I woke up bright and early this morning at 5am with Ava because she hasn’t quite adjusted to the time change yet. Luckily once I got out of bed I wasn’t as tired as I thought.

How was your Halloween weekend?

I can’t say ours was amazing but I did enjoy some of it. Friday night we dressed Ava up as a lady bug.

She was kinda confused as to what was moving around on her back and didn’t understand they were wings but she still looked cute crawling and walking around in her costume.

We didn’t really have an adventurous night trick or treating because she had a bad cough but we got to hang out and have dinner with my family which was nice.

Marc also carved this pumpkin skeleton!

Saturday morning we woke up to Ava wheezing. She seemed very short of breath. I knew the Doctors office wasn’t open yet so we entertained her until I could call at 8. They told us to come right in, it sounded like Ava had something. I hated seeing her struggle to breath and I had a feeling it was bronchitis again. She has had it before and it was the same time of rapid breathing the Doctor talked about last time

We were so lucky to be the only family at the Doctor’s office and we were in and out in about 30 minutes. Sure enough Ava has bronchitis but she also has a touch of asthma. This just means she is more susceptible to bronchitis whenever she gets a viral infection

So Saturday wasn’t that fun!!t Ava took a couple long naps so we were able to run a bunch of errands but that was about it. The day once again revolved around keeping Ava happy and comfortable. Poor kid can’t catch a break!

My weekend finished off on a better note. Sunday we got to celebrate my sister in laws baby shower.

They got tons of great gifts.

My mom and I put together these cute rubber ducky centerpieces! Thank you PINTEREST!

And we enjoyed a delicious brunch.

It was a beautiful shower and I couldn’t be more happy for my brother and his wife!!

Aren’t they cute!

Now I am off to teach Group Power and get my sweat on!!

What was one fun thing you did this weekend? 

Are you or your kids sick a lot? 

I am sure there are a lot of excited kids out there today. They are probably even more pumped that Halloween falls on a Friday. Tonight we will be celebrating Ava’s first Halloween. I can’t say we are going trick or treating but we will be visiting a few houses including my brother’s and my parents!

Ava is dressing up as a lady bug!

Isn’t she CUTE!!

She clearly had no interest in the camera. I will be sure to capture some better pictures tonight.

Yesterday I posted some Healthy Halloween Treats. In case you missed them, they are quite fun and easy to make.

If you haven’t carved your pumpkins yet, I highly recommend you do that today.

Last night after Boot Camp class I baked some pumpkin seeds as a night-time post workout snack! They fixed my salt craving and packed a nice crunch!

Salt & Pepper Pumpkin Seeds

1 cup pumpkin seeds rinsed and pat dry

1 tbsp of canola oil

salt & pepper

Toss the pumpkin seeds with oil, and place them on a baking sheet. Sprinkle evenly with salt & pepper. Bake your pumpkin seeds at 375 degrees for 5 minutes or until golden and crispy on top! Remove from oven and sprinkle with more salt!

I used my toaster oven so they cooked up super fast. Make sure to keep an eye on them so they don’t burn!!

Will you be trick or treating or handing out candy for Halloween?

Do you have anything fun planned this weekend?

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I really can’t, but I am super excited to see Ava in her Halloween Costume.

We all know the staple with Halloween is candy and more candy. Fortunately for me I’m really not a candy girl. Growing up my favorite was Reeses because as most of you know I love peanut butter. We also had M&M’s around a lot because my Mom loves them, so I guess I naturally like those too.

After a night of trick or treating, I would pretty much let my brothers and my dad eat all my halloween candy . I was never the kid that sat there and ate a million pieces, I would probably only have one or two and be over it.

Obviously you guys know I have to put a healthy twist on Halloween, it’s just what I do!!

I was looking at making some fun treats that were kid and adult friendly but also healthy. Ava doesn’t eat chocolate but she does love bananas, so I decided to make these Ghost Bananas. Aren’t they cute?? They do have chocolate chips as the eyes and mouth but I took them out when she ate her breakfast.

Clementine Pumpkins… These pumpkins look adorable and they are SO easy to make!

To make them, Peel your clementines or tangerines and place a small celery stick inside! They would be really cute to add to your halloween party!

and for all you chocolate lovers out there, last night I made these Reeses Protein bites. (These are slightly addicting so watch out!!!)

Reeses Protein Bites

Mix ingredients with a spatula. Divide into 8 balls and chill for 30 minutes or eat right away

 

What is your favorite Halloween candy?

What are you or your kids dressing up as?

Lets talk about the candy….

It’s okay to indulge!!!  Most of the candy comes in smaller “fun size packs” which means it is portioned out for the perfect TREAT.  Now… just because they are smaller doesn’t mean we should eat 10 of them in one sitting. So pick your favorite candy and enjoy!

Take a look how many calories are in some of your favorite Halloween treats, they are all under 100 calories:

SNICKERS ( fun size bar) 80 calories

MINI TWIX  (1 fun size bar) 80 calories

REESES (1 fun size) 100 calories

KIT KAT (1 fun size bar) 80 calories 

M&M’S PEANUT  (1 fun size pack) 90 calories

SKITTLES  (1 fun size pack) 60 calories 

To burn off your 100-calories treat, you can jump rope at a fast pace for 10 minutes!!