The Color Run

Another race for Owen this summer, this time one with a little color...The Color Run! It was a 5K through the streets of downtown ABQ. Over 6,000 people participated and no one was safe from the sprays of color...good thing Sara and I left our whites at home!

First day of school!

Sara had her first day of school today. She was excited to meet everyone and asked a few kids on the way in if they would be her friend...melt my heart! I fought back a few tears as I said good-bye. Luckily I ran into a friend dropping her daughter off as well, so I pulled it together and had a nice morning running errands. Sara seemed to have a great day and I hope to hear more about it after her much needed nap!

Visit from Grammy

My mom (aka Grammy) came for a visit this past week. The doctor she works for was on vacation, so she took advantage of the time off and took a trip herself! We had a busy week...Sara's open house at her preschool (she starts tomorrow, so check back soon for 1st day of school pictures), my doctor's appointment (I started weekly visits to the doctor, complete with ultrasound, non-stress test, and doctor check-up...thank goodness Sara is starting school, she would not enjoy these 2-hour visits!), projects in the baby's room (check out the pinterest album for project updates), and lots of fun! It was a nice visit before the baby comes...thanks Mom!

Spaghetti Dinner

Apparently today we had a lot of messy food on the menu. The double chocolate muffins this morning for breakfast (see picture on previous post) and tonight was spaghetti. I guess it is a two bath kind of day!

Double Chocolate Muffins

I love that chocolate cake can be called breakfast if you bake it in a 'muffin' tin...I think Sara does too!

Flower Cookies

We were down to a few bites of chocolate in the house, so I decided it was time to make cookies. Sara decided we needed to make the flower cookies with M&M's from in her princess cookbook. Since I was in the mood to bake, we improvised and made our own version of the flower cookies. The process took over 24 hours to complete, but I think they turned out pretty sweet. After lunch today, I enjoyed a cookie or two and Sara decided she wanted chocolate...I will never understand that girl!

Hosting July's Dinner Club

A few months back, a friend started a dinner club for the ladies. Each month is at a different member's house and they choose the theme. We have had Greek, Italian, and French nights so far. I decided to go a little different and made the theme 'brinner' = breakfast for dinner! I think it was a success! I didn't take any pictures during the night, but got one of the table before everyone showed up...enjoy!

Pinterest Party

We have been busy updating the kid's rooms this summer...furniture needed to be rearranged and paint needed touching up. With these changes also came a few DIY projects which came from a favorite website, pinterest! As the projects are completed, I'll continue to post to this album and take a few shots when the rooms are complete.

Trip to Santa Fe

We picked the one day with rain to head to Santa Fe, but we had a good time splashing through the puddles and finding new places to visit for our next trip. Hope you enjoy the few pictures we were able to take between rain drops!

Happy 4th!

We have had a great 4th of July so far. Sara enjoyed her first parade in the morning, and swam like a fish in the afternoon. We are having a little down time inside while mother nature passes through ABQ and plan to enjoy a few fireworks this evening with family and friends. Hope everyone is having a safe and enjoyable Independence Day!