A couple days after she turned 6, she lost her second tooth!
Such a big girl, can't believe I have been blessed to be her mom for the past 6 years!!!
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Big girl turns 6
Hayley turned 6 this year! Can't believe how big (old) she is getting! It is going by so fast! For her birthday Jeff and I took her to lunch at Friendly's... just the three of us.
After lunch we opened presents and then after dinner we had cake and ice cream.
A couple days after she turned 6, she lost her second tooth!
A couple days after she turned 6, she lost her second tooth!
Trip to NJ
We took a trip to NJ from June 29 - July 8. Friday evening when we got there, crazy storms rolled in, with very high winds. At about 6:30 AM we lost power.... for 4 DAYS!!!! It was a reminder of how much we have and how much we rely on modern day conveniences. Considering we had no power, no AC, no running water... it really wasn't that bad. We spent a lot of time outside... luckily my mom had bought an awesome tree swing that entertained us a lot. My Aunt Ruthie and Alan, also let us sleep at there house, so that made the days more bearable too, knowing that we would be able to sleep in a bed and enjoy some AC.
We never made it to the beach because after we got the power back, Blake came down with a high fever and ended up with Roseola. He was such a good baby, considering he wasn't feeling well.
We did make it down to the boardwalk one evening and enjoyed the rides. The girls love rides! Hayley even went on a pretty decent size roller coaster. When it finished she said, "I was so scared, that was so much fun!" Too Cute! Cole wanted to try the "little" roller coaster, however a few minutes in he started saying, "me no like, me no like".
We also had a delicious feast of crabs and clams! We also took the kids to the fireworks for the 4th of July. The girl enjoyed them, however Cole was not a fan. Once we were in the truck and they were not as loud, he like them. He was calling out their colors and saying "pretty".
All in all it was a great time visiting with the family!
We never made it to the beach because after we got the power back, Blake came down with a high fever and ended up with Roseola. He was such a good baby, considering he wasn't feeling well.
We did make it down to the boardwalk one evening and enjoyed the rides. The girls love rides! Hayley even went on a pretty decent size roller coaster. When it finished she said, "I was so scared, that was so much fun!" Too Cute! Cole wanted to try the "little" roller coaster, however a few minutes in he started saying, "me no like, me no like".
We also had a delicious feast of crabs and clams! We also took the kids to the fireworks for the 4th of July. The girl enjoyed them, however Cole was not a fan. Once we were in the truck and they were not as loud, he like them. He was calling out their colors and saying "pretty".
All in all it was a great time visiting with the family!
10K
On June 16th, Jeff and I ran our first 10K race. It was the Canton Liberty Fest. Not only did we run the 10K, but we also were part of a large group of people that assembled ourselves as the Statue of Liberty to be entered into the Guinness Book of World Record. Pretty Cool!
It was a CRAZY hot day and the race did not start until 8:30, which is late for a race. I ran the race in 1:15mins and Jeff ran it in 55:08... he ONLY had to wait 20 mins for me to finish! HA!
Today is the Day
On May 16th, both girls had the privilege of singing up on the "big stage" at church with about 20 other kids to the opening song of our Wednesday Night New Life service.
Neither of them acted like they were nervous or anything and they both did a great job!! They sang a version of Lincoln Brewsters, "Today is the Day".
So proud of them!
Neither of them acted like they were nervous or anything and they both did a great job!! They sang a version of Lincoln Brewsters, "Today is the Day".
So proud of them!
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Our first 5K
On April 14th Jeff and I ran our first ever 5K race!!! We ran this as part of my training for the marathon. To read more about that check out http://iamrunningthechicagomarathon.blogspot.com/
It was a fun time, and it was made more fun just because there were so many people there that we knew and they were cheering us on!
