What's Up Wednesday

Today, I’m linking up with Shay, Shaefer and Mel for What’s Up Wednesday!

What we're eating: 

We discovered Outshine mango fruit bars at the beach this summer and we are addicted!!! BEST POPSICLES EVER!
What I'm reminiscing about:
Our family beach trip earlier this month!!! We loved it so much that we already booked our same condo for next year!

What I'm loving:  

• Arizona sunsets and monsoons that never disappoint!

 
 

• Jack and David love their summer activities! They loved their little gymnastics class and are rocking swimming lessons! David just got moved up to Jack's class and he is thrilled!

 
 
 

•  My cousin's amazing paintings!!! You can see more @the_papermoon_studios

 
 

What we've been up to:
Jack started school yesterday!!! It's crazy that he starts in July but it pays off when the weather is cooler and we have two weeks off in the fall and spring and a full week off over Thanksgiving! We missed him yesterday and it seemed like such a long day to me! (I was ready to go rescue him by 1 pm! ;) He was tired when he got home but he loved it just like I thought he would :)

Other things we did last week before school started:

• Jack and David did a small media fast to earn their build-a-bear and super hero toy. We cashed in last Monday and it was STILL crazy at build-a-bear! The wait was over an hour when we got there so we ended up buying the displays! haha Luckily Jack didn't care! I only got a picture with Kate and her new bear :) Hers was only $1 with the coupon and we didn't have to wait all day! Yay!

 
 David got to open the Disney Store before getting his Black Panther gloves :)
 
 We stopped at the puppy store on the way out. Kate loves it!

• We drove up to Scottsdale to use our pogo passes at a trampoline place and stopped at Shake Shack on the way out since it was right around the corner! It was delish, but I don't get what all of the crinkle fry hype is all about???

 

•  We went to kids club at the mall again! It's becoming part of our weekly routine :)

 

• We tried to suck it up and go on a bike ride in the heat one evening. (It lasted about 10 minutes and then the kids ended up cooling off in the backyard! haha)

 

• We went to KTR for our last hurrah before school started!

 
 

•  We also got together with old Iowa friends, high school friends, and neighbor friends and I failed to document any of it!

What I'm working on:I am working on getting the motivation to sort through the kids' toys ;)

What I'm dreading:
1. This weather that is going to drag on for another couple of months at least!
 
Yesterday, I waited 15 minutes in my running car for Jack to get out of school and my back ended up looking like this!!!! So glamorous!

(I just keep telling myself that 117 is the price I happily pay to never experience -17 again!!!)
2. Our neighbors are moving this weekend!!! We are so so so sad, and I don't know what I'm going to do without Saige to entertain David every day while Jack is at school! Luckily they will be in the same preschool class!



What I'm excited about:
I'm excited that we have a Labor Day trip coming up so I'm not too depressed that our summer is over :)

What I'm watching:
Looking for recommendations!

What I'm reading:
I started rereading Harry Potter!!!
What I've been listening to:
 I've been listening to a lot of @mindfulcounseling and Nutrition Matters podcast. Learning more about intuitive eating and rejecting the diet culture has been music to my ears!
 
 

What I'm wearing: 
Do you really want me to post the picture of my sweaty dress again?
What I'm doing this weekend: 
Just taking it easy :)
What I'm looking forward to next month:
Getting into a school routine!
Bonus Question: What is your favorite thing you did this summer?
Going to the beach and mountain biking in Utah with my dad!