Race for the Cure 2009

Love this race! I couldn't believe the 18 thousand people (most of them dressed in pink) running down the road. Many people had names of people that they were running for on their backs. I didn't have my grandmas name on my back, but I was definitely running for her. She is a survivor of breast cancer. The energy and adrenaline was amazing. I will definitely run this race again!

Kate is hiding from the paparazzi.

Hippity Hopped Out!

Our Easter began with Kate and Leah going to nursery for the first time. Yeah! Dave and I were completely shocked though. For those of you who know Kate is not as likely to come to you, and she usually stays really close to mommy. Her exception is nursery. She loved it! She didn't even notice when we left even though we said bye twice. Leah on the other hand really enjoyed nursery, but didn't want to be left without her parents. About 5 minutes after Dave and I left, she was brought in to us crying so hard that she was gasping. We were in utter shock! Leah is our little brave explorer. She loves to go off and see new things. After the second attempt to leave, that ended with sobbing, we resolved that today was not our day. We would be attending nursery for the full 2 hours.
After church, Kate and Leah got to see what the Easter bunny had left for them. WOW! They were excited! They didn't understand why they were looking for eggs or why they were receiving so much candy, but they loved every minute! They ran around the yard pointing at the eggs. They chased bubbles! They gave loves to their new stuffed bunnies! They ate candy until they were sick! After all of the hip-pity hopping the girls collapsed and had a peaceful nights sleep, while visions of candy filled eggs danced in their heads. :}

Three times a charm?

I flooded the laundry room for the third time! I couldn't believe it, but I did it again. That is sounding too much like a Britany Spears song. The whole laundry room plus the entry from the garage had about an inch and a half of water. On the one hand we think that we might have some water damage in drywall, when it leaked into the basement. On the other hand Kate and Leah had a great time playing in it. It was like a small wading pool for them to splash around in. I laughed my head off! What else can I do. Dave said that we need to get rid of that sink. What can I say.... I was just soaking a shirt to get the stain out. I didn't have time to wait for the sink to fill up. The chicken was going to burn. Oh well! Hopefully we will not have any more floods. We'll see if three times is a charm.

Yesterday I had my blood drawn for health insurance. When I got l Leah up from her nap she got the saddest look on her face and started crying. She pointed to the gauze tapped on my arm. She was worried and afraid that I was hurt. She stopped crying after I took the gauze off, showed her my arm, and told her that mommy was ok. I can't believe how sensitive she is and how much she understands.

Kate jumped into the tub with her clothes on while I was filling it. It was funny to see her sitting in the tub fully dressed playing with her toys! I would have gotten a pic, but my battery was gone.

Ok, so I missed something. Before I want to Tucson I stayed in St. George for three days and ran the Spectrum 10 k with Linds. I sat next to a girl on the bus that was six months pregnant and ran the 10 K in 39 minutes. I think that is crazy! We took the kids to see my Grandpa's horses. They loved it. They got to see chickens, dogs, a mule, and many horses. The highlight was actually riding the horse. My mom sat on the horse and held them, while my grandpa led his oldest horse, and my favorite, Lindy, around the corral. They each had about 15 turns,seriously. Kate got the biggest kick out of feeding the horses. I have know idea why. Maybe the way they hold their mouths. Check out the video.

After spending several hours at the ranch, they went back to grammy's for ice cream. For some reason Kate and Leah think ice cream tastes better in a cone. They even enjoyed a game of "get you" with ice ream in their hands. A scary proposition I know, but it worked. They had a blast!