Heart-ing Sunday's

Have I said before that I heart Sundays? I’m going to be 100% honest with you, that when I was younger I did not like Sundays. I thought they were boring, we couldn’t go anyway, no one could play, everything was closed (in Utah), the list could go on but it seems ever since I’ve had children, I love them more and more and more and more and more and more and more…

I enjoy the spirit that is felt all day. It makes the day hard to dislike my husband for whatever he might do for that one day. I enjoy the 2 hour break from my kids. (Come on, I know many of you feel the same way) I enjoy how chill it is all day and how we spend quality time as a family without being rushed somewhere or doing something. I love the naps. I love the more time consuming dinners I get to make. And, you get the point.

Today was one of those Sundays that I had to write about. We got home from a spirit felt day at church, Jake took the kids to the park while I cleaned and relaxed on the couch just doing nothing. Really, it was nothing, just thinking about everything and anything. When they got back, we decided to work on the front yard a little bit and I had a constant grin on my face. Little kids are just so funny. The kids insisted on helping out (yes, they do like yardwork) and they’re choice of tools and my daughters outfit was just one of a kind.

Oh and to top off the day, one of my friends made us some hot fudge. I ate it with a spoon and the kids made smores with them. Yum!

Ai-je déjà dit que le cœur, je le dimanche? Je vais être honnête à 100% avec vous, que lorsque j'étais plus jeune, je n'aimais pas le dimanche. Je pensais qu'ils étaient ennuyeux, nous ne pouvions pas aller de toute façon, personne ne pourrait jouer, tout était fermé (dans l'Utah), la liste pourrait continuer, mais il semble enfants depuis que j'ai eu, je les aime de plus en plus en plus et de plus en plus et de plus en plus ...

J'aime l'esprit qui se fait sentir toute la journée. Il fait la dure journée de ne pas aimer mon mari pour tout ce qu'il pourrait faire pour ce jour-là. J'aime la pause de 2 heures de mes enfants. (Allez, je sais que beaucoup d'entre vous pensent la même chose) J'aime la façon dont il est froid toute la journée et la façon dont nous passer du bon temps en famille sans être précipité quelque part ou faire quelque chose. J'aime les siestes. J'aime les dîners plus de temps j'arrive à faire. Et, vous obtenez le point.

Aujourd'hui était un de ces dimanches que j'avais à écrire. Nous sommes rentrés d'un esprit estimé aujourd'hui à l'église, Jake a pris les enfants au parc pendant que je nettoyé et détendu sur le canapé de ne rien faire. Vraiment, rien, juste à y penser tout et n'importe quoi. Quand ils sont rentrés, nous avons décidé de travailler sur la cour avant un peu et j'ai eu un sourire constant sur ​​mon visage. Les petits enfants sont tellement drôle. Les enfants ont insisté sur un coup de main (oui, ils aiment entretien du terrain) et ils sont le choix d'outils et de ma tenue filles n'était que l'un d'un genre.





A shovel with her helmet and boots on in 80 degree weather and a broom. Ha ha



She still has a sleepy face


I LOVE this baby. Isn't this picture adorable???!!!






Char enjoyed the hot fudge too

Paddy Dash Race

I have really gotten to like these things. They are easy fun runs and the kids love it too. This one though, was especially great! It was called the Paddy Dash and it was to benefit a few non-profit organizations, so it was for a good cause and I got a fun workout in early. I was way excited to bring the kids because it was St. Patricks Day themed (This is the 3rd year they’ve done it) and they have a ton of kid friendly festivities.

Our day started at 6:30. Jake was awnry to get up and come and tried talking me into not doing it but I was not about to let him rain on the fun! The kids were so excited and have been waiting to do this for days now! I kept telling them they would run a race with mama and win a medal and get their face painted, play on the bounce houses, and wear green. Wish you could have seen their faces light up.

So, they got dressed in their St. Patricks Day stuff, we stopped for donuts on the way to the race, and the fun began real quick...

Face painting, tons of bounce houses, booths selling crap, and a doggy parade to finish it off. They had a 1mile Run, a 5k run, and a 50 yard dash for the kids under 8 yrs old. Let me just tell you how happy the kids were to “race.”
They gave all the kids medals for crossing the finish line and they were just eating it up! They had a blast! I talked our friends into coming with us (Underlys) and they had a great time too!

Cheryl, Sam, and Sophie all ran the one miler and Sam came in before his mom and sister. He was SO excited he beat them! They are such cute, good kids!

Me on the other hand, I ran in the 5k and had a great time! I ran it in 29 min. It was just an easy fun run without the race pressure. The first thing Jake said to me after I was done was, "Did you give it your all, cause you were running kindof slow and tons of retards finished before you." My first thought was, I'm going to slap you.
My next thought was, its a 5k! I had to remind him this was for fun. For fun. He thinks he can out run me but oh little does he know. The next race, he's doing it with me, so stay tuned for that one. This will be fun!























Sam crossing the finish line!




Sophie crossing the finish line!


Cheryl crossing the finish line!








Don't mind Cecily, she's dancing to the music and not paying attention to the photographer (me)


She's been obsessed with this headband and every time it falls off, she puts it back on like Rambo. Hilarious...




