Love these boys!

"Heaven may be hidden in the clouds, but I see it every day, just by being with you."

Joe's Marathon

Joe ran his first marathon this past week.  He has been training for a long time and was quite nervous for the big day, but he of course did great!

His stats:
finish time: 2:51:24
pace: 6:33
He finished fourth overall for the marathon runners, and second in his age group for marathon runners.

Griffin and I are very proud of him and were more than happy to go and cheer him on. We left the house at 5:25 am to drive him to the starting line, and then stopped at a couple places along the way to take pictures and give him some encouragement!

Griffin was so pleased every time he spotted his daddy.  He was even cheering some of the other runners. My favorite was when a couple of ladies were walking by and he screamed out "Come on ladies don't you know you are supposed to be running? "  So funny everyone around us just started cracking up!

Beat twice in a row...darn it!

Joe and I went to the store and picked up a few games we could play with Griffin.  One game was the beloved and ever so memorable Candy Land.  I must say as I whipped out the board it brought back memories of childhood!

I am sad to report that Griffin beat me two times in a row! He didn't just beat me he skunked me.  I don't know why but he got all the good cards and I kept getting the ones that send you back down the path...the only time I was ahead was when on the first turn!!!

The proud winner!

Dad Life

This really cracked me up so I thought I would share!

Are you really mine?

Lately, I have been trying to pay attention more, love more, and appreciate more.  Mostly, I have been focusing on my family, because they deserve to have my full attention, my full appreciation, and all my love!

Today I asked Griffin if he would come out and help me water the flowers.  He was elated to be able to help out.  He also will never miss out on an opportunity to play with the hose!  So while we were out working he found his squirt gun but it was late and cold so I told him we wouldn't be filling it up tonight.

I walked over to water my daisies, had my back turned only for a few seconds and turned around to see this...

I just had to smile and realize, for the umpteenth time, this little boy is smart!