Poor Bubba!

So we spent most of the day yesterday at the Instacare, Pediatrician's office, and hospital...the night before Drew took a flying leap off the top of our swingset playhouse and injured his ankle pretty bad. We decided to wait and let him sleep it off and see how things went the next day, but he still was in a lot of pain and not able to bear any weight on it, so we decided we needed to take him in. We suspected it may be broken, but after some x-rays and a special brace it was determined that it wasn't broken, just a bad sprain! Which is a bummer; Marshall and I have both suffered sprained ankles and they are so painful- we really feel for him! So now we have a crab-child that crawls and scoots on his bottom around the house. He has been such an amazingly good sport about everything. Kids are so incredibly resilient. Hopefully things should be back to normal in few weeks- his little friend has no one to ride bikes with! For now, he comes over and they play trains in bed. How sweet!

Springtime Fun!

We spent some time in Cedar City last week visiting family! The weather wasn't great, but it didn't stop us from having a bonus "week-after-Easter" egg hunt!

Allie has discovered the joys of playing in the sprinklers.

I love my spring flowers so much. Allie has been really good about not touching, stepping on, or picking them. What a relief!

The kids always have so much fun playing at Nana's house!

What a Difference a Year Makes!

I was just looking back at the pictures I took last Easter...can't believe how much Allie has grown in the past year. I wish I could keep them little forever!

Easter Sunday 2009...

Easter Sunday 2008

22 months old...

10 months old!

Now...

Then!

Easter 2009

Nana bought Allie a cute pink Easter dress!

I am so happy my children love each other.

With the victorious egg after the rolling-egg-cracking game (Does it have a name? It was one of Marshall's family traditions growing up.)

Eggs in action.

I must admit this was my first time ever dyeing eggs that I can remember...sad! But better late than never...

We had fun dipping the eggs and then decorating them with stickers!

Love this girl.

Tried to get the front porch shot- too much sun.

He was telling me to take a picture of our flowers. I took some last year, and, lets face it- the pictures would be identical. (They are truly beautiful though. Something about red and yellow tulips that just makes me feel happy!

I promised Allie some M&M's if she kept her pigtails in all through church...and it totally worked! (But shh!...don't tell her it's a holiday, which means the candy is pretty much free-flowing around here anyway.)

Gotta have the Peeps! (Shudder...nasty little things!)

We had a fun Easter party with Marshall's brothers family on Saturday- don't the kids look thrilled?? Don't let the picture fool you- we had a ball.

The classic fake smile.

Allie caught on to the plastic egg=candy concept pretty quickly.

We had a great Easter filled with fun traditions, family, and lots of treats! We were mostly thankful for an opportunity to reflect on the Savior's resurrection and what it means to us personally, and to take the opportunity to teach our children more about why we celebrate this special day.

I'm Going to Run a Marathon!

Yep- you heard me right! It's something I have always wanted to do for some reason, and I found out the other day there will be one here in Utah Valley on June 13th. It is perfect timing, so I am going to go for it! I'm not pregnant, not trying to get pregnant, not nursing, don't have a baby, and I have already been running 3 times a week for quite a while now, so I feel like I am ready, and it's my density! (Back to the Future, anyone?) I am turning 30 in a few months, and I think this would be a great way to celebrate! I know it might seem like a crazy thing to want to do, but I love a goal, even a very challenging one. Only 1% of the population can say they have done it, and I am excited to join the ranks. (However, the training website I have been using says to stay away from pizza...what is that about?? There is no way I can stay away from pizza for 3 months, so forget that! I will just have to pay the consequences for that one, whatever those might be.) I have begun a training schedule that is actually pretty reasonable, except for the "long runs" that I will be doing every Saturday for the next 10 weeks. Those might get challenging, the longest is a few weeks before the main event, and it is 20 miles long. Yikes! I have a feeling I am about to find out what I am truly made of. Feel free to leave only encouraging comments...I need all the support I can get! And if anyone out there has any advice, tips, or experience to share with me, I would love to hear it!