School Luau

A couple of weeks ago the Pre-School I work at hosted their annual Hawaiian Luau. We took the kids for about an hour. Cameron wasn't feeling great but he really wanted to go, so we did.
Not very excited about the picture, but smiled to make me happy :)

So cheesy!

Cameron was excited about choosing a duck and not as much about the surprise, sadly he sad, oh I have all this stuff (thanks dad)

she wasn't too sure about this duck choosing process, she just wanted the surprise

after about 10 mins she finally landed on getting bubbles out of the prize box

digging for sea shells

they were supposed to "decorate the volcano", but Calleigh dug in...

she was talking to them as if they were human...

not scared of a thing...

The Fun Part

One of the "flaws" of blogging is that you only see one part of the story. I post about the fun stuff we do and the reality is, that is a small part of our lives. Today I am posting about the biggest part of my life, cleaning! This is the part that isn't so fun but I do it on a weekly basis without fail. I was not feeling well this weekend, but that doesn't mean the laundry, mopping, dusting, and vacuuming doesn't have to be done. So I suck it up and get going. For some reason when my house is clean, I just feel better. Can't really explain it, but I think I just need things in order because it is less overwhelming. So this is me, for real, no make-up, in jammies making our house a better place!







While I am cleaning here is what the crazies are up to:
Cooking?

The Trip 2011!

This spring, about April, while I was right in the middle of my most stressful time between school and work, I decided we needed a vacation. I was so busy and Chris was traveling so much I felt like we hadn't spent any quality time together. We didn't have many opportunities but we fit it in at the end of June, beginning of July. We dropped the kids off with Nana and Papa for 7 days! This was the longest I had been away from them and it was hard! Cameron was sad a few times but Calleigh barely noticed we were gone, they had a blast. We had such a great time together. We just relaxed, something neither of us are very good at. We drove to Galveston and stayed one night before leaving for a 4 day cruise to Cozumel. We had been to Cozumel twice before but we always have a great time. We rented a jeep and drove to a beach, went snorkeling, and drove around the island. We had always heard that the opposite side of the island from where we docked had big waves where people went to surf. We explored all over and it was just beautiful.
Galveston


Head to the ship from our hotel
Pics from around the ship





Treats in our stateroom


Formal Night

Piano Bar after dinner

Docked in Cozumel












Our last night

Watching Sunday Night Baseball


Can't wait for our next adventure together. It is times like these that I realize how lucky I am to have married my best friend. We have such a great time together and I am not sure any person could understand me more. Thanks for being an awesome husband Chris!

Our Weekend

We had a pretty low key weekend, which is always nice. We had pizza and went to bed early on Friday. I got up for my long run on Saturday, which is quickly becoming a tradition. (3 wks. straight) I came home to clean, of course. We grilled fajitas and had a slumber party on Saturday night. I finished cleaning and we headed to the pool on Sunday. I'll be back at it tomorrow!
Saturday Long Run:
10 miles completed in 1:33. This was an awesome time for me. A new PR. (personal record)
Me all bright and shiny at 6:00 am on Saturday!

Brushy Creek
I tried to take pics before run but couldn't do it justice from this parking lot. It is really pretty.

It occurred to me that any runner passing my car, would know I am a runner. (ibuprofen, ipod, garmen watch, banana, water, arm band, 13.1 sticker on back window) Never noticed it before but it cracked me up so I had to take a pic.

Slumber Party:
We watched Free Willy because the kids had talked about Orca Whales this last week at school. We dragged our mattress in the living room and watched it together. Yes, Calleigh is wearing clothes instead of pj's because that is what she wanted and Chris advised me not to argue with her. She ended up sleeping in her bed because when it was time to sleep she kept playing. :) go figure



Helping Daddy work:

Pool time: