Initiation

I have been giving my new shoes some action the last couple days. Last night I went with my sister Laura and her friend Lindsey for a walk at our local Regional Park. I did 1.85 of the planned 3 mile walk because my son started whining and I simply didn't want to listen to it anymore! I got a late start on the walking challenge this week because of my foot pain last weekend and the new shoe purchase. Today I walked 2 miles on my lunch hour around beautiful downtown Redlands. It was hot but there was enough of a breeze so it wasn't terrible. The heat doesn't bother me like it used to. It's amazing the difference 150+ pounds makes!! Walking at the park yesterday had me craving some nature so we headed up the mountain to Lake Gregory and walked there this afternoon with the kiddos. The lake had a nice walking trail around the entire lake. The weather was great and aside from the whinning kid it was fantastic. I don't understand what his problem is. Kids his age should be ecstatic about being outside! Right?? In his defense, I didn't realize he was wearing flip flops and we did just walk. We didn't stop to play in the water or anything. This is mostly due to our other son, 2 year old Cooper. He is a wild child and if he is content in the stroller at the moment, we try not to push our luck. So my walking tally is up to nine miles for the week! Not too bad for the last 3 days!