Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Marathoners unite!

I really only have some words, and a lot of emotion....it is so weird to think that I, myself, have crossed a couple of "finisher banners" at the end of a marathon. To think how much their bodies have just done, and how long their friends and families have been their waiting, to hug, and some spread inspiration, motivation, and a whole lot of celebrating, the outcome in Boston scares me.
I am not making a lot of sense, maybe I never do. Yesterday was so hard on me, and last night, any sound woke me up. I felt as if runners had been targeted. I felt, the thing that is so much a part of my life, was now tanted.
I WAS WRONG! I woke up and just thought about running. I put on my running clothes, but had not a lot of desire to go. I read a few running blogs, and so many awesome people, were so uplifting, and so heartfelt, but yet more motivated? I don't even know if that is possible, to make a marathoner more motivated! I was thinking that as runners we hit a lot of walls, so I was thinking of this, as the wall of all walls.....and I got on that treadmill, and ran 26 minutes and 2 seconds that fastest I have in a long time, and I did it in silence. I felt so tearful the whole time. What a connection runners have, I love this sport, the people, and the kindness shown towards the hurt, so many heros yesterday.....THANK YOU!!! (the soldiers, the police, the running personnel, and everyone who helped, oh.my.goodness., thanks so much to many heros.) I feel so much sadness for the families who lost their loved ones. I am praying for them, and will be.
I don't know a lot of what I can do, but giving up racing is now not an option. It may have entered my mind yesterday, but man, when Hailey said that she was never going to run another race, it broke my running mom heart! I said, now Hailey, that is not the answer! She said are you going to race again, and I said yes. I have to be brave for her, and show her that their might be some evil, but there is a WHOLE lot of awesome in the world!!! (you just happen to see a lot of the world when you race! Some of the best people I have met are while running a marathon, or training for one, such.a.great.community.)

I saw this and I love it:

"If you are trying to defeat the human spirit, marathoners are the wrong group to target."
                                                                 unkown

I love the running community. I also read that when they were done running, some runners ran to the hospital to donate blood, AWESOME!

I have hope for this nation. I have hope for marathoners. I have hope for my children. Today, I just have hope. Not a lot of sense, just somber hope.

Thanks for reading.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Spring Break day 3

 
Hailey and Ryker eating at the train place!

They loved to pretend with this thing. We ate in the caboose.



 
They get along so well.



We then went a little out of my comfort zone, but we went on a wild adventure to Park City! This is us on Main Street, they were so fun!

They were watching the skiers, I have never been this close either, they thought it was amazing! (so did I:))

They loved every minute.

See what we mean, I mean that is awesome.

Then we went to a Park, because it is Park City, right?

They had so much fun exploring, climbing, zip lining, and just having so much fun! I let them just have at it!

This was fun to watch, they kept saying "this is a sticky situation!"



I love them too much.

He was a little scared, he was up so high.

Hailey loved every minute of it.

She loved the zip line, she held on so tight.

Oh, he is a climber!

My little jack in the box!



He loved this.



She loved to do the pick up, and Ryker loved to dump it!

Hailey has always loved to swing, she goes really high, and today she decided to do the splits with her legs to make pumping a little harder.
Ryker has just got around to liking the whole swinging sensation, he is doing great and now can go really high.
I love them, and am grateful they still want to hang out with me, I have heard that changes......please not soon.

Spring Break day 2

It rained most of the second day of spring break. We went to Zumba, and shopped a little and went to the library, and even stayed for story time!
We came home, and just hung out, and then Dad came home and had a great idea, the sun came out, and so did we. We went to a theme park around our home, it was a lot of fun. Hailey was brave and rode the frog hopper!
Not so sure about the whole idea....
Should I put my hands up? I wish I would have captured her face, so sad.
We waited in line so long to let them rock climb, and Ryker just didn't want to.
Hailey did awesome!!! She loves this so much.
This was the pep talk before he got to the wall......I was thinking he was going to do it.
We left with all smiles though.:)

Monday, April 1, 2013

First day of Spring Break!

Hailey learned to sew on her sewing machine!

She was so happy doing this ALL DAY LONG!

She was making a baby blanket.:)

We made her a skirt......it fits, she is so happy!

Easter week 2013

This year we did days leading up to Easter....we had 4 egg hunts with the real reason of Easter as the theme.
Egg hunt themes: definitions to easter words
How can we thank our Heavenly Father and Jesus daily?
How can we be more like Heavenly Father and Jesus?
primary Easter songs.
The first hunt had 6 eggs.
Hailey was wondering why there were papers in the eggs.
Ryker was upset that there was no candy!
Little did they know, after each hunt of learning about Easter they would get a treat or a present.
This is the second hunt.They were so happy....
Then Ryker picked up an egg Hailey found....sad!
Oh. so. sad.
He could not stop laughing, then he gave it to her! brothers......
This was the result of the second hunt.
The night of the third and fourth hunt, they got shoes, and swim suits.
Decorating Easter eggs! They are pro's, no mom or dad needed.....I was needed to clean up though!:)
Easter morning, they got to hunt for the colored eggs. We then got to hunt, they hid them for us!:)
We asked the kids what the real meaning of Easter was, Hailey knew, Ryker said "to get candy!"
Enter: Finding Faith in Christ movie!:)
We are going to get it in their little systems somehow!
We went to the cememtary to see Jason, well his headstone, he died 4 years ago today. We miss him so much. We sat there for a long time, then we gave Mike a few minutes alone.
Us on Easter!
Ryker and Hailey knew what to do at the family egg hunt. Mikes' Dad hid 175 eggs, they are pretty serious about the hunt!
Hailey was all smiles at this one.

Hailey had a choice to make.

Hailey was growing her hair out....

It was getting long and so pretty....

She wanted it chopped, and she wanted bangs.....what? She has never, ever had bangs.

Now, it is short, bouncy, and fits her personality perfect.
She said I need to let her make more decisions.

Day at the Farm

We went to a farm, and yes Ryker wore his cowboy hat. Did he ride a horse, no way.....he waited in line, gave the lady his ticket, and bailed fast!

He did feed goats, chickens, ducks and pigs. We had a good time.