Princess~Indiana Jones...

These two crack me up! They have the funniest friendship, one minute they are yelling and mad at each other and the next they are buddies playing princess and Indiana Jones. They have both developed quite the imagination and I just have to giggle when I hear them playing. Trae comes over to our house every other week and they get to play for a few hours. They are funny because they always want me to take a picture of them with my phone. So they got on the chair and were totally posing for the camera! It was so cute and hilarious! I'm so happy that Olivia has such cute and wonderful little friends that she is able to play with.

SLC Half... Ogden Half...

I finished my second half marathon in April. I ran the SLC half with two of my sisters and two brother in laws. I wasn't sure what to expect since none of us had run this race before and didn't have any experience with it. Since I had only run one half before this one and it was 3 1/2 months after Amelia was born I wasn't sure how it was going to go. I had high hopes that all the training would pay off and that I could beat my last time. I enjoyed the race except the mile long hill at the end. I felt like I was running so slow at the end. I felt really good through out the race, much better than the first half I did where I felt like I was going to poop my pants or throw up at any second for the last three miles. My legs were tired but besides that I felt pretty good. I came in at 1:39:36 which is 18 minutes better than my last time. I was thrilled and felt like I had accomplished a big goal of mine. 

A month later I ran the Ogden Half Marathon which is my favorite { I know I don't have a lot of experience with other races} I love that it is in my hometown and that there are so many people there to help volunteer and support. The race is absolutely beautiful with the dam and canyon to run by. I really wanted to push myself this race and beat my last race time. I felt really good until mile 11 and then I hit a wall. I felt like my legs were going to stop at any moment. I wanted so badly to run faster but I couldn't get my legs to go. I was thinking that my time could be at least four minutes faster by how I was running  but then I hit the wall. I ended up coming in at 1:37:08 which was still really good for me and I was happy with my run. I love running and to accomplish something that seems so distant and impossible at one time is awesome! I love that I get to train with such awesome girls and run races with them. I 'm so proud of them and their accomplishments. I have the cuttest sisters and friends to share it with. I'm also so grateful for TJ the most wonderful supportive husband I could ask for. He supports me in my races and training and knows that I have such a great love for running. Thanks babe! 

Mother's Day...

I had a wonderful Mother's Day. I didn't have to change one diaper or wipe one bum. TJ took care of the girls which was really nice. I wish I would have gotten pictures of my mom and mother in law but I didn't. I printed these questionnaires out for Olivia to answer about me and her grandmas and they were pretty funny. I only got a picture of mine but they all gave me a good laugh.

Mom...

Last month my mom received the Teacher Feature Award from KSL. Her good friend and co-worker nominated her for it. She wrote this sweet letter about my mom and it couldn't be anymore true. My mom is the most giving and loving person I know and she is always looking out for others and giving her own time and energy to them. I know she is a wonderful teacher that really cares for her students and wants them to achieve great things. I Love my MOM and I'm so proud of her!