Happy Easter!

Reese was gone to Bob's this year for Easter so we did the usual traditions a little early.

Coloring Easter Eggs is one of my Fav's!

Primrose had their annual Easter egg hunt!

Reese was an old pro! Look at her go!

I absolutely do NOT like Holidays when Reese is gone. They don't feel right. I feel sad and lonely and awkward about celebrating anything without my kiddo. It's a tough spot to be in but I've been focusing on making the best of the people that love me, regardless.

These pretty ladies make me see the world in a different light every day!

We went to church and had a nice dinner and then I had a little me (and molly) time! :))

Let us not forget the most important reason to celebrate is Jesus has Risen! Happy Easter!

Dallas Rock n Roll Half Marathon

I have run the Rock n Roll Dallas Half every year since I have lived in Dallas. This year after fighting the flu in December and strep throat 6 times (YES 6 TIMES!) from January to April I wasn't sure if I would run. In fact I got another positive strep test the day before the race but I had already paid for the race and I had been fighting strep for so long I really didn't feel that bad anymore...or at least I forgot what it felt like to feel good:) Most importantly I promised to run with Jeff for his first half marathon.
Going to packet pick I think I actually look a little ill don't I? Oh well....the race must go on!

The best part of "strep throat pace" was that put us about the same pace..hehe! Most of my running buddies were there so we met up for some pics before since I was hanging back at a slower pace.

We had a great race and I am soooo super duper proud of this guy for finishing his first 13.1! Just a year ago he said "I don't run"! Haha come hang out with me....everyone runs at my house:)

Absent....

Back in late August a series of changes and events at my job caused my "work" life to be crazy busy. I'm pretty sad to realize a LOT of things have gone by in our lives and not a single update on the blog! :( We are alive and well! Molly monster and Reesey P are getting big....more updates coming soon:)

Santa Visit 2012

Reese figured out last year that she could ask Santa for different things at mom and dad's house....smart little stinker! Every year in the summer when she wants something I start telling her to put it on her birthday list. As her birthday comes around we start the Christmas list. This year she must have said 5000 times when we were at the store..."I want to put this on my birthday or Christmas list". Most of those were random impulse "wants" and by the time Christmas rolled around she really only had 2 little things on her list. So the day before we were going to see Santa I started trying to help her figure out what she wanted to ask Santa for. She looked through many catalogs and narrowed it down to makeup, a locket and bracelets. She even took the catalog to show Santa what makeup she wanted...

My girl is becoming a pretty little lady...sniff sniff!

The Dallas Marathon 2012

This year the White Rock Marathon changed it's name to the Dallas Marathon. While it was basically the same race and similar course the biggest difference from last year was the heat and humidity. Last year it poured down rain the entire 26.2 miles! While that was miserable, the warm temperatures were almost as miserable. After doing the exact same training with the Frisco Running Club as I did last year I felt stronger and better prepared this year, until I got sick. Three weeks before the race I got bronchitis and immediately went to Care Now and got antibiotics. A week later after the antibiotics were gone I was still sick and getting worse. I went back to Care Now and they said I had walking pneumonia. I cried..literally. Three days before the race I am a little better but still nowhere near 100%. I finally get in with my primary care doctor who happens to be a runner. He said, "I'm not going to tell you not to run, because you won't listen!" Ha! He gave me cough medicine and two inhalers and lots of good stuff to get through the race and he said I was going to feel like S$*T the next day. My mom had been trying to talk me into not running all week and had started working on getting Jeff to convince me not to run...she's crafty like that!:) Apparently he told her he would wait until the day before and see how I was before deciding to try and persuade me either way. The day before the race I laid in bed and coughed my head off. He came over and quietly said, "maybe you shouldn't run." I had invested way too much time and energy and heart training for this race...I was running and I agreed to turn back with the half marathoners if I wasn't feeling well. Haha yeah right! On race day I felt pretty good and the cough medicine was helping. It was so hot and miserable that people were dropping out right and left. Really good runners from the running club were stopping to walk. Kim was feeling the heat and started slowing down around mile 9. I was still feeling pretty good and I was afraid if I slowed down that early I would never finish. I pressed on by myself.

Fortunately Jeff was following me on the course and I was able to see him around every 3 miles. He carried Kleenex and cough pills and inhalers and by the end I stopped to take something almost every time I saw him. He said other runners were asking to borrow medicine and wondering what all he had in the bag..ha! This picture was a few feet from the finish line...yikes I was tired!

The hard earned and highly sought after finishers medal:)

Kim and I after the race. So HAPPY to not be running:)

Next year we are running the Chicago marathon....so stay tuned...

Build a Bear Birthday

Reese has fallen in LOVE with Build a Bear and decided she wanted to invite a few friends their for her birthday. Fortunately i made the cut:)

and Nanny too! Poppy was a few days away from having neck surgery so he had to sit this one out. She was pretty happy to have Landry and Elyse building a bear with her and since it was a small group they got to pick whatever they wanted. Score!

Cookie Bear even smells like a cookie...YUM!

After the bears were all built, dressed and ready to go we ate lunch in the mall before having...

BIRTHDAY CAKE!

Happy 5th Birthday Sweet Baby Girl!

Happy 5th Birthday Sweet Baby Reese

This birthday was harder on me then any so far..how in the world did she get to be FIVE years old! I suppose me turning 35 a few days later may have added to some of my dismay about this years birthdays. Regardless of my chagrin Reese is turning 5! One thing I know for sure, this little girl certainly never lacks in personality!

We had her birthday pictures taken and she put on even more of a show then last year for the camera. My sweet friend Missy took the pictures and Reese had a blast playing in all of her dress up clothes. Love this picture..

Reese has been wearing her hearing aids for one year now and has never even missed a beat at school. She takes dance classes and karate and loves them both. She LOVES to sing and is almost always belting out a song at the top of her voice...literally:)

I'm constantly amazed at the little lady Reese is growing into. She is one of the most perceptive and observant five year old's I know.

Sweeter then sweet when she wants to be and super duper sassy at times too...watch out world!  God has big plans for this girl!

Dear My Sweet Reese, I am proud to be your mom and thankful that God picked me for the job.
Happy 5th Birthday baby girl!
I  Love You!
Mommy

Until next year.....