Saturday, May 17, 2008

i'm a bad blogger

this morning ryan said, "when are you ever going to post something new on our blog?" hmmm...i guess that was a subltle hint that i've not been the best at blogging as of late, so here goes...
may has been busy!
we celebrated our moms...compare this with last year...

we went swimming...twice. leah is a fish. we think she doesn't walk or crawl because she just wants to swim. for a great post about one our our pool parties, click here. (blog credit: cheryl) leah's hair dries curly...i love it! and at the aforementioned pool party, she discovered strawberries. mmm...

we ran a race (a crazy hilly 10k)...climbing about 850 feet TWICE in 6.2 miles. for a complete recap, click here. (blog credit: lindsey) ryan got 2nd place in his age division (defending his 3rd place title from last year)!!

we ate dirt. well, leah did. usually when we go get the mail, i let her play with the junk mail. but, one day we got no junk mail and i got a great letter from my mom that took me awhile to read, so leah decided to eat the dirt/rocks/flowers instead. oops! it's just protein, right?

we played with jack.

we had dad do our hair.


we tried to take our clothes off because it's been so blasted HOT here lately (100+ degrees) and we don't have air conditioning.


we tried on mommy's hat.


we grew 3 more teeth (5 total)...no pictures...sorry!

we discovered our shadows...

13 comments:

Uffens Family said...

You have been busy! Love all the pics...especially the one of you and Leah on Mothers Day...you both look beautiful! Plus Leah looks stylin in those glasses :)Plus that hot weather has got to make you ache for Merwin...has me ready to go!

Alyse Burt said...

We would have loved to see you and Leah when you were here. I understand how it is with family vacations, so busy. I love Leah's cheeks! My Lyndsey had those kissable cheeks too. Your hair looks great!

Kristen said...

So cute. I love love the picture of Leah discovering shadows. How adorable!

Unknown said...

You are such a cute mom, Maren! We are complaining about no air conditioning in 80 degree weather. I don't know how you can survive the heat! Hope you can escape the extreme hot weather for the Smith reunion - I'd love to see you and your cute family in person. It's been too long!

Sheryll said...

Long time no see, Ryan ;) Actually, I think it's really been about 10 years since I've seen you or anyone else that frequented Chris' house...

Do you really have a kid?!??!

Sheryll (Flores)

Karen Hauley said...

Manoy, I love your hair in the MOther's Day pics - Leah looks cute, too. Thanks for posting new pics - it's my shmoj fix, ya know.

Lindsey Harman said...

Priceless pics!! You're so creative. Luckily I get to see you often enough to hear the updates. I think you're fine at blogging though. Every day seems excessive. I seem to go in phases.

Amelia said...

Yea for Leah being so cute! I love the little curl in her hair! Oh, and nice guns Maren! You are ripped!

carolee said...

I'm so impressed! For being a running hater, Ryan must be pretty speedy!! Nice job guys!

Unknown said...

oh how i miss you guys.. i love these posts.. you should let ryan do her hair everyday... and tell leah she needs to jump in the mail real quick and come on over!

dave&abby johnson family said...

Maren! I found you through the bloggin world! Wanted to say "hi" and how adorable your little girl is!! I love your hair short, such cute girls! Hope all is well!

Abby (clawson) Johnson

Molly said...

No joke, Maren! Those are some awesome arms! Leah is pretty cute, too, but seriously--your arms are amazing!

Crystal said...

I love Leah's curls! Looks like you having been having a lot of fun. Your hair is seriously so cute!