Birthday

 Breakfast in bed and watching trucks out the window.

I had a great laid back birthday with the fam.

Detroit

I met Adam and Jake in Detroit for a weekend. It was so helpful and very fun. We drove and drove all weekend. There are so many areas to scout out, it was very helpful to see things in person. Without kids it was crazy how much could be accomplished in a day.

{Picture of Adam balancing doughnut holes. Never a dull moment with the brothers.}

Teacher 2 Mom: Guest Post

My great friends started a brilliant blog, entitled Teacher 2 Mom. It is full of ideas of how to teach your little ones. Kate and Julie are both teachers and now Moms. I did a guest post on their blog. It is a bit long, I was obviously quite wordy that day. As my Dad would say, "You women like to talk!"
Here is the link... Moms Who Teach

Oz Half marathon

Kirsten, me, and Megan

  I ran the OZ wickedly fast half marathon (yes, in Kansas :))  and these two lovely girls did the full marathon. They were awesome, they kept things fun and kept us on the right pace! I was so happy that I did it and am looking forward to the next race. 

Megan posted a great post that included some of the highlights, in her words, "An older guy asked Kristen, Sarah and me if he could "pace" with us for a while. He was hilarious. He sang paratrooper cadences to keep us steady. He made the miles fly by.
We saw a man running in bare feet.
Our fingers were frozen.
Lots of good material for people watching."

 Ben was very supportive and with the kids came to cheer me on about every 2 miles. Always looking out for me, he gave me pep talks and was there if I needed anything.