California Trip

Kate and I had a little last minute trip to Carpinteria a couple of weeks ago.. Nate, Kate and I had a planned trip to the Bay Area for the weekend to visit my brother and his family and also to attend a work BBQ for I Can Too (I work for my brother's autism clinics from home, doing scheduling online). Thanks Kevin and Val!!!! Then about a week before we were going to leave, I thought "I should just head on down to Carpinteria for the week." So I changed my return ticket and spent the week in Carpinteria. Kate and I were sad that Nate didn't get to come with us, but he had to go back home and work. We spent a lot of time just hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa and got in a few visits with some friends. Unfortunately the week went by so fast and we didn't get to see everyone that we wanted to see. So if we didn't see you, know that we wanted to, and we miss and love all of our friends and family so much!!!!!!

I Survived!

Isurvived the Bolder Boulder 10K and it was really a lot more fun than I had envisioned. I finished and I didn't collapse at the end. Ha! Ha! Nate did really well too! There were a little over 53,000 people that ran it. Yes, 53 thousand! Isn't that crazy! We all had a lot of fun and we are looking forward to doing it again next year. Kate also had a great time with her grandparents while we were gone. It was really hard to leave her for the first time, but I knew she was in good hands and it was only one night. Just wanted to share a couple of pics of the race with ya' all!

10K

Okay, so my husband and friends talked me into doing this 10K on Monday (Memorial Day) in Boulder. Why I said I would do it, I don't know. I guess it was peer pressure. I ran 3 miles yesterday and almost died. I only have to double that (6 miles) in 7 days. Yeah, right! I am going to walk/jog the whole thing, so we will see if I make it. The great thing is that it's a big celebration, so there are bands along the race. I told Nate if I go 3 miles and I'm over it, I can just sit down and listen to the bands. Ha! Ha! And they can come pick me up later :-D
This will also be the first time we leave Kate overnight with her grandparents. So I am a little nervous about leaving her, but I'm sure she will love spending time with Grandma and Grandpa Clay.
So I will let you know if I cross the finish line!

Ft. Collins Half Marathon/5K

Nate and our friends (John, Annie, Jordan, Bronwyn and her mom Ginny) all ran in the Ft. Collins Half Marathon/5K Race. The girls all did the Half Marathon! You go girls! And the boys did the 5K. God didn't make me a runner, so Scott and I watched the kiddos. We all had a lot of fun, and enjoyed the weekend in Ft. Collins. They are all getting ready to run a 10K at the end of the month in Boulder. It looks like I'll be the babysitter/cheerleader, somebody has to do it :-D

April

What happened in April: Kate turned 6 months, she started eating solids, and she met her great grandma and great great grandma. At her 6 month check up she weighed 14 lb 4 oz and was 25.5 inches long. She is going to be tall like her Daddy. I think it's finally Spring here in Colorado. The trees are starting to get leaves and flowers are starting to bloom. Yeah! Kate seems to love wearing shorts and t-shirts. Maybe she really is a California girl like her Mom.

The End of Our Blog?

So I think this may be the end of our blog. I don't know if anyone is reading it, so this may be my last entry. If you do read it and are interested in updates occasionally let me know and I will keep it up. If not, then no worries. It was fun!

Hawaii

Aloha! My parents treated us to a trip to Kona, Hawaii for their 40th wedding anniversary, where they renewed their vows. My sister and her husband went with us also. Unfortunately my brother and his family could not make the trip because they just had a new baby girl, Abigail Paige. We had an amazing time. Nate had never been to Hawaii, so he enjoyed the beautiful water (much different than California) and the volcanoes. My brother-in-law chartered a helicopter for a couple of hours and Nate got to go over an active volcano. Kate loved the warm weather! She liked to sit outside with grandpa and watch everyone go by. We also did some snorkeling, went to a luau, and just enjoyed time with my family. Nate and I also went to the top of a 14,000 foot volcano with my sister and brother-in-law. There is actually snow in Hawaii! It was the only time all week that we had to wear pants and a jacket. It prepared us for coming back home to snow.