Jason's 1/2 marathon

I was so proud of my husband today! He ran a half marathon (which I think is 13 miles). It started at 8:15 and me, Rachel and Grandma Reynolds were there to cheer him on. He did great and finished with a good time. This was good preparation for the marathon he will be running in November!





I look so tired, but we did get up really early to drive out to the race.






Jason's sister Rachel (we were the cheerleaders) :)







Jason and his friend Jake are stretching and getting ready





















And they're off! At this point it went from sprinkling to pouring rain.

















Here he is just past the halfway point. Rachel and I drove down to see him here (and Rachel sort of baton-passed him a Cliff Bar...she did great :)...and then we hopped back in the car and drove back to the Finish line.







And here he is at the finish line! We were cheering like crazy, of course.






We were so proud!!







And a HUGE 'Thank You!' to my kind, wonderful Mother-in-law who stayed behind to watch our kids.

Sweetheart

I always call Dallin my little Sweetheart because he says and does the sweetest things all the time. Yesterday he said, "Mom, when I grow up and I'm a man, I want to dance with you." :) :) He just knows how to make my day.

Later that day, I was cleaning the bathroom sink and he was watching me. I was wiping it down with bleach wipes and he said,
"Mom, what does that do?"
I said, "It gets rid of the germs."
Dallin: "Does it make the germs sick?"
Mel: "Yes, it does."
Dallin: "So they leave?"
Mel: "Yes."
Dallin: "But they're still okay, right mom? They're gonna be okay?"
Me: (couldn't help myself) "Yeah Dallin, I think they'll be okay."

I love that my 3 1/2 year old son is worried about the welfare of germs. That's my Sweetheart. :)

Birthday

I had such a great Birthday this year, I couldn't have asked for anything better. Since my birthday was on a Sunday, Jason took me out on Friday night to celebrate. We went to dinner at Tahoe Joe's, which is one of our favorite restaurants, and then we headed over to the mall and Jason presented me with a bunch of cash to spend. I really needed some new clothes so we went to some of my favorite stores (Gap, H&M), and I would just hand stuff to Jason that I wanted to try on. He was so sweet, he was my little shopping buddy. :) Then on Sunday we went to my parents' house for dinner and cake and ice cream. Beth made me the yummiest cake ever and I got some cool presents from my family. What a perfect weekend!



We both made a weird face at the same time, haha!


Beth's delicious chocolate cake


Dallin and Evie were so excited about the candles so I let them help me blow them out


Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes and for your kindness and thoughtfulness!

Duck!

After a month of nesting, our little Fern finally welcomed thirteen little ducklings to the world on Tuesday, April 21st. The kids just loved them and watched them as they marched around our yard. Evie was "quack-ing" all day long.


Fern jumped down right here and you can tell that the ducklings are trying to figure out how to get down to her. So cute!


And they went for it! Look closely and you can see one in mid-air. :)



They were only there for one day before they headed out to the pond nearby, but I'm sure we'll see them next year.

18 months

*I turned 18 months on April 2nd

*I weigh 20 lb. and I'm 32 inches tall. (The doctor said to start putting butter on all my food) :)

*I start nursery next week! (So mom and dad can actually go to YW's and YM's every week)

*I love Dora the Explorer and Mickey Mouse :)

*I am a daredevil and love to do things like climbing on tables, going down slides head first and jumping up and down on the seat of my brother's trike.

*I am very sweet and loving and give lots of kisses to my mom, dad, brother and baby dolls.

*My new favorite thing: Putting both arms around mom or dad's neck and puckering up for long kisses.

*I can say Please, Thank you, all done, Jesus, ball, ouch, brush teeth, Dora, doggie, Gramma, Grampa, more, baby, and a variety of animal sounds.

*I can give high-fives and thumbs up. :)

*I love to be outside and get into all kinds of mischief like bathe in mud, eat rocks, and rub sand and dirt in my hair.

Love always,

Evie