Happy 17th birthday to Brynn! Brynn turned 17 on the 9th. Exactly at midnight, Dana and I ambushed her in her room with these balloons. Ha. Then during the day, we took a few pics with them. Later that evening, she opened her gifts and we had cake. We celebrated a little bit more on Saturday night with mini cupcake that our neighbor brought over for Brynn's birthday. Tonight we went out to The Tavern Grill for her birthday dinner out. We love you so much, Brynn! Wishing you your best year yet. 💜💜
Here we are again! In 2024 we spent 733 hours outdoors out of our goal of 1000. We increased a bit from last year. The benefits of the time we spent outside this year are far reaching. Beyond the obvious fresh air and physical activity, we learned a lot too. Last year we learned how to play pickleball and this year learned we’re not good at it. For myself, I’ve realized that at 43 years old, physical activity does not come as easily to my body, from dealing with plantar fasciitis due to running to PT appointments trying to rehab my arm as a result of the one time I went wake surfing back in July. But to me, the biggest benefit was that Dana and I started going on walks together in the evenings. Dana likes to fear bond over trying not to fall down on the ice and I like to point out the moon and woodland friends like deer and bunnies. I can't now find any video footage of us ATVing, unfortunately, so that didn't make it into this year's video, but that is one of my...