house.  They were up for the weekend, so we had to go visit! 

Ava and Zoey (16months) are the same height and size and had a blast running around the house and playing. 

They are coming over to our house tomorrow for some more play action!!

Sunday morning I got up and made some brownies and gingerbread cake from Trader Joe's for our Sunday school class refreshments.  When that was done, I hopped on the treadmill and knocked out another 8.25 miles!  Having such great runs lately!

I got Ava breakfast, Clint was up.  Time for a shower!!

We got ready and headed to church.  Good stuff!!

Lunch was with my family at Fazoli's.  I indulged and Ava and I split a piece of pizza and had their breadsticks!  Holy yum on the butter and garlic breadsticks!  I wanted to eat my weight in them, but settled at 2!

We ran in to Toys R Us and sneakily bought Ava some new bath toys.

Made one more stop and then headed home! 

Yesterday, was a lazy afternoon!  We all laid around and just relished in the day. I made some bread in the bread machine and we fended for food when we wanted it. 

Family time in pajamas is where it is at!!

I hope y'all had a good weekend!  About time for lunch!  Good thing, because I am starving! 

See y'all soon!

Apples and dancing

Well Happy Friday to y'all!!  I am glad it is Friday!  Who can have a bad day on a Friday, right?!

Yesterday, I woke up with Restless legs which was quite irritating because it was 5am!  I got up and had my cup of coffee and did my computer ritual, read my She Reads Truth for the day, told Clint bye when he left for work.  At 6:20, I decided to go ahead and start my run for the day.  I was planning on 7 miles, but I decided to run until Ava woke up.  Well, I decided to call it at 9 miles and 5 minutes later Ava FINALLY woke up!  Sheesh kid, you are sleeping the day away waking up at 8am!! 

I got her breakfast and jumped in the shower before making my own breakfast.  I had a dental cleaning at 10:30, so we got all dressed and headed out to the dentist office!

My aunt works there, so it was fun getting to see her at work!  Ava, sat in my lap and played with toys the whole time!  She is such a great kid!!

We stopped at Kroger for some organic apples and bananas and ground turkey meat for supper, got gas and then headed home. 

It was lunch time for sure!  I made a salad of kale, carrots, a morningstar black bean burger, bell peppers, pickles( yes pickles) and a smidge of bbq sauce as dressing! I love bbq sauce!  I could drink it through a straw, y'all!

Ava and I share the salad while watching Scooby Doo.

Shortly after I went down to the kitchen to grab an apple.  I took 1 bite, 1 and asked Ava if she wanted a bite too.  That was the first and LAST bite I had!  She wouldn't share! 

Stingy apple taker!!

I guess there are worse things than your toddler stealing your organic apple, but hey I wanted that apple! Oh well right!

Clint got home and we did our typical "catch up on DVR shows" afternoon until it was time to start supper. 

I picked up hormone free ground turkey meat because I had some leftover pasta sauce in the fridge that needed to be used. 

We had a simple but fantastic supper of pasta, salads, and garlic toast!  YUM!

 

Daddy/daughter dancing is a frequent thing in our house!

Off to get some work done!  Have a great day and I'll see ya soon!

Running, cheaper than therapy

Yay it is Friday!  I am so excited to lounge around the house with Clint and Ava for 2 days!!  Yesterday, wasn't too exciting, but still a good day! 

Ava and I got up and I did some house chores while she ate breakfast and then I got my run on.  Running is cheaper than therapy and I needed some yesterday!  While I ran, I bounced back and forth between my Kindle and praying.  9 MILES LATER, I felt good!  My mind was clear and my body loved me for running that long! 

I showered and got ready and we headed to Kmart to take a few things back.  My whole side of the family "adopted" 3 kiddos for Christmas and I needed to take a few things that were the wrong size back!
Returning those things was a breeze and Ava and I picked up a few odds and ends while we were there. 

We stopped at Goodwill and I found 3 stocking hangers for the mantle!  SCORE!!! 

Our last stop was Kroger to pick up some yeast for the bread machine since I am almost out.

Clint met us shortly after at home and Ava napped for 2 hours.  Clint cut the leaves in the yard one last time and I laid on the couch with Ava and read. 

After she woke up, we cuddled on the couch and watched, Tangled.

Ava is in to anything princess right now and I love this movie so it is a win win!

Clint came in and before he showered I cut his hair.  Saves money y'all!!!

Supper was homemade pizza!  I made a batch of dough about a month ago and froze it.  I put it in the fridge yesterday morning and then layed it on the counter about 30 min before we were to get it ready to be pizzafied.

The rest of the night was in typical Ferrell fashion of tv watching, playing in the floor, playing hockey and reading. 

And just because this picture cracks me up!

Have a great rest of the day and see ya soon!!

Productive patsy

Happy Wednesday y'all!  The sun is shining and it is a cold 23 degrees!  Eek!  At least the sun is out right?!
Yesterday, was a busy busy day!  We got up and I got coffee and got Ava breakfast.  I went to work on my grocery list and coupon gatherin'.  Ava and I had grocery shopping to do and I DO NOT go without a plan of attack! 
I finished that up and put away some Christmas totes and put a load of laundry in to wash.  I jumped on the treadmill and did a fab 7 miles!  I definately needed a shower! 

We started Elf on a Shelf last Christmas and Ava wasn't all that able to understand.  She would go look for Bryant (named after Bear Bryant).

This year though, it is fun!  We are day 3 of his coming.  He has "came back from Santa" and landed in a different spot in the house.  Yesterday morning after she found mama's hat and Bryant, she started "hiding" him in the same spot we had found him in that morning might I add.  She cracks me up!

