Last week, I ran my first race - the Silicon Valley Turkey Trot in San Jose. It was 10 km and it took about an hour and seven minutes for me to finish it. I ran it with a friend, Kelly, which made it all the more fun! The night before, I was so nervous! Between my nerves and the girls waking up, I only slept for a restless 5 hours, so the fact that I even got up to run is impressive to me. I get so nervous about the silliest things. When I fell asleep I had decided that I wasn't going to do it, but when my alarm went off in the morning, I felt awake and I remembered how hard I've worked to get in reasonable shape so that I could do this. In the month previous to the race I ran almost 50 miles total. Not huge, but as a mother of young kids who seem to always be sick and waking up in the night, it's kind of a big deal to me. Plus this was my first race ever. I had so much fun! 

The race itself was hard. I had trouble eating in the morning, so my body didn't have enough sugar and I was tired. I had to lose my shirt because I was way too hot. There were all these people running in pants and hoodies and there I was in my shorts and sports bra! Unfortunately, the finish line was more like a cattle yard so I wasn't able to run across. That was a bummer, espceially since Kelly and I both had a major boost of energy at the end. I didn't think that Conor was going to come with the girls, I had told him not to because the forecast was iffy. But he came and the girls got to see me finish my race. It meant so much to me that Conor got our sick girls out of the house early in the morning to come see me accomplish a goal. That's what a family is all about.

My next goal is a half marathon.

Here's some Sunday shots of my family and me.

This past weekend, Conor and I went on a little trip south without the girls. It was awesome! I thought I'd miss the girls more than I did. I found it surprisingly easy to forget that I have children and just enjoy being with the man I love. California is so beautiful and I really liked the groomed beaches of southern California. I think one of the best things about the weekend was the lack of schedule. We could stay up late and sleep in. We didn't have to eat meals at specific times, nor did we have to work around bedtime. We could meander in and out of shops - I wasn't worried about efficiency. It was a lovely break. That said, the last couple hours of our drive home felt like forever because I was so excited to see my girls again. When Greta saw us, she looked shocked and then she was happy with every part of her body, kicking and flailing her arms. She was extremely lovey and it was a real treat. Holly was pretty chill about it, after all she was around her friends. But the next morning she wanted to chit chat and cuddle. And, she's thrown some pretty killer tantrums. I think it's safe to say that she missed us and doesn't want us to leave again anytime soon. Lucky for her, we're headed south again next month and the whole family is coming! I love living in California!

My Greta is so beautiful. She's really big into bathtime and she loves to splash and she's good at it! It's insane. I can't wait to get her into a pool. After seeing my dear friend, Esther's photos of her little guy in the tub, I realized I haven't taken any photos of Greta in the tub. The last shot is my favorite. 

Oh my word. I turned my back for a couple minutes and when I turned around this is what I found. Holly went straight into the tub! I'm still rolling my eyes over this.