Racing In The Ozarks

At the end of September, I ran in the Winslow Arkansas half marathong.  It was by far the hardest half I have ever ran.  HILLS!  All in all it was a great experience.  I am so thankful that I am able to still run.  It is a true passion of mine that I am planning on always doing.  I am grateful to Andrew for supporting me, and letting me go out to "practice running" as Brinlee calls it. 

 This is always my favorite part of any race.  When you cross the finish and see the people you love the most!

 Christy is my sweet running buddy, and I would have just ended it all at mile 11 if it wasn't for her.  It has been a blast training with her.  I can honestly say that my closest friends in life have been my running buddies.  You know who you are :)

I'm so glad Andrew's mom was up visiting us and was there at the finish line.  She has watched me do, and go through some pretty painful and  hard things!  Some I choose to put myself through (like marathons) and she may not understand why someone would want to spend a half of a day running up and down mountains for fun, but she has always supported me in everything that I do.  I am so grateful for her! 

Being active has saved me.  There is power in exercise!  Running has taught me to set goals and achieve them.  It has trained my body to keep going no matter how painful things are.  It has trained my mind to be a powerful tool that can change feelings from negative to positive.  It has also given me some nice calf muscles! 

Flying

 

I feel that one of my greatest accomplishments in life is successfully flying alone with my children.

 

It helps that I have really great kids.

 

Conference Weekend

 General Conference Happenings

 So hard to stay awake!!

 

 It was so cold!  Whats up Arkansas?

 

Lots of cuddle time

 

Favorite talks given by Apostles of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints

 

Here  Here  Here 

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Brinlee Games

Brinlee has always had an amazing imagination.  I love walking from room to room seeing all the fun things that she has come up with.  These are Polly Pockets that she didn't want to get cold when they had to get out of the bathtub

Oh Buddy, always is getting dressed up.  Now that he is getting older he has learned to fight back a bit!

 

She loves to do puzzles, and she can easily spend a whole afternoon putting puzzle after puzzle together.

 

 

More Dressing up buddy!

 

Brinlee is in love with Build A Bear.  She had the best time bringing her new friend to life.  She named her bear Baria, and sleeps with her every night.  Baria's birthday is April 27th and Brinlee asked me to remember and keep track.  Every once in a while she asks how many more days away Baria's birthday is.

 

Eternal Marriage is for everyone!

 

 

Kitty makeover

 

Mommy Makeover

 

Brinlee loves to go to the salon to get her hair done.

 

Playing gymnastics

 She always is up for doing silly things.  She loves to tell jokes and be crazy and fun.  She loves to laugh and is always making others laugh!

She is BRAVE!  She is always wanting to do adventurous things.

 

I love how she loves life!

First Day Of Preschool

Things to remember about this day....

 

*She had to wear her overalls

*Her teachers are Mrs Angie and Mrs Debbie

*She couldn't wait to eat her packed lunch

*Emmett crawled through the house trying to find her

*I cried

 

 



One Year Pictures

 

My Mom took these pictures of Emmett for his first birthday.  I love them!  She did a great job as always.  It shows really shows off who he really is and his funny personality. 

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