We finished getting ready and packing snacks and the "search" was on.

We are on the hunt for good deals on groceries, I suppose!

In the organic section at Kroger. 

Our infamous buggy car picture at Kroger.

We came home and I unpacked groceries and cleaned up the kitchen.  I didn't get to that chore that morning.  I folded laundry and then when Clint got home we had to make a quick trip to Dollar General.

As soon as we got back, I put chili together to simmer on the oven until supper.  We caught up on some DVR shows and relaxed until supper.

This was spectacular!  I planned to have extra so we could have chili dogs for supper!  Yum.  I love comfort food, especially on cold nights.  Who doesn't right!!!

The rest of the night was Clint giving Ava a bath while I cleaned the kitchen and folded laundry and put it away.

I had planned on getting up and running this morning, but for some ODD reason, I didn't fall asleep until 2am!  98% of the nights, I fall asleep in like 10 min, so I haven't the slightest idea why I had a night of insomnia!  Having said that, I chose to sleep an extra hour.  I hope my body will think that was the smart thing to do....right?!

Well, time to get productive at work!

See ya soon!

After Thanksgiving weekend

Hey y'all!  I hope your long weekends were full of lots of good food, family and fun!  Ours was!
Saturday, we all got up after sleeping in and I did a quick 5 miles on the treadmill.  We got dressed and went and did some more shopping. (Clint and I did Black Friday...10:30pm-3am) We headed to Kohl's and I got some Christmas presents for me from my parents.  I know I should be surprised but they really can't buy me new running shoes without me trying them on and they were too good of a deal to pass up!

We headed to TJMAXX after getting some good deals at Kohl's.  We found our 2 gifts for my family draw names and I turn around to find Ava with this hat on! Too funny!

We came home and got out fake tree out and started decorating it for the downstairs living room.  Christmas with a 2 year old is already SO MUCH FUN!!

She said, "the lights are beau-ti-ful"

We came home and watched Alabama football and snacked the rest of the day on leftovers.

mmm...leftovers

Sunday, I got up and ran a little over 6 miles and we got ready for church.  We took our Christmas card picture in front of the tree since we were all "church outfit" ready! It makes me one proud parent to have Ava so excited about church and Sunday school.  Makes me more excited to go to!
We came home and finished off the leftovers.  I love leftovers, but I am so glad they are gone!!!
After lunch and Ava's nap we headed to a local nursery and got a reall Fraser fur tree for our upstairs bonus room.

Scoping out "the" tree.

Not real sure of the Grinch.

Whew, that sun was bright!

We came home and while the sun was out Clint put lights on the bushes outside, lined the sidewalk with candy canes, put lights on the porch and MADE this cross with lights on it!

We got to decorating the tree and miss Diva was such a ham in decorating it.  Lord, I love this kid!!

How many Christmas trees do y'all have or will have in your house??
Do you do fake or real!!

Have a great Monday and see ya soon!!

Errands to prepare

                                                     Happy Friday! Wednesday I mean! 

It feels like Friday for sure to me!  Last day of work before a 4 day weekend.

Yes, Please! 

Yesterday, Ava and I slept in until about 6:45am.  I know, how lazy!  I got my grocery list and coupons together and did a few house chores.  All that was marked off my list, so I could get my workout on!

10 minute Bodyrock workout.  The portion between my arm and my boobs is super duper sore today! It was a good workout, so I glad take the soreness!

I hopped on the treadmill and did 5 easy peasy miles. 

I am pretty sure I am fully recovered from my Achilles injury, yay! I really missed running!

We got ready and headed out for our Target/Kroger run.

I timed our errands just right.

Nap on the way.

It is TOTALLY ok to take a nap with your sunglasses on upside down!!

At Target we needed dog food and Vue cups.  Lifting a 42lb bag of dogfood into the buggy and then in to your car is NO EASY FEAT!!

I'm sure I looked not so fantastic hefting that bad boy either!

Kroger was next on the list! This visit we did get a buggy car for Ava to ride in.  Although she teeters between riding in the car, walking, me holding her and if she is eating a snack, riding in the real seat of the buggy.  She is a blast!  Truly!

After saving about $40 at Kroger. woot woot!

We stopped at the Dollar tree to get a couple of things I knew would be there and of course be a dollar.

She wanted to carry the basket and "no help, mama".

Okie doke, sister!

I was putting the groceries away and Ava got really quiet.  I went into the living room and caught her in the act.

I made these for my brother's wedding and the other night Clint showed me that she had stuck her hand in and mixed all of the layers up.

I caught her this time and just laughed at her.  What can ya do?!  It's still pretty, plus she was having fun.

We played on the back porch with Pekka and read some books until Clint got home and did a little more playing. 

The rest of the afternoon was relaxing.  We went on a family walk around the neighborhood and carried glowsticks!  That was fun for Ava!

Supper was leftovers and nothing real exciting happened the rest of the night.  We watched a DVR'ed Scandal and The Voice. 

I got up this morning and had planned to run 3 miles.  Well, I got on the treadmill a little earlier this morning and had a little extra time to do 4 miles.  4 miles before 5am?!  Don't mind if I do!!!

Tomorrow will be full of cooking getting ready for Clint's family to come over.

We are making:

a smoked ham

turkey

sweet potatoes with marshmallows

mac n cheese

homemade rolls

Reeses cake

Peanut butter kiss cookies

sweet tea.

Whew we will be busy!!

Have a great day tomorrow! See y'all soon!!