We Still Celebrate a Risen Lord!!

We don't talk about the Easter Bunny or Santa much at our house because we never want our kids to lose sight of the birth, death, or resurrection of Christ.  We hope you and yours have enjoyed a beautiful Easter weekend!

Joshua was too busy making Wolfpack signs in this photo!

So I'm the camera lady that sets the timer (where's my remote, by the way) then runs across the yard with a 30+ lb load on her hip. If I didn't carry that child - he'd be across the yard somewhere!  That's my excuse for looking frazzled! ; )

Does Anyone Else Feel My Pain??

Of course, I think I have 2 of the cutest boys in the world, but why, oh why, can't I ever get a decent shot of them together?  Check out this progression....

255 Miles South

Bill is on a misson trip in Costa Rica for a week and I thought it would be an excellent time to load up the boys and visit my sister in her new digs! She has a great new home in a great neighborhood and we really enjoyed our visit. Below you see the most memorable part for the boys.

Sunshine and St. Patrick's Day

We enjoyed the warmer weather so much this week! Only problem now is that J thinks it is time to wear shorts all the time, get out the swimming pool, and go to the beach. Against my better judgement, I bought the boys St. Patrick's Day shirts, and I don't regret it one bit. We got so many complements on them and I'm crossing my fingers that they will be big enough to last for 2011 as well!

Not the bravest kid on the block, but he is getting there - climbing trees! He got stuck one time and started yelling, "¡Ayúdeme!" He's watched too many Diego episodes!

Do they get much cuter than this??

J's imagination takes him into cowboy gun battles (seen here) and sword fights. Below, A had found a nice "fishing pole" and told me, "I sit and fish". Here he is showing me the SHARK he caught!

13.1 Complete!

So I didn't achieve the 1 hour 55 min goal, but I do have great excuses why!! ; ) My official chip time was 1:58:24 and I *think*, I might have been able to shave 3 min in MB on the flat course. Either way, the race has been run and I am not ashamed of the time. It started out to be a chilly day, but ended with beautiful sunshine and my wonderful family and friends cheering for us!

My fans! The boys wait patiently for momma and enjoy goldfish.

Coming up the final incline to the finish - my legs were so dead, the back was hunched, all form was lost, but the finish line was in sight!

Joshua had picked me a flower! I'm sure the city of Charlotte was okay with that!

My partner - she pulls me up the highest hills!

First Snowman of Winter

Preschool was cancelled AGAIN!!! I'm really thinking I should get a discount. Even the Myrtle Beach Marathon has made special offers for runners unable to compete this year because of the snow cancellation. Today, the school system got it wrong. The roads are clear and at best should have only had a delay. Nonetheless, the wet snow was perfect for snowballs and snowmen and we had a blast this morning!

A would slyly walk up to the snowman when he thought I wasn't watching and say, "I'm gonna take your nose off!".

Hopes Dashed -- snowed out!

So I've had February 13th blocked on my calendar since September. I registered for a half marathon in Myrtle Beach - a very large race - and have been in diligent training since November 1. So we get to MB on Thursday night, our accomodations are great with lots of indoor pools and hot tubs, and it seems like a great family get away. I was to run Saturday morning and Bill was going to do a 63 mile bike ride on Sunday. All was great except the threat of weather. Friday evening around 6pm it started snowing - at the beach - and the city cancelled our run. So what do 6000+ mad runners do on Saturday? They went out and ran in the snow! The weekend wasn't a complete bust, the boys had a great time in the pools and the bike ride went on Sunday with only a 2 hour delay. We did have a good time, but I was disappointed and have now registered for a 1/2 on March 6. Knees don't fail me yet!

3-5" of snow was predicted, but I don't think it passed 2". At any rate, I'd never seen snow on the beach before! It was pretty and on the palm trees, too!