running in the rain

This morning I woke up to go running with my friend Brynn. We used to run together over a year ago before she got pregnant and then I got pregnant. We were so excited to start up again and started last week. We missed monday because of the holiday and then got motivated to go today. We knew it would be cold because it had been raining the whole week but decided to do it anyway. We got about a 1/4 of a mile away and it dumped rain on us. At first we thought it was kind of fun but then it just kept raining harder and harder and we realized it was very cold and getting much worse! So we literally sprinted home to get our exercise and get out of the rain!

Cooper's Blessing

It worked out so perfect that the weekend we were in Arizona was the same weekend Nate and Brittany were blessing their little baby cooper. It was such a neat experience to be there with Brittany and her family. They had a really yummy dinner afterwards that I couldn't break away from because I just kept wanting to eat! I love this girl and her adorable 3 boys! I am going to be so sad to not be 4 hours from her once we move. We will have to make an extra special effort to get together.

Eliza in Curls!

Eliza was so excited to have sponge rollers in her hair for the first time. Her curls turned out so cute and she loved to bounce them. While we were in Arizona my sister in law Wendy watched my kids while Matt and I went to a wedding. Wendy usually rolls her daughters hair every night before church and Eliza wanted in on some of the action. I was so happy she did because for some reason I never thought to put her hair in them. It totally brought back childhood memories for me.

Isn't she cute?

Just loved this sweet picture of Lily and thought I would share it until I can get the rest of my posts updated. We are loving her so much. She is laughing and smiling at everything we do! She has started to hold and play with toys already. I think I am going to go upstairs and snuggle with her because looking at this picture makes me realize how fast she has and will continue to grow and soon enough I won't be able to snuggle her close.

Christmas Morning

We had such a fun christmas. It was a little crazy...or maybe a lot crazy, but still fun! All of my brothers and sisters were in town so it made it for a full house!



My kids were so cute and so excited to open their presents. We actually realized that we got them too much because they were happy just playing with the ones santa set out we felt like we were forcing them to open any others. All the cousins tore open theirs first so it seemed like Porter and Eliza and so much more. We eventually just gathered some of the wrapped presents under the tree and put them away because they weren't even interested in opening them. This was a fun year for Porter. He is into so many things and is a very passionate little boy. His favorite present though was his superman costume. The past few weeks he has been obsessed with superman. I will post more about this another time!

Christmas Lights

We have made it a family tradition to go and see the christmas lights every year. There is an amazing subdivision close by that really goes all out. I mean, every house is a griswald house! We took hot chocolate and bundled up and had a great time!

Christmas Jammies