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Lean and Mean



So I had these Parenting Magazine visions of doing the Core & Beyond DVD with my kids today. I could picture the three of us smiling and bonding and getting fit together. Just think of the life lessons they would be learning! No, the reality sounded more like "But I need my OWN weights, Mom!" and "Both of you! Get out of the dishwasher right now!" and "Your sister is not a trampoline!" in between grunts. Not even a yoga master could have shown the emotional restraint and physical push required to perform the dual tasks I had set myself up for. Perhaps this is the ying and yang of fitness: Core & Beyond gets me lean while my children make me mean!

Note to self: Add workout to the "Things to do before the kids wake up" list.

(These are a couple of pics from our camping trip to Lake Casitas last weekend.)

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