Memphis in May Triathlon

Me, my dad, my cousin Thomas, and my friend Niki did the Memphis in May Sprint Triathlon this weekend!
It was my first full triathlon in 3 1/2 years... since I did the Ironman in 2006. This race was a 400 meter swim, 12 mile bike, and 5k run.

I actually enjoyed the bike and felt that I really pushed myself.

I deleted all the pics of me in nothing but my swimsuit. Yick. Still have 9 pounds to go... and those pounds SHOW in a swimsuit.

Anyway, I had a blast! I love any race if my dad is there. I had a lot of fun with my cousin and Niki, too. I finished the race in 1 hour 24 minutes! Holla!

Family Photo Shoot 2010

This was sooo worth it. I had so much fun planning our outfits (momma Haines helped me!) and the day worked out perfectly. Abbie Rufener took these photos. To see more of her work, click here!

Mother's Day 2010

I had THE BEST Mother's Day this year! I got to spend it with my two babies, Blakey, my parents, and Blake's parents!

Anndi has truly been a little ray of sunshine in my life. I am so grateful for her and love her gorgeous little self.
Caleb is my little knight in shining armor. I love him sooo much. On Mother's day, I wore a new outfit that's a bright blue. He walked in and said, "Oh... You got blue? ... Cute!"
These two little awesome people are so fun to be with!
I was happy to be with my momma and my momma-in-law on this special day. I love you both.
This is Anndi taking a bath at the end of the day. She is such a good baby I can't even believe it.
What a happy time in life! I can't believe I have two kids!!!

The men really stepped up to the plate this Mother's Day and helped out a lot.
Blake and his dad doing dishes... me and Momma Haines kept crackin the whip!
Thank you Blakey for a great Mother's Day. He got me a gorgeous white rose, chocolates, and my favorite willow statue. It's called "Guardian" and it looks like me holding Anndi, or Caleb as a baby, with my forehead close to the baby's face.

What a perfect day!

Blake Has His MBA!

Yay! I am so proud of Blake. Through having 2 babies, 2 jobs at the same times, a high-maintenance wife, being Young Men's President, and doing things like biking, golfing, and boating, he successfully completed his MBA! Not only did he complete it, but he got good grades. Blake went to MTSU for his MBA, which is a 45 minute drive from home. He worked hard and did every bit of the homework himself. I am so proud of him I can barely stand it. I love you Blakey!

We had a little surprise dinner that night for Blakey. It was delicious and a great time for celebration.

Music City Half Marathon 2010

I got to run the half marathon today, and it was an awesome experience yet again! We had a nice cloudy sky and cool weather for the whole race. I did the race in my 2nd best time and was very happy to achieve my goals. I ran the first while with my great friend Niki. We had a great time until her knee gave her a hard time. She finished the race even with a bum knee! After the race, we all met up and got poured on. It was cold. But, overall a fun day!

The best thing of the whole day - Blake and I have been obsessed with "The Biggest Loser" and have watched every episode this season. We love it. Anyway, so Blake was walking to find me after the race and saw this lady standing alone who he recognized, then looked at her shirt and it said "The Biggest Loser." It was Melissa from the show!!! He was like, "HEY! YOU'RE THE BIGGEST LOSER!" And she was like, "HEY! YEAH I AM!" And they talked for a while and she was really funny and nice. Isn't that crazy!!!?? He didn't get a pic with her but he was so excited to tell me he met her. I can't get over it! How hilarious!

Old Pics from the last few months

The last few months have been a crazy blur! But a fun crazy blur...

Here's Anndi and her boyfriend Gray
Caleb hangin in his rocking chair at Gi-Gi's before he got his casts off.

Anndi got this cuuuuute eye mask from Brittany Nabrotzky. <-- Click on her name to check out her website!
And here is our gorgeous lady's smile. It reminds me of this picture of Caleb (click).

Easter 2010 - Learning the Great Joys of Mommyhood

Caleb got to participate in a huge easter egg hunt that was put on by Blake's family's ward. Uncle Thomas showed him a pony and a horse.

We got to participate in egg coloring. Fun fun!

Caleb ate so much sugar that he was running around the house saying, "SIXTEEN, SEBENTEEN, ELEVENTEEN, TEN, NINE, SEBENTEEN, EIGHT..." for a really long time.We had an adult easter egg hunt that Blake was the star of.
All the adults getting ready to hunt...
Blake as an evil Easter Bunny.

Caleb digging in to more candy.
So cute...
Run Caleb! Get more candy!
A fun weekend in chilly Utah...

Anndi took part in the festivities...Here is Caleb easter egg hunting! Even 2 months after breaking both legs! It's so fun to see him being able to run and get eggs alongside other kids!!! I'm so grateful!