Check it off my list!!

Saturday I ran the Salt Lake Marathon! It's something I've always wanted to do, so I did!

Our day started off at 4:30am so we could get up to the starting line in time. Cole wasn't very happy with me because 6 weeks ago she had surgery(for carpal tunnel) and hasn't ran since and I still made her run with me. This picture says it all..

Me, Nicole, and my cousin Ashley before the race. (Cole and Ash ran the half) Way to go girls!! Me and Ash ran the first 4.5 miles together before our paths split. It was so fun! I was sad to split up.

And yes, Shannon, I wore the hideous Turkey Trot sweatshirt we got from our 5k! I wore it with pride! ha ha

This was after they blew the horn to start the race. It took us 5 mins to cross the starting line. There were SO many people it was crazy!!

Mile 14 and feelin' good!! Rob and my dad came and cheered me on at miles 10,14,19, and the finish line!! I totally needed it!! Rob brought me some watermelon so I stopped real quick to eat a few pieces. Never has watermelon tasted so good!

Back at it again. 12.2 miles to go!

Mile 19.. I hated my life right then! And seriously what is with people screaming out "you're almost there!" once you hit mile 20?! You still have 6 freakin' miles! It was NOT encouraging

Almost done!

Me and Cole with our medals


Me and the hub a.k.a. My biggest fan

My mom stayed home with Boston because he wouldn't have lasted very long waiting for me. When we got home, this was waiting for us..

It was a great weekend! I'm super sore but happy I did it and even happier I finished! Thanks fam for everything! xoxo

I'm off to Utah!! I was thinking about it this morning and this is Boston's 23rd flight (12th round trip). What a little rockstar!!! {especially with those shades!}

P.S. Thanks Sweetie for working so hard so me and Pinky can fly and I don't have to do that 6 hour drive..YUCK! See ya on Friday!

There's still kind people out there!

Right before I put Boston to bed tonight I realized I am out of contact solution. Rob is at school until 10pm and I didn't want him to have to make a stop at the store on the way home. So I decided to run to Walmart really quick to get some.

Sidenote: Be looking for me and Boston on the "People of Walmart" website cuz we were looking bad! I was in a mismatched hoodie and sweats, my hair was a nasty mess, and no makeup. And Boston was in a onesie, sweats, and no socks or shoes! Poor kid. The funny thing is I wanted to go to Costco but felt way too ghetto to go there!!

Anyways, I get to Walmart. On my way in, I'm trying to juggle Boston, his monkey, his blanket, my phone, and my wallet all the while Boston is squirming trying to get down. It's pretty windy outside and right as I get to the door I drop my wallet. It busts open and all of my receipts go everywhere and start blowing away. Normally I could care less but I need those receipts to get reimbursed for stuff Rob and I bought for our callings(about $100 total). I tried to catch them but they were moving quick. As soon as I would get close, another gust of wind would come and they were long gone. I couldn't move very fast with a 27 pound kid on my hip and couldn't put him down cuz he wasn't wearing shoes-i knew I would regret that decision.

K I just had a good laugh right now imagining how silly I looked chasing my receipts! ha ha

So I give up and go into Walmart and get my stuff and check out while getting pretty upset about throwing away $100. As I'm walking out past the greeter he stops me and hands me my 6 receipts that blew away! He told me that someone saw me chasing them and when I gave up, they decided to go gather them up for me. Seriously?! Some stranger went and chased down all 6 of my scattered receipts? How kind is that?! I guess there are still some really good, kind people out there :) Thank you stranger!

LOVE this little guy! His favorite thing to do lately is put on chapstick. He carries around a chapstick in each hand and every few minutes stops and puts some on. So cute! And check out his head. it looks SOO much better already! Kids heal so quickly!

Ouch!

Yesterday Boston had a run-in with the corner of his bedroom door...

This next one cracks me up. I don't think his eye could be any bigger!

Prayers

Rob and I have always said family prayers each night and not too long ago it hit me that Boston should be included in those. I don't know why I didn't think to include him as soon as he joined our family and, to be honest, I kind of feel like a bad mom for not thinking about that... oops! :)
So now every night right before bed we say our family prayers with Boston in his room. He is so good and folds his arms when we ask him to and sits still for the whole prayer!

We are still working on closing our eyes (Rob and I included) cuz seriously, how cute is this?! I can't stop peeking! He's such a reverent little boy :)

Easter Egg Hunt 2

Found this video on my camera when we got home today and thought it was so sweet watching Boston collect his eggs... then Rob's commentary started ha ha ha