13.1 Yeeehaw!

After months of preparation, the day of my first half marathon came! Sour Grapes half marathon in Brainerd, MN. The weather was perfect for running and  I was ready to conquer!

 Trisha is my training mate and good friend.  Here we are at the starting line ready to roll and actually missed the official start because we were posing for this picture....oops.

 At mile 4 we saw our little fan club cheering us on looking for some high 5's.  (Cutest thing ever-Made me so happy!!)

 and again at mile 7. Such cute kids.

 On the second loop around they were still there making us keep going. Shortly before this picture I lost my footing and actually crashed...a lot embarrassing but oh well. (Bloody nose, upper lip, inside lip, fat lip, and big scratch by my eye... so bringing some tissue with me next time, lesson learned, but at least I didn't get a hole in my cute new pants or blow my nose/wipe down my arms with poison ivy leaves, that could've been bad.)

YAY the finish line...

Trisha and I celebrating an awesome run.  It was so nice to have a friend to chat with the entire time!  The weather was beyond perfect, I felt fabulous the entire time, minus the little fall of course, and can't wait to do another one!  (Also-found a tick chowing down on my leg while I was stretching after the race... SO GROSS.)  So sad it is over though, and pleasantly surprised at how much easier it was than I thought it would be.... also found out I am a big fan of trail running versus pavement.  

So glad my darling little kids came to support me, it was so fun to have them there (poor little guys got woken up at 4:30 am to drive up), and I am SUPER THANKFUL for such an AWESOME and SUPPORTIVE husband who was there too, and has taken care of these little guys for all my training runs without complaining once.  Couldn't have done it without him.  Thanks Ryan!  (I can't believe how proud I was of all of us, such a rush!)

Good times with the White's

Grandpa and Grandpa White (that's what Brody calls them) came for a visit and brought lots of fun times with them. We went to the Como Zoo...

 We bowled a game, Ryan the stinker eeked out a win on the last frame. They even had Brody and Cambrige size shoes... so cute...

Cambridge bowled a few frames without the ramp, so fun to watch!!!  He is getting so big :(

 The highlight for the boys was getting some new bikes. They were both a little shy at first but are quickly getting really good at riding them. Brody even beat Ryan at a race down our street.

As always it was a great time and a very fun weekend!  We also got some much needed yard work done, no pictures, sorry.  However, it makes me smile every time I see it!!  Even got a compliment from one of our neighbors!

Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink with just a little sass too!

 6 months old now, and sitting up.

 Love my pretty baby girl!!!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter Everyone!!! To celebrate the holiday we hosted an Easter Party complete with an egg war, which I won ; ) for the first time ever!!!! I think everyone had lots of fun.  They boys were especially excited the egg war, and were both pretty upset about their special eggs cracking.

The Easter Bunny did visit our house, but as he was leaving he left several "presents" for us. Cambridge dove right in and ate them all up.  No fooling that kid.  

My Sweet Baby in her little Easter dress! (Thanks Auntie Malena!)  Saren found the shoes and bow in her Easter basket, for a little pop of color with her new dress!

What better way to wish the winter away than at an indoor waterpark

This past weekend we got to meet up with some good friends at the Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells.  It was the first time we have ever been, and we cannot wait to go again!  We had such a great time catching up with friends, and playing games all night.  The kids loved having other little kids to play with, and we really enjoyed ourselves as well.  It was such an easy going weekend, and a much needed break from the normal routine.  It was also SAWEET to be warm again!  (Brody was really nervous about the fact that his legs were showing in his swimsuit--I guess he forgot what shorts are.)  The park was really well done, and geared for kids of all ages.  I couldn't believe how many different slides and pools there were to play in.

We started the fun weekend at the boys' favorite restaurant, the train brings them their food, drinks, and fun hats!  :)

Sweet Hazel in her cute swimsuit, she had so much fun splashing in the water.

Don't mind the hideous pictures of me, just look at how cute my kids are okay?  Deal.

Brody LOVED all the water slides that he got to ride on.  What a fun and brave and little boy!  I can't wait for him to grown another 3 inches!!!!!

Minnesota winter fun and a cute girl

Our favorite sledding hill--right in our back yard!!!!!  (I hope they never build a house on that lot.)  I have loved sending my boys out to sled for a few minutes... the only way I get anything done lately.

Boopers doing a superman slide down the hill.

Saren Snowgirl complete with a bow!

Our snowman children.  The boys had so much fun creating these little guys.

The boys insist on everyone calling her "cute smiley girl".  She continues to be the best sweetest cutest little baby girl ever!