Egg Hunt

We had our own little Easter egg hunt in the front yard. The girls had a lot of fun with it! So did we (we got to be a little more advanced in our egg hiding this year...the kids are getting older!)

Yosemite

This past weekend my sister Tausha and her friend Joe came for a short visit. They flew into San Fransisco on Friday and spent the day there before heading to our house Friday evening. The girls and I (Aaron had to work) spent Saturday with them at Yosemite which is about two and a half hours away. It was breath-taking! It was the perfect spring day. The skies were clear, the sun was warm, and there was just a slight breeze...beautiful! I hadn't been there since Aaron and I were dating and I came out to visit his family for the first time. I can't believe we haven't been back to see such beauty for nine years! I won't let that much time pass before I see it again.

It was so fun to have Tausha and Joe here. They were definitely the stars of the weekend with Grace and Eve. The girls followed them around and always wanted to know what they were doing and where they were. They left after church on Sunday and when we came home to an empty house Eve wondered out loud, "Where Joe go?" Hope they had as much fun as we did!

Happy St. Patricks Day!

It's kind of a fun, but unimportant holiday. The important thing is that I remember celebrating it as a kid. I'd make sure to dress in green (as to not get pinched) and every year my mom would make a special green dinner. She would serve green foods like green beans or peas, but would also go as far as to die mashed potatoes and milk green! I even remember one year she made green dinner rolls! She'd also serve the traditional Irish corned beef and cabbage. I have tried to keep up the tradition since getting married and starting a family. It's been fun (mostly for me) to see what kind of foods I can get to turn green and serve to my unexpecting family! I even made corned beef (minus the cabbage) last year. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be doing that this year because I am still getting over my weekend nausea and for some reason the thought of green mashed potatoes is a little too much for me! Maybe I'll just serve green jello or green kool-aid!

Henry's March

On Saturday morning we participated in Henry's March which was a 5K run benefiting Children's Craniofacial Association. The whole thing was put on by our neighbors, who are also past clients of Aaron's and that we have become good friends with. Their five year old son Henry was born with Apert Syndrome and has had to have several surgeries. They wanted to raise money for other children with similar conditions, which resulted in this march. It was a huge success!

The night before the event I felt a little sick to my stomach, but I was sure that I would be better by morning. When I woke up Saturday morning I was still feeling a little queasy, but really wanted to do the 5K and decided to play it by ear. After arriving at the event, Grace took part in the 100 meter dash they had for kids. She did so well...and you can see by the expression on her face how proud she was of herself! It came time for me to decide if I was going to do the run or not, and by this time I was feeling okay...so I registered, got my number and was ready! Aaron was not planning on running so he and the girls took part in other fun things that were happening at the event (like getting their faces painted.)

I began the race with only one goal in mind: to run the whole thing. I didn't want to walk a 5K...I wanted to genuinely run it (no matter how slow of a run that might be!) Putting my Jr. high P.E. knowledge of "pacing myself" to good use, I started at a slow but steady pace. I was feeling pretty good, but somewhere around three kilometers my nausea started creeping back. I knew I wouldn't be able to continue running with how my stomach was feeling so I slowed to a walk. Drat!...my goal was shot, but it got worse. Just after walking past the 4K marker I had to squat by a tree and throw up my whole breakfast. I was so embarrassed! Luckily there were only a few people who saw, and one girl asked me if I was okay. After a minute or two I got up and finished the race and actually ran the last quarter kilometer (I had to finish with some dignity after that!)

Waiting at the finish line was my cute little family cheering for me. Aaron and the girls ran up to me with me saying "Yea Mommy!" It felt good to have finished even though I didn't accomplish my goal. I guess I'll just have to run another 5K when I'm not feeling sick! I feel much better today, but had kind of a yucky feeling weekend. The nice thing was that I got lots of rest.

As much as I enjoy exercising and things like aerobics and Pilates...I am definitely not a long distance runner. I have a lot of respect for people like my sister-in-law Becky who ran a marathon, and Julyssa who ran a half marathon. That takes a lot of endurance...hats off to you!

I've been tagged...

All About Aaron

My friend Julyssa "tagged" me on her blog. I think that means I am supposed to fill out a series of questions that she posted...and this time they all happen to be about my husband. So I'm very pleased to dedicate this post to my sweet Aaron (and hope that he doesn't mind!) Here it goes:

What is his full name? Aaron Lloyd Lewis

How long have you been married? 8 years

Who eats more sweets? He does (but if I could I would!)

Who said "I love you" first? I honestly don't remember

How old is he? 30

Who is taller? He is

Who is smarter? He is

Who can sing better? We both like to sing...I'd say it's a tie.

Who does the laundry? I do

Who pays the bills? He does

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? We switch sides every three nights

Who mows the lawn? He does

Who cooks dinner? I do

Who drives? When we're together he does

Who is more stubborn? This is a toss up!

Who kiss who first? He kissed me

Who ask who out? He asked me out (but believe me I was wanting him to!)

Who has more siblings? He does (just barely)

Who wears the pants? Hard to say!

I tag ANGELA.

*BTW Julyssa, your cute picture of Adam and Nyomi reminded me I had a similar one of Aaron and Eve. Hope you don't mind!

Fish Tales

Yesterday one of our two fish died. Grace took it well...it's not the first goldfish we've ever lost. She even wanted to be the one to scoop it out and flush it. She was more sad for the fish that was left behind. She collected all her favorite toys and perched them up by the fish bowl so Coral (the surviving fish) would not be lonely. When I first saw all her toys stacked up on the counter I thought, "Why is that mess there?" but then I noticed the way they were all facing the fish bowl and realized what a thoughtful thing Grace had done for her fish.

The toys stayed there all of yesterday and this morning until we came back from the pet shop with a new fish. All the way home Grace talked about what to name her new fish. After much deliberation (believe me she talked non-stop about it) she came up with "Diamond Miamond Harriet Tiger House-Peanut!" Don't ask me where that came from. I suggested that maybe she just pick one of those names for short, and she said that the whole thing was it's name. Oh well, no sense changing her mind on something like that!