Look at the guy next to me. Kindof hard to miss...And this picture does no justice to his belly. I'd say he looked about 8 months prego from the side. Ha ha




After the races...


J'ai vraiment appris à aimer ces choses. Ils sont des parcours faciles et amusantes, les enfants aiment ça aussi. Celui-ci cependant, a été particulièrement grande! Il a été appelé le Dash Paddy et il était au bénéfice d'un peu d'organisations à but non lucratif, de sorte qu'il a été pour une bonne cause et j'ai reçu un entraînement amusant au début. J'ai été heureux d'apporter ainsi les enfants parce qu'elle était la Saint-Patrick à thème (Il s'agit de la 3ème année ils l'ont fait) et il avait beaucoup des choses pour les enfants.

Notre journée a débuté à 06h30. Jake a été pas content de se lever et de venir. Il a essayé de me parle pour que je ne le faisons pas, mais je n'étais pas sur le point de laisser la pluie sur le plaisir! Les enfants étaient tellement excités et attendent de le faire pendant des jours maintenant! Je leur ai dit qu'ils seraient à la course avec maman et remporter une médaille et d'obtenir leur visage peint, jouer sur les maisons de rebond, et porter du vert. Si vous aviez vu leur lumière vers le haut.

Alors, ils se sont habillés dans leurs affaires de la St. Patrick, nous nous sommes arrêtés pour beignes sur le chemin de la course, et le plaisir commence réel rapide ...

Painting au visage, des tonnes de maisons de rebond, et beaucoup plus. Ils ont eu une un mille Run, une course de 5 km, et un tableau de bord de 50 verges pour les enfants de moins de 8 ans. Permettez-moi de vous dire combien les enfants étaient à la «race».
Ils ont donné toutes les médailles d'enfants pour traverser la ligne d'arrivée et ils ont été tout simplement content. J'ai parlé à nos amis en les faisant venir avec nous (Underlys) et ils ont eu un grand temps aussi! Cheryl, Sam, Sophie et tous couru le mile et une Sam entra devant sa mère et sa sœur. Il était tellement excité qu'il les battre! Ils sont mignons ces, de bons enfants!

Me d'autre part, j'ai couru dans la 5k et passé un bon moment! Je l'ai couru en 29 min. C'était juste un amusement facile fonctionner sans la pression de la course. La première chose que Jake me dit après avoir été fait a été, "avez-vous donner à votre tout, car tu étais en cours d'exécution lente et des tonnes de retardant fini avant vous." Ma première pensée a été, je vais te gifler. Ma seconde pensée fut, c'est un 5k! J'ai dû lui rappeler ce fut pour le plaisir. Pour le plaisir. Il pense qu'il peut courir, mais sans moi oh peu ce qu'il sait. La prochaine course, il le fait avec moi, alors restez à l'écoute de celui qui. Ce sera amusant!

Happy St. Patricks Day!

The kids woke up to green four leaf clover necklaces, stickers, and a green breakfast. They were all over it!!! I love doing stuff like this for them, I didn’t have memories like this growing up, so I really want to do things fun for them so they can look back and remember.

Swimming in March? Why yes! This is why Texas is so great… Spring and Fall are basically mild summers for us, so there’s a lot more time to do fun things outside because it’s so nice. My friend Chelsea had a little get together at her house and let’s just be honest here, we all didn’t want to leave! They have a beautiful home with a pool and hot tub and a neat water fall feature thingy, the kids were in heaven. If I could have it my way, I’d be there every day, but they have a life of their own too! It was about 85 outside (felt hotter) and the water was warm. We had 17 total kids at one point, that’s including the 4 little ones, but that’s a ton of kids! The kids were just all smiles and playing all very well! I got some color too, good way to start the spring!

Spring Break

Today it was a day to get out of the house. The kids have been coughing like crazy and have been sick so our Spring Break didn’t really start until Wednesday-ish. I decided to take them to the movies to see Gnomeo & Juliet. Adorable movie and they had a great time. We got treats, popcorn, and they did so well sitting in their chairs watching it. Charlotte on the other hand, not so much. I think she ate about a ream full of saltine crackers just to keep her busy and quiet. (She was tired though, so that’s why too)

After that, we did the park thing and I was sweating to death. I need to invest in some summer clothes, I was thinking I had another month or so. Not the case.

Hey, Hey listen up people... Pierce knows how to ride his bike without training wheels! He is SO proud of himself and so are we! Every day we've gone out to practice with him and he just lights up every single time. It seriously took him like 2 days to figure it out, he learns quick. He still has to work on it a little bit though. He's run over his sister a few times and ran into me. Ouch! He tends to look one way and ride the bike the other way. What a cutie!



Cecily on the other hand was feeling jealous and wanted her training wheels off so Jake took them off. She soon realized how hard it was and decided she wanted them back on. After Jake put them back on, she rode really fast past Pierce and was kindof bragging about how fast she could go. Oh she is just too cute, I can't stand it!

UNO, lots of movies, and Spring cleaning consisted of the rest of the week. Its ok though, I kindof like it like that sometimes.