Race #3

Today was Brian's 37th birthday and the third race in our series of races. It was the PERFECT day: sunny, cool, awesome sponsors, and a great crowd. Despite the fact that over half the course was uphill (yes, that is possible, thank you very much) we had a great time together as a family.

Love this little runner of mine!

Easter

We have one daughter who is happy and grateful for almost everything. We have another daughter who takes a little longer to realize happiness is a real possibility. We love them both. Equally. No, really, we do.

New dresses and new shoes = happy girls.

South Carolina

With school still in session for over two more months(!) we decided we needed a little warmth, relaxation, and good cousin fun to help us make it through June. SO, the girls and I drove down to South Carolina to visit the Holmes family. The highlights were enjoying the warmth and scenic parks and playgrounds, our long day playing at the beach, seeing real. live. mermaids. at the aquarium, and, of course, lots of time playing and just being together.

Funny anecdote about the mermaids: It really was AMAZING. Two mermaids swam and danced and waved and smiled for 20 minutes in a HUGE tank filled with HUGE fish and sharks and the like. The girls were mesmerized, as was I, apparently. Once, when the mermaids were waving and smiling, Melissa caught me grinning and waving back. "You know they're waving to the kids, right?"

It was a great trip, one we look forward to making again soon.