Sew-What!

With summer weather trying to come out I figured I needed to pull out all the summer clothes. But to much to my suprise Lily and Cati had only a couple of items. So I thought I would give my hand at sewing them some clothes before I went to purchase some.

 Lily's showing me her twirl.

Not bad for a skirt from some left over material. But best of all not bad on our checkbook $0.

Soccer Buddies

I'm not much of a soccer person but when other family members enrolls our kids into activities- I can't really complain. So for the past month I've been a soccer mom! Yeah Soccer!!

This is Hailey's 1st year on soccer.

She's still learning the basics but she loves the running around and meeting all her new soccer friends. She's not a fan of playing goalie but she does like how she can use her hands.

 But she loves kicking the ball. Shes scored 2 goals so far and I couldn't be more proud of her.

After a game we took some photos of her for her memory book and for me.

All was going well until......

Lily came over to tackle Hailey. It was cute to see but of course after that Hailey was not very cooperative. Her idea of cute was completely different than mine. Oh well....at least I got a few nice shots.

Mason. This is his 2nd year of soccer. He's gotten better with his game but he still refuses to run. It's actually funny to watch. He complains every day about his legs and feet hurting but you wouldn't guess that when you see him smiling while on the field.  But man, I love that boy!

 Before his game I took some photos of him for his memory book. He was so funny. He kept putting his arms on his hips like a Super Hero. Mason the soccer-nator!

But of course I couldn't resist myself from taking some photos of our 2 tots!

 Now Lily on the other hand really loves soccer. I'm not sure if it's the fact that she's allowed to kick something but she can't get enough of it.

Mothers Day

After "The Race for the Cure" - Mike and I went to Mason and Hailey's soccer game.

They played such a great game. Hailey scored the only goal for her team. But after both games we all went home for a NAP! We were all still tired so why not?

After our wonderful naps it was close to dinner time and Mike gives me the day off for cooking so we headed out to PepperBellys for dinner. Mike and I love going local. Most of the time it's the best food that goes 

unnoticed.

 Cati only allowed for 1 photo. If I wanted more that then it has to include her eating. She's so funny! But PepperBelly's had such delicious food. I am a big fan of fish tacos and they had the best I have ever eaten!

 For dessert Mike swung by Krispie Kreme's....YUMMY!!! Then we headed to a local park so everyone could run around and work off some extra calories. However our evening needed to end since I needed to run to the store and our kids desperately needed a bath. But when I came home it was a splendid surprise to see this on our sidewalk.

 And this when I came inside. Mike made me an origami rose. How sweet!

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SUNDAY:



I love waking up to flowers on my nightstand. But I'm not going to tell you how I got them. Spousal privilege.

 After giving our mom's a phone call to wish them "Happy Mothers Day" we headed to our friend ,Sarah and Eric, for a delicious brunch.  She's such a great chef. It was so good I actually went back for 2nds....and 3rds.  Good thing Sunday's are an "OFF" day in the weight loss group I'm in.

But all good things must come to an end. Mike needed to go to work so we went back home and enjoyed a lazy day watching "Mom's favorite movie list". It was nice for a change to be the person who picks which movie we're going to watch.

I am so happy and thankful to be a mother. My kids sometimes keep me on my toes where I just want to chop my feet off, sometime they can make my head feel like I have a rock band inside playing Metallica, or they can take my LAST chocolate yogurt but I wouldn't want it any other way. Because then I would miss moments like this that make it all worth it. 

Happy Mother's Day!
And thank you Mike for giving me such an amazing day. I love you!

I am the Cure

"Susan fought breast cancer with her heart, body and soul. Throughout her diagnosis, treatments, and endless days in the hospital, she spent her time thinking of ways to make life better for other women battling breast cancer instead of worrying about her own situation. That concern for others continued even as Susan neared the end of her fight. Moved by her sisters' compassion for others and committed to making a difference, Nancy, promised her sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever."

(Race for the Cure, About us story,)http://ww5.komen.org

From this sisters promise came the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. And today Mike, Lily, Ducati, and I were able to participated thanks to Mike's job sponsoring a team.  

 We wore our Nicco shirts while our girls wore the pink Cure shirts.I think we all look pretty good. Mike had about 1 hour of sleep. I had about 4 hours. And the girls were still alittle tired but good ol'mom planned ahead and put them to bed early the night before since we needed to wake up at 5:30.

Our girls look so cute!

Ha- a couple of parents trying to entertain their toddlers before the race begins. Seemed harder than I thought.

Mike's so sweet. He reminded me that when Hailey was around a year old we did this breast cancer race together. And now, after today, I have done the Race for the Cure with all my daughters. He's such a sucker for making traditions. But I love it!

 But for me: I need to write this down so years later I will remember what I felt. I want to remember that I cried the entire time we were there. The entire Gateway was filled with music. My favorite tear jerker was Melisa Etheridge "I run for life". Also everywhere I looked I would see signs or shirts that would read "Team Carol 1964-2000" or "I'm walkng for my 16 year old sister", or "I'm a thriver not a survivor". And seeing not only all those beautiful and strong women there but all amazing men there too. My spirit was filled with so much joy when I seen a husband hugging his wife who was wearing a survivor shirt. I can't help but cry again thinking about it.  My heart was filled with such love and appreciation for my own husband who was walking right by my side. And the comfort that I felt knowing if something where to happen to me he would still be right by my side. But without a doubt my joker Mike made the comment that next time we do this race we need to make our own shirts that say "Save his 2nd base" ....haha...I love my husband and his comic relief!

Plus our girls enjoyed themselves. Beautiful weather, oranges at the finish line, and a great nap back at the van. It was a great way to kick off my Mother's Day weekend.

Small Pleasures

"Tiny fingerprints that show up on almost every newly cleaned surface, the toys scattered about the house, the piles and piles of laundry to be tackled will disappear all too soon and that you will—to your surprise—miss them profoundly."
President Monson, General Conference, 2008

I will also miss the fun that Ducati gets from a balloon.