Thanksgiving Point Half Marathon

Well, I did it. After 3 months of strict training, I finished 6th in my age group out of 69 women. I ran 13.1 miles in 1 hour and 54 minutes. It was so much fun! There was so much hype and excitement before, during, and after the race. It was a really pretty course. We got to run through the Thanksgiving Point Gardens during the tulip festival and then along the Jordan Parkway Trail. My parents came for the beginning of the race, then found me a few times along the race to cheer me on. Then my little family, my sister and her girls, and my parents were at the finish line. I felt really good and it made me want to do another one. Here are a few photos from the race.

Family of Eight

This last week we watched my sisters kids while they went on vacation. They have 3 boys and 1 girl + our two. Six kids...it was a little crazy to say the least. You name it, we experienced it. On top of the craziness both our girls ended up with the stomach flu and were throwing up. I don't think I stopped doing laundry, dishes, and diapers the entire time I was there. They're great kids though and we had a fun time at baseball games and practices, Costa Vida, playing outside and the park, Kangaroo Zoo, game night, making cards for grandma's birthday, and just being together. The best pictures we got were from Ty's iPhone.We survived church.A car full...

No more pigtails for awhile for Madelyn...

Madelyn and I had a day at the salon last Friday. I had been debating about cutting her hair for a long time and finally got up the courage to do it. After we cut it short and Emily styled it, she kept a lock of hair for Madelyn to keep. When she showed it to Madelyn, she said, "Put it back in." Umm...it's a little too late for that. Anyway, she likes it now, but I have to say, it's not as low maintenance as I thought it would be. I tend to want to round brush and flat iron it everyday due to my perfectionist behavior.

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Happy Easter!

We enjoyed celebrating Easter this year by having an egg hunt and dinner at Grandma Wilkins house the week before, attending Madelyn's preschool party, multiple egg dying occassions with friends and family, and baskets from the Easter Bunny. Here are a few pics from Easter morning. Unfortunately, I didn't get their pictures in their Easter dresses as we rushed out the door to church the Sunday before Easter.