Kristen ran the Napa Valley Marathon on Sunday and finished in 3:33.59. That is a fantastic time and qualifies her for the Boston Marathon. I don't know if she will do that or not. She really improved her time from the Chicago Marathon she ran two years ago.
I have to share this funny story from last week. Tim and I went on a date to San Jose to eat at a Thai restaurant. Which by the way is fantastic (right Alex). Anyway, of course the food is very spicy so we drank a ton of water. After dinner we walked around the town square shopping and eating ice cream. Of course it was inevitable we were going to have to find a restroom. Kind of a scary thought in Mexico. So we asked one lady and she told us to go to city hall. When we walked in there was a guard sitting on a bench with a huge gun laying across his lap. (It's kind of scary to think why that might be necessary.) Tim ask where the restroom was and of course he didn't understand. So what does Tim do? What any man would do. He made the motion like he was getting his boy part out and holding it. Of course the guard smiled and knew exactly what he wanted. There is just some language that is universal I guess, especially among men.
Why do we not know any Spanish, you might ask? Well both Tim and I took French in high school. I have no idea why and not that we still remember any of that either. Spanish still would have been so much more practical.
Our big news is finally making the blog. Baby #3 will be here in September! It wasn't a secret we wanted another one (maybe 2 more) but this was definately sooner then planned. For those of you who know me well know I am a planner and pretty much wait for the stars to align before I make any kind of big decision. Okay not really but you get the point. I guess there might be someone else with plans for me. I am not sure I am ready for this and kind of ignored it for the first month. But after hearing the heartbeat and realizing my clothes are getting tight it is becoming more real. I think I am almost 12 weeks. I haven't had a sono yet to determine my due date but I think my guess is close.
Oh, and I love the comments from parents of 3! My favorite: Two is crazy but manageable - Three is insane. Great. Yes everything about 3 terrifies me. Which is saying something because I didn't think twice about 1 or 2. When we were traveling we kept asking ourselves what in the world are we going to do with 3? I mean look at what it takes to get through the airport with 2 kids and 2 carseats. Oh well somthing to worry about next year. So if you have 3 (or more) tell me your stories that way at least I will be prepared!
This week we have really seen the differences between Kaden and Jack. Kaden was almost terrified of the water. I am not really sure when this happend. He wouldn't even jump off the side this time. He liked to play in the shallow water but wouldn't even try to "swim" with water wings. Jack on the other hand was a very dangerous little guy. He would just walk to the edge and jump in or run straight for the ocean reguardless of how big the waves were. I am going to have to get them both in swimming lessons for very different reasons.
It is really fun to see their different personalities especially since they look a lot alike and are getting closer to the same size.
Quotes from Kaden:
"Why are Jack and I still in our pajammas?" - It was almost 10:00 and we had been up for like 3 hours. I told him that was a sign of a good vacation. He disagreed. I guess sleeping in is one thing to look forward to with teenagers.
Oh and Tim got several comments on his driving. Mostly to slow down or drive in slow motion. Driving in Mexico is pretty scarry. They have speed limits but aren't really enforced.
More to come when we get home.
Sorry I haven't been around lately. We are on vacation this week. We are enjoying a week in Mexico. It is so nice to be in the hot sun! Anyway there will be lots of pictures to share in the next week when we get back.
Pray for safe travel (Thursday) or at least for the people sitting next to us on the plane. We are definately "those people". You know the ones you roll your eyes at when you realize they are sitting by you. Or the cute kids in the airport that you pray aren't sitting anywhere near you or are even on your flight. Actually the kids did really well on the way here which means we are due for some crying/tantrums on the way home!
I think Karoline & Jack (the two 1-year-olds) were mostly eating the finished products! The cookies were so good - if you like a lot of frosting. Even the thinest sugar cookie can end of several inches thick if you layer sprinkles and frosting!
Eating Pizza Tacos! What else to you feed 6 hungry kids on a sugar high?
Happy 29th Birthday Tim!
(for real this year)
Tim's birthday is the day after Christmas so the festivities always continue an extra day. Kaden insisted his dad get a dinosaur cake. So we worked hard and it turned out pretty cute.
After - The Reward
It looked a lot worse in person!
