Saturday night we took the girls to the district to ride the carousal and the trolley. The weather was great, a little warm but still nice and the whole evening turned out to be a lot of fun. I love getting to go out all together as a family and especially when the girls are in such great moods! 
Last night was my final soccer game of the spring season and it was for the championship in our bracket. We won!! After a really rough start this season, 3 losses and 1 tie we turned things around to win every game after that. I think it just took a few games for us to get to know each other's playing style's and now we got it down! Soccer has been a really great outlet for me to relieve some of the stresses of every day life. I always look forward to our games on Thursday night! Only thing I realized last night after I was laid out on the floor with the wind knocked out of me and my neck and ribs in pain was that I need to calm down just slightly, I am a mom now and can't afford to really injure myself. Next season starts in one week and I can't wait!
So while every one was away my good friend Danielle, her husband and I all took part in the New Nevada 5k race in North Las Vegas on Sat. morning. It was a pretty fun run and the weather was great. I beat out my last 5k time by about 40 seconds coming in at 26:20. I placed 42 overall and took home second place in my age group. After taking a few weeks off from running I am re motivated to get back into it. Something about finishing a race just makes me want to do it again and again! Next race July 4th. Now I just have to actually train so I can shave off more time!
After the race I got to come home and spend more time by myself and then Zach came home and we both got in a good nap before our Cowgirls came home. First Lexi and Becca came home and yes they were spoiled the whole time they were away. They got to go to Ihop for breakfast, the district for crafts, and finally to a movie. Next, Maile came home a few hours later. She got to go watch Auntie Sam's school play and then went to Ice cream with Grandma Liza, Great Grandma Renee, Aunt Lezlie, Aunt Sam and Leila. What a lucky girl!! I am so, so thankful for the time that our kids get to spend with their Grandparents, so thank you for being such a huge part of their lives!!
Well it is officially summer, you can tell because my Hawaiian children are tanner than tan already after only a few trips to the pool. I am only slightly jealous. The rec. center pools are not open yet be we are fortunate enough to have some really awesome friends who let us come swim at their pools. Thank you of course! It seems like my girls are going to have to take some time to get used to pools again, they are a bit timid when it comes to getting in the water, but then again it could be that the water is freezing, but any case I really hope they get more into it as time passes. I know I have been enjoying myself but I am just exhausted as the girls at the end of the day! Did I mention my housework has been slacking majorly?? I am going to use the summer as an excuse. Yay summer!!! PS: Shea and Zoie wish you were here the day I finally brought my camera! Get well...now!!
I know this post is way late but I feel like I haven't really had the time to upload pictures. Anyhow...Zachary is 10! It is crazy, it feels like just yesterday that he was 5 and I was introduced into his life. Now he is a young man who is so smart and sweet. No longer a little boy, but a big brother that I can count on to always lend a hand. So this year was a non-party year, meaning we just keep it small and have some family over for cake and ice cream. We really ended up having a good time, it was fun just being able to hang out and play games! We love you Zachary!!
I feel so lucky that I have so much family here is town. I don't take advantage of that fact often enough but when we do get together it is sure to be a blast! 
I love holidays. I love the fact that I have so much family to celebrate them with. I love what Easter really stands for beyond colored eggs and bunnies. I love watching my kids enjoy themselves to the point of exhaustion. I love perfect weather for flying kites. I love laughing with family that we don't see often enough. I love how excited the girls are to see their brother. I love candy......I mean the kids love candy! I loved yesterday. The pictures speak for themselves, we had an amazing day, I feel so blessed.
This New Years we decided with some of our friends to do some type of trip or family outing about every three months. The trip to the cabin was our second installment of our plan. We left Friday afternoon and drove a half hour past St. George, Utah. To our surprise it was snowing!! When we got to the cabin it was freezing and the kids were tired. Our handy husbands worked to get the fireplace working while the ladies tended to dinner and the kids. By the time we were done we were all exhausted and ready for bed! 
Day two was still pretty cold but that didn't stop the kids from playing outside. Zachary and Taylor, our big kids went exploring and the little kids enjoyed playing on the porch out front. Good call on the bubbles, they were a hit! After lunch we put the kids down for naps and it was time for a little big kid fun with the pellet guns. Next was dinner, steak with all the fixings and strawberry shortcake for dessert. Yes, I gained 5 pounds in two days. 
Day three was the nicest day we had weather wise. We started the morning off by taking some quick group pictures and then going to look at the horses just down the road. When we came back the kids played outside for the rest of the afternoon. That gave us parents a chance to play some games. It was girls against guys for some card games and of course us girls earned bragging rights when we won the majority of games. Again we had a great dinner and then it was time to go. We cleaned up and drove home!!
This trip was a lot of fun and a lot of work. I am so thankful that my ankle was feeling ok to walk around or it would have been a lot harder...that being said I learned that going on a trip is way more work than I ever could have imagined. But it was still fun getting out of the daily grind and I hope my kids walk away from this experience with good memories of time spent together with family and friends. I want to thank Aunt Sandy for letting us use the cabin this weekend, we appreciate it soo much!! I am glad to be home today and also glad I have three months to gear up for our next trip!
