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Halfway done with the 24-Day Challenge, 2 lbs down... lots of energy and OFF OF COFFEE! I know it's not a huge difference but I can tell more definition in my front/side abs, bloat is less and energy lasts all day. :)

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Steve has lost 3 lbs..... remember we are only halfway through!  12 more days of CHALLENGE!! (This is no exercise for Steve either...just diet.)  

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Well I've updated quite a bit the last couple of days (especially compared to my lack of posting the last year.....) so here's some pics from the last few months, a few of my faves.  Enjoy!  Hope to hear from you!

Raina's rat "Brooks" is getting so big!  We love him!

Moriah had her 1st grade performance tonight...she loves to be on that stage!

Boys Christmas singing performance (3rd grade)

A visit from Gram and Pop in November...

Hiking with the family in Blowing Rock, NC.  Beautiful!!

Aaron with our other beloved pet, Dolly dog.

Gram and her pride and joys on Halloween

Well the most exciting news around here lately is that we are building a house!  We are hoping to have final approval and be able to break ground by April 1st.  Here is the lot where we are building, 2 miles from the nearest grocery store and 4 miles from the kids school that we love...Cool Spring.  We have made LOTS of decisions in the last couple of months....including where our house sits on the lot!  Fun stuff!

Also, some of you know that I started teaching Body Pump in January and I LOVE IT.  Here's a short clip of me and my fellow instructor doing the back track!  Not only is it an amazingly fun but I have definitely seen results from all the hard work I've put in. (thus the back muscles pic....blood, sweat and tears baby!) 

Raina Rene' has been playing basketball for her school and loves it. She definitely misses her dad coaching her and we have hopes that next year he'll be able to do that.  Although the girls lose a lot of their games they play hard, and we are so proud of Raina for pushing through despite some sickness and knee pain this season.  Here are a couple of clips of #1 her doing her thing!

First basket of the game!

Here are the girls using the teamwork to get a basket....

and taking pictures after their well deserved win. (Raina doesn't go for the silly so much...?)

Basketball Buddies

Here is Aidan making some fruit salad.... I bought a bunch of fruit today and he was bound and determined to make one.  Love this kid!

Moriah has taken to reading Alice In Wonderland, which she got for Christmas.  She loves to read and in 1st grade pretty consistently brings books home on a 3rd/4th grade level.  Here's the video....:)