Recent Projects

Pillowcase to match Julia's quilt

Curtain for our front door

Lunch bag and cloth napkins for Mom

Henny Penny and Six Chicks for Julia

Baby booties for a friend's soon-to-be-here baby!

Memorial Weekend Camping

Making s'mores with Daddy

Lunch time!

Julia in her very own chair :)

For Memorial Day weekend this year, we decided to go on our first camping trip with Julia! Tom and I have both been camping since we were very young, but we weren't sure how Julia would handle it. She LOVES being outside, so of course, she had a blast! She was very entertained by all the insects (at the same time, I was spraying her down constantly with bug spray!), and we had fun just relaxing together. We only stayed for one night, and I'm glad we did. Julia didn't sleep very well, so I think we need to use an air matress next time. She has always been very sensitive to the sleeping surface she is on, even when she was a newborn. We really had a blast though, and hopefully we'll get in a few more trips this summer!

Oregon - Playtime!

Sweet Hannah Joy :)

Two toddlers and only one foot on the ground...yikes!

Playing "ring around the rosie!"

Going crazy on Gramma's piano

Hannah and Papa

Oregon - Tim's Birthday!!

Tim was super sweet and let the kids help! :)

Hannah and me - I think that's a "help me!" look ;)


Gramma reading to the grandbabies

Papa and Tom playing with Julia and Hannah!

Sweet cousins!

We went to Oregon in April to see family, and also so Tom could go on the snake hunt he's missed out on for so many years! We had a great time, and although it snowed at the snake hunt, Tom had lots of fun spending time with his family. Julia really bonded with everyone, and is still asking about everyone. She found a thing of Gerber baby juice the other day and asked for it, but I said, "no, that's baby juice." She sweetly asked, "Hannah juice?". When she's upset with me she'll ask for Papa and Gramma, and she's always asking "where'd Isaac go?". It's really neat to see that she's remembering people and making those connections. We're already excited to see my parents when thye come out in the summer!!

Drinking milk, mmm...

Being a super sweetheart, as usual :)

Bubbles

Marathon - 26.2 miles!

Right before the start...

The start line

Running through the finish!

SO happy to be DONE!!

This past weekend I ran, and completed, the St. Louis Marathon! It was super exciting to look back and realize what I had done, but in the moment was not so glamorous. I was feeling great until about 13 miles, and then the course got very hilly and very hot and humid. Afterwards, people were saying it was in the 80's, and I believe them! I was drinking a cup of water and a cup of Gatorade at every aid station, and it didn't feel like enough. My hips also started cramping badly around 20 miles, so it was all I could do to run a mile. I walked quite a bit in the last bit, but promised myself I would run the last mile, and I did! That day, and even the next, I swore I would never ever do this again, because I was in so much pain, but now I think I might, just to get my time down. I'm really not sore and just have a sore big toe, so for my first marathon, I think it turned out alright! I might try to do some half marathons over the summer just to stay in shape, but we'll see...