Weekending - Beachside

Its starting to feel a lot like summer around here :)

 

Now that our Hawaii vacay is in the works, I have been on a whole new healthy lifestyle agenda.  Well, Ive always been - but the fact that we will be in Maui in 5 months has upd my daily BeachBody workouts.  Last week, I worked out solid every day - and ate a lot (just a lot of salads) and salmon, but hardly any white carbs or meat.  I feel so much more energized, and motivated for a toned body for our vacation.  From Monday - Friday last week, I lost 3 lbs!  Its definitely a rewarding feeling, and Im already seeing results from these intense crunch workouts.  I even managed to eat a poutine on Saturday, and the biggest ice cream cone yesterday and still keep it off. Yay for hard work, and still remembering to enjoy life.

 

The Smallsens kicking it at Barnett

 

This weekend, was all about some beachside fun.  Saturday, we headed over to Barnett Marine Park for a little family picnic and stroll.  This place is extra special, as its where Nicholas and I had our first date, and also where Nicholas proposed.  It was such a blessing to bring Sophie there, as this was her first time visiting the ocean, and we will always remember it was at Barnett.  Even though the sun was shining, it got full on windy after a few hours, so we headed over to Lafarge Lake where we watched some peewee baseball and soccer, and strolled around the lake.  Sophie slept the entire time, so it was more like a mommy and daddy date with a stroller.

Come Sunday - we headed over to Harrison Hot Springs!  This mother nature beauty is only a 60 min drive away from us, and was the perfect destination for a relaxing day on the water.  This was our first time applying sunscreen to Sophie, and I'm glad her sunscreen is water resistant.  She is always wanting to eat her hands, and with the amount of drool on those fingers once they submerge from her mouth, I'm glad they are still sun protected.

My selfie stick doesn't have the best resolution :( but atleast we scored a family pic even if Sophie looks whiter then mama

 

Sophie was full of smiles and absolutely loved her first visit to Harrison, and was awake the entire day.  Nicholas had fun showing her the water.  We didn't actually put her feet in it as it was still quite cold, but she definitely loved being teased above the water.

Hope everyone else had an amazing weekend too!