Father's Day Challenge: Week Three Report

I am a bit behind in reporting.  Have I been too busy?  Well, yes, but I was also afraid to step on the scale! :)  

Life happens sometimes like visiting family and baking daughters. The diet and exercise plan went out the window.  At those times it is hard to post about it.  I don't want to admit that I give in to my flesh.  I don't want to admit that I do that which I don't want to do.  Oh, I am weak.  

Hannah cutting out the insides to fill with icing.  Yummy!

Hannah's finished cupcakes up close.

Hannah with the finished cupcakes.

Sarah's cupcakes up close.  Can you read "spring time?"

Sarah with her cupcakes. 

Now, I didn't go totally over board and eat three of my daughters' cupcakes in one day.  Well, okay, yes I did.  But I also tried to keep other parts of my goal.  Does it make it better that I wasn't as bad as I really wanted to be?  Yeah, probably not. 

Well, either way, I determined to give my all this week.  I am not subbing anymore of course since public school is out.  We are finishing up our last two weeks of 7th, 4th and 1st grade here so I have a little more time to devote to exercise.  

In two days, I have biked 30 miles and walked 3.5.  I have also worked out with weights each day.  I weighed this morning and I was down 2 more pounds for a three week loss of 12 pounds.  So I am nearly half way to my goal of 25 pounds lost.  With only 12 days left, I am trying to make the most of everyday!

Thanks again for keeping me in your prayers.  

Can't really have a post without showing my other two sweet girls, so here is what the younger two were doing during the baking.

They were playing Wii. :)

I also missed getting a picture of Aunt Leah's birthday cake but the girls really had fun making it even if they were late. It looked like this one only the candy was Reese's Pieces and a white bow.

With All My Heart~

Caboose Park

Hannah, Sarah, Lydia and Mary on the back of the caboose that sits in the middle of the park.  Not sure why they put it there, but it was a fun picture.

This past Thursday was such a beautiful day, and we decided to go to the caboose park to enjoy the weather since the girls were feeling better.  I took my camera hoping to get some great photos of the girls.  Unfortunately my battery did not charge like I thought.  So I didn't get any pictures of Alpheus playing soccer and frisbee with the big girls. Or any of Lydia showing her new friend all the things she could do on the parallel bars.  :(  But we still had fun!

This was the first place Lydia raced to climb and then pose. :)

This girl is happy when climbing.

Sarah offered to ride the tetter-totter with Lydia.

This is when my camera died.  

As we were leaving, Alpheus announced that we were going out to dinner to Macados!  

Me: "Who is the best dad in the whole world?"  

Big girls: "Our Dad!"

Lydia (who had not responded yet):  "God!"

Me:  "Great answer Lydia!  You are right."

Alpheus: "But you have to admit that only an omnipotent being beat me!"

Me (after I stopped laughing):  "You know this is going on Facebook."