Hello out there! It has been nearly 6 months since I started Running With Cake. Like most of you, I don’t reveal all of my surprises right away, if at all. Some information needs to be kept close for security purposes or for other sensitive reasons.
What I’m getting to is this. Surprise! Scott and I are the parents of two young children! Our son, let’s call him Mr. C, is 4 and our daughter, we’ll call her Miss M, is 2 (very James Bond-esque names, don’t ya think ;-)). They, along with my husband, bring me so much happiness just by their presence.
There they are, looking out onto the orchard where we went apple picking in September.
I chose not to mention my children for many reasons, but here are a few top ones:
- Safety/security reasons – too many crazies out there!
- I wanted this blog to be about my health habits and not a mommy blog (but there’s absolutely nothing wrong with mommy blogs)
- I didn’t want to be one of those people who talks about their kids all the time
So, as I’ve been writing the past 6 months, retelling my daily eating habits, health habits, and overall life events, my children have been with me 100% of the way. They have actually been a key part of my healthy lifestyle. I mean, how can you NOT be healthy chasing after two little ones?? I’m also a firm believer that our children will follow our lead, so I’m trying to not only be healthy for me, but also to set an example for them. I want them to grow up loving exercise and sports, while also knowing the importance of healthy and balanced eating. My son often says, “Mom, when I get bigger, I’m going to run with you.” For a mother and a runner, that is a sentence that brings me tears of joy.
Going forward, I don’t know how much I will mention Mr. C and Miss M, if at all, but know that they are still a huge part of my life and my heart.
By the way, if you think you have a crazy and stressful life, take a look at mine.
Jennifer (aka Running With Cake) is a…
- Wife of a successful entrepreneur
- Mother of two
- Career women with a full-time senior-level position
- Author of two blogs
- Aspiring Personal Trainer (studying for the exam!)
- An avid runner
- A frequent traveler (for work mostly)
- A neat freak
Whew! Can I have any more responsibility in my life! 🙂
Night all!
even though we can only see the back of your kids’ heads, i can tell they’re cuties! 😀
Thanks Julie! I love my little cuties, especially when they’re being “good” 😉
Wow that is awesome!! They look like cuties! Can’t believe you have had 2 kiddies!
I struggle a lot with what to share on my blog, so I can definitely see why you were hesistant to share children as precious as these. 🙂
Lauren, although some days I want to just spill everything to my readers, I think safety comes first. Also, you never know who’s reading your blog.
Oh my gosh! Soo cute! 😀
Thanks so much everyone! I think they are pretty darn cute too!
Thanks so much for sharing! From the looks of that picture they look adorable! 😀
Thanks so much April! I miss them so much when I go to work and especially when I’m out of town.