My Happy Place

I'm betting I've blogged about this forest preserve before.  It's my happy place and I've been bringing my kids here since there was only the one.  I love it because it's open prairie and wetland with lots of beautiful flowers and well maintained trails.  They have a really nice visitors center too.  I took the kids today and they love walking on the trails, throwing sticks into the creek and climbing on all the rocks and landscaping.  I love that we're not confined by the rules of home. 

 Throwing sticks in the water. I call it "Pooh Sticks" like from Winnie the Pooh, I don't think the boys get it yet.  

 

 Go right ahead and take all the sticks, Silas.  

 

 It really is the simple things that bring the most joy.  

So, update!  Nothing is new here.  Hahaha.  I don't even know what to blog about sometimes so I haven't been, despite the best intentions to get back into it.  July was a bit of a doozy for us, between the holiday and trying to potty train the two year old and everyone got chest colds mid-month?  As far as fitness, the beginning of the month knocked us out for a bit but I'm bouncing back now.  I bought a set of Insanity DVDs at a garage sale for $10 and I've been doing that now for a week.  I LOVE IT.  It is as fun as cardio can get.  I'll keep posting about that as I get further into it but so far it's crazy fun.  I don't keep up 100% but I know I'll get better.  I'm still lifting at the gym 3 times a week too, of course.  We've hit a good stride at the moment (knock on wood) and I'm wanting to make a July Bucket List to close out the month.  Said list will probably consist of "eat watermelon" and "run thru a sprinkler."  

How about you all?  Anything exciting happening?  Anything you think I should add to my bucket list?  Do you have a bucket list?