Walk! February 15, 2008
Posted by Emily in : Daily Life, Exercise, Family, My Former Dog Children, My Handsome Husband, Pregnancy, Princess Hannah , trackbackI have entered the “Please, kill me now” phase of pregnancy. I have suffered three weeks of headaches, and not just any kind of headaches; the pregnancy kind. Yeah, it is YUCK. Needless to say, I have been more lazy than usual, if that is possible. Everyday Hannah is gaining more energy as I lose mine. This is not the best combination. Daily, and I mean every day, she asks to go for a “walk” in an English accent. David and I have no idea where she picked up this accent, since neither one of us ever speak in another accent. Maybe she is watching too much TV? She is so irresistibly cute that we both end up dropping whatever we are doing to grab her outstretched hands to go for a stroll.
The word “walk” has been a buzzword in our house for the last eight years. If you say this word, both our dogs flip out and start running circles around the kitchen table. I’m surprised we don’t have a permanent track on the kitchen floor. Now that Hannah uses this word so frequently and flippantly, we have been committed to taking the whole family on a walk every day. It is actually more like a hike up and down these hills in Hells Gate. We all get a good workout.
We took our camera along the other day on one of our walks. Check out what we saw:
These iguanas were hanging out in some trees at the bottom of our road. I think they must be dating or married because usually iguanas fight for territory and don’t hang out like this. We think the one on the right is a female because she is camouflaged and has shorter spikes than the other dude.
Hannah has to stop and pick up rocks and flick dirt every two feet ( just like her Grandpa P). This activity sort of prolongs the walk, but it is a better pregnancy pace for me. Plus, her little padded diaper bum is so cute when she bends!
No words for this photo . . .
Something has piqued her interest while down at the beach . . .
Um . . . seriously, something is pretty cool, just over there . . .
If you don’t look now, YOU ARE TOTALLY GOING TO MISS IT!!!
We have no idea what she was pointing at. She was too cute, we couldn’t look away to see what was so cool. I am aware that our time here in paradise is coming to a close in nine weeks. These walks are numbered, and all the beautiful scenery and weather will be a memory of the past in a few short months. I’m certainly going to miss 80 degree weather in February. And sadly, I know a stark reality check is lurking just around the corner. We will experience WINTER next year. YIKES!
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I’m sad for you to be leaving paradise yet excited for you all at the same time. I think the fast pace of civilization will be a shock to you. Enjoy those walks and all the beauty. Where are you guys moving to?? You could always come down to St. George. There’s no snow here {wink wink}