First Ever Color Splash Fun Dash!!!

We have seen 'color runs' all over face book--the funnest 5k on the planet is their slogan, so we were all beyond pumped to hear that we were gonna have our very own color run here in Bismarck!!  We had perfect weather and a great time!!!  The event was held up at BSC and we had quite the crew ready to get messy!!!

Before the race began-RuthAnn took Addy and Zach and they got situated next to color stations 1,3,&5, they had great seats!  Mom and Dad had the van pulled up(so Dad wouldn't have to get out and walk) and it was fun to see them as we ran by as well!

Anyway---pre-race they offered face painting, inflatables, hot dogs, and each runner was to line up for a group photo where we all 'smashed' a color packet in the air while a guy snapped a picture at the top of a truck lift :)

Pre-race craziness!!  This is right before we all popped our packets open for the camera man!



Our crew-Anna, Lacee, Rick, Tara, Michelle, and Me
Ana, Tara, and Melissa



Us after the first lap around, we stopped by Mom and Dad's van and she snapped a quick picture of us :)



The two orange girls in the front of the picture are Anna and Ana--we told them to stick toegether and we would meet them at the finish line!  They had a BLAST!!!

 

We all started off at different paces, so we looked at the two little girls and said--stay together, we'll meet up at the finish line and we had a BALL!!!  We were all covered in paint (cornstarch and coloring) and if that wasn't enough, you were able to actually roll in the paint when the race was over--Addy loved that feature--street clothes and all :)  She will definately have to attend the full race next year, she will probably lap us all!!

They aren't lying when they tell you it's the funnest 3 miles you will ever run....I couldn't agree more and can't wait until next year :)

Happiest 9th Birthday Zach!!!

Hard to believe that this once chubby, smiling baby was once that....a baby :)  Now 9 years old, it seems like just yesterday he was learning to crawl-always with this lovey in hand-and always looking for something new to try and get into :)

Nine years later and our Zachary is growing up into such a nice young guy--he has been in the accelerated learning program for reading at school for the last two years.  He is going to be a lot like his Dad and school will probably come easy for him without a lot of effort.  He LOVES video games and is so proud when he unlocks a level or clears a game.  He also is a great builder--he has a love of lego sets and can assemble them in the same night he brings them home!!

For his birthday this year, he picked just a few school buddies and they got to go bowling--what a fun time we had there--Grandma RuthAnn made him a Skylander cake and we had 2.5 hours of bowling alley fun!  

 We had a great time--for anyone who hasn't used Midway Lanes as a birthday party, I highly recommend it!  They provide everything from plates, to forks, to cups--each kid gets 5 tokens and an hour of bowling!  Josh and I used one lane and challenged the boys to a bowling match--I think they won :)

That evening we had friends and family over for round #2 birthday for Zach and also celebrated Josh's birthday as well :)  The boys had a Lego cake from Gma RuthAnn and we had a backyard full of our closest friends, kids, and family---when we get together and I can take a minute to look around at everyone visiting and all our kids on the trampoline together, I can honestly say we are truly blessed and this is where we are meant to be :)

When I asked Zach what he wants to be when he grows up he told me a Video Game Designer--and then he would have all his best buddies over to his house and they could try the game out before he sells it.  We are so proud of you buddy--

Tonight Rick and Tara are taking Mr. Cheese AKA Zach, to Iron Man 3--what a lucky guy!

We love you Zach and we wish you at least 100 plus more very happy birthdays--
Mom and Dad