Lake Chelan June 2013

We had a fabulous trip to Lake Chelan!  We rented a condo, and just had a blast!  We had so much fun that we ended up extending our trip by 2 days.  The girls loved swimming in the pool, going to the local water park, and having their first ride on a jet ski!  It was an unforgettable vacation and we look forward to going back in September!

Our only family photo of the whole trip

Ready to hit the pool!

Ready to fish with Daddy

Maddie & Daddy fishing

Floatin along at the water park

On our way to the beach

Showing me her creation :)

Rolling in the sand

Sand is so yummy

Here I am!

Savannah

Me & Maddie ride a jet ski!

Savannah LOVED the Sea Doo!

Me & my girls

Rolling in the sand

Mother's Day 2013

My Mother's Day was awesome!  I got wonderful cards from my family, a self made "mommy's day out" from my husband, a new Coach purse, and beautiful flowers!  We spent the day relaxing, gardening, and eating!!

So proud these girls make me a mommy :)

Saying "Happy Mother's Day" to Grandma

Having a little too much fun planting flowers

Doing a great job!

Watering!

Love this messy face!

Loot from my family :)

Time for dessert!

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!