Well my littlest Asher turned one on April 12th. Tears! Time sure speeds up with your chasing after two little boys. I went with a dinosaur theme for his first birthday which turned out really cute and I was super impressed with my cake decorating skills! The ombre effect on the cake was a happy accident but it looks pretty sweet huh? It was a great party and now I'm left the reality that Asher's time as a baby is ending (cries a little inside). Time to go through the baby clothes, bottles, and toys and pack it all away in storage. It really has been a great year though. I think when I had Hezekiah, there was so many "firsts" and all the stress that comes with being a first time parent, that I don't remember much. After we had Asher I got the chance to really savor each moment and enjoy having a little baby again.
I can look back on the year and laugh a little at how crazy life turned after baby #2. If you think life after your first kid changes, just wait til you have ANOTHER kiddo to look after! I remember one distinct time when Asher was 2 months old and Hez was a year and a half. Asher was still waking up every hour and a half at night and Josh was working kids camp all summer. I was exhausted, overwhelmed and lunch was long overdue. I sat down to eat and pump at the same time, Asher was crying for the millionth time and Hez was pulling on my pants and had been fussing for the past 2 months. My patience was long gone and my brain felt like mush from sleep deprivation. I stood up and screamed "SHUT UP!!!!". I put my head in my hands and shut myself in our bedroom for a few minutes. Not my finest moment. But lets be honest moms, we've all had them...
I really am so blessed so have two beautiful boys with such special qualities. I can't wait to see what incredible men of God they'll grow up to be.
I'm so happy it's racing season again! It was a loooong cold winter and I was dying to get outside to run. I put on a few pounds and I wasn't feeling good about having to rubber band my jeans. It's a trick commonly used for pregnant woman who don't want to switch to maternity jeans quite yet. In my case, it's because I ate too many pizzas and brownies over the holidays.
Now I don't necessarily enjoy running but I do love food. It's kind of a curse actually. But our family is doing better about being health conscience such as cutting out artificial sweeteners (bye bye diet Coke *sniff*) and preservatives. It mostly started because I started getting headaches, dry mouth, random moments of vertigo, and heart palpitations. I cut out the diet pop and within days, all of the symptoms stopped. I really do think there is something to Americans eating ourselves sick with all of the "food products" we eat. It's not actually food our bodies can digest properly because it's not real food. I'm not a health nut by any means but if I can cut out aspartame, high fructose corn syrup, and other unnatural ingredients than I'm one step closer. Plus these pesky few pounds that stayed on for months disappeared within a week of just eating healthy (without counting calories yay!)
I had 2 races this Spring and the first one was the Diva Dash 5k in April. I looooove races. The excitement and energy from the other runners and the feeling of accomplishment after crossing the finish line is so worth all the hard work of training. The Diva Dash was so much fun to get dressed up for. Darci and I went with a tutu and boa ensemble. I kept asking her why nobody else was wearing boas as we were walking to the starting line. I'll tell you why! Because when you run, feathers get in your mouth and it makes your neck sweat and itch like crazy. Lesson Learned.
This morning was the Run or Dye 5k I did with a bunch of my buddies and it was so fun! I did have to laugh at the place they chose to have it at. It was at the Kansas Coliseum which is basically abandoned surrounded by buildings that are falling apart and if that scenery wasn't lovely enough, half of the race was through the parking lot and the other half was through the pothole infested lawn. That's um...different. I was really excited to include my Smasher in this race and he was a pretty good sport about it. Onward to the next race...The Princess Prance 8k next month! I will be kickin it Little Mermaid style complete with seashell bra woo!
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