Happy Birthday Bean!

5 Years ago today I was hungry and on my way to a Memorial Day picnic. Instead, my water broke and Zoey decided it was time to come into the world! The world hasn't been the same since! Every day she makes me laugh and I love to see the world through her eyes as she is learning how our world works.

Today we celebrated her birthday with our friends and family. It was great to see everyone! By the end of the day, as I was reading Zoey her bedtime story, she fell asleep in my arms. I can't remember the last time she has done that. I didn't want to get up!

Zoey's Monster Cake

I'm just a little excited!

Everyone enjoyed the cake. . .

Almost everyone?

Family Slip and Slide!

Today we hung out with Rob, Nicole, Kylie and Kristie. It was a blast. We brought out the slip n' slide and tried to teach the kids how to use it. They weren't really getting it until Nicole stepped in and did some good modeling! We really didn't think she'd do it, but we weren't going to let her have all the fun! I truly believe that the "adults" had more fun than the kids today.

Here is the movie that captures the fun we had. Enjoy!

Go Far!

This weekend Tyler and I participated in the Fargo 10K and 1/2 Marathon events. It had been planned since last summer, but our training wasn't super intense. . .meaning that we were both a bit hesitant to actually do the races--since it was the longest distance either of us has ever run at one time. It had been a beautiful week--until the day of the race. It was raining, which actually made it easier to run as it helped us stay cool.

The results:

Judy's 10K (6.2miles): Finished in 1hr 13 min. and `10 seconds. That is 11:47 a mile. I finished 1768 out of 2666 runners. I am very happy with those results.

Tyler's 1/2 Marathon (13.1 miles): Finished in 2 hr 27 min. and 15 seconds. That is 11:15 a mile. He finished 4077 out of 5365 runners. He ran the entire way!

The rest of the weekend was spent hanging out with family. The cousins got lots of time to spend with Grandma and Grandpa Nyhlen and we all got to sit and relax a bit! Thanks for being such good hosts this weekend, Rob and Nicole! We will probably run the race again next year! :-)

Happy May!

How did they get so dirty?


Oh. . .it's their favorite dirt!


Last weekend we went to visit Hazel. The kids are at this great age where they can play and the adults can actually carry on a conversation. It is great!


Here is a picture of the bag that I got for Mother's Day! I love it!


Zander's favorite past time lately is playing the i pod touch. He is very good at it. He enjoys the puzzles and watching the intro to the golf game.




Uh oh! Fell in a box. . .