Birthday cake and sand!

We celebrated James' birthday by a dinner and a 3D movie. It was a lot of fun, just the two of us.
We also had chocolate cake. It was yum-o!
James built the girls a sandbox and we all painted it. I'm not sure if we thought this idea of a sandbox thoroughly enough... there is sand everywhere!

Lil Princess Fun Run- Ella

Diva Dash 5k

New PR (personal record): 32:25!!!!

This 5k was so much fun! They also had a lil' princess fun run that Ella and Miriam participated in. They each recieved a t-shirt, tiara, wand and ribbon. They had fun too.
This is just after my run while we were waiting for the fun run to start! It felt good to wait around for the other participates to finish the 5k. I was once there finishing towards the end..NO MORE!!! WOOT!!
Waiting for the count down to begin! *pumped* There were over 1500 people!
Miriam after her race. We didn't get a picture of Ella, but we did get a video. I'll post it in another post.

Yup, I'm one of those...

I've gotten back into running again and I completed another 5k, this time I ran the whole time and beat my last 5k time. I ran 3.1 miles in 34:55! It was a super happy moment. This Saturday I am running another 5k. I plan to beat my time again! :)

I've also started training for a half-marathon! Am I crazy? No, I don't think so. I love the feeling I get when I run and the accomplishment that I feel after my run! Today I ran my long run of 4 miles... in the rain!! I knew I needed to do my run and I really didn't want to hop on the treadmill to pound out 4 miles, so I ran in the rain. The down pour only lasted a few minutes, and by the time I was finished it was sunny. It felt exhilarating! I am super excited to train for this half marathon and to feel the changes in my body, mind and spirit.

So, yup I'm one of those runner people who runs and sometimes run in the rain! And it feels so good to be one of them. :)