Play Park

It finally got warm last week so we got to go to the park! So for those who say I never blog anymore, here a few pics of the kids at the park!

Why I Now Gate Off the Kitchen

Cole is seriously now the biggest menace of all! He is into EVERYTHING and I do mean EVERYTHING! You all have seen the make up incident, but it just keeps getting messier! I now have to gate off the kitchen because he helps himself to whatever he wants! On this particular day, he got staples out of the desk drawer, paper from the printer, pot holders from the drawer, climbed onto the island and bit into every apple in the fruit bowl, and finally helped himself to these crackers.

Look what I got momma!

Busted son...but yet he is so proud!

Spring Break Fun

Finally on Friday of Spring Break, I got the kids out of the house for some fun. We met my dad at the Omniplex, or Science Museum, whatever it is called! The big boys loved it! I really didn't get to take them around too much, they were glued to my dad's hip! I was so glad he joined us because that allowed me to just chase Cole around for the day! It was so much fun and we really only went to three of the main areas, so we will be going back soon!

The boys just had to be astronauts! They are now obsessed with space stuff and we didn't even hit all the space areas.

This was most likely the favorite spot. We easily spent 45 minutes total in the train area. They watched the electric trains go around and around. Caden demanded he get one for the house immediately and was quite ticked when I told him no!

They loved the freedom to run, climb, and play. Here is Caden up high in the tree house.

In this area Cole was able to run free and mostly stay out of trouble!

Carter didn't want me taking his picture, so I had to sneak this one in.

We got creative with the face paint! Caden was impressed he drew a train track on his head!

While Carter wanted to look like Daddy!

Prayers for Kaci

Just in case you haven't heard, Cory's sister, Kaci needs our prayers! She is going in today for a brain biopsy. They found a mass in her brain last week and they believe it is cancer. They aren't 100% sure what type so we don't know much about treatment options until then. Click on over to their BLOG and leave them some encouragement and watch for updates. We will also be updating on facebook so you can check there too! Thanks prayer warriors!

UPDATES: Ryan is posting updates today so click on over to read them!

Way to Go God!

Just wanted to give a shout out to God and The Shockley's today! I am so in awe of God and his timing for this sweet family! Read their story and you too will be blessed! This family loves our Lord and His people with all their hearts and they are being blessed because of it!

Cole Can Get Into Anything

Remember this post, well that was nothing compared to what I found today.

My mom had just told Cory and I that Cole was everywhere and into everything while she was here. She said she went to do something for 3 minutes and he unzipped her suitcase and got everything out of it. We of course agreed with her, we know this, he does it to us daily!

Well today I got a good dose! While I was ironing my shirt to wear today and answering the phone, Cole got into my make up case. I soon realized this one he came into the kitchen and showed me his pretty face...



Then, after snapping a few pics and cleaning him off, I went to put the toothbrush away that he had stolen from Carter's bathroom and then I found the real mess. The boys bathroom carpet is now a lovely shade of pink and I seriously have no blush or eyeshadow left! I will be ordering new makeup today!

Cole, you keep me on my toes even more than the other two! Glad you are so active and curious, just take it easy on this tired momma sometimes :)

Never Again!

So this past Saturday I did something for the first time and most likely the last time! The race I thought was a 5k, which turned into an actual 3.5 mile trail run was Saturday. Now I am not saying I will never do another 5k...who knows, but I will NEVER do another trail run! It was awful!

(Cory and I before the start)

I knew it would be a trail, but I wasn't expecting so many winding turns, mud, water, stumps, etc. It was pretty rough and the other girls that ran it agree with me! Cory finished in 37 minutes and came back to find me! He is so sweet. He thought I might be dead, hurt, crying, begging for him to take me off the course...but no, there I was still jogging along slowly but surely!

(The studly guys!)

This was physically the hardest thing I have ever done besides giving birth...seriously! But I am glad to say I did it! I would advise not running a race like that pregnant though! I took Tylenol every 4 hours for the next two days just so I could get out of bed and walk!

(Mandy and I)

So I finished in 55 minutes, 47 seconds...under an hour! Wahoo!

Thank you to Lacy for bringing your camera to document the event! Note all of these pictures were before the race, before we were all complaining, etc. The other girls got top 3 in our age division, and Cory and Chad each got gold in their divisions...I didn't medal, but I didn't come in last! I was 17th out of 24 or so...good enough for now! Thanks to Mandy for suggesting this and to her, Sally, Donna, and Cory for all the encouragement to keep training!

Valentine's

Here are a couple of quick pics from Caden's valentine party at school. We made these cute little caterpillars and had some snacks! A great morning at school for any kid right!!!

Also here is one shot of Cole enjoying his valentine candy from Grammie and Papa! Thanks!
Hope everyone had a great day! I was surprised with a cute OSU t-shirt, flowers, a balloon, and some chocolate! Loved it!