I am so excited to say that we are expecting number 2 due October 16, 2011! YEA! It was so much fun to see this little person and to hear the heart beat! Everything is looking good and we are both so excited! Blake doesn't quite understand but he does know that a baby is in mommy's tummy... he will be such a cute big brother! Wish us luck!
I did it! I ran 13.1 miles without stopping in 2 hours and 20 minutes! My original goal was to finish in 2 hrs and 30 minutes without stopping and I beat it by 10 minutes! YEA! Oh my gosh I was so happy! Everyone says you are addicted after you do one and I am. It was a lot of fun! My friend David is one of the best friends I have ever had. He trained with me, motivated me, and stuck with me the entire race! We had a blast running this together! I was pretty nervous because the most that I ran before the race was 10 miles. I can not tell you how accomplished I felt when I ran through the finish line... it was Amazing. There is something about having the people you love cheering you on at the finish. You get this crazy surge of adrenaline and you realize that you can finish this. It was awesome because I did this, I set my mind to a goal and I finished it. This has been a goal that I have wanted to check off my list since I was in high school. As silly as this sounds I got a little teary eyed when I ran across the line. I was just so proud of myself. This past month has been so crazy with balancing family, work, and training and to know that I stuck with this just makes me so happy! Okay okay I am done. Pats Run here I come!
Sitting with daddy watching the game! He had a lot of fun. When the suns would score he would say sink a bucket! haha
Just teasing grandpa like usual!
What a little ham!
Look closely... he has his hand over his heart during the National Anthem. So awesome!
We went to the Suns game last Wednesday with Grandpa, Mimi, Josh, and Britney and it was a ton of fun with Blake... his first game! Talking about his sense of humor... we walk into the suite and the first thing he says is nnniiiiccceee! lol. It was really funny! Thanks grandpa and mimi for taking us with you! 
Grandma D came to spend Christmas morning with us. Blake was so happy to have her there with us!
Christmas this year was amazing for so many different reasons. When you have a toddler you really look back and remember how fun Christmas morning really is. Blake is so fun! We walk out of his room Christmas morning and he was so excited to see what Santa brought his way. Before he opened any presents he said Oh I LOVE it! lol. He was so happy and so sweet after he opened each present he said thank you. I love his sense of humor and how smart he is. He uses words like instead and also. Hahah. It cracks me up when I hear my two year old say I want this toy instead mommy. Anyway Christmas was a ton of fun spending lots of time with the family. 
We had family pictures taken back in November. I love how they turned out! Blake was being a typical active little 2 year old so I was worried that we weren't going to get any that turned out good! He was too busy discovering everything to pay attention to the camera! He is the best thing in our lives! We have been blessed in so many ways since he has come to our family! He has the best sense of humor and having conversations with him is my favorite part of the day! 
So I have been a little M.I.A lately?? I have not been neglecting my blog on purpose I have just been SOO busy lately! I took a few days off of work the week of Thanksgiving which was nice but before that is when the craziness began. I got a promotion at work which I interviewed for the week of Thanksgiving. I am proud of this promotion because I have worked really hard the past two years to get where I am at and it feels good! I feel very blessed because my job has afforded us a lot of peace of mind in these crazy economic times. I am fortunate to have a husband that supports me and appreciates how hard I work. My family came for Thanksgiving and it was real good to see them. I hadn't seen my sister in over a year so it was fun to catch up. She spent the night and we stayed up and talked and giggled like we were little girls again. My grandpa came as well and I sure do love him. We have always had such a special relationship and I was so happy that he was able to spend time with Blake. Thanksgiving and Christmas are always my favorite time of year because I am reminded of the importance of having an attitude of gratitude. Everyday I realize how blessed and lucky I am to have the life and family that I do. I want to teach Blake about loving others and serving people less fortunate than we are. This year Mitch and I decided that we are going to take gifts to the children's hospital and have Blake hand out some gifts to the kids. Every year I want to take him to do something that requires him to give and love others in need. I haven't quite worked out all the details yet but hopefully everything works out. Running has sort of gone to the back burner because of the promotion and the holidays but I am still determined to finish this goal! Either way I am going to participate in the run even if I have to walk some of it... although I really hope I can do it without walking! Wish me luck! :)
