a good day for running

Cheering Daddy on for his last mile of the half marathon.  This is the third half he's ran and he got his best time yet!  Thomas is thinking that he is going to run with him next year!

spring cleaning

We spent the weekend spring cleaning outside.  Flower beds are cleaned out, the lawn is raked, and the sprinklers are running.  The kids even ran through them!  They also got the paddleboat all cleaned up and then we realized that their life jackets are in the boat, in storage.  They were pretty bummed.  Next weekend's project will have to be putting the boat in the water!  

Last night we had our first fire and smores of the season.  We roasted leftover Easter Peeps but decided that nothing beats a good 'ol traditional marshmallow. 

new record

We finally got another day in the 80's today! It was great, even though it was really windy. Elle has been talking about how she wanted to break the record for the earliest date any of us have ever jumped in the lake so when she asked if she could jump off the dock this afternoon I told her to go ahead. Thomas couldn't let his little sister be the record holder so he jumped in with her. May 20th, that's the date to beat now!


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Brrr!! Both of them swam to the ladder on the boat as fast as they could only to do it again, and again, and again!

a happy sight

I love seeing beach towels drying on the porch railing. We completely ignored the To Do list today and spent the afternoon outside soaking up the 70+ degree weather. An afternoon that includes laying out in the sun, reading a good book (my current read is this), orange Kool-aid, sunscreen and watching the girls spray each other with the hose and wash their bike/trike is my idea of a good afternoon!