Nicki and Dustin: May 2012

Reston 5k

So Dustin and I ran our first 5k together last Saturday. It was so great! I was a little worried because I was out of town and not running as much right before the race, but it is amazing how much easier it is to run when you don't have a jogging stroller. And I mean we have an AMAZING stroller which I'm SO grateful, but it was nice to be able to just go. The goal was to not stop running and I was able to do it! Thanks Dad, David and Josh for coming to cheer us on and also to watch Conner so we could run. We for sure will be doing more and some different races. One of these days I want to run a half marathon and do another triathlon. And I'm pretty sure I can convince Dustin to do them with me!!

Here we are before the race!

Conner was confused on why he had to come and miss his nap....

And we're off!! I'm behind the yellow shirt guy....you can see my shoulder....

Dustin at the finish!!! He ran a 24 min flat race! Go Dustin!! For not training I think that is amazing!!

Me finishing. I ran a 30:34 race. Not too bad! I ran just under a 10 minute mile...I'll take that!!!

Conner playing with Uncle David!

This face makes me smile every day!! He is SO fun!

We loved it and will be running more!

Michigan Trip

So Conner and I went on a road trip with a friend of ours and her little 7 month old to Michigan. She went to see her parents and we went to go see Nate and Mari and their two little girls! We had not seen Kaya yet so we thought it was time for us to head out that way!

Conner and the other little girl did amazing in the car! Seriously, 10 hours. They just nursed at the same time and played and we kept them entertained the whole time, or at least tried. At the end of going there and back Conner was a bit done, ok really done the last hour or 30 min, but can you blame him!?

It was SO nice to be with Nate and Mari and the girls! They are SO cute! Here is their new pool! It was a little too cold for me to be willing to get in, let's admit that I'm a wimp :)

Here is Conner just chilling outside!

And baby Kaya!

Swimming! Isabelle was the only one brave enough to actually get in the water....the sad thing was it was 90 degrees the day before!!

Conner loved playing in their exer-saucer!

And it was cute to watch him and Isabelle play together.

Trying to get pictures of the cousins together. It was a bit bright out so they weren't too wide-eyed.

Conner liked his shoes and Kaya just wanted to eat her bow.

Oh hi!! How's it going up there!??

I'm done!!

OH wait...what is this??

Not sure but I'll eat it anyways!!

Trying to get Isabelle in the mix too....

Not quite! But we tried!!

This boy was so happy to be out of his carseat at the rest stop. And his first time in a real high-chair! He was loving it!! He kept looking at the other girl and trying to do what she was doing. They were so cute looking and smiling at each other!

When all else fails I'll just eat the tags of the toys....

Taking a nap...this guy is such a great sleeper now! And I LOVE him SO much more for it!!

It was fabulous to go and spend time with family! I LOVE that my sister-in-law is one of my closest friends too!! We had fun just talking and working out together and watching Nate's softball games and eating good food, playing games and watching good movies, just good times! We did have the most epic game of Scattagories ever....we did all 16 cards...and were quite tired and had the BEST answers by the end of the game. :) Love you guys!!

Creme Brulee

So we have an awesome torch and I still feel like I'm learning how to use it and when to use it, etc but the other night for FHE (Family Home Evening on Monday Nights) we made Creme Brulee for treats. This was Snickerdoodle Creme Brulee that I found on Pinterest here:

http://www.tasteandtellblog.com/2011/11/snickerdoodle-creme-brulee/

Here Dustin is playing with fire.

Ok, so I need some help with my technique. We've tried it twice and the first time I guess we didn't do it long enough, but the second time we torched it a lot longer and it got just crunchy and greasy....so did I do it for too long?? My experts out there what am I doing wrong??

Conner loves his thumb

Here is Conner's favorite sleeping position. You can tell he's tired when he used his thumb. But sometimes he loses it and forgets that he has one.

There is that thumb again....

It is the culprit of the messy face. If he's tired he takes a bite and then the thumb goes in and then food ends up EVERYWHERE!

Conner is a champ now at solids and having three meals a day. He has tried a TON of things and now loves them. It took him about 6 tries to like sweet potatoes, but we kept trying and now he loves them. But his favorite food for sure is mangoes. And I mean he LOVES mangoes!! Sure glad we have an adventurous little guy!

The House!!

So Dustin and I have bought a house! And everything should be finalized and go through by the 29th of May and we're SO excited! It is a brand new townhouse with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths and the 3 floors. It also has a garage in the back. We love the planned community that has walking paths and playgrounds and open spaces and trees everywhere. There will also be basketball courts and swimming pools. We should be moved in by June 1st.

Here is a shot of the house. There will be more shutters on the front window :)

Here is the unfinished room in the bottom floor, with the washer/dryer hookup.

This is the garage. SO excited for storage!

Here is the main floor with the dining room, living room, and in the back is the kitchen and family room. We will for sure be painting and taking out the carpet, and adding a kitchen island, and so forth, but again, excited for this totally blank slate and that we get to make it our own!! We have lots of ideas and I have already picked out paint colors, so bring it on!!