End of Year Celebrations

 Caleb's 5th grade year and Wren and Judson's 2nd grade year have come to an end!

To celebrate, we took a trip to Six Flags!

And they and their fellow classmates were honored at end of year celebrations and awards ceremonies.

To cap off the end of the year, we had Caleb's birthday party on the last day of school.

Budding Author

 Wren was selected as the winner for her grade in her school, county and region in the young Georgia author's competition, and she was honored at the county school board meeting and the regional awards ceremony.  We couldn't be prouder of our budding author.

Mother's Day 2024

 Hiking, picnic and water slide at Indian Seats to celebrate Mother's Day.

May, June & July 2024

Days 1-7: 10-12 reps x 6 minute AMRAP; Tabata HIIT

Days 8-14:  8-10 reps x 3 sets; 30 second HIIT

Days 15: - 21:  6-8 reps x 4 sets; no HIIT

Days 22-end:  12-15 reps x 3 sets; 45/15 HIIT

Reverse order second month; Random order third month

Day 1: Legs

Leg Sled

Bird dog (5 second hold) 10 x 2 sets

Single leg glute bridge 8 x 3 sets

single leg deadlift 8x 3 sets

Goblet squat 10 x 3 sets

Weighted Step Ups

Lean Backs

Banded Monster Walk

Squats

Glute Builder

Calf Machine

Barbell Deadlift

Glute Machine

Leg extension

Sumo deadlift

prone glute lift on ball squeezing ring

side lunges on slider

Day 2: Chest & Back

Push Ups w/ back extension

Straight arm lat pull down

Weighted Push Ups

Barbell row

dumbbell incline bench press

Dumbbell V lift

Bicep push up

HIIT:  12-15 minutes bike, stair climber

Day 3: Run & Core

Day 4: Arms, Adductors, Abductors

arm circles

bicep curl to overhead triceps press

shoulder press

bicep curl

dips

reverse fly

hammer curl

triceps push up

cable lateral raise

cable cross body curl

cable reverse grip triceps press down

HIIT:

battle ropes

box jumps

donkey kicks

plie squat jumps

Day 5:  20/25 minute AMRAP

Week 1 (ladder):

10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 4, etc.

trap bar deadlifts

push ups

walking lunges

bear crawls

kettlebell swings (double reps)

plank jack up downs

Week 2:

10 pull ups

hill sprint

10 renegade rows (per side)

10 burpees

10 inverted row

10 lunge jumps

10 V-ups

20 mountain climbers (per side)

Week 3:  Eccentric

Week 4:  Muscular endurance work

Back Yard Campout

 We've never gone camping together as a family, so we thought we would give it a try.  The local parks were all full, but our back yard was available.  So we put the tent out back and piled the sleeping bags inside.  First, smores (on the grill because who wants to start a fire in their lawn?).

Then, we played games on the back porch while the sun set.  When it was fully dark, the kids piled into the tent for all of about five minutes.  Our plan was thwarted by Tiger attacking the tent, multiple times. It apparently was very entertaining or dangerous to Tiger.  One by one, the kids retreated back to their beds inside.  Oh well.  You can't say we didn't try.  It turns out that smores on the grill are delicious, but cats and camping do not mix.