One Year Old!

Busy day for mom means a short blog post!

Here's our one-year-old this morning.  She no longer is willing to sit still and take pictures with Pooh.  This was the best one I could get.  I'll show you all the outtakes at a later time--she was either throwing Pooh off the couch or diving head first off herself.

 Hangin with her brother!

She gets tubes put in her ears tomorrow and then her one-year checkup is on Thursday.  You'll get more details then!

Birthday week

We had a birthday party for Little Miss at our house last night. 

She's not quite walking yet, but she loves to walk around holding onto hands and also legs!  This is her favorite mode of walking around lately.

 Brady had to help us blow out the candle. 

 Brenna was very cautious about the cake.  She just wasn't quite sure what to do with it.

 But no worries, after she got over the initial hesitation she dove right in and covered herself in frosting.  And gave herself some sweet pink highlights in her hair!

 Isn't the best way to spend your birthday to spend it covered in frosting?

Amy Schutter Memorial 5K

I ran a 5K on April 14th and it was much, much better than the St. Pat's 10K.  Shorter distance and cooler temps made this Mom a much happier runner.  Even with some hills thrown in.

Brodie, Jessica, me and Heather.  Pre-race.

 Brodie finishing strong.

 Enjoying some laughs after the race.



Neighborhood fun

We have spent a TON of time outside lately.  And with the kids getting a bit older they've started making friends in our neighborhood.  Brady is pretty sweet on the girl across the street, Edee.  And Edee loves Brenna and Brady both, and always wants to come over and play. 

Edee loves to push Brenna in the Cozy Coupe.

 Brenna loves playing with Edee, too.

 Edee's brother Trig joins in the fun most of the time, too, even though he's the oldest.

Tucker lives next door and Brady and he are good buds, too.

These pictures just represent a lot of what I love about our neighborhood.  I had one of those moments the other night where I just wanted to freeze time.  All of the kids were playing in the street together and just having a good time with one another.  Nothing spectacular, but just one of life's finest moments.

2012 St. Pat's Race

I told you I had a lot of catching up to do.  Who cares if these pictures are over a month old!

My first race post-Brenna was the St. Pat's 10K in Manhappiness.  I've been running regularly over my lunch hour with my co-worker Brodie, which has been awesome.  Unfortunately, she moves back to Vermont in May and then I'll be back to my lonesome running out by the house.  But I'm enjoying having a running buddy while I can.

Here's Brodie and I before the race.  Her husband was a trooper and took pictures for us all day.

 Brodie racing towards the finish line.  She was fast!

 Me, dragging myself to the finish line.  I was not so fast, but I finished and that's all that matters to me.

 Post-race - hot! 

The weather is always so unpredictable.  When I ran this race 2 years ago it was chilly, windy and rained a little bit.  This year it was warm, humid, but still windy.

Birthday fun

So, lots and lots of catching up to do. 

First up, Mommy had a birthday awhile back.  Poor Brady, he's so confused because it's birthday galore in the Smoller household.  Mommy, then Brenna, and then Daddy at the end of this month.  It's too much for a kid to handle.  But he tries and is so darn cute at it. 

Here he tries to sing Happy Birthday to me.

Cruisin'

Brady is officially too big for the Cozy Coupe, so it's got a new driver these days.  And Miss Brenna loves riding around in it and has a grand time in it. 

Brady was quite nice to fill her up with gas in this first picture.  Such a good big brother.