4/25/13

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, I go for a run and then let Amy, the instructor of a class entitled "tone and sculpt", spend 60 minutes working my arms, legs, and core. I can't say enough about how this has benefited my running and overall strength.

4/24/13

It has been such a huge blessing to get to know this group of people over the past two years!

4/23/13

Both girls are having fun riding bikes this spring.

4/22/13

A little Earth Day art made by Emily who also asked how else she could re-use broken crayons today.

4/21/13

Somehow seeing it in writing is making it more real.

4/20/13

Emily isn't always enthused at the mention of playing sports, so I am trying to nurture her love of swimming. She now wants to be the first one to jump in the water.

4/19/13

This game is always super popular at grandma's house.  Who knows how many times Sophie will shout "Crashamunga" during our visit?  I know I lose count quickly!

4/18/13

Emily completed this homework assignment all by herself and declared it "wasn't that hard".

4/17/13

Someone becomes very busy when she visits me at work, repeatedly telling me to be quiet when she is on the phone.

4/16/13

"What do you mean I'm not really cutting the grass?"

4/15/13

And our trip to Michigan also enabled us to get our new home inspected and paperwork finalized.  In a couple of months, this will be our new place of residence.

4/14/13

We were super happy to be in town to watch Julia get baptized this weekend.

4/13/13

Our trip to Michigan included lots of play time with cousin Julia.

4/12/13

"Look mommy, she's smiling at me!"

4/11/13

Sophie found a fun spot to hide and grandma and grandpa's house.

4/9/13

Technically this jumps us forward in time a few days, but it's all I'vs got. Gotta love joint naps on car trips!

4/10/13

Emily was quite proud to bring home this certificate for reading a book at school all by herself using the sight words she's learned this spring.

4/8/13

Someone chose to rock these shades all day long.

4/7/13

We had a fantastic race. 10 miles covered in 1:16:17 (7:38 avg. pace).

4/6/13

Gorgeous, sunny day hanging out in DC.

4/5/13

Such a big girl. She's fearless on the playground.

4/4/13

We had to wait for 45 minutes to see the doctor because of yet another ear infection. This was the only reading material in the room.

4/3/13

Emily made this chart with Eric for her '100 Days of school' project.

4/2/13

Emily wore her new Tinker Bell dress to school today. I am not sure I'll be able to convince her to take it off at bedtime.

4/1/13

Sophie made this gem at the YMCA!

3/31/13

Celebrating Christ's resurrection at St. Stephen's on Sunday.  I can't even fully process how much I am going to miss this place.  It's been a HUGE blessing for our family over the past couple of years.

3/30/13

The girls got to do an Easter egg hunt this afternoon.  Sophie wanted to find "all da eggs!!!" and Emily remarked that it was "easier than trick or treating, and I got just as much candy!"

3/29/13

Got to spend most of the day with my sister and mom doing girly things!