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Exercise Reading: #MySundayPhoto – 05.31.15

05/31/2015 R.C. Liley 6 Comments

It’s not only exercise equipment in her ~~cage~~ play area in the garage, she has books too. I recently added books for Avery to read as I workout in the garage and now she goes from swinging her kettlebell to reaching for a book.

But in either case, she keeps her back safe by always wearing the weight belt. Unless Daddy needs it for some heavy lifting, then I give it right back!

I love seeing her into both fitness and reading! As long as my wife and I keep it fun, there’s no reason not to continue down the path to great mental and physical health.

If you had to choose one or the other right now, would it be a workout session or reading?

#MySundayPhoto, Parenting

Reading To Herself: #MySundayPhoto – 05.24.15

05/24/2015 R.C. Liley 4 Comments

We’ve had books around her since she was born and we have always been reading to her, but lately she’s doing it herself. No actual words usually come out, but she’s jibber-jabbering away and flipping pages as if they were.

This photo was hard to capture because right when the camera comes out, she’ll stop and find something else less picturesque to do.

The quality isn’t the greatest since I took it as fast as possible, but it’s precious nonetheless.

I know this is MySundayPhoto, not Photos, but I was able to snap this shot on my phone after she brought me a book to read and sat in my lap which I feel compelled to share.

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She’s starting to actually sit through an entire book as we read too, yay!

Do you kids bring several books for you to read?

What’s your current favorite book?

#MySundayPhoto, Parenting

Daddy’s Workout Partner: #MySundayPhoto – 05.17.15

05/17/2015 R.C. Liley 4 Comments

I’ll never forget my first workout with our daughter. She was all but 2 weeks old and obviously as cute as can be in her little red jumpsuit, but still so intimidating.

Well, time has flown by (just as they all say it will) and that same baby is still coming to the garage with me and performing her own “workouts”. She’s even given a tutorial for toddlers that want to partake in a little kettlebell training.

This week’s picture is of Avery with her toy kettlebell getting ready to do some swings with Daddy as we get warmed up. I love how she knows to get her kettlebell when my wife or I ask her to find it. She also has a “barbell” (wooden rod) that she knows to get when we say so. You can see the rod beside her.