Catch up

We had a great Easter weekend with the kids and our families. We woke up early, and Kenley and Charlie hunted Easter eggs in the backyard and found their baskets. Then, we headed off to meet up with Ray's family for brunch, and my family later in the day. It was a gorgeous day out, and the kids had so much fun and were exhausted by the end of the day.



The following weekend, we went to Grizzly Jacks water park resort. This was our 3rd year going, and it was so much fun. Katie, Greg, and Kayla came with this time, so we had all 3 kids, which was an adventure. We all had fun at he water park and the amusement park. Kenley was able to go on the trampoline, and Greg and I went on the zip line. It was a fun little get-away, and of course we took our annual family picture next to the bear.

A week and a half ago was my 1/2 marathon! Ray came with Kenley and Charlie, and my mom brought Kayla to cheer me on. It was hard, but I ran the whole time and finished around 2hrs and 17 min. I am proud of myself that I did it, and that I accomplished a goal on my "bucket list." I was so out of shape after having Charlie and not working out and eating whatever I wanted for 9 months, and now, almost exactly 9 months later I'm feeling really good and proud of my hard work. I don't think I'm going to keep up with the really long runs, but I know I will still be going to the gym about 5 days a week, and I'm planning on doing some shorter runs over the summer.

We also celebrated Mother's Day by going out to brunch at Ditka's with Ray's family, and then visited with my family at my mom's house.  I am so blessed to be a mom to my 2 beautiful babies, and I am very thankful for my mom and mother-in-law and all that they both do for our family.I am soooo excited that my sister finally announced her pregnancy to everyone, so now I can share!!  I am getting another niece or nephew in early November.  We are all excited to find out the gender of this baby in the next few weeks. 

We have lots of plans coming up over he next few months, and my calendar is filled with showers, weddings, graduation parties, birthdays, summer camps/activities for the kids, and just a lot of fun plans. We will definitely be keeping busy throughout the summer. Can't wait for that warmer weather!