zero to screaming in 3 seconds...

if you know my son, you know this is typical behavior. he is one moody kid. and when he gets mad, watch out cause he's gonna scream!

live welle

i have been looking forward to running this 5k in memory of elle hullinger, who died in an accident last fall. elle's family lives in my brother's neighborhood and when i heard about the race, i wanted to run it to show my support for them. when i was driving in to the park that morning, and saw the pink and white balloons, i got really emotional. i can't describe the tender connection i feel towards others who have lost babies. i was so grateful to be able to participate in this event to honor elle.

damon took this picture just before i crossed the finish line:



a picture with my nieces and nephew. my sister-in-law, tiffany, ran with me and the kids ran in the kids fun run afterwards. at the end of the event, we let the balloons go. that is something we do every year on addi's birthday. it was a great day and i plan to participate again next year.

delicious cupcakes!

i have been craving cupcakes, and finally got around to baking some today! i LOVE these tasty little treats.


i like the way the yellow turned out... like little rays of sunshine that you can eat but not get burned.


i ate four in like five minutes. incidently, i realized as i was frosting them that asher is 8 months old today! here are a couple shots of the big boy.

my 5 favorite things

about our new house:

1. the kitchen


2. the kitchen


3. the entryway/mudroom


4. the fireplace (i miss az!)


5. the beautifully landscaped yard. (okay, so perhaps #5 is a dream, but someday....)

Moving...

sucks! but thanks to our fabulous families, we got it done! this was our seventh move in 6 1/2 years and we hope it is the last for a long time! we couldn't have done it without all the meals, babysitting, and muscles. thanks SO much! lin took these pictures of asher when she was watching him on saturday while my mom & i cleaned candace's house:




and i took this one at the end of the day when we were all exhausted and slap happy from all the physical labor: