another half!

so.....i signed up for a half marathon last year and it was crazy hard and i thought i was gonna die, but i kinda loved it! since i was pregnant, i knew i wouldn't run another one for a while. after quincey was born though, i was ready for another goal to get me running again, and the phoenix half was the one :)

this time though, i convinced my hubby to do it with me!

we started training a little late, so i was super nervous of course....

it also hadn't rained in months around here, and on march 1 - phoenix marathon day - it was supposed to downpour all day!!!!

we bagged up our phones so we could listen to our tunes, and we huddled under the heaters around the starting line, and we waited tip start time!

oh and beckam made a lucky bracelet for dad, so we took a pic for him!

they set off some fireworks for us, and it was go time!

and......we did it! i started off at a faster pace than dust, but he caught up to me and passed me (the little jerk!) haha but we both met our goal of running the entire 13.1 miles, and we didn't die! we had fun getting some free food after we finished, and we headed home!

.....or not. believe it or not, our car wouldn't start! the alarm kept going off and it wouldn't even turn over, and my mom was at home with all 4 kiddos and had no idea how to get to us and ya......miserable! we were freezing and i was huddled up holding the door open (cuz if you closed it the alarm would go off) and we had to call a tow truck and wait for like 2 hours and ya - not a great finish to the morning. 

we made it home though and instead of loading up and heading back to the race area for the boys to do their 1 mile children's dash, we ran around the block and called it good! they loved it and wore their shirts with pride :)

the aftermath was a little rough for my man! haha there was icing of the knees and random passing out around the house here and there, and limping was his new way of walking, but within a few days all was well! it was such a great goal to set for getting in shape again, and it was soooo fun to do it with dust, and i'm proud of another half in the books!

uncle cars comes to az!

uncle cars came to visit! we have lived far away from home and had lots of family come to visit, but every time someone comes, we put it on our calendar and countdown, and it's a big deal!

the boys were so excited to spend some time with their uncle and first stop was bounce u!

we did some bouncing around and had a blast, and cars bonded with his newest niece too! she was all smiles for him :)

we cheered canada on to win the gold and went to a movie and ate lots of popcorn :)

we read books and watched dust wipe out trying to relive his glory days and ride the boys scooter down the driveway - so funny!

i got to ride in the back seat with these little guys, and we had mexican food to top it all off before he had to leave and head home!

oh and these 2 nerds got to hit up a suns game complete with free t-shirts and awkward poses to boot! love this little bro of mine - thanks for coming to visit cars!

randoms are us

i think the random posts are my fav - a little of this and a little of that! here's quincey at 3 months! loves her tummy time and such a happy little girlie :)

another one of my gratitude 365 moments - kinda gross but i love when there's a drool spot on my pillow cuz it means i was sleeping hard!

we sold our couches (in like 2 days), so we were our furniture shopping and the boys found these! so fun but oh so expensive!

still lovin the karate life!

love this kid and we love our sugar cookies!!!

haha jeter fell at the park and took a moment to put out the vibe while he was down ;)

how do kids sleep like this?!?!

beckam was had a bad dream so dust let him snuggle in our bed - so precious!

i took mads for a run with me, and the iPod died and it didn't take long for him to pass out! 

hair cut time???!?!

beckam and maddox usually go to bed at the same time, but every once in a while beckam sneaks back down for another i love our or cuz he can't sleep, and he got lucky this time cuz mom was having some popcorn and he got in on the action! love this kid!!!!

seriously.....it does not get much better, sweeter, cuter, or more precious than sleeping kiddos!

my arch nemesis in life - not the laundry so much as the folding and putting away of the laundry! it's usually 5 loads i have piled on my bed by the time i get around to it!

hahaha - someone forgot to put the bowl under the popcorn popper! silly husband ;)

loving the beautiful weather and the swinging life!

i knew beckam would be a fantastic big brother, but he's even better than i expected! he was singing quincey her song here, and she was loving it!

brothers are the best! these 2 have so much fun together, and i LOVE it :)

bad mom moment......quinc was laying on the counter - as usual cuz she wasn't a roller - and then this happened. she was laying on that pink blanket just chillin while i fed jeter and before i knew it she had rolled into the sink just like this! haha if she was crying, i would have rescued her before taking the picture, but she just sat there and posed for me to capture my bad mom moment! guess that means the counter is no longer safe for this girl!

good times!

red flag alert!

beckam and his friend tyler loved drawing pictures and writing notes for each other, so we found these cute little mailboxes in the dollar section at target, and those picture and notes turned into mail :

it was the highlight of this little man's day to see that red flag up and to get a little note and some candy from his buddy! mail is the best!