Splash pad fun

 

This morning it was a warm and sunny Friday so we decided to try out the splash pad in Buffalo Grove that we have heard so much about but never quite made it to see for ourselves.  It was a great time and Avery was quite the water girl. Kellan on the other hand was afraid of the water and kept quite dry but enjoyed himself as well.  What a great Friday morning!!!

 

 

A little summer fun

We finally had a chance to get our pool ready in the backyard and yesterday was a perfect day for it with all the sun and heat.  Avery and Kellan had so much fun playing:)

 

 

 

 

A beautiful rainy day for a 1/2 marathon

This morning it was an early morning wake up to a beautiful day to run a 1/2 marathon.... until that is we got to Highland Park and the rain started and didnt stop for hours:)  Today marked reaching another goal for me by training and running a second half marathon.  The first one is 2010 after I had Avery and this one a year later than I wanted due to my fall last summer and broken elbow. But after 12 weeks of training and lot of support from my hubby who was always there to take the kids for all my runs, I completed the Northshore Half this morning. It was a beautiful route with a lot of hills that I was not expecting but we made it under our goal time.  Now, I am sitting on the couch nursing my legs and feet back to health:)  Running this far when you are almost 38 was tough. I actually was great for the first 10 miles and the last 3 were really hard on me. Thankfully my dear friend Tammi motivated me and kept me running because the last hill of the day I wanted nothing to do with.  :)

One of my cheerleaders, the other one missing was in a crabby mood and didnt want any pics with mommy but this sweet boy wanted mama the first second he saw me on the sidelines... Love him so much

My running partner and great friend Tammi

The official results and 7 1/2 minutes faster than the first one in 2010. Who says that you don't get better with age:)