Happy President's Day!

Who doesn't love chocolate icing?!!!
Our penny cake!

Yummy!

My little generals!

We had a great time Monday, celebrating President's Day with Monica and her children! Yes, we actually celerated the presidents on President's Day! We made George Washington hats, read books and made a chocolate penny cake! Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

Well, I did it!

Monica and me after the race!

She is the best, and could have EASILY smoked me if she wanted to......but she didn't!!!!
I think my HUGE smile says it all!
13.1 miles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have to say, that was EASILY the hardest thing I have ever done. About 5 miles into it, I was thinking......I don't know if this is all I thought it was going to be.......I just don't know about this.......when is nap time????? Granted, I have only been training for less than 3 months and I probably shouldn't have ignored the days on my schedule that said 'cross train'. Also, I should have eaten something before the race! Yeah, I know that was silly!!!! All of that might have helped! And I KNOW could have been better on my diet! I guess I can call myself a runner now, and therefore I need to eat more like one!!! My official time was 2:17! If I continue to be blessed with good health I will be looking forward to more races and better times in the future!!! My marathon is in 8 weeks and I am going to do another half before then!!! I will keep you posted!!!

It is just amazing!

Look how tiny it is!

Anna has now been taking violin lessons for 1 month. She just loves it! You know how you hope and pray that your child will find that one thing or talent that he/she was just meant for. Well, I think that Anna has found hers! Playing the violin just comes naturally to her. What a blessing! (and I am only a TAD bit jealous!)

What a blessed year!!!

I already stated that I was training for a marathon, but I didn't say why. Well, I am turning the big 30 this year and I feel like I am at such a great place in life. I needed to do something that made me feel good about myself. I have always had great admiration for runners. Their endurance, hard work, discipline and even their nutritional values have always impressed me, so I thought I would try a 1/2 marathon. Well, when I told my great friend Monica about it........she convinced me that I could do a FULL MARATHON!!! Of course, I couldn't say, 'I can't do that!!!!!!' (After all, this is my year!) So, I started to train in November and with Monica's help I am getting there! I ran 10 miles on Saturday! It was the longest I have ever gone, and without even walking once!!! My 1/2 marathon is in two weeks and I am so excited. God has blessed me through my training. I am still feeling great and my children see what hard work and discipline looks like!