I CAN STILL HEAR YOU.
Remember the March of Babies? How I (well, YOU, really) raised the most money and thus won a session with photographer Mandy Birdwell? Well, last month, we had that session, and the pictures turned out beautifully:
Don’t we look fancy? Nerd-fancy, I mean. We beam at Simone through our powerfully corrected vision! Mandy, the photographer, was delightful, and I am thinking we will make this a yearly tradition. You can see a few more of the photos from that day here.
Now, I want to you imagine that I have been asked to blog about a topic for another website. What topic would you regard as the LEAST LIKELY, given what you know about me? Other than “My life as a fruitful member of the QuiverFull movement,” say.
I am going to tell you, but you have to promise not to laugh. You can smile a little to yourself, maybe, but no guffaws, giggles, or squeals of disbelief. Ready? Ok.
I will be writing over at Lemondrop about…
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Exercise.
Stop it. You promised! No laughing! Please. Get ahold of yourselves. I mean it, now.
My first post went up today, and there will be another one in two weeks. You will notice the slightly odd bio picture, which I snapped in my bathroom mirror at the last minute.
“You don’t look like an exerciser,” Scott said when he saw it, “I think it’s the bangs.” I am not sure what that means, I assume that he would have preferred a shot in which I am wearing some sort of terrycloth headband.
For my next post I am trying the Couch to 5k, inspired by the lovely Pru, who wrote about it some time ago, and—are you STILL laughing?
Fine. That’s it. I’ll be back when you’ve pulled yourselves together.
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The black and white of where you’re kissing Simone is just lovely! (As they all are, of course, but that’s my favorite).
Per exercise: I HATE it with the heat of a million, thousand suns. For realz. But over a year after having my son, my diet and yoga routine has stalled my weight loss, and I’m stuck with about 15 lbs. I still want to lose. So, with fear and trepidation, I started the 30-Day Shred Sundry’s been lauding over on her blog. And after merely 5 minutes, I wanted to kill myself. So all this is to say, there is someone less expected than you to write about exercise. Good thing you’re on top of it instead. I look forward to them. Good luck!
Oh my Gawd! I am exactly one day into my oft-renewed and even ofter-abandoned diet & exercise regime – and I think Couch to Car would be a more realistic target for me currently. I am beyond awed at your intrepidity.
And the photos? Nom nom nom!
I’m very excited that you’re posting at Lemondrop too, in quite the web geek fashion. I tried to leave you a comment over there, but I’m apparently not enough of a web geek to KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY COMMENT ON AN INTERNET WEB SITE.
god, i love you. you are a genius and you’re entire family is gorgeous. am THRILLED that you are writing possibly for a paycheck of a sort and you are just as witty and engaging over “there” as you are here.
The photos are great, and the photographer is great, too–it’s especially wonderful to have a third person photographer so that you and your hub can both be in the picture with Simone. But while all the pictures rock, I must say that as for the Simone-only photos? You do nearly as well with that fabulous camera your mom bought you. Or maybe I just love looking at Simone and think all Simone photos rock.
I love the photos they are beautiful!!
The exercise thing yes funny…though should eat my own words at this point.
Gorgeous photos!
As per exercise, I write about being a karate black belt all the time, but trust me, there are lots of people who knew me back when, who would laugh hysterically at the thought of me doing anything more strenuous that fighting someone for the last piece of chocolate. What makes the difference is finding your “thing.” Mine turned out to be karate and in the past 2 years I’ve added running. I think half the reason some people never get into exercise is they’re doing something that isn’t their thing. Good luck finding yours!
Adorable photos!
Enjoy your exercise blog! :)
No, no, I’m not laughing, it’s just cough *giggle* cough something in my throat.
Those pictures are beautiful!!
I did the couch to 5k back in Feb and I love it!! I’m now running 9 miles a week (3miX3days) easily. Plus I dropped 10 lbs.
Lovely pics!
The Broken Man
What a lovely picture!
Also, I am excited to read your fitness blog. I’m starting out a new fitness “routine” (i.e. panting helplessly as I attempt to “run” around town) and I too am a..ahem…non-exerciser. We’ll both see how it goes, won’t we.
