Valentimes Time...

Have I told you that I have the most AWESOMEST calling. I get to have all the eight year old girls (including my beautiful daughter) come over to my house twice a week and we just get to Have Fun!!! That's all we do! This last Activity Days we sewed Valentines pillows! They were quite simple, but I'm amazed at how well the girls did. A lot of them had never sewn on a sewing machine before and they did awesome! I was very proud of them! It was a lot of fun!

Of course, I had to be prepared to help Eryn Jane make her VERY OWN Valentime Pillow as soon as Activity Days was over. She always has such a hard time staying away when the girls are there. She just can't understand why she can't join in the fun.
Now all Reagan asks me is if she can sew some more. She wants to make a blanket and a pillow... She's my crafty girly!

This is MY pillow. I'm very proud of it! Every time Will sees the camera he smiles! It's great!

The kids were so excited to go to school on Friday for their "Valentimes" parties! Reagan and EJ were especially excited because their Aunt Kaci bought them new special "Valentimes" outfits! How cool is she! They loved them! They laid them out the night before and couldn't wait to wear them to school! Thanks Kaci!

On Valentines Day Jens stayed home with sick kids while I went and ran a 10k for a fundraising event with my good friend Dena Gazeley. I was excited that I shaved 8 minutes off my last 10k time and it was good to run for this fundraiser. It was for two conjoined twin girls. Two Sisters - One Heart. They share one heart and one liver and they are just adorable. It felt good! It was neat to see how their community came together to support these girls and others with the same challenges.

When I got home I was greeted with all kinds of cute signs that the kids had made me and taped to the front door and the garage! That made me feel even better! Jens even made a special sign for me... a stick figure running past a 10k sign, headed for a half-marathon and then a marathon and then a triathalon. I am training to run a half-marathon in July,but I don't think that stick figure will ever make it past that sign! It was nice to see that he has such faith in me!

Jens was able to go biking after I returned home and we just hung out with sick kids. EJ got pink eye over the weekend. It was very sad and she kept telling EVERYONE..."Don't touch me!" Poor Baby!