This Spring

Although we planned to have our girls in the spring, I felt a little sorry for them that the didn't have fall birthdays.  Fall has always been my favorite season, but I may have to change my mind.  Spring in KC is absolutely beautiful.  Everybody has fresh green lawns, spring trees, and lots of flowers.  So I'll say I like fall best in the country and spring best in the suburbs.

What we've been doing this spring:

• watching mama robin feed her birdies outside my bedroom window and marveling at how fast they grow up
• chasing bunnies barefoot in the backyard (Hannah)
• celebrating Hannah turning 3 and Olive turning 1
• feeling grateful every time I hear "Mama, I went potty!"  Usually when things change I can barely remember the way they used to be.  But every time Hannah uses the bathroom by herself I am reminded that it was another diaper I didn't have to change.  It feels awesome.  
• running the Boston Marathon in 3:07 in record heat (Steve)  
• adjusting to a new job- I'm still working on him to write a blog post on his job and marathon.
• wheezing and doing inhalers (Olive)- Of course this was during the gap in our insurance coverage because of the job change.  Arg!
• finally fitting into my pre-pregnancy pants...well, most of them
• running my first race since having Olive- the Trolley Run (4 miles in 42:18) Yes, I'm slow, but I beat my previous Trolley Run time when I was 25.  Not bad after having 2 kids!
• challenging myself to run every day in May...I did it!
• spending most nights in the backyard playing soccer, frisbee, or sandbox.  The weather was amazing this spring!