I love the photos of you guys! Especially the last one of you and Simone on the photographers blog. So tender and cute!
Congrats on your new “job” — I can’t wait to go read it, ya know, cuz I’m really into working out…{clears throat}
Photo is magnificant. Congrats on the assignment. (giggle) Sorry, had to. But totally supportive!
Love the pictures of you guys! Very awesome, very chic!!! Simone is just adorable, so big, chubby and healthy looking. I love that smug little grin she’s got going on. Read your other posts, sounds like you’ve had an interesting time of things. LOL Have fun with your new writing gig!
Great pictures!! they are wonderful!!!
And good for you writting about exercise! I wish you all the luck in the world with it :)
Oh Alexa, those photos are fantastic! Simone just gets prettier every day. I can’t wait to read your exercise blog at Lemondrop.
The photo shoot was well-worth…everything! And yes, I say definitely make it a yearly tradition.
As far as exercise, didn’t you and I get into a relatively exercise-ish conversation recently about yoga? And how you’ve been doing it? Along with other things? I’m thinking you may be a full-fledged Exerciser now. Not to be confused with Exorciser. Or Exersaucer! But maybe Simone has one of those?
I’ll be back.
You are a beautiful, BEAUTIFUL family! I love that photo! It’s just perfect.
And heck, I’d rather take exercise advice from someone real than a video on my VCR. Personally, I need to know that my exercise advice comes from someone who loves the cheese family as much as I do.
Oh my! Two posts in two days- and with lovely photos of beautiful Simone and her dear parents! You all look great; like a fit, exercising family. Great shots. And once again, I’m struck by what a miracle you’ve all experienced. Lucky you and lucky us for getting to travel along.
Alexa,
I did the Couch to 5K plan, and it totally works!
I started in January. Ran my first real 5K in Chicago in July (absolutely thrilling).
I now run four miles three times a week and love it.
Good luck.
P.S. Simone is gorgeous and I love your site!
It is great that you are taking up running! I found out how much I love running by training for the Chicago Marathon coming up this October. It really helps to follow a specific program and run with a group of people. Races are a lot of fun – I have no hope of winning, but is so exhilarating participating with a group of thousands of people, and it is satisfying accomplishing a challenging goal.
Things I learned: 1) get fitted at a running store for a new pair of running shoes (your shoe size may be different after having a baby) 2) buy those tiny running socks, they are worth it! (they keep your feet dry, no more blisters)
Maybe if you quit pissing your money away on running shoes you won’t use and skin cream and eyeliner and hair colorings you could cut down on the freelance work and quit worrying about your mommy time/baby time woes. Oh wait, then you wouldn’t have all this fine blog fodder.
You look super cool while maitaining the nerdiness, most NB.
Are you real friends with Flicka, I am jealous. I am only a cyber friend hald way across the world.
This picture is amazing!!! You both look so good!
The photos look great, strong scrip and all. I bookmarked her when you won, and I keep going back. I just need to quit making excuses and have some good ones taken of the family.
Pictures of Simone and you/Scott are amazing and gorgeous! She is so beautiful. Exercise: Right! I used to be skinny as a pole, now I’m shaped like a penguin in my 50′s. I should go out there and start walking! I live only a couple blocks from a large shopping mall, I should go over there when winter arrives and mall walk. I said I should do that, but will I? Hmmmmmm we’ll see. :)
The C-2-5K definitely works. I started it a few months ago and was so inspired by the results, I attempted (and completed) my first sprint distance triathlon last month.
And that inspired me so much, that I started an exercise challenge on my blog for others to get out and do something for themselves. It’s incredible how the network of a virtual community supporting you (and each other) can really help with motivation. I’ve had people write to me that have said they were NEVER runners and are now training for their first half marathon.
We have three-year-old triplets and a one-year-old and finding the time to exercise can be really tough, but the difference it has made in my life is incredible. Good luck with your goals!!
(and … your baby is beautiful!)
I agree…I love the b&w’s of you giving her smoochies. Too precious.
Way to go on the other writing gig!