Are you ready for some football?

Who loves football? We do! Landon is loving his flag football team he is on. We finally got his jersey. They didn't do actual team jerseys. They did solid colors and let the kids pick who. Of course Landon's were black, and the kids picked the Steelers. Ew. Oh well, they were all happy!

The Steelers had their first game on the 13th, and one this weekend. They lost both. The first game was close, this last game, they got stomped. We are playing both this base and Ft. Carson. This weekend we went to Carson, and let's just say, their team had a lot of 9 year olds, we had a lot of 7 year olds. They were like pro's out there. But, it's all in fun. Landon had a great time. We enjoyed yelling from the sidelines and cheering them on. It was a nice hot day, so Greg and I came home with some sun burns. Oops. 

Landon was the center, so he got to hike the ball, and he really liked that. 

Owen always has fun running around with his buddy Jace. Those two. So silly and full of energy. 

He was so happy. He had a great time at his first football game. (That one was here at Pete)

It's funny how hard it has been for Landon to get used to the mouth guard. He is about 10 times better with it now. We got the nice one you heat up and mild to your mouth. Hopefully he won't bite through it. 

Yesterday our game was against Ft. Carson, the Army base. It was SUCH a beautiful day. The mountains in the back ground. So pretty here. 

We stopped to get them lunch, and were early so watched the teams that were already playing. I got a knot in my stomach. They seemed a lot bigger, and were REALLY good. 

It was a little different. Much more fast past then the previous week. And a little more chaotic. We lost a coach this week, him and his wife had some drama, and they ended up quitting. SO, the head coach was trying to coach 7-9 year old by himself. 

He's a great coach! We really like him. This week he's asked some parents to help, he needs as many hands as he can get! 

So our Saturday's are spent playing football right now. We are all about it, and enjoying every minute. Way to go Landon, and way to go Steelers! 

T25: Before and After

Dang it. I tried to blog daily. Then one day gets away, then the next, and the next. You get the point. I've been so wrapped up in the Beach Body stuff, and then Landon has his football twice a week at night, and then Greg has his flag football. We are just plain busy. I do have the day to blog. But half the time I'm cleaning house, chasing Owen around, running errands, PWOC, Mops. 

So I blogged previously about my T25, being a Beach Body Coach, starting the 21 Day Fix. Well, I am now officially done with T25. I did the full 10 weeks. I can not believe I stuck with it and finished. I am still doing the work outs until I start my next program. 

Let's talk about T25. When I started I knew I was out of shape. I was not happy with myself. Always uncomfortable, didn't want to take pictures, didn't want to be in pictures. I was having issues with my blood sugar, feeling down for no reason at times. I couldn't find anything that fit my schedule and the time I had. I did Insanity before, it's a great work out, just long. I started and stopped, several times. I lost a few pounds and inches, and honestly, I felt pretty good. Fast forward, I packed those few pounds and inches on, and a few more to boot. I didn't care. I always had the munchies. It was summer time, we were busy doing stuff, enjoying time off, ate out a ton. 

Here is my before July 7, 2014: 

I started in at ( I can't believe I am saying this) 176 pounds.

Here is my after on September 12, 2014: 

Ending weight 160.8. Yes, I lost 16 pounds. I also lost a total of 16 inches. About 2-3 inches off each arm and leg, 2 inches off my chest, 4 inches on my waist and I lost my turkey neck! 

Crazy right? I am finally the size I was when we first got to Texas. I am wearing pants and shorts that I haven't worn, some in 4 years, some since before I had Landon. Insane! 

T25 is a 10 WEEK program, it has about 12 different workouts. It also came with a nice meal plan guide with meals and what not. I also had a coach and Facebook Support Group. We strictly followed the meal plan to start with, had a few slip ups, but have stuck to it pretty well. I did a 3 Day Refresh towards the end, just a 3 day Detox to give me a boost, and I started drinking Shakeology. I feel so great. I finally feel like the old me. I am OBSESSED with Shakeology. It is SO healthy, and it's helped me cut my cravings back. I don't need or crave sweets any more. Hard to imagine. Also, I no long seem to have blood sugar spikes and drops. That is a big thing for me!

