Happy Birthday Mahri!!

My baby turned one today! It was a somewhat uneventful day, in birthday terms. But Mahri started walking!! And I'm not talking a step or two as she tumbles to the ground. I mean full on walking. She has to be encouraged to do it, but once she's up, she just keeps going. So fun! Yay Mahri! Love you girly!!!


By the way, I didn't get it on the camera, but she was a PRO candle blower-outer! Good job M!

Memorial Day Fun

We had lots of fun at City of Rocks on Memorial Day with the Papa & Grandma, Uncle Joseph, Aunt Lisa, Lyndi, Brooklyn, Emma, and Sadie.
Climbing the rocks really brought out the adventurer in Josiah, and that was really really fun to see! We bbq'd hot dogs and s'mores and climbed and hiked and laughed. A good day!
Pics are in no particular order because I hate having to rearrange them once they are uploaded...


Mahri climbing her own rock...

Dad & Lucy at the top of Bath Rock...
I love this girl!

Mom at the top of Bath Rock. You can't tell from this picture, but I'm way high up!

Lucy, Lyndi, and Brooklyn climbing and being adventurers!

Daddy and Lucy flying!

Josiah and Daddy climbing down Bath Rock...that was interesting to watch. Way to go boys!

Daddy and Josiah getting some air!

The fam.

Lyndi, Lucy, Mahri, Papa, Josiah, Emma, and Brooklyn

Mom got caught bathing!

Daddy and Josiah are CAUGHT!

Mom and Josiah at the top...

Lucy, Daddy and Josiah at the top of the rock we bbq'd at...

Fun times!

Oh Lucy

Lucy decided it would be fun to get some silly puddy wet. Yes, with water. So it got sticky and all over her bed, pillows, clothes, face, and hair. I was a little teensy bit upset about this. And very calmly told her that this was NEVER going to come out of her clothes. Her response was, "I think it will if we use oxy clean."
We don't even own a tv. Where did she get that?

I did it!!

Today I completed my first 5k ever! It was wonderful, and freezing, and windy. But I was all warmed up by the end of the 3.1 miles. I didn't have a time goal in mind, this being my first. I just wanted to complete the whole thing, and not stop running. That actually wasn't a problem at all, YEAH! The problem, though, was the HUGE hill in the last part of the race. Maybe it wasn't that huge, but it sure felt/looked like it at the time. But I think it really was huge. I'm sure of it. But I made it through and came in at 31:24. Not too good, not too bad. I'll take it. Can't wait for the next one!

Being silly before the race.

Lucky number 54?

Getting ready to go!

Look at that form!

***I totally forgot the VERY BEST part about this run.
The name of it is.....
THE DAM 5k!!
The shirts they gave said "I finished the Dam race!"
I just love that my first 5k was called the Dam 5k.
Very appropriate.

Josiah's Quote:

Mahri! Don't freak out! I have something for you.

Love it.

Running woes

Just 5 days before my BIG race...ok, it's only a 5k, but it's BIG to me because it's going to be my FIRST RACE EVER! Anyway, just 5 days before (this would be just 2 days ago, Monday) I was working in the yard, in flip flops, and totally took a chunk out of my heel with the wheel barrow! NOOOOOO! I'm not being wimpy here, but it really hurt. I was planning on running Monday night but decided that my injury was just too great to even attempt running on. So last night I decided to go on a short run so I don't forget how to do it by Saturday. I put on a band aid, my running shoes, and limped out the door. Walking was KILLING me. How was I going to make it? But, I toughed it out and started running. And you know what? I couldn't feel a thing! It is a running miracle! Of course, I still kept it a short mile and a half run because, you know, I didn't want to push my luck, but it was a fantastic run! Now I know that I am ready. Injured and all, I'm doing this race. I can't wait!!

Green Smoothie Update

I just can't handle the idea of the green smoothie girl getting a bad name among the 5 people who read my blog, so I would like to put out a new post. She really has something great going here. Tonight we made a smoothie that is more like troll poop than the original ogre buggers we made last time. While both these names don't sound appealing at all, those are what we came up for the kids sake. This time we added mixed berries, and it tasted WAY better.