Last Saturday, my cousin Steven and his beautiful wife Rachel welcomed twin girls– Kyleigh & Mallory. They both weighed in at 6lbs 3oz and are absolutely perfect! We are so excited to watch them grow! Congratulations to the entire Brown Family!
Here is a first image of Kyleigh sucking her thumb and Mallory joining in for the action. We love you already!
It been too many weeks since I’ve sat down to write something new on our beautiful blog– the holidays always seem to take up such a large chunk of my time, that the part of my day typically reserved for reflection has found itself working in other areas of my life. But alas friends and bloggers, my mind and my typing fingers have made it back and I’m excited to bring you images that I should have sent out weeks ago with the Christmas cards– our beautiful girls and darling little Santa.
Happy Holidays! XOXOX- The Heck Family
A special thanks to Kathleen Pruett for photographing our beautiful family year after year. We appreciate all that you do!
I joined Hot House Yoga about 4 weeks ago, after a very close friend said I should come try the class with her. I didn’t quite know what I was getting myself into. Of course I’ve taken dance, pilates and exercise classes in my past, but I have never placed a single toe into a “Yoga studio.”
Driving up to their doors, I had zero expectations for the class. The only figure that I kept envisioning in my head was the Material Girl Madonna, believe it or not. I was hopeful that I wouldn’t have to wear any kind of red bracelets or open a book on Kabalah during class. Yoga?! “Ok,” I thought. “I’m going to be open to this experience entirely.” I have to admit that I was very intimidated. I wasn’t sure what might be next. Who would I meet? What strange position would I have to contort myself into? Would I fall on my face? Just what the HECK was I getting myself into? (sigh!)
Hot House Yoga was such a unique first experience, just walking into the building made me feel like I was stepping foot upon “sacred ground.” Every sense in my body was alert– and my mind racing that wondered if I was seriously going to embarass myself. I’m rarely a new comer… so this was an exciting and completely new moment for me. Grab a mat, a towel– and then you are there. The experience of walking into a room with a temperature set at 95 degrees for 90 minutes is hard to imagine until you enter. It’s incredible– it’s as though the entire room has swallowed you whole… and the walls have slightly wrapped themselves around you. As much as you would like to escape (the panic sets in), you know that you can fight through the ackwardness and uncomfortableness of the sauna like conditions. The only thing that you can do is…. BREATHE! You can make it through.
The people who take this class are such a diverse group. Women, Men, the young, the old, the tall, the short, the fat, and the thin — the yin and yang cross section of this city. There are some classmates whose skill level, balance and strength is so inspiring… and I find myself challenged by their presence alone. Before too long, I realize that the skill, balance and strength is within me too. After 90 minutes of intense training, soulful meditation, and lots of sweat– you leave class ready for the incredible day ahead. It’s a difficult but rewarding way to start any day. I can’t believe how much I enjoyed it.
If you haven’t been to this type of Yoga before, I highly recommend this class and the teachers. Hot House is starting a 40 day challenge on November 17th that I am seriously considering taking. I’m not sure whats holding me back. I realize that the experience of doing this every day for 40 days is a tough prospect– but I’m always up for a good challenge.
If anyone is interested in taking a yoga class with me… I invite you to come share a day. You won’t forget it. -Corrine
Ok, ok, ok… so I know, I’m a terrible blogger. It seems just when I sit down to get all this blog stuff together– something comes up and I put it off. Well, I am promising to fix that today and should have nearly all of my blogs finished and caught up. Keep checking in… I promise to have it all up sooooooon!
Greg and I took a break from our 3 darling kids and had Date night! Yeah! First, we hit up Ronin Sushi on International Speedway Boulevard for some amazing Sushi and Saki. If you haven’t been– it’s a definite must taste and see! We frequent this restaurant more than we will admit– but it’s our favorite place for sushi locally. If you go, we recommend the Ronin Roll & Wazzabi Roll. For sushi & sake lovers– it’s always delicious and well worth the visit!
After an amazing meal, we headed to Chapel in the Garden to attend the monthly Bliss Affair. What an event! It was a great time to catch up with other local business owners, residents and everyday party-goers. We attempted to win some prizes in the raffle, but as usual, left empty-handed! Even though we walked away with nothing, it was still a great time. We will definitely check out some other affairs by the Bliss Girls. If you haven’t checked out the My Bliss Magazine, pick one up! We’ve been advertising for about 6 months now– and it’s a great resource to notice some of the wonderful local businesses in the Greater Daytona Area. This month’s cover looks like this:
Hey friends-
After many months of snatching the “good” camera equipment from Greg to capture pictures of the kids, I decided it was time that I invested in a small, inexpensive version to carry around for my own personal self expression. So a week after Aiden’s birth- I stopped into Circuit City and picked up this snappy Canon. It’s lightweight, and I think, does a pretty good job. I love it! No matter where we are, I’ve managed to get some cute shots of the kids. After much delay, I’ve decided to add some of the great memories from this past summer to our blog. I expect family & friends will love the images, but I wanted to show that I have a few things up my creative sleeve too (Note my slight obsession with feet– I’m amazed at how they grow!).
The kids will remember lots of things from this summer- but for me, the following will stick in my mind: the girls running around our backyard, seeing Aiden’s first facial expressions, dance recitals, baseball games, turning THIRTY!!, swimming pools, hot tubbing, Ronin Sushi, summer camps, amusement parks and many, many, many wonderful trips to the beach– with many happy weddings mixed in between. Good times!
Love, Corrine
Aiden wasn’t enjoying the camera as much as the girls!
but he is very peaceful too…
Avery was quite the performer in her very first dance recital. She did the moves great– and sang the tunes louder then the rest of the girls in her class. Perhaps she should be a vocalist instead!? It was cute…
Greg coached the Pirates for the second year… Baseball season can seem endless!
Thank God for the playground….
I have two of the most excellent swimmers… They absolutely love Gramma Lauri’s pool and hot tub. Watch out Michael Phelps!
Aiden likes hot tubbing already!
On May 18th at 9:04 pm, our family welcomed the newest addition to the Heck Family– Aiden William! He weighed in at 7lbs 6 ounces and 20.5 inches long. He is an absolutely beautiful baby and has been so wonderful. His big sisters, Avery & Amelia, are loving his every coo, hiccup and smile. We’re very lucky to have such wonderful babies!
Here’s an image from my camera phone on his second day in the world… we’ll post more after we catch up on sleep!
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