So my next program I am doing is called 21 Day Fix. It's a 21 day program with 6 different workouts, comes with portion control containers for easy measuring. Will teach clean eating and healthy portions. (I am still learning portion control, even though I am eating so much better, I still think I eat too much of certain things!) I am so excited to see my results from that. Stay tuned and I will blog about my journey with that.

If you or anyone you know may be interested in any of this stuff, send them my way, look me up on Facebook. Here is my website where you can go look as well:

http://www.teambeachbody.com/pteague

One last thing, I went to buy a pair of jeans, the last pair I got was a size 14, today, I got a size 10! What???????? 

Old Man

Back on August 23rd we celebrated an old man's birthday! Greg turned a whopping 33 years old. He finally caught up with me.

All he asked for was for me to make him a yellow cake with chocolate frosting. I always add sour cream to the cake, so it's super moist and delicious. We also got Greg some new running shoes, water bottle holder thingy ma jig he wanted and some new flip flops. His parents got him some new headphone things, and my mom and Bob sent him some money (Thanks mom and Bob, not sure if he ever wrote you to tell you!!!)

Do you know how many times we took a picture trying to get a family picture. It was tough, and this was about the best we could get. Any who, I think Greg had a pretty good birthday. Next birthday is going to be Landon. Can't believe he is going to be 8 years old. We are already talking about what we are going to do. Not sure if we are going to go the party route or go some where fun with his friends. We shall see!

Beachbody

Alright ya'll. Back in July I bought T25 and was part of a challenge group. I've seen the infomercials a million times, they are on all hours of the day. If you don't know what T25 is, it is a 10 week workout program with Shaun T. It comes with a meal plan, and a coach through becachbody. The coach pretty much runs a support group through Facebook to help you keep on track, accountability and motivation.

I started July 7th. This week will be my 10th week. I can NOT believe I have stuck with it this long. I absolutely LOVE this T25. Each workout is only 25 minutes. Who doesn't have 25 minutes? So going in to my 10th week, I am down 14.5 pounds and 18 inches. Crazy right? 

My coach kept telling me, since you are seeing such great results and having people comment on Facebook, you should be a coach. I'm like no way, who would want some fat lady as her coach? Well, after talking about it. Racking my brain at night while trying to fall asleep. I figured I'd give it a try. Being a Military spouse. I don't have to meet a quota, I don't have to sell anything, I can just get the 'coach discount.' So I signed up. I decided to have a T25 challenge group. That got started this past week. I had several people who already have it join, and three new people buy it and join. So far I think it's going great. Everyone is seeing great results and staying motivated. It feels good to help people. 

Another thing Beachbody offers is a shake, It's called Shakeology. I was hesitant. Even after signing on to be a coach. It's pricey. I would just drink my shakes here at home that I have. Well, I decided to do a 3 day refresh and buy the Shakeology. On the 3 day refresh and detox I lost 5 lbs and 8 inches. It was crazy. It really helped me get back in to my groove, and feel like Priscilla! I can't tell you how amazing I feel now. I feel like my old self. It's been a LONG time. The Shakeology is so good. I LOVE it. I can see why it's so pricey. It is SO healthy and it's a meal replacement. Since drinking it, it has curbed my cravings for sweets, I don't have to have a soda in the morning any more (since I don't drink coffee) and I don't need to snack. It's nuts. I was so skeptical, but I am so thankful I decided to try it. 

Since I am finishing T25. I decided it's time to start another program. I am going to do the 21 Day Fix. It's a 21 day workout program that teaches you how to eat clean and learn portion control, while working out. People have seen great results with this, loosing up to 14lbs in 21 days! So I've sent out invites on a Facebook page. I kinda hate doing that. I am not the type to 'sell' or bug people. But, since I know how amazing these programs are, I am hoping I can get some people to join me on this amazing journey I am on. Finally being fit, eating healthy and wearing clothes I haven't worn in 4 years, it feels good. If I can do it, surely anyone else can! 

