Go, Go, Goers!

This has been a week full of steps.  Not metaphorically, but literally.  I managed to walk over 101,000 steps starting on Monday, and ending on Friday.  We've been having weekly challenges at work to see who can get the most steps in, and I won this week (I used my workplace treadmills every day!)  The challenge pushed me to walk more...and my average this week was around 8.75 miles per day.  I love my FitBit Flex - it's helping me to reach my goals of walking more, sleeping more, and drinking more water.  All good things! Added on top of the weekly steps, I thought I'd throw in some massive step-taking yesterday...I participated in the Women Rock 5K with my friend Amy, and then Scott and I went to the State Fair last night.  My feet are pooped! The weather was perfect this year for the 5k...it was in the mid-60's, and overcast.  We didn't overheat, and we didn't have to squint into the sun.  Couldn't have asked for better conditions!...

It has been a week of movies!  Ava has seen 4 new movies this week, and went to the Saints game...lucky girl!  She watched a movie at Summer Power (last week at the school, next week she moves to the YMCA location to finish out the summer) and then we had family movie night on Friday.  I had recorded Disney's Descendants, and two out of the four of us enjoyed it.  The other two (hint: male) were both sleeping...one in his crib, the other on the family room floor.  Oh well, we girls liked it! Totally enthralled with Descendants...check out that popcorn machine light in the back! Ava and I went to the movie theater to watch Shaun the Sheep this morning.  The only thing I struggled with was what to eat?  We had breakfast already, and the movie was at 10am.  Too early for popcorn?  Neither of us were very hungry, so we both sipped on some Gatorades...although, my little movie date had mentioned mini-donuts initially...  In any...

We're trying to squeeze the last bit out of summer, while we can.  It's been a busy few weeks with trips to the pool, the library, school prep, and other random fun stuff squished in there. Last weekend, we took Ava and her friend to the Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America.  Mackenzie is a little bit more adventurous, while Ava is fairly cautious with trying new things.  Mackenzie was so patient with Ava, and didn't push her to ride anything beyond her comfort level.  Although, at the end of the day, if we had more time, I think we both could have convinced Ava to ride the Brain Surge AND do a complete revolution (the first time, they did revolve, at all...they stayed sitting upright.)  And, they rode a few more rides than shown below...it was hard to get a decent pic as they went whizzing by on some of the rides! After we were done at the MOA, we chowed down on pizza, and then headed to Yogurt Lab for a fun end to dinner.  They b...

The rest of my time in Montreal was wonderful!  Em and I did the hop-on/hop-off tour a few times, ventured into Old Montreal, into the Plateau, shopping, eating, napping, and overall relaxing.  However, we averaged walking about 5 miles a day, which explains why we were both so tired at the end of the night.  There were only a few nights that we were up super late...and the best thing is that we could sleep in the next day! It was a great trip, and gave me a chance to get refreshed and ready to get back to real life! Flying in style...first class! The airport was oddly empty, and we walked the empty halls for at least 15 minutes before getting to Immigration... The view of downtown Montreal from the amazing terrace outside our hotel room...shared by only one other room in the entire hotel!  St. James United Church My clients were everywhere in Montreal...#1  Musee McCord...and their outdoor park in the city  The Batm...