I consider myself to be an active person.  I run 3 or 4 days a week, do bootcamp 2 or 3 days a week and walk up a few of the local trails in my  neighborhood.  My husband Brad is an active person too.  He plays golf a few times a week and likes (likes?) to hit the gym 3 times a week.  My daughter plays sports year round and loves to run around with her friends.  Then there’s my son.  At 3 1/2 he’s all activity.

So yes, we’re all active.  Just not together.  As you might notice, we all have our own separate activities.  When we’re done with those activities we come back home.  Housework, homework, yardwork, mindless tv time, naps if we can get them (although not my daughter, she wants it clear that she DOES NOT nap).   We have errands to run, dinner to make and then couches to collapse on.

This weekend I wanted us to get OUT and do something.  After quite a lot of nagging and bribing on my part, I was able to get my family out on a “hike” this past weekend.  So we packed up and headed off to Olompoli State Park in Novato.  Our  “hike”, which was more of a stroll or a meander,  with me watching the grass for snakes (I counted 2) and Alexa on the look out for mountain lions lasted about 30 minutes.   The last snake sighting had me running down the path to the car faster than you can say “garter snake”.

This is how it usually goes.   We normally spend more time in the car and having lunch than we do at our activity.  Brad and I have joked on numerous occaisions that our activity of choice on the weekend IS lunch.

This summer, however, I have committed our family to more activity.  Family activity.    I’ll let you know how it goes.  After we grab some lunch, we’ll get out there.

Now Go Run!

Keli

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