Tulip Festival 2013

We had so much fun on our annual trip to the Tulip Festival!

Easter 2013

Yes, I'm totally behind on updating our blog!  Going all the way back to Easter! Lol!  These next few posts will be short and sweet :)  We had an awesome Easter!!

Maddie hunting for eggs!

Our Family

Enjoying a cookie

The girls' baskets!

Scoping out their loot!

Coloring eggs....don't get me started on Maddie's outfit!

Fun with Grandma

Ready for an egg hunt!

Love this picture

Annual egg hunt

Savannah finds an egg

Me and my girls

Easter 2012/2013

My First 5K Race!!!

Today was a truly amazing day for me! A few of my girlfriends talked me into doing the Seattle Hot Chocolate 5K Race.  I've never done anything like this before, and the added incentive of getting a big cup of hot chocolate and fondu at the end of the race sounded very tempting to me!  I signed up a month and a half ago with every intention of training for the race.  You know how it goes, life and kids got in the way, and I only ended up on the treadmill one time!!  About a week ago I was really regretting my decision to sign up.  The lack of training, coupled with the fact I would have to wake up at 4:15am was really giving me doubts.  Luckily for me, the race did not give refunds, so I was stuck! 

I owe so much thanks to my good friends Bekki & Erica for all their encouragement and support to do this race.  Without them I would have been a mess!  I finished my 5K in 38 minutes, 13 seconds.  For trained runners, this is nothing to brag about, but I am truly proud of myself.  I ran 90% of the race, and can't put into words the accomplishment and exhilaration I felt crossing that finish line.  I'm officially addicted to marathons, and have plans to sign up for the Race for the Cure in June and possible a Mother's Day Race!  I think I've found a new hobby!!  Derek is excited to start training too so he can do the next race with me :)

Here are some pictures from my day!

Me, Erica, & Bekki about to start the race!!!

The run was beautiful, ending at the Space Needle

After the race, enjoying our chocolate!!!

My Cheerleader!

This was such a great experience.  I am looking forward to many more races!

Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day was a great day in our house!  It started off with a party at Savannah's Preschool, followed by another party with their playgroup friends.  It was a day filled with a lot of fun and sugar!! I fully enjoyed being a mommy, and helping the girls make their Valentine's. I was really reminded of how grateful I am for my life and my family, and especially how hard Derek works so I can live my dream of being a full time mom :)

My Valentines

At her Preschool Party

I love being a stay at home mommy so I can go to her school functions

Savannah & her friend Violet - cuties!

Madeline having lots of fun playing with boy toys! 

Enjoying a yummy cupcake

Showing off all their "loot" they accumulated! Sugar overload!

It was fun day for everyone!

Madeline is 2!!!

I can't even believe it's been 2 years since Madeline joined our family!  Her independent personality makes us laugh every single day.  Her favorite things these days are playing dress up with her big sister, dancing, being with mommy, singing, favorite movies are Tangled, and of course Monsters, Inc.!  Her favorite foods are Mac n' Cheese, asparagus, yogurt, and grapes.  Watching her grow and turn into her own little person has brought me so much joy.

Of course, those of you that know me well, know I had a big party planned for her.  Unfortunately, the nasty flu going around had different plans.  We were sick for 2 weeks, so I had to cancel the party.  On the bright side, we were all healthy just in time for her birthday, and were still able to have cake and presents with Grandma, Grandpa, and Cousins.  Here are some pictures from our celebration!

I know it's a little dorky, but I made us all wear matching shirts!

The cake!  No, I did not make it myself :)

Being Silly!

Checking out her presents!

Ready to sing to the birthday girl

So proud of herself for blowing out the candles

Enjoying her cake

Madeline & Daddy

The singing Rapunzel doll from Nana & Pop was her favorite!

Me & My Girls

Savannah is 4!

I am having a really hard time believing Savannah will turn 4 in a few days.  It seems like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant with her!  People don't lie when they say your child will grow up in the blink of an eye.  Savannah is getting so big and maturing so much.  She is loving going to preschool 3 mornings a week and loves her teacher and friends.  Her latest interests are My Little Pony, Strawberry Shortcake, playing pretend with her sister, and counting down the days until our upcoming trip to Disneyland!

I took her to have her 4 year old pictures taken today so here they are!  Of course, I had to do a little reminiscing in the process :)

Here is my baby at 1 year old....

and here she is at 4 years old :)

We're heading to Disneyland in a few days to celebrate the birthday girl!  Pictures of our trip will be coming soon!

Madeline is 18 Months!

I can't even believe that our sweet girl is already a year and a half!  Seriously, where did the time go??  She is at such a fun age and we're having so much fun with her.  She's is definitely a "fireball" as Derek likes to call her :)  Her personality is so different from her sister's, it's really fun to see her little personality develop.

At her 18 month check up she weighed in at 22 pounds, 31 1/2" and perfectly healthy!  She is already using the potty which we are pretty impressed with!  She is talking a ton and running all over the place. Here are some recent pictures of our Maddie.