Lincoln, Nebraska Marathon

As most of you know, I ran in my first Marathon on May 4th, in Lincoln, NE. It was a good day, weather wise, and I felt good that morning, two very important points to make. The run went well, lots of supporters and energy from the people lining the streets. I ran better than I've ever run on my training runs and was very satisfied with my finish time, 5 hours, 8 minutes, and 34 seconds. One of the pictures shows my finish time about five minutes later, that's because it took me that long to get to the starting line after the race started. There were about 6000 participants between the half marathon and the full marathon, so it takes some time to get started. My good friend, Krisit, ran in the half marathon, then found me at mile 22 and ran the last four miles with me....what a true friend!! Running a marathon was an awesome life experience, one that I won't soon forget. Finishing was such an inspirational moment for me and I'm thankful that I trained and was able to complete it.

Uncle David Came to Visit!

Uncle David, Kenneth's youngest brother, came to visit us a couple weeks ago. He is going to Law School at George Washington University, and was heading home, to Utah, then to Spokane for the Summer. He was kind enough to stop by and visit. The kids had a ball with him. I even let Autumn sluff school one day to play. He brought his WII playsystem with a bunch of games that the kids could play; they played nonstop and were very over-tired by the time he left. Thanks for coming Uncle David, we look forward to another visit.

Isaac's 4 year old birthday!

I can't believe that Isaac is 4 years old today. Where have all the years gone! He is such a sweet heart and has been so excited for his birthday to come. We took Autumn out of school early today to celebrate with us. Kenneth was off work today and we took the kids to the park for a picnic. We rented a movie for the afternoon and had cake and ice cream after dinner. Isaac got a scooter and has had fun all day practicing how to ride it. We love you Isaac!

Soccer Star

We signed Autumn up for her first season of Soccer. She is an amazing little athlete! She scored multiple goals at each game and loves to practice constantly at home in the back yard. When I went to pick up soccer pictures, the photographer was showing me the "action shots" of her team, and Autumn was almost in every picture in the stack. We'll keep signing her up as long as she likes to play.

Autumn's lost her first tooth!!

On April 14th, my first child lost her first tooth. She was sooo excited when it became loose and was pretty persistant at wiggeling it. It stayed loose for quite a while and she was becoming a bit impatient. On the drive to school that day, she decided to loop the thin rope handle of her toy cell phone, around her loose tooth, unbeknowst to me. She counted to three and on three yanked it really hard. She let out on excited, painful yelp, because her tooth was now hanging by a thread. I helped her get it out and got the bleeding stopped before she headed into school.

That night she wrote the tooth fairy a note asking if she could please keep her tooth but still leave her money. The tooth fairy did as she asked and left her the tooth to keep and some money! Autumn took the tooth to school for show and tell and told the kids if they want to keep their teeth, just write the tooth fairy a note. I wonder if she will change history in doing so.

Easter

Easter was fun at the Whipple's. The kids went hunting for easter eggs in the basement, because the weather outside was much too cold. They all enjoyed their Easter treats and little stuffed animals.