Half Marathon

I ran my first half-marathon today, so I guess I technically PRed as well! It was misty and cool, perfect running weather. The course was pretty hilly, but I had an amazing group of supporters there to cheer me on. Ryan volunteered at the race and was at the finish line cheering me on. Lyndal brought the kiddos to see me and did the morning routine with them all on her own, Matt and Shellie made me an inspiring sign and cheered me on all over the course, Jaime and Noah were at the finish line and had plenty of hugs...it was a great morning.

                                                   

A good friend encouraged me to post my time of 2 hours and 5 minutes.  My goal was to run at least min 10 minute mile pace, and not get injured (it's been a long time since I have been able to run!)  My final mile pace was 9min 35 seconds. In fact, my 5k time averaged 9:30, my 10K time averaged 9:30, and my end time averaged 9:30. It was good to see that I knew how to pick a good race pace for my body and keep it consistent for 13 miles. 

I'm already building my next goal and planning for my next race...I had so much fun!

Wednesday Morning Hello

Good morning Ryan! Thank you for working so hard in the office, around the house, and for the kids and me. Here's Josiah at his first gymnastics class. (It is only 5$ to drop in any time you want and just crawl, bounce, jump, sing songs, act silly, and try out the balance beams and trampolines...What fun!)

Good Idea, Bad Idea

Good Idea: Using an old milk container to mount your country mailbox.

Bad Idea: Using an old kitty litter box to mount your country mailbox.

So you know you live in a redneck town if... you've passed by these mailboxes hundreds of times and the second one never even stood out.

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Easter Highlights

These are a few of my favorite moments from Easter this year.

1. Sader Dinner - My friend Jaime invited us to an amazing, real Sader dinner. She prepared all of the traditional Sader foods, printed the script and even had a little "Plagues Bag" for Josiah. The Sader dinner was a beautiful way to remember God's provision during the passover and read His word with our good friends. It was the perfect way to sit and really focus on the intricate process God took His people through on their way to presenting His Son Jesus. It helped prepare our hearts and minds for the Easter Celebration.

2. The Hunt- Josiah actually hunted easter eggs this year! It was so cute. He would scream and run, grabbing them up and showing us. The best part was when he found all the hidden eggs. We just walked behind him, sneaking more eggs out of his basket and re-hiding them. He had about 20 eggs in his basket but he probably "hunted and found" around 75. He never noticed that the basket always had the same amount, and everyone around just couldn't stop laughing!

This is Ryan sneaking some eggs out...

3. Both Kaila and Josiah are really growing into little unique personalities, and it was so fun to see them interacting and playing with eachother. Every holiday we celebrate becomes more and more fun as we get to continue old traditions and share God's story with them.

3. Great Grandma Lois and the Kennedys were able to meet Kaila for the first time. Ryan and I were especially excited about Grandma meeting her, and Kaila just smiled up a storm for her as Grandma held her all weekend.

Our Family Easter Photo, Kaila is represented by the monitor, where she is soundly taking her first nap upstairs.

Happy Easter