Happy Apple Farm

Every year around Halloween we always go get pumpkins at this little farm called, Happy Apple Farm. I had a friend say they were going to pick apples there, and I told Greg, we need to go! So we got up and went first thing. Nothing better than getting on the road nice and early, and watching the early morning fog burn off.

We've never picked fruit here. But right now is the prime time. All kinds of apples, blackberries, raspberries, pears and pumpkins! They say to get there early to get the berries. They were right. We got a few, but some people had tubs full of them. They must have got there right away.

Not really sure why we brought the stroller. We ended up ditching it most of the time and then would go back for it. I guess it's nice to hold all of our stuff. 

It was a nice cool morning. Lots of families were showing up as we were and making their way to the berries. It was so dusty, and my boys being boys, insisted on kicking up all the dirt and dragging their feet. Owen LOVED this place. He is my dirty boy. 

We've done this How Tall thing every year, this is our third time. I need to pull them all up and do a comparison! 

First we walked through the blackberry bushes. They still have a ton of them, just not quite ready to pick. We had to look low to find the good ones. Owen LOVED this. He was picking all kinds of them. He eventually got the point and knew what to look for. 

The raspberries are the sweetest I've ever had. Oh my. Delicious. There were more of those left. Those bushes also had all kinds of bees, and mud below them. Not bad, but we just had to be careful with the boys. And they don't understand to watch where you step, especially Owen. Too hard to pay attention when you are having fun and excited. 

We let the boys run through the pumpkins. Owen loved this. He was looking for the 'baby' ones, and ones he could actually pick up. 

Then we hopped on the tractor back to the shop to get some apple picker stick things. 

They had red delicious, golden delicious, honey crisp (MY FAV) gala, and pears to pick. I think there may have been more. 

We picked Owen a tiny apple when we first started, and I washed it off, He munched on that thing and just walked around. It was so cute. Some older ladies were asking him questions. He just kept saying, ' Yup'. Like yup, not yep, not yet. "YUP" So funny. They got a kick out of him. 

We filled a bag, and then decided we should go. WE could have kept climbing trees and picking apples. It was a lot of fun. We all had a great time. 

  

Days like today, making memories the boys will talk about for a while, is what life's all about. 

Flag Football

Last night was Landon's first flag football practice. He was beyond excited to start. He's been practicing throwing the ball with Greg all summer. We went and bought new cleats, a cool mouth guard molded to his teeth, and some sweet shorts with no pockets. He was ready! 

We've played two other sports with the Youth Center on base, they were OK, especially since it was his first time. We were leery about this as well. Turns out there is a new sports director and he is awesome. Landon also got on a team with a super awesome coach as well. I think he is going to learn a lot this season and get the most he can out of it. 

(Sports director on back left, coach in the middle, and helper coach on the right)

They did warm ups, ran, some drills, threw the ball and then it was dark. His practice is kinda late, 7. He has it twice a week and games on Saturday mornings. I have a feeling he is really going to like football! 

Pike Peak Ascent

On August 16th, Greg and some of his buddies from work participated in the Pike's Peak Ascent. It's a half marathon to the top of Pike's Peak. The top is at 14,115 ft in elevation. Once you get to a certain elevation, what they call Tree Line, it is nothing but rocks. Nothing can grow there since it's so high up.

Greg finished in 4 hours 25 min. He did pretty well! He was excited with his time, and how it all went down. The next day was the Pike's Peak marathon, where of course you go up and then back down. His dad Kenny did that one! It took him 9 hrs 22 min to finish. They both did a great job. And I think they are crazy for wanting to do that! haha.

From left to right: Keeler, Kovalak, Greg, Devin and Olivia.  

Kenny went with Greg right away and me, Oma, Landon and Owen met up after a little bit. We didn't make it to the top, it is a long drive, and wait. So we didn't want to have to entertain the boys up there. Kenny did drive up there and was able to get some pictures. 

After wards we had a big celebration BBQ at our house for everyone. It was a good time, even though everyone was sore and tired!

Way to go Greg, we are so proud of you!