As we approach spring, we have a photo of Danny, with Michael hiding behind him, in the monkey house at Brookfield Zoo from last Mother’s Day.
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The 10,000 Step Club Revisited
Last spring, I took an initial look at the top 20 step days I’ve had since starting the GlobalFit program way back in July of 2011. At the time, I had only surpassed the 10,000 step plateau 31 times. In the 8 months since then, I have managed to raise that number to 45. With the GlobalFit program officially wrapping up earlier this week, I thought it would be appropriate to take a new, and final, look at my updated top 20 step days over the past 3 1/2 years.
1: 6/6/2013 – 24,988 steps
My best single day total came during my 2013 trip to Disney World. The day’s excursion to both Epcot Center and the Magic Kingdom ended up with a total of approximately 12.5 miles. And yes, it still bothers me that I didn’t get those 12 additional steps to reach 25,000.
2: 7/27/2013 – 20,592 steps
My second highest total came nearly 2 months after my highest, thanks to the BTN 5K and a, for lack of a better word, misunderstanding about where I should be picked up after the race. These 2 days are the sum total of my days over 20,000 steps.
3: 6/8/2013 – 17,852 steps
My third highest output brings us back to Disney World, this time for a day split between Animal Kingdom in the morning and Hollywood Studios in the afternoon.
4: 9/23/2014 – 15,728 steps
A new addition since my original list, this total was accomplished thanks to the Sprint & Stride 5K race that was held at work last fall.
5: 9/9/2012 – 14,957 steps
We round out the top 5 with my highest total outside of the United States. A Sunday in Belfast spent walking from our hotel, down to the Titanic museum, and then back again.
6: 6/7/2013 – 14,940 steps
Another day of 2013’s vacation to Disney World, this day started with a morning trip to the hotel pool, followed by an abbreviated day at the Magic Kingdom.
Auld Lang Syne
Time to ring in the new year with this first photo from this year’s calendar that I made for my mom, dad, and sister for Christmas. We kick things off with this photo of Michael, from Christmas 2013, playing an exciting game of Scrabble.
2015 Calendar
Now that Christmas has come and gone, we can unveil the cover to this year’s calendar gift made up of pictures I have taken throughout the year. Once again. this year’s calendar was produced by the good folks at Shutterfly. As in year’s past, we will unveil each month’s photo(s) on the first day of the month throughout 2015.
This year’s cover is made up of multiple pictures. First, we have all 3 together from our Mother’s Day trip to Brookfield Zoo. Next, we have Angelina and Michael in a shot from the Lincoln-Way West gym during one of Danny’s basketball games. Lastly, we have Danny and Michael posing with Bucky Badger on the Vitense Golfland minature golf course in Madison, WI, where we stopped on our way to Minneapolis last July.
GF4 – Week 20
Another week that got off to a decent start but then went off the rails as the weekend arrived. Three days of the work week were good, with Wednesday being the sole disappointment. But the Thanksgiving vacation got off to a poor start, as Friday and Saturday were spent wrangling Danny and Michael and Sunday was a total bust.
Total steps: 30,112
Daily average: 4301.7
Holiday Chilling
Well, another year is coming to an end and, once again, we have Mr. Michael ushering us out, in a shot from Christmas 2013 featuring a Santa Claus shirt.
Harvest Moon
We celebrate October with a picture of Angelina from last October, as she opened her birthday gifts as Michael looks on. In addition to this, we have a look back through the years, with her as a baby, a toddler at Christmas time, on a trip to Sesame Street Live, a post-2005 trip to US Cellular Field, and, finally, a trip to the Museum of Science and Industry.
New Definition Of Summer Madness
As summer kicks in to high gear, we turn to Michael, wearing a sweatshirt and wool cap, running the bases during an early spring Family Day last year at US Cellular Field.
9 Candles
Birthday wishes go out to Mr. Michael, who turns 9 today. To celebrate, here’s a photo of him from last spring at US Cellular field, sporting the giveaway hat from that day.
Always The Fool
Mr. Michael celebrates his 9th birthday this month, and this photo is from his birthday last year, when Minecraft was still a thing. In addition, he got three other photos of himself in the calendar from his younger days, one enjoying a nice red cup, one miniature golfing, and one from Purdue’s 2011 homecoming victory over the Fighting Illini, all of which we will enjoy after the break. Continue reading →