31 years young

I think the older I get the more I enjoy my age. Turning 30 was awesome and such a great year and I'm feeling like 31 will be even better. Thank goodness TJ was able to find a flight home early early Saturday morning so he could spend the whole day with me. The thing I really wanted to do most was run in the morning. I went with some girls in my neighborhood and we drove to Provo and ran the Bonneville Trail. Its about 8 miles and man it was hard! But a good hard. I had never ran a trail before and this one gave you an awesome view and really gave you some  good hills that made your legs BURN. It was so different and I really want to do it again soon. The girls all drove home but since I am still on the fence about running the marathon with Tessa I needed to run home to get more miles in. It was another 7 miles for me and it was the most miserable, slow, hardest run ever. Had I had my phone with me I would have called someone to come pick me up. When I finally got home we packed up the kids, our bikes and a lunch and drove up to Bridal Veil. We stopped to play in the water for a bit at the waterfall and then just rode until the kids legs were done and then turned around. Everyone was loving going so fast right up until Chloe couldn't put on her brakes and nearly crashed, going very fast into a huge boulder. Luckily TJ was right there and was able to jump off his bike and grab her. It wasn't until later that TJ realized that he had ripped off his toenail in the process. On our way home we stopped at the Sweet Tooth Fairy (my fav) and the kids got cake pops and me a cupcake. I could eat a dozen of those every single day. I pretty much dropped off TJ and the kids at home and then I went flower shopping for all my pots. I have planted flowers on my birthday almost every year. I love doing it and I love showing and teaching my kids. It is something my mom and I did together. She always took me to the nurseries and I was her water girl. Planting reminds me of her and one of the things that makes me feel like a mom for some reason. We went out to dinner at Tucanos with Rob and Becky and then after to see the movie Divergent. It was seriously one of the longest days ever but I loved every part of it and I did all of the things I love to do. Run, be outside (nature), bike with my family, plant flowers, eat yummy food, be with friends, relax and spend some good quality time with my husband (wink wink). It was the best day ever! Oh and Tallie made me paper friendship heart necklaces, one half for her and one half for me, and Chloe wrote me a sweet letter that said, "Mom I love you so much. I love you stronger than the wind, I love you softer than a cloud in the sky". Tj got me new running kicks which I'm so excited to go pick out.

I am blessed, I love my family.