The leaves have peaked and are now starting to really fall of the trees. It seems that our fall days are numbered here in the midwest. Before long we will be stuck inside looking for indoor playgrounds and searching Pinterest for “how to keep our kids entertained” or “how to burn off energy indoors“. Last […]
Happy First Birthday to my Son, M
I can’t believe it has been 1 year since we welcomed this little man into the world- what an absolute blessing he has been. I have been searching for the words for this birthday tribute. I have started and stopped this post several times in the last couple of days. There are no words to […]
The Man I Call Dad
Today is Father’s Day. I have read a million posts about how everyone says they have the best father. I am not here to argue. After all my biological father… well, he is not the best. He sucks. Sperm donor is a the best phrase. In fact, he deserves no more explanation. There is the […]
Friday’s Five Favorites XI
How can it possibly be that there there is only one more Friday (after today) left until Christmas?!?! Is it just me or has this holiday season gone exceptionally fast? I told my husband yesterday that we need to have an all-Christmas weekend as a family because I just do not feel in the holiday […]
Thanksgiving {Weekend Recap}
Good morning, Monday and good morning, December! November was a great month for me and for Muscles & Munchkins as the blog got a facelift from the awesome Heather at Moritz Fine Designs. If you missed some of our top posts in November, here they are: 1. Body After Baby {2 Months} 2. Friday’s […]
Before You Eat, Move Your Feet
Turkey Trot, Drumstick Dash, Wishbone 5K, Gobbler’s Jog, you name it, I am sure you have seen all the Thanksgiving Day races available in your community. Whether you choose to run a race or not, there is value to some type of physical activity on Thanksgiving day. At our house, it is tradition to get bundled […]
Halloween, a Marathon & Relaxation {Weekend Recap}
Why do weekends always go so fast? We had such a great weekend with family and some very dear friends- I hated to see it go. It is not every weekend that I get to spend it with my family and some of my closest friends and I really cherish those moments. Halloween After a […]
Fall Fun with Family {Weekend Recap}
What a fun, fall weekend we had with family! I just love Indiana in the fall and love nothing more than spending my weekend with the ones I love most. We started our weekend out with a family run on Friday night. When Josh got home from work, we put the kids in the stroller and […]
A Birthday Tribute to My Better Half
Happy 33rd Birthday to my husband, Josh! We are extremely blessed to have this man as the leader of our family. A Godly man, who sets an incredible example. This man is the epitome of supportive. He has not only been supportive in every crazy idea I have had, but has been my […]
Friday’s Five Favorites II
Friday, Friday, Friday!!! I love the weekends and look forward to the time we get to spend as a family. I am especially looking forward to this weekend as we have visitors coming. My cousin and her two kids will be visiting and we plan on taking all of our munchkins to the pumpkin patch on […]