The Mini-Marathon

This past Saturday, Jeremy and Derek ran in the Mini-Marathon and we had grand plans of getting there to cheer them to the finish, but unfortunately that just did not happen. Maryn and I arrived right after they crossed the finish line...in 1 hour & 51 minutes. It was such a cold and windy day that we saved the picture taking for when we were back at the house! They did awesome and so glad they could run it together!

This was the sign we made, but didn't get to wave!

first few days of May

our little firefighter...if i only had a full view shot-

she is wearing her diaper and rain boats :)

if you could only swing all day...

watering the flowers

making the most of a rainy day...

ELMO Live!!!

On Saturday we went downtown to the Murat Centre to see Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Green Thumb. Maryn was beside herself with excitement! She kept talking about how she was going to hug Elmo :) We went down with some other friends and had a great time. Elmo puts on a pretty good show!!

We had to get a family photo with the marque...

oh how that marque brings back fond memories :)

Can you tell she is excited?!?!!?

This face cracks me up!!

Waiting for Elmo!

The whole Sesame Street gang was there!!

Maryn and her buddies

Anna, Ryan, Drew, Oliver and Maryn

An Elmo balloon!!!

Our friends the Joneses spent the night with us. Maryn and Oliver were pretty excited about their Elmo pj's!!

farewell ms. holly!

Ms. Holly has been Maryn's music class teacher since she was 7 months old. Over the last several months, Maryn has become quite fond of Ms. Holly and is always super excited to go see her on Tuesday mornings. She talks about giving Holly hugs and kisses...so sweet! Sadly, Ms. Holly is moving on to new adventures in life and we will be adjusting to a new music teacher. Thank you Ms. Holly for being so sweet, so much fun, and for building a love for music in children's lives! We'll miss you!

Happy Birthday Mommy!

Just this past Sunday I celebrated my 33rd birthday...wow! It was a great weekend spent with all the people I love the most! On Friday night, we had pizza with Jeremy's family at Bazbeaux's...yummy :) Saturday was a beautiful day so Jeremy, Maryn and I spent a few hours enjoying at the zoo. Then that night Jeremy and I had a fabulous dinner at Capitol Grille and did a little wine tasting at a place called Tastings downtown. Love date night! Sunday I awoke to two lovely voices singing me "happy birthday" and a tray full of muffins, granola, yogurt and fruit to enjoy in bed. Breakfast in bed was a family affair!! We hurried to church and then spent the afternoon relaxing. The night was topped off with dinner at La Piedad and a family movie, Olivia, and a big bowl of popcorn. I managed to stretch my birthday one more day and on Monday we had dinner with my family at Kona Grill.

It was such a great birthday and I am so thankful for the all people in my life that show me so much love!! Love you all :)

My hot date and I at Tastings :)

What better place than church to get a family photo!

Yeah...a new porch swing!!!

Daddy's little trainer :)

In just a few short weeks, Jeremy will be running the Mini-Marathon downtown so the training is in full gear. Of course every good runner needs a trainer and it just so happens that Maryn is up for the job. She loves to stretch with Jeremy before and after his runs. I couldn't resist snapping a few pictures of them! Love it!!