Cousins' Photoshoot

Eric and I spent a few days in Rexburg with my parents and Maria and her kids.  While we were there, I took the kids pictures.

This is what we call Kyler's "O" face.

It was a little chilly, and Brooklyn insisted on having her blanket.

Spring is in the air

Oh the weather outside is anything but frightful!  I love the sun and the warm weather we've had the last couple of days, and love the spring is peeking out.

And I love new running shoes!

We love the sun...and boys!

It has been so nice this spring, and Eric and I have been enjoying the lovely weather.  Today I did intervals for my run, and Eric was just great as usual.  Afterwards we enjoyed some time out in the grass.  He wasn't sure at first about the grass on his bare feet--he kept them held up off the grass--but eventually gave in and was crawling everywhere.

Meg and Brinn and I talked about boys last night and the boys they "like."  Brinn had received a note from a neighborhood friend that prompted all of this.  It said, "I like you times 6, and that's half way to love."  Oh my!  What a poetic 7 year-old...and what do the years ahead hold in the dating world...???

Lessons from Running

On Saturdays I play with the American Fork Symphony.  This concert I am subbing in for the principle 2nd violinist.  It stresses me out a little.  I was trying to explain to Dave that it should be somebody else, because there are definitely other violinists in my section who are better.  He said, "Haven't you learned from your years running, not to compare yourself to others."  I've thought about that a lot the last couple of days.  That is one of the things I love about running.  Even when you are running races, the focus is on personal improvement.  Running faster than YOU ran before.  It made me think of President Benson's talk, "Beware of Pride," where he says:


"The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against others. In the words of C. S. Lewis: “Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man. … It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition has gone, pride has gone.”"


I'm glad to really be running again, for a supportive husband who encourages me in everything I do, and for a great little running buddy in Eric.  I'll try to remember all the little lessons I've learned from running and be a little better.

A Cupcake for Eric

Yesterday I made cupcakes for a relief society activity.  I ran out of frosting before they were all frosted, so today I let Eric have one of the cupcakes that didn't get frosting.  They were CARROT cake, after all, so it was practically a vegetable.  Here's what he thought about it: