The cousin adventures…
hard at work coloring
they match…i think owen is a little proud! :) 
cuddled up in their jammies playing a game on the kindle
A trip to the critter barn
waiting for the lambs
Cuteness
cute chick with a chick
he was so nervous to hold one but then he did it!! so cute :)
and of course a trip to the Captain!
We spent Memorial weekend at the cottage…we decided to do some sightseeing and look for some deer when we got there along with Grandma and Granpa
at the state park we spotted some!! including a little tiny baby!
Grappy and syd checking it out…
so wobbly and cute! 
posing for a photo op, but syd wasn’t having it! notice she has her pjs and slippers on? 
handsome little guy
family photo
a weekend at the cottage can not really happen without some fishin ….owen was only ok with being on grappy’s red boat if it didn’t go fast (so trolling motor was about all they could do!)
lawn game fun…
big throw wind up
and climbing on mom was also a fun passtime
why not try for some acrobatics?
papa’s turn…papa pileup
so cute one morning playing together in syd’s bed
we did a little garage saleing and syd found this fox (its really light weight and made of like a shaved wood...) she was in love and they gave it to us for free….she named it lucy and wouldn’t let it leave her side the rest of the weekend…
and some more fishing….
selfie time
she caught one…think she’s excited??
and after all that fun….someone was totally out!
I’ve never been a ‘runner’ – was the kid in high school who could never finish the mile run…would walk every time the teacher turned his head in gym class when we were supposed to run laps…
I ‘ran’ my first race 7 years ago – I say ‘ran’ because I finished in about 43 minutes….so there was a whole lotta walkin goin on!
fast forward a couple years and I finished my next 5k in under 30 minutes….
After that, two kids followed and there wasn’t much running going on.
in 2011ish – I started the couch to 5k program…like probably couldn’t run or more than 60 seconds at a time – but finished that up and ran off and on for the next couple years.
In 2013, I decided I wanted to run a 10k (6.2 miles) so I started running on a more consistent basis – but I had never gone any distance longer than 3.5 miles. I surprised myself early into my training by breaking that 5 mile barrier and in May – I ran my first 10k – my goal was to finish in under an hour….
I ran with two friends of mine sarah and nichole….sarah finished ahead of Nichole and I – but – we did it - finished and in under an hour! I had terrible allergy issues that day and I tend to get all nervous and overwhelmed during a race anyway – so I really had to push through a few spots, but thanks to Nichole running right there beside me – I did it! What an amazing feeling!!!
Jen took this pic of us right at the end of the race near the finish line…I think we look pretty darn good for just running 6 miles!
We had to pose for a photo op!
my bro ran the race with me too – although he finished about 15 minutes before I did – he sped past me just after we started and I didn’t see him again until the finish line!!!
Next up: a half marathon…..
but for now, after this race? we promptly headed to Bigby’s for a muffin and latte
just a quick little combined post about Mother’s and Father’s Day this year….
owen made me this vase and flower – its now in my office at work! 
syd did this little bag full of cute stuff at school with her little handprint
and scott took the kids to the dollar store and let them pick stuff out for me – and they mad me a fun little tote bag for work. They picked out their colors and did hand and feet prints 
For fathers day, the kids and I did a fun card for papa…I had them hold a ‘text bubble’ and took some pics of them – then asked them what they liked best about him….
here’s what we came up with….
