Brian and I at dinner
Brian got the New Yorker
Before we sat down, Brian told me I could get whatever I wanted...so of course I ended w/ dessert!
Brian's little sis, Kelli, was so sweet and watched Thad all night while we went to dinner and then went and saw Date Night after. The night was so perfect for me because dinner and a movie is one of our favorite things to do and we don't do it as much anymore for obvious reasons and it was just a blast!
On my actual birthday, the 14th, I had a really great day too! Brigitte came up and surprised me the night before and her and Leah spent the night w/ us:)
It's kinda sad, but this is the only pic I got of her. (Thanks for Thad's haricut Brig!)
Thad is obsessed w/ Baby Einsteins. I let him do this on my b-day because I just wanted to get ready w/o him whining at me the whole time. He would sit and do this all day if I let him...I think I over use it sometimes. Am I a bad mom?
In the afternoon we got sack lunches from Old Grist Mill and spent some time at the park. It was a B-E-A-Utiful day!
Wahoo!
Swingin' Dad and Thad
That night, Bre was so amazing and threw me a little birthday bash. The Madsens and The Hills came and we just BBQ'd it up. Bre made some yummy chicken and everyone else brought the fixin's:)
Before we ate, we had to go outside and play on the tramp! Haley was the only adult who would get on. She is such a sweetie!
Sadie and Thad sittin' on the tramp
I don't know what i would do w/o these ladies in my life. Love you all!
The Boys (and Sadie;-)
My friends are so sweet and got me some really great things. Heidi got me a great book called A Mother's Book of Secrets, Haley got me some great storage containers for my baking stuff and Bre got me a GREAT purse from Down East...I have the greatest friends!
So the weekend after my birthday was the SLC Half Marathon. Heidi and I have been training for it since February and we finally got 'er done!
Heidi and I on Trax at 5:30am...we woke up at 4:30, give us a break for our tired eyes
There was a big group of us that trained....The other gals are Brian's cousins and cousin-in-laws and it was so fun to meet up that morning and experience everything together.
Brian's other cousins, aunt and mom walked the 5k that morning
Thad loves seeing Grandma T...
He also loves giving kisses as you can see in both of the above pictures:)
Heidi and I w/ the kiddles after the race. We were exhausted, but it was so fun to be done and w/ our families
We freaking rock! Seriously though. We just ran 13.1 miles w/o stopping. That's far.
I love my family! Todd and Kelsie are so awesome and came out to cheer me on. Kelli, thanks for being Brian's road trip partner:)
The half marathon was a great experience and I will for sure do one again, but it will also for sure be a while. The training and the end result was very rewarding and I would highly suggest the challenge to anyone.
That afternoon, my mom and sister came and got a pedicure w/ me, which was heaven, and then we had a little belated b-day party for me w/ both sides of the fam:)
The Dads
Grandma and Leah
More presents!
My family is seriously so amazing and I'm so glad I could celebrate w/ them. I'm glad they had a party for me, but I'm just glad there was an excuse to all get together. I love being w/ everyone and I am so excited for the day that I can live closer to them (July 2011), not that I'm counting the months or anything;-) Thank you to everyone and I'm sorry if I seemed a little groggy at my party...I wouldn't suggest running and half marathon and having a party on the same day.