For this being our first race, I think we both pretty much rocked it! Jeff especially! He is a natural runner!! He had a goal of wanting to run it in under a 9 min mile and he crushed that by running about 8:20 min/mile! Chip time of 25:49 He came in 15th out of 56 in our age group and he finished 99 overall with 783 runners!! Top 100 baby!!
During most of my training I was running an average of a 12 min/mile. I was still doing a run/walk combo until my last training run. The Wednesday before the race I tried to run my first 5K with no walking and I did it and my pace was about 11:50. as for the race I ran somewhere between an average of 10:16 - 10:30 min/mile! Woo Hoo!! I guess it does help to run with others! I can't believe I ran that much faster! As for my results I was 29th out of 72 for my age group (in the top half!!!) and was 399 out of the 783 (almost top half) Very Happy!!! My chip time was 32:38.
Our next race is June 16th and that will be a 10K!!
It was a fun time, and it was made more fun just because there were so many people there that we knew and they were cheering us on!
For this being our first race, I think we both pretty much rocked it! Jeff especially! He is a natural runner!! He had a goal of wanting to run it in under a 9 min mile and he crushed that by running about 8:20 min/mile! Chip time of 25:49 He came in 15th out of 56 in our age group and he finished 99 overall with 783 runners!! Top 100 baby!!
During most of my training I was running an average of a 12 min/mile. I was still doing a run/walk combo until my last training run. The Wednesday before the race I tried to run my first 5K with no walking and I did it and my pace was about 11:50. as for the race I ran somewhere between an average of 10:16 - 10:30 min/mile! Woo Hoo!! I guess it does help to run with others! I can't believe I ran that much faster! As for my results I was 29th out of 72 for my age group (in the top half!!!) and was 399 out of the 783 (almost top half) Very Happy!!! My chip time was 32:38.
Our next race is June 16th and that will be a 10K!!
Easter 2012
We had a very nice Easter this year. On Friday, we did the annual Marshmallow Drop - however, I think we have decided that we will be forgoing that from now on. It is a shame, but unfortunately people do not "get it" and when you run out to get a marshmallow and there are none left - how much fun can that be!!!
Thankfully, this year instead of inviting people over for Easter Dinner we decided to hold an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday and I think we will now be doing this as a yearly thing. We had some friends over and the kids had a blast doing the hunt together. Growing up we always did Easter dinner with a lot of family, but I always remembered the Easter Egg Hunt with all the cousins! It is such a blessing, that even though we don't have any family here in MI - that we have our "Friemily" Friends who are like Family!!! It was a great day!!
Thankfully, this year instead of inviting people over for Easter Dinner we decided to hold an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday and I think we will now be doing this as a yearly thing. We had some friends over and the kids had a blast doing the hunt together. Growing up we always did Easter dinner with a lot of family, but I always remembered the Easter Egg Hunt with all the cousins! It is such a blessing, that even though we don't have any family here in MI - that we have our "Friemily" Friends who are like Family!!! It was a great day!!
Mom Mom and Pop Pop's Visit
At the end of March we had a visit from Mom Mom and Pop Pop!! We had a wonderful time and thankfully - NOBODY got sick! Woo Hoo!!
Jeff and I were able to get out for some runs together and even had a date day of getting massages and going out to a nice dinner.
Mom Mom and Pop Pop took the girls to Chuck E Cheeses for some fun and to dinner at Red Robin and then brought ice cream back. Cole missed out because he refused to nap and by time he did, he was still sleeping when it was time to go.
Also, we went to Oakland Mall and checked out a Butterfly exhibit since the girls were studying Butterflies in school.
Jeff and I were able to get out for some runs together and even had a date day of getting massages and going out to a nice dinner.
Mom Mom and Pop Pop took the girls to Chuck E Cheeses for some fun and to dinner at Red Robin and then brought ice cream back. Cole missed out because he refused to nap and by time he did, he was still sleeping when it was time to go.
Also, we went to Oakland Mall and checked out a Butterfly exhibit since the girls were studying Butterflies in school.
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