Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Swim Lessons
Emma had the best time watching the swimmers. She kept saying "emma swim lesson." That reminds me....I really need to do a post all about how much that girl talks! Amazing! She even wanted her puppy to watch! Goggle man! Post-swimming frosties! happy, tired, and asleep before his head even touched the pillow.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Home Improvement: Wall Frames
Primer over the red paint. frames are uppainted and finished. It looks very clean and classic. Now I just have to find some new drapes. Not sure if I am keeping this one that shows in the pic. Currently there are 2 different drapes hanging in the room while I try to make a decision!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Misc
We went on a lunch date with Tanner and his sweet Mommy. Emma is the "mommy assistant." Funny, seems like just yesterday she was the baby taking the bottle and snoozing through lunch. Tanner is a handsome little guy and Emma just loves to talk about him!
I have been cleaning out Connell and Emma's closets and dressers and getting ready for the change of season. Emma l.o.v.e.s. to try on clothes. And shoes. She is quite the little model. Honestly, I don't think she can get any cuter??!!!!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Turtles & a playdate
Emma was very eager to be part of the crafting action...she wants to do whatever her big brother does!Painting the turtle Enjoying the pretty weather cupcake!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Weekend stuff
Emma was helping to pick fabric for her outfits. I had about 6 picked out, we narrowed it down to 2, and then Emma picked. Ladies, look out! Connell and his cousin Chandler are going to be ringbearers in my cousin Aimee's wedding in a few weeks. Connell's suit arrived the other day, and he is so handsome in it! He even likes to put it on. I was so excited that Mom and I were able to find plain black shoes that weren't too expensive. Sometimes PLAIN kids shoes are very hard to find...really. Connell is also going to be in Uncle Patrick's wedding later this year (along with Emma) so this will get him prepared, right?! Precious Emma after church. Enjoying the beginning of spring with Grandpa. One last story before naptime. In between all of the goings-on, my Mom and I sewed our 2nd project...a summer romper for Emma. I finished the little ties at the bottom all by myself after they left and now all it needs is buttonholes and buttons. It turned out so cute! While we were busy doing all of this, Tim worked really hard all weekend getting work done on a home improvement project that I am really excited about...more on that later this week.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Our kids
My heart wants to explode when I watch this little video clip (taken 3/9/11).
Friday, March 11, 2011
End of the week randomness
Not so messy!
Playing with cars
This week I did some re-decorating (just a few little things...pictures later) and Connell was quite the helper. He thought that my pretty caddy would be a great little toolbox.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
(Non) Training Update
Here is a picture of my left leg. I have a tibial stress fracture. Towards the end of January I started to have pain which I thought was a shin splint. I was slowing increasing my miles, and not over-doing it, running 3 times a week. It really didn't bother me at all while I was running, but would hurt afterwards. Early in February I went back to Fleet Feet and spoke to them about my pain. It was decided that I needed some pricey inserts for my pricey running shoes. I rested for a week and started to run again. Still in pain. I iced. I stretched. I was actually beginning to limp a bit after my runs and started to worry if my race would be a reality.
Tim and I and my doctor (the physician Tim works with) decided an xray was in order and it came back normal. But I had already learned online that a stress fracture doesn't always show up on a regular xray. I rested for 10 days and by the 7th day, it finally started to feel better. So I ran 4 miles (2/20). I wasn't hurting during the run, but within the hour of finishing, I knew I was in trouble. I iced and iced. Two days later I was barely able to walk. I headed back to the hospital on 2/25 for a bone scan and got the call a few hours later that I did have a stress fracture. They are common among runners, even more common in women. There are many things that could have caused it...it's likely that even though I started slow with low miles, it is just an "overuse" injury since I wasn't currently doing any working out and just "hit the ground running!"
This weekend, me and my running peeps should be running 6 miles. I am really missing running. There is NO running for me for at least 4 to 6 weeks. I am bummed and majorly disappointed. I know there are other races, but this was special for me since I was going to run my first half on Connell's 4th birthday. I was planning for my thoughts/memories of my little sweet boy's first four years to keep my mind occupied that morning. How about, what's harder? 13.1 miles or 22 hours of labor to meet my precious first-born?! ;-)
I will definitely sign up and hopefully be able to train for another race. A huge part of my disappointment is just that I am not able to run now that the weather is getting nice. I ran thru the two coldest months of the year and really would like to be out there enjoying this early spring weather. Also, for the first time in my adult life, I was ENJOYING exercise. I never made excuses to skip a run like I would always do with other workouts. Even on my 2, 3, or 4 mile runs, I would feel that "high" when I was finished.
In the meantime, I need to be riding a stationary bike or swimming. It's just taking me a little while to fix my attitude. Plus, this week, my leg is actually starting to feel a bit better. I got my aircast this week, and it seems to really be helping. Hopefully, in the future, I will be posting another running update, where I am actually running! So as far as April 30, I will focus on Connell and planning a fun and fab birthday celebration!!!
**sorry for my wordiness and lack of pics of my kids ;-)**