Author: SniperJess

Babys at the Beach!

We have amazing friends. Honestly. The Friday before Memorial Day weekend SB gets a call asking to go to the beach for the weekend. Um. YES! The last few weeks of school are brutal for a teacher so I was in desperate need of a getaway. We packed, bought sunscreen, and hoped in the car by 8pm that night. 6 sleepy hours and one speeding ticket later we arrived in the middle of the night to the beach house. I could hear the waves in the distance. I swear I could live at the beach. I’m sure having sand in every place possible would eventually get old, but…..nah, it wouldn’t. I LOVE the beach. Chase does too. Also, this was baby Lane’s first trip to the ocean! Now I can’t downplay this next statement: taking a baby to the beach is one of the hardest damn things ever. After lugging chairs and beach tents and bags and coolers (well yeah), and sand toys, and SAND SPURS….well you get the idea. However….once you do make it down to the water, unload the loot, get that baby in the water and open a cold one…all is right in the world. Thankfully Lane loves the water and slept like, well, like a baby for hours on the beach. The fresh air and natural noise maker made for some good Zzz’s for all of us. Kit and Bob were fabulous, gracious hosts and we owe them big time. Their little one is very close to Lane’s age, so it’s really nice to spend time with another couple that understands the ups and downs of infants. Here are some pictures from the weekend. Thankfully, we are heading BACK to almost this same location in July with some of SB’s family. This time for a whole week. That way we can drag the shit down to the beach and leave it there for 7 days. Happy Freakin’ Summer!!

Easter Happened….

…and in typical fashion we had lunch with the Turner family. Most of the family has not seen Lane since he was born so it was fun to show him off during a yummy lunch. Chase with was his dad, and Lane is too tiny for eggs, but maybe next year we’ll dye some eggs. Until then, here’s a few pics from our little bunny’s first Easter.

So I ran this 5K……

And it was so much fun! It’s called The Color Run and it’s making the rounds from city to city. I found the info while I was pregnant and made this 5K my first post baby run. I wasn’t as ready as I’d hoped to be, but I’m super proud of myself for getting out there! My boys were there of course and by the time we were heading to the car we were ALL covered in color. I love crossing a finish line or completing a huge goal to see my sweet little family waiting there to congratulate me. It fills my heart with happiness. 🙂 Lately Ben and I have shifted our focus from running to P90X (him), and spinning/step classes (me). Running will always be a passion we share though, and I secretly can not WAIT until we can manage to run a 5K together. With our new little one, working out together has been difficult…but if I know us, (and I do), we’ll make it happen. Check out the pics! Fun!

Big Boy….

I just rocked my sweet, almost four month old baby to sleep in his room, and put him in his crib for what will hopefully be his first full night of sleep in his own room. It’s beyond time, but it doesn’t make it any easier. I’m praying for a peaceful night of sleep for all of us tonight….

I have much to catch up on here, and plan to do so this week while I’m off for Spring Break. The snipers are still alive and kicking!