Some of our favorite friend surprised us with a visit from Las Vegas, it was so much fun to have them for 10 days, and it was kinda hard not to pester them every second because we could handle having them around ALL the time. (Hint hint Erin) Lucas and Raegan are close friends, and Lucas really respects Rae, he cried when she left and asks to look at photos and visit them. When they got here he kept asking her if she remembered him. It was cute.

Lucas was so scared of the Peacock, when it opened it's wings he started to shake and tried to get away. I felt kinda badly for him, but it appears he has no permanent emotional scars.

Lucas has a history of being shy. While we were swimming he was tasked with asking Raegan for a snack. He was so nervous about it. He would stand close to me and tell me he was thinking about it and look very serious, then he would turn and walk up to Rae and ask me what he was supposed to say, then get scared and come back to me and tell me he was thinking about it, they got up to Raegan only to chicken out and come back to me to "think about it" eventually the snacks were dwindling and I told him he needed to hurry or he was going to miss out. He was brave and asked for some, but only very quietly. Ahhhhhhhh, it cracks me up when he will and won't be brave.

One day Raegan's dress got dirty and she was really stressing out so I offered her to wear one that I had when I was little, well it wasn't very cute, so I offered to make her one. We sat down and sketched what she wanted it to look like and I went to work. A few hours later she had this. I was happy it ended up fitting.

I miss them already, but am so happy to have had them here for a little while.

This was amazing, I got hooked and finished it quickly. It was tricky not to ignore my children while I read it because I longed to sit and see what happened. It was smart and entertaining the whole way through. I think I'll watch a couple of the movies to see if they were made well, though I expect to be disappointed.

On another note: Adam and I tried to watch where the Wild Things Are, and were resoundingly disappointed. We made it about 30 min in and turned it off so we didn't waist anymore time on the drivel.

A first-six years in the making

I finally had my first girls only weekend since I was married almsot six years ago. Doint things with my little family is so much fun that I try to take them wherever I go, but this time I left them to fend for themselves. And what did we do for fun? We went running of corse! We went for the Bentonville, Arkansas half marathon. Walmart has treated the town well, and the area is quite pretty.

This one is for laughs, because there is a rush before every race for the little blue rooms.Be forwarned, some of the pictures are nerdy, but they are what I've got. In my head I look so much more athletic while I'm running.

After the race Finsihing times

I didn't run the whole thing because I wanted to cheer on the girls, didn't want to pay the entry fee (because I didn't train for the race, and didn't want to just drop the cash), but Kristen wants to run a race in all 50 states, and I wanted to help her reach her goal, and couldn't resist a little fun. We had a blast driving down to Arkansas. Tiffany and Kristen are such funny women that the five hours went by so fast. We had fun hanging out and telling stories. Race day was great for me because I had no reason to get nervous. I took photos and carried their water, and ran with them both for a little (Kristen was cruising too fast for me to keep up for long). Tiffany and I chatted for the last 9 miles or so and she made her time goal, which is always great. We stopped for lunch then headed back to our beloved men. It was a little quieter on the way home because we were all beat. Thanks to my friends for the adventure, the memories are already cherished.

Lucas was talking to us about his likes and dislikes. Here is what he said:

I like all sorts of dangerous animals: Bats. . .spiders. . . snakes. . . lions. . . tigers. . . bears. . . decepticons. . .

I love little boys

Out where the air is clear.

Kansas rocks. I was riding my bike tonight and the air smelled so fresh. I could smell a little bit of summer, Yay for spring.

Channeling my Mom and Sister

My mother and sister are both pretty amazing floral designers. Crystal, my sister does it professionally, and my Mom does it only when begged and bribed enough : ). A young lady in our ward was getting married and her florist ditched her last minute. They called and asked if I would do their flowers? Would I ever! I was so excited to help because usually when it is time to be a florist I am the helper Indian, and I really was stoked to have the chance to be the chief (Please no comments on being PC with Indian stuff.) So here are the results. They did them in silk, which was great because real Gerbers are not within my ability to do a bouquet with. I also was out of town the day before, so it meant still getting to do them. That being said, there is something a tiny bit drab about silks, but alas it was a really fun learning and creative opportunity for me.
I did some other boutonnieres, but they are just a single Gerber with some grass, and really aren't that interesting. I also did some bride's maids bouquets that were just white.

Mother's boutonniere


Toss

Detail of Bride's stems

Bride's Boquet with and without bride.

Card cage

I went to Arkansas for race. for a girls trip. It was my first since becoming a mother. I loved it very much. I would say every minute but did I mention I ran about 10.5 miles, so no I couldn't really love it every second. But for sure the majority. More pictures and fun stories to follow, but it was so much fun I was very eager to post.