3rd Annual Heroes 5k Run / Walk

Last Saturday I ran my first 5K race since before I got pregnant with Jaylee. There were only about 150 people there, but I was the 3rd place female! I ran it in 28:31 which was way better than I expected. I have been taking it really slow as I get back into running so that I will not get injured and that I will enjoy running. My plan must be working because I felt great and really enjoyed the race.

Random Shots from the Past Few Weeks

Last week we had a family pizza party. It was complete with dinner and games. In this picture the kids are proudly showing off the ribbons I made them for winning the games.

Jaylee loves bath time and is starting to get sad when I make her get out!

Jaylee celebrated the opening day of baseball by proudly wearing her Cubs hat. Opening Day is like a holiday in this house. It started when Riley and I were newly dating and he said to me, "Guess what? It's one week until Opening Day!" and I said, "What's that?" I have learned a lot in 10 years!

Easton's First Church Talk

Last Sunday Easton gave his first talk in Primary. He did such a good job and we were so proud! The picture above is the talk that Riley put together for him. The talk was typed out with pictures to help Easton remember what to say. (Years and years ago my brother-in-law Rodger did this for Brandon's first talk and I remembered what a good idea it was.) He practiced every night during the week so that he could be ready. Easton spoke clearly into the microphone and said his talk well. When he forgot what to say Riley would point to the right picture on his paper and he was able to remember what to say next. We are just so proud of him and can't believe how big he is getting!

After church we asked Easton to re-do his talk so that we could videotape it. By this point Easton had the whole thing memorized and was able to do it without his paper. I hope you enjoy it!

...and she's off!

Jaylee has begun crawling! Right now she can do 5 or 6 good steps on all fours and then she usually goes down to her belly and scoots the rest of the way. It is scary to think that we now have three kids that won't stay were we put them. Life is going to be changing again!

1st Sign of Spring

This is the first sign of spring at our house: dirty boys! We had great weather last weekend and spent a lot of time outside. When I saw them outside playing in the dirt I thought, "Spring is finally here!" I love dirty boys because it means they are having fun, being friends, playing out in the fresh air, and learning to work. I am not sure why they insisted on taking their shirts off, though!

showing off their muscles

remember this picture?

Do you remember this picture? If not, you can check back to a blog post I made in February 2010.

The dress I have saved all these years finally fits! It is also how I imagined this picture would look when I first found out we were having a girl. A beautiful and sweet baby with two brothers picking on her!

I really wanted to get a good picture with all three of them together. This is the best we got, but they really are good kids. Riley and I are lucky!

Dancing!!

Easton enjoyed showing off some of his dance moves at Nana and Papa's house last week.

Papa and Jaylee Dancing