Catching Up Part 2: Springtime Vacations, Races, and Competitions

This is part TWO of a THREE part blog series.  
See part ONE here
and part THREE here



I recently explained my new blogging situation.  You can find me Instagram all the time though!

Doing push ups to the TOP!

More on this story at the bottom of this blog post...

We kicked off our spring with a trip to Denver for Cameron's robotic competition.  Cameron joined an intense robotic class this last school year.  His team designed and built a robot for a national robot show and competition.   These kids work hard!  I'm amazed at what they're able to accomplish, it makes my brain hurt!

While in Denver, we did some shopping.  My littles are a product of today. ;)

We also met up with my friend, Brandi, for a good workout at beautiful Red Rocks!

We ran 6 miles up, down, and all around this incredible outdoor theater!

Chris, Basil, and the boys discovered all the stairs too. ;)

Titus and I did push ups to the TOP!

The spring sunshine was just TOO beautiful so we had to add in a little hike before we drove home.

 Chris and I got away for a "just us" trip to Atlanta, Georgia, for a few days this spring.  The boys happily stayed with my parents. 

Hello city hotel.

The hottest businessman on the block.

 Chris had a lot of business to take care of while there so I snuck away for tourist fun!

I  toured the Cocoa Cola museum.  

Because I'm a coke girl. 

For sure.

 I have a goal to run everywhere I go.  

Downtown Atlanta has a lot of heart and running these streets breathed life into me.

I ran past the CNN headquarters!

We HAD to try some classic fried chicken while down South.

This restaurant had an all-you-can-eat PIE bar.

Wow.

Put a fork in it, we're done.

We also met up with some friends while in Atlanta.  

We all (minus Chris) went to the giant Aquarium and saw fascinating dolphins! 

Then dinner!

Jeni's Ice Cream for dessert.  

This place has been on my foodie bucket list forever! 

 I was extra excited to lick up a scoop. ;) 

Before flying home, Chris had more business to handle.  

He drove us on a lonnnng road trip all over West Virginia, Georgia, 

North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia! 

Drive, drive, drive!

We made Sharpie tattoo art on our flight home.  

It was super fun to get some time with my favorite.  

 My LAST springtime adventure was a girl's trip to Boulder, Colorado, for the Boulder-Boulder 10k running race!

 This particular race is just SO.MUCH. FUN.  Sign me up every year! It's one giant AM block party!  I absolutely loved every second of this.  I wish I was running it again right now!  I experienced this race with my two best friends, Brandi and Kristen!  These girls delight my spirit.

Start line!

Finish Line!

They were passing out cupcakes DURING the race!  

How did two of my favorite things, randomly, happen at once?!

Boulder, Boulder 2015!!

We snagged a short hike on the way home. 

 Colorado is truly glorious! 

Step outside and embrace the beauty 

of our great big beautiful world!

This is part TWO of a THREE part blog series.  
See part ONE here
and part THREE here

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Catching up Part 1: Springtime Celebrations

I recently explained my new blogging situation.  You can find me Instagram all the time though!

This is part one of a three part blog series.
See here for PART TWO
and here for PART THREE

Recap...

Okay, so! Here's the deal.  I WILL still be blogging, just not as often.  Most of my blog posts are storybook summaries of our current life in action. I've always journaled, since I was 8 years old!  There is something deep within me that desires to share and to record.  I will continue to record our life through blogging. 

Stay around, because I'll still add fun ideas, recipes, and tips along the way...full of all things cute and pretty!  You know it! :)


And for the first part of "catching up", here are our springtime celebrations:

St. Patrick's Day greeeeeeeen fun. 
More green from other years found here and here. 

My best friend's birthday is also in March.  We escaped for a short road trip to glorious Vail, Colorado,to celebrate her special day.  

I like to entertain myself with April Fool's Day tricks.  Every year I get really excited about the pranks I plan...I'm usually more amused than the rest of my family. :-l 

This year...I googled some good ones.  Pop Its on toilet seats that make a loud POP when someone sits down.  

I painted my boys' faces while they were sleeping.  My hand was shaking when I painted because I was laughing so hard.  Surprisingly, they didn't wake up AT ALL.  Score for this mama! 

My middle son takes after me with nearly everything.  He clearly had ideas to pay me back.  Drawing a spider with a Sharpie on the toilet paper REALLY got me good.  I'm still shuddering...

April is also my birthday month AND my husband's.  Our birthdays are a day apart.  

I woke up to a giant love note across our entire bathroom mirror.  Gosh, I really like this man of mine!  ;) 

I opened my bedroom door, barely awake, really early, to this. It's the biggest balloon bouquet I've ever seen!! I couldn't even fit out the door. Only my husband would do this!

Ta da!!!!!!

33rd Birthday

I think he bought every single mylar available!

My dear friend, Allison, made this incredible scarf for me!  She is extra talented...she even wrote the beautiful font on my card.  I'm on stacks of cloud nines over this gift!! It makes my soul SING.

We ended the day with Mexican food. 

 Because we all know that I could eat chips and salsa

 all day, every day.

The very next day was Chris' birthday. 

I ordered him a chocolate silk pie from a local pie shop.  

Palisade Pies is a little farmhouse shop way out in the country and she bakes the BEST pies.  Ever.

Yes, those are stacks of Oreos.  

Chris is a cookie monster.

I made him a "meat & potatoes" steak dinner.  

(made with lots of love of course!!)

I am SO grateful and thankful for this man!  

He is by far the biggest blessing in our family's lives.

MOORE Birthday celebrating:

Christopher, I wonder if you knew...

REVERSE Bucket List

Blog hacked by husband surprise!

A story of my main squeeze

30th Couples Birthday Bash

Rock On HEALTHY dinner party

My friend, Carrie, celebrated with a lot of diapers (of course) at her baby shower!

This spring, we also celebrated my friend Abigail's future marriage

 with a special engagement party! 

 It was a blessed evening, surrounded with goodness. 

Our FINAL spring celebration this year was our 15th wedding anniversary.  

We took off for a date night at the Winery Restaurant downtown to celebrate another year of "together".

This memory is always with me: We were two teenagers, barely old enough to drive, sitting on an old tailgate, alone in the desert,overlooking the lake, deep in thought about our future. We had a real conversation about what Plan A would be. Then we discussed Plan B. We even joked about Plan Z. 
The years rolled together and forward and almost nothing went as planned. 
Some years were painfully miserable and other years were better than all our hopes.
Life was messy and life was perfect.
Love was so hard and love was so easy.
Nightmares unfolded and dreams came true.
We celebrated and we screamed.
He gave me everything and I gave him everything.
And we just loved. Over and over again.
Everyday.

I am his world. And he is my favorite.
We plan for silver but are constantly given gold. This young love thing is real after all.
I guess we always knew it was. 

He still randomly asks me to marry him...and I always almost always say YES.

 

This finger has been wrapped for 15 years!!

See our story and wedding video here

This is part one of a three part blog series.

See here for PART TWO

and here for PART THREE

Well, now that July is nearly over, I'm happy to post our SPRING celebrations!  

Better late than never. ;)  Keep on keeping on and enjoy these sunshine days. 

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