Hangin' with the Pope

Your mom's the Pope. I mean, we were at Pope Air Force Base and we stopped at a playground to let the kids go crazy. The base was amazing. We needed a change of scenery and decided get out of Fort Bragg for a day.



Caleb really liked the airplanes - the main landing strip is across the street from the playground and we watched an airplane land while playing. Caleb wanted to be an airplane so bad that he ran down a ramp, biffed it, and did a face slide through the bark - the only regret is no video. It was awesome. After our excited faces and "you're awesome" comments he jumped up and ran off to play. Little did Caleb know that another parent was watching and trying not to laugh, without much success, because the slide was so incredible. The drive home was crazy exhausting but the trip was well worth it.

See the remnants from the face-plant?

Stay OUT!!

The other day I was busily doing something on the computer when I noticed that the house was really quiet. That is bad if you have a toddler and a crawler. I immediately glanced around and barely had time to grab the camera. The boys were simultaneously playing in dog food. The computer is situated in between the two places of dog food so I merely had to swivel around to catch the boys red handed. Little Stinkers!

5K Addiction

As I was running this morning, I was thinking about how sad it is that I didn't know until now at the age of 27 how much I love to run. I love the way running makes me feel - it is as if I can feel the blood flow through my body and give me life. Sounds crazy but it is true. As I pondered this fact, I wondered how many things will be like running and how long do I have to wait to discover them? I guess I will find out as life progresses. As for now or last Saturday to be more specific, I ran a 5K with my family and some friends in Southern Pines, NC. It was a blast. The weather was perfect and the scenery was even better. If we ever take the jump and move off post, we will probably buy a house in Southern Pines because it is so beautiful! I finished at about the same time as the last but I was not nearly as worn out. I run a pretty consistent 12 minute mile. Here we are:




I must give our sons props! They sat nicely in the stroller the entire time and Caleb even encouraged me by saying "faster mommy faster" and "good job mom".