four people twelve times| 05.14

Kids of Steel – Whistler

May.

Well, all I can say is good-bye May, hello June.

June?! Already?! How?

May has been a month full of sport events and as fast as it came it will be gone just in a few hours.  We had three weekends in row filled with triathlon events (this weekend is the last one). Talk about active life, right?!…. The first one was Patrik’s North Vancouver Kids of Steel, then Whistler’s Kids of Steel for both little ones and this weekend is Ivo’s half Ironman. It was really fun to see both kids racing together, but oh my, the logistics trying to catch both kids during the race were not easy at all. I will post some photos and more info about the races in the next couple of days.

Other than the racing, there is almost nothing new around here. We try to enjoy every single day to the fullest.

I’ve had a few exciting personal moments this month but for now I will keep it just for myself. I’ve been also working hard on getting into shape and trying to do my workouts on regular basis. I think I’m on a right track, I’ve lost a little bit of weight and don’t have as many sugar cravings as I had before. But it’s still a long journey to a self discipline for myself.

I’m also reading a book!! Like a real book! I so miss reading but since I’ve started commuting to work by car, I didn’t read a single book in almost 8 months! There is just not enough hours in a day to do everything I would love to do.

Hopefully we will have more sunny days in the upcoming weeks, I’m so ready for summer!

Good-bye, May. You were a good one.

How was yours?

four people twelve times | 04.14

April.

I’m trying to wrap my head around the fact that April is almost gone! How this has happened? This month has been flying by for sure. The weather has been still quite cold for most of the time and we’ve got more rainy days in the last couple of days but it didn’t stop us from enjoying the outside .

April has been a month of allergies for all of us.

And haircuts.

And school field trips.

And a lot of driving to and from practices.

April also starts the tri-season. Patrik just raced his first triathlon of this year yesterday and did awesome!

Ivo is training so hard for his upcoming races and it makes me feel guilty because I don’t put as much into my training as I should; and my cycling race is getting closer.

Both kids will end up this month with cross-country races at school and Katrin with a swim meet.

I’ve been drinking green smoothies the whole month and really enjoying them. I’ve been experimenting with different flavors and started using almond milk.

Unfortunately I’ve strained my left shoulder muscles and I’m having a lot of pain in them so I’m starting some physio next week. Hopefully it will heal soon so I can enjoy yoga and every movement in general without pain once again.

In overall, April has been a very busy but a great month. My plan/goal for May is to get more on top of everyday things and get better in planning and organizing my schedule ahead.

I have to say that I’m loving this project, we have finally at least one photo of the whole family each and every month! You can see summaries of our previous months of this year here.