Simple things we enjoyed November 2015

A 10 year anniversary trip to Aruba where we read, rested, relaxed and had uninterupted conversations with each other in the sand and sun.

I also found some heart shaped coral!

Watching our kids play together, using their imagination and tightening their bond.

Thanksgiving day 5k and a guy who is bsck to running after his mountain bike crash/injury.

Holiday preparations! And the magic that surrounds the season.

Simple Things Enjoyed In September

We are enjoying that our little guy is talking and running and just so happy. After a rough previous year with him being sick constantly, his health and growth is a beautiful thing.

He even ran in his first race and for a family that loves to run, this is a fun milestone for us.

Our little girl started school . She is making friends and loves to learn. Her stories from school are something I look forward to each day. And our weekly lunch dates at her school brighten my week.

She also lost her first tooth and got a visit from the tooth fairy. When daddy is a dentist, we get excited about teeth around here:)

Watching brother and sister play together is the highlight of most days- they love each other in the way I hoped and prayed they would and I hope that never changes:

That my husband is healing. He’s back to work after a bicycling injury that made us realize all we have to be thankful for. He even got on his bike for the first time since the accident.

Our health is something often take for granted. As are our jobs and sense of purpose. Gratitude is something we celebrate in November each year, but we are reminded daily of all that we have to be grateful for- coworkers that stepped up to help out, family and friends who helped us with meals, transportation, a listening ear, caring for our kids and our home.

I’ve enjoyed running, some craft projects with my little ones and because of my husband’s injuries a slower pace in the evenings. We made leaves out of coffee filters (directions here: http://www.funathomewithkids.com/2014/08/fall-window-art-leaf-suncatchers-free.html) which was great fun:

More movies watched and more rest. Something we desperately needed but would not have otherwise made time for. I've found a love for audiobooks that I can listen to while running and working on household chores and just read a great book that any woman should read: 

~Angela 

Summer days

Our long awaited summer has finally arrived... And we are soaking in every minute of it!!

We've been swimming (someone refuses to admit she has outgrown her little pool).

And just hanging out in our swimsuit because we can...



We've been running races as a family, something my husband and I have always enjoyed and now we share with our kids.

Keeping it real, here are some post race pics- I bent our little girl's sign which was a major catastrophe, as you can imagine:




And we took a much anticipated trip to the zoo. It's hard so say who was more excited- the little kids or the big kids (my husband, brother, his girlfriend, or me!)

And the full day led to two happily exhausted kids (and some tired parents- but sleeping adults aren't nearly as adorable as sleeping kids):



We look forward to many more adventures to come!