Monday, February 27, 2012

ZUMBA!

One of the Zumba instructors...Hugo!

As many of my friends and family know, I LOVE ZUMBA! I started taking a Zumba class in September with my mom-in-law. We just wanted to try something new and hey, it got me out of the house in the middle of the day...without children! That alone was cause for a little 'booty-shake'! :) So, Bonnie and I took the class. I LOVED it! Really, I loved it so much that I can remember the song that we first did (Shake It by Metro Station). Ever since then i have taken one to two classes a week. I even got some of the videos in order to work on perfecting the moves. I thought that eventually I would get sick of it but in fact, my interest grew until I was downloading 'Pitbull' (love his songs), and choreographing in my head while i heard songs on the radio. After talking to my Zumba instructor, and all the support of my friends and family, I decided to simlpy go for it and get my instructor lisence. So, this Saturday from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm, I spent the day in Zumba Instructor Training. The day was packed with lecture, master classes, step reviews, quick water breaks...which resulted in quick bathroom breaks, and moving, moving, moving! To say I was tired at the end of it was an understatement! There was our Master trainer, Joy, and another trainer named Hugo. They were amazing...so amazing that at one point the back row stopped dancing just to watch Hugo move! At the end of the day I recieved my license to teach Zumba and fell into the sleep of the dead! :) So, that was my weekend...another training (Zumba for kids), in two weeks! I'm so very excited!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Finnegan is 4!

Racetrack Cake!

Zeke and Finnegan...th birthday boys!

Finnegan with his Finn McMissle car!

Finnegan and Jax...too cute to pass up!

Yesterday Finnegan turned 4! In true Connett fashion, we celebrated this with him sick and on antibiotics, running to trimester conferences for Cade and Claire, and massive doses of Tylenol...for me, not him! Anyhow, he had a pretty good day and got some fun presents. Over the weekend we also celebrated with his cousin Zeke as their birthdays fall so close together...well close together in date, but many years apart! :)
I made a race track cake over the weekend (Finn loves the movie Cars), and last night the kids couldn't agree on a dessert so I made everyone their own individual cakes and let them decorate them however they wanted...messy, but fun!
So, Finnegan is now 4, and Jax's birthday is coming up in just a couple weeks! Yep, let the birthday season begin!