The Bubble Run

WARNING:  THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG TIME PHOTO DUMP.

I found another great Groupon deal for a Bubble Run in Phoenix!  This was the Saturday before Mother's Day and I wanted the whole family to run/walk this 5k with me.  We ended up leaving Harper with my friend Jayme after I watched a video of what would be going down at this little shin-dig.  The kids were so excited. Delaney asked daily if it was time to go play in the bubbles.

He apparently thinks he's too cool to smile for pictures these days.

Pre-Bubble fun.  Such pretty white shirts...

There were thousands of people so we had to wait a while to get going.  So we posed for a few before pictures.

Delaney spent minimal time in that stroller.  As we walked through the first bubble bog she was consumed by bubbles and did not want to be pushed through any more.

Right after the Pink Zone!!

This would be Delaney crying after going through the pink zone.  Not a happy camper.

Green Zone!  Rob, Jordan and Kierstin are reaching for the bubbles.  Rob tried to carry Delaney through it, but she was still not impressed.

Jordan on the other hand LOVED it.  He ran quite a bit with me too.  I'm going to have to get him to do a 5k with me someday.

Green Zone conquered!!

Blue Zone!!

I had a pretty good time too.  I pushed Delaney around the blue zone so she didn't have to go through it.  Then I went back and went through it by myself.

Delaney enjoyed playing with the bubbles.  She just didn't want to walk through the deep piles.

Yellow Zone!!

I was trying to strut....

Rob in the yellow bubbles.  Oh yeah and the bubbles smelled good too!  Yellow was banana, green was apple, blue was cotton candy and pink was bubble gum.

Jordan and Kierstin playing at the yellow zone.

The best family picture we could get thanks to a kind stranger.  Delaney refused to come near us.

Hi peeps!  Kierstin had an awesome time too.  However running is not her thing.

At the end of the race they had a deejay playing lots of great music and "bubble trees" for everyone to play in.  The kids (and Rob) enjoyed being buried in the bubbles.

I watched Delaney play at what she considered a safe distance from the bubble trees.

I think I should win Mom of the Year for this one.  No?

Busy Mom

Where have I been you ask?  Well life with four active kids and a full time job have left little time for blogging.  So here's an update in pictures.

Delaney likes to dress her sister.  Layering clothes is important in Arizona.  No?  Harper's face is priceless.

Hmmmm maybe putting Mommy's lipstick on wasn't such a great idea....  She might just have a future in clown school.

Baby's first pony tail.  Now I have two little girls hair to do.  This is both good and bad.  They sure look cute, but it's just another thing to get done before we head out the door.

Jordan and Kierstin have been in soccer since mid March.  Kierstin's team is the Navy Knights.

The silliness in our house abounds.  Never a dull moment.

We've taken shopping trips with friends.  Oh the sassiness in these girls.  That's Delaney's friend Janae.

Not sure why she's not happy, but HEY it's a good picture of Mommy!

You'd never know that she was sick that day...

Baby's first lollipop!  Look at those little lips!

Lot's of playtime in the backyard.  She's a big girl now and can climb up the slide and go down all by herself!

Shopping trips with Daddy.  Oh the germs!  I cringe...

Sand angels anyone???  Who needs snow?!

This girl is obsessed with shoes just like her sisters.

We've had our fair share of the sickies in this house.  Lot's of throwing up and ear infections.  See above shopping cart picture for possible source.

Oh look there's Jordan!  He was taking a break at his soccer game.  There's always time to cuddle with his little sister.  His team's name is the Terminators in case you were curious.

This picture was taken last night.  Harper is sick AGAIN.  I can't win.

Hopefully I blog more this month.  I'll try at least!

Happy Easter

As a mom you learn that things don't always go as planned when you have kids.  I had visions of all the cute pictures I was going to take of my little girls today in their matching Easter dresses.  All four of our kids for that matter.  The little girls hunting for eggs in the grassy courtyard.  However on our way to church Harper had other ideas.  You see Delaney had been sick with a stomach bug since last Tuesday.  She was finally better and I was thanking my lucky stars that no one else ended up sick for Easter weekend.  Phew!  We were in the clear....  Then about 5 minutes away from church this morning, Harper threw up all over her pretty dress.  Ugh.  Rob took her home and the rest of us stayed at church to celebrate Easter.

Someone was happy to be feeling better and really enjoyed hunting for eggs!

Jordan and I.  He's not so little anymore.  Makes a momma sad, but he's becoming oh so handsome.

A picture of my girl while she was on the hunt.  There's a benefit in being 3 at this hunt.  You get a two minute head start before the big kids invade.  She's becoming quite good at her egg hunting skills.

I'm backing up to this morning, before we headed to church.  The Easter Bunny left a note for the kids and sent them on a little scavenger hunt to find their baskets.

There was an egg with a clue inside, in several hidden places in the house.  The kids loved it!

Harper tagged along for all the clues too.  This was before she got sick.  She was in a great mood this morning.  Rockin' her crazy hair.

Delaney had to "read" all the clues first.

They found their treasure!!

The Easter Bunny had hidden their baskets inside our dryer.  Silly rabbit.  Oh and he forgot that Jordan and Kierstin can't have gum because of the braces and spacers in their mouths.  Oops.

This picture is from yesterday.  You see occasionally they DO like each other and they had a good time coloring some eggs.  Delaney wanted nothing to do with it.  She was too tired and cranky.

Here's my baby girl yesterday when we hunted eggs with the grandparents.  I'm bummed that she missed out on church festivities, but I'm glad there were some parts of the Easter weekend that she was able to enjoy.

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!!