Mother's Day weekend.

It was a lovely Mother's Day weekend, it seems like each year it gets a bit sweeter. I think its a combination of the kids growing up a bit and their personalities shining through, I feel more pride for what we have going on around here. Don't get me wrong, there are definitely loads of challenges, but it is nice to have one day where I can use "no whining on Mother's Day" over and over again.

Each year on the Saturday before Mother's Day, Avera hosts a running event. Until this year, it was called the 'Race Against Breast Cancer,' but the name changed this year to include all cancers and the turn out was incredible. Between the walk and run, I think the number of registrants surpassed 6k. Last year was my first time participating in the running portion and I ran again this year. I felt so much stronger this year. I had done minimal running training, but have been going to bootcamp since January and it totally paid off. I beat my last year's time by two minutes and kept my average pace under 10 minutes, and that was a major victory for me. My runners high lasted for about 48 hours. Im so proud of myself, and of Maggie who pulls it together each year to run with me.

Mother's Day was spent catching up on odds and ends and then we hosted a small gathering here for my family. We had park plans but they fell through due to the weather. The boys prepared, hosted, and cleaned before they left and I have to say, it wasn't all that bad. I was happy to spend the day with my family and my own little family, it feels good to be surrounded by so much love.

The kids made my sign for me the night before. 

My crew, before the race. Me, Maggie, and Talia. 

Action shot. 

Maggie and I at the finish line. 

Mother's Day armful 2019. 

Arts Night, Easter, and other spring fun.

Admittedly, Ive taken a slight hiatus from blogging. So bare with me while I catch up in one post, heavy on photos.

Spring is when it seems like all sports collide and we take life day by day and hope to squeeze it all in. Its also the time I look at our calendar and commitments and feel overwhelmed, so start quitting things. So, I've done just that. In a few short weeks, we will be down to Tae Kwan Do and piano. I'm shooting for a more spontaneous summer.

Two notable mentions are Arts Night and Easter. Two of my favorite annual events. Arts Night was once again, so much fun. We had a neighborhood table and this year we were front and center. We held our own with a fun active group. Dave and I 'won' a package "Date nights for a year," and it was like Christmas morning the next day looking at all of the participating businesses. We are going to do our best to pull off using all of the gift cards. We just have so much fun with each other and with a lot of our favorite people. Yay for Arts Night!

We spent Easter on the Willard farm again this year and it was the most lovely day. The sun was shining and there was minimal wind. We ate outside and played games and just enjoyed the time with family and friends. I say it every year, but we honestly feel like we are the luckiest ones to be included at such a special gathering.

Now, for a photo overload to officially catch me up. Enjoy!

Sully- first game, first goal! 

A big spring snow storm brings a power outage- the kids loved it. 

Impromptu night out with Maggie and Mandy. 

Arts Night

Scientists at the Science Center. Anna and Greta. 

Easter Egg hunt after church. 

Annual Munce photo at the farm. 

Easter bunny ears all around. 

Greta girl, first game! She gets her first goal at the next game :). 

The best thing about swimming season 2019 is that the
kids can put on their own suits (almost). 

5k prep. Maggie is back there giving me the bird. 

Sully's Mariposa de Casa field trip.
All of the giggles and excitement when the mariposa landed on his cabeza. 

Career day for Greta.
She chose a scientist and Dave's heart exploded. 

Snack time for Piper. At least she is organized ;).

Banana bread with Khloe. 

Color belt testing- officially green belts! 

Quick pic with Master Hoover. 

Owen is a Newsie! 

Kimber 💛 Munce
Kade (8), Anders (7weeks), Sully (almost 7), Annika (6), Greta (5), Khloe and Piper (3).