10K

I have been wanting to run a half marathon for a long time. But around here they are all on Sundays, so I decided to sign up for a 10K. I ran the 10K last Saturday with a couple of friends and had a lot of fun.

Here is the group of us that ran the 10K. They were also my running partners when we were training too.


Here I am running my guts out. There was about 800 meters left of the race.


After the 10K was over, they have a pancake breakfast for everyone, then a 1 mile fun run for the kids. Aiden was so excited that he got to have his own race. He ended up riding his bike, but came in 2nd. He got a ribbon for it too. Caleb ran with Aiden, while I pushed Cruiz along in the stroller.



The 10K race was smaller than usual, but I was still surprised to come in 2nd place out of all the girls. My next goal is a half marathon.

Touch-a-Truck

Here in Topeka, the city has this cool thing called Touch-a-Truck every year. This is where the kids come to see and climb in all sorts of big trucks and rigs. Aiden had so much fun going around to all the different trucks and getting inside them. He continually asked the person at each truck what kind of truck it was, and what it did. He was able to climb in the trucks, sit in the driver's seat, and push buttons, along with honking the horns. We had to make sure that we saw and climbed in every single truck that was there.
They gave away a lot of fun free stuff too. We got chips from the frito lay truck, gatorade from the pepsi truck, ice cream from the old ice cream truck, candy, stickers, pencils, and tons of other junk (I mean stuff).

This guy was making dog balloons for the kids. They loved it!




The book mobile was kind of fun. The kids got to take home a little craft to work on later.

Some of Cruiz's many faces

Cruiz can pull some of the best faces. He can also pull some of the best scowls. He is a man of many faces. We love it!

The newest version of American Pie

Cute pics

This picture of Aiden has a story behind it. Let's just say that he needed his helmet and Diego gloves to climb this tree.



This is my favorite position that babies sleep in. How can you not love it? Cruiz looks so comfy with his bum in the air, and his feet crossed.



Aiden piled all these stuffed animals on top of Cruiz while he just chilled in the bean bag.

Our Boston Trip

I know I'm a slacker lately with my blog. But here is one of our most recent and fun things that we have done. (Prepare for a picture overload)
Caleb and I had the opportunity to go to Boston for a JRC Conference. Caleb's parents flew here to watch the boys while Caleb and I took off for a get-away trip to Boston. Some friends of ours also came, which made the trip that much more fun. Here a some of the great things that we did while we were there.


We went to the Cheesecake Factory that I have so badly missed since living in California. We ate too much yummy food, then brought cheesecake back to the hotel so we could enjoy it while playing games.



We got to visit with one of my favorite people in the whole world, Pres. Tanner. I was sad his wife couldn't make it, but it was great to see him and visit with him.



We had to see the famous Fenway Park. Just don't mention the Yankees in Boston. Let's just say I learned this the hard way. Drunk man, subway, scary!


For those of you who know Caleb and I well, this pictures represents our lives, and marriage. I'll give you a hint: Caleb = SLOW, Casey = FAST


Do any of you recognize this cool building? Wait for it, wait for it. It is one of the musuems that is used in the movie "National Treasure."


We didn't get to go see the real Cheers like we wanted to, so we settled for this replica.


This is the campus of Harvard University where the JRC Conference was held. The architecture of most of the buildings on campus was really amazing.


The old Trinity Church built in 1877.


The four Law guys that went to the Conference.

The Latest

I guess you could call me a slacker because I have not kept my blog up to date with what has happened in the last 3 months of our lives. It has been busy, fun, and a little crazy.
Here are a few pictures of some things that have been long overdue.

I made a lot of this:


Made this for my sister for Christmas:


Received this for Christmas from another sister:


Opened this: (Aiden's favorite present-Star Wars Leapster)


Watched the grandkids do a lot of this: (eating any food they could find, even if it meant eating it off someone else's tray.)


Saw the kids do a lot of this: (playing on the stairs was a huge hit with all the little tykes)


My personal favorite - Saw a lot of this: (My little niece is the same age as Cruiz, and she loved being on top of him. She would push him down, then lay on him. The best part was, Cruiz just sat there and let her do it each and every time.)