New Cousin

Maggie with her pictures of new cousin Byron

Lucy reading in the tent

Break's Over

Lucy going down the slide at mommy's Fleet Feet 10K

Maggie having fun at the race

Lucy's 5th birthday at the Adler Planetarium.

Lucy lounging today.

Maggie today.

Outstanding Poster

I saw a version of this poster at our Park District builing today and thought it was AWESOME enough to come home and find it on the internet. Sometimes I need to remember nice words can get me more than always shouting, "NO!"

Preschool Graduation

Lucy with her cap and gown.

Singing "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"

Getting Diploma

More Singing

A Dancer's Mom

Maggie likes to play dress up after we tuck her in at night. You never know what she will be wearing in the morning. On this occasion it is two shirts. One on top and one on bottom. This morning it was a dress, two pairs of shorts and a pair of pants.

Lucy reading to Maggie.

Lucy studing her ballet positons so she knows how to pose for her picture.

Maggie really wants to be a dancer too.

Lucy had her first recital last Sunday. The girls danced and were so great!!!

Lucy Made the Paper

On Friday Maggie and I went on a fieldtrip to Willowbrook Wildlife Center with Lucy's preschool class. Lucy loved seeing the bald eagle. Maggie liked the rats. There was a small piece in the paper about Lucy's preschool.

A quiet afternoon in April.

Lucy riding her bike with Daddy.

Happy Mother's Day

Hello all. We have not fallen off the face of the Earth, but we have been busy. My new obsession is to become a runner and do really well this year when I participate in the Des Moines half Marathon. Last year I finished, but was really disappointed in how tired and slow I was. To get faster, I started the year off going to the gym three days a week, and then at the end of January I signed up for Jazzercise. I am now taking 3-4 Jazzercise classes a week and running (ok really slow jogging) 2-3 times a week. Today I jogged 2.8 miles without stopping once to rest. This is a first for me, usually I do a walk/jog combo. Last weekend I did a 5k in Champaign, IL and finished in 38:45. Here is a link for my big finish. I also won a competition through my Jazzercise class to lose the most weight in a 12 week period. Yay me!!!!