GOOOO DADDY!

KC ran his second marathon on Saturday and we couldn't be more proud of him! He did even better than he thought (his goal was 3.10) by crossing the finish line at 3 hours 8 min! He qualified for Boston again and plans on running the Boston marathon in April of next year.

these pictures are a little out of order, but you get the idea :)

he had some big fans waiting for him at the finish line

The story: It was quite the day! Lets just say that getting there was NOT half the fun because on my way to the race my sick little Smith coughed while eating goldfish crackers and sucked one right down his throat. I ended up swerving off the freeway ready to do the Heimlich maneuver when all of the sudden puke started POURING out of his mouth. I pulled over into an abandoned parking lot that was flooded, and while I was cleaning the car out Smith decided to run through the puddle soaking his only clothes not covered in puke. go mom.

I got him as clean as I could and headed back on the road. After all, there was no way he would smell worse than his sweaty dad right?

We got to the race and walked to the finish line just in time to meet up with my parents and watch him cross the line. He was beaming from in the inside out. I could tell he had a really good race. He was super excited to have reached his goal time and we were so happy for him! We met up with KCs parents at the finish line who had followed him in the car pretty much the entire race cheering him on with their cute signs, and taking pictures.

Smith also threw up on the way home... I guess his gag reflex was going a little crazy with the smell of dried puke in his car seat. By the time I got home I felt like I was the one who ran the marathon. KC didn't even seem phased when he crossed the finish line. He acted like it was his every day run. which by the way, he hasn't missed ONE day (other than sundays) in a year and a half!!

Summer days

Here are a few summer pictures I took of Miles and KC out in the yard

For Memorial day we went out to the Heber Valley Railroad where "Thomas the Train" came for a visit. (I can just hear Ringo Starr in my head, narrating this blog)

Smith gave his train ticket to the cute old man conductor, and we headed off on a great adventure!

(I loved this old man. I thought he looked like he belonged in a cartoon.)

Then we went to some of the activities, including bubbles...

tattoos

and play trains!

He even got his very own Thomas the Train camera so he could take pictures of mom taking pictures!

We went to Cafe Rio for lunch (which seems to be the place we eat any time we go out)

Miles thoroughly enjoyed it...

Smith, as usual, did not eat a thing

It was such a fun day! We also took an hour nap (everyone but Smith) and then Painted the bedroom, and fixed the sprinklers and played in the yard in the warm sun (perfect weather!!)

It was the kind of day I wish I could have everyday!

pudding anyone?

I try every day to do something artsy or crafty with the kids, so the other day I thought I would give them a little more variety, something other than markers and crayons... so I tried finger painting with pudding! It was a huge success! They loved it. It quickly turned into body painting which was even more fun, and then tongue painting :)

"hold him?"

Smith has been asking to hold Miles a lot lately... I thought it was a sweet thing until I realized he is holding him so that he can tackle and pin him. Its so funny to watch, but im too busy making sure Miles doesn't get crushed to take a picture of it, so you get to see the sweet part. Smith says in the cutest little high pitched voice... "hold him??"

I love having two boys. I love having boys. period. We had a great week in the warm weather. The boys LOVE their new sand box and swinging in the hammock. Summer is going to be a blast this year! I just cant wait!!

I think I know where he got it...

Have you laughed today?

This made my day. I could hear him through the glass saying "mmmmmlllllahhhhmmmm" I already sense that Miles has quite the sense of humor. He always laughs at Smith, and thinks its hilarious when I chase him on my hands and knees. Dont you just want to kiss this snotty slobber face?