April in a Nutshell

April has gone by in a flash so far, can it really nearly be over? I feel like this month was full of busy weeks, and packed weekends, and May is looking pretty similar as well.

We started the month by traveling to North Carolina for Easter to spend the holiday with Ben's sister's family. We had a great time, and the boys loved spending time with their cousins. Austin enjoyed his treats and snacks from the Easter bunny for weeks, and both boys enjoyed the toys they received.

Little Traveler

A and E were troopers on the car ride, including when we ran out of water to make Everett formula and he got pretty hungry while we were stuck in a huge traffic jam on the way back. I ended up climbing in the back seat and feeding him puffs one by one to satisfy him, and then grabbed a bottle of water from our friend Glen who had Cooper for the weekend when we stopped to pick him up on the way home. He was much happier once I started feeding him his bottle.

Ben and I also ran the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler in D.C. I've ran the Ten Mile two years ago (recap here) and walked the 5K in 2012 while pregnant with Austin. This was the first year the peak bloom lined up with the race though, and man was it beautiful. Luckily my allergies were not completely in full bloom as well during the race (they held off to really kick my butt until a few days after race day, thankfully), so I could truly enjoy the views.

The the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler, along with the Marine Corp Marathon and 10K, are continuously hailed as DC's best road racers, and I think this race in particular should be on every runner's must do list.

Awesome Finishers Medal

I ran it with the friends I trained with, while Ben ran it solo.

Posing with "President Wilson" mid-race with Khairul and Keri

Although Ben and I didn't run it together since our paces just don't mesh well, it was still a fun goal to both be working towards. It was great to be together both before and after the race as well, doing something just us and other adults, something that doesn't happen very often these days.

Post Race Smiles on the Metro

This month has also been filled with home improvement projects, major spring cleaning, baby birthday parties, a few delicious meals out (La Sandia and Firefly) and some killer bootcamp and spin workouts.

I've also picked this up from America's Test Kitchen:

 

I'm looking forward to diving further into gluten free baking with their guidance, as I've never really been very good at it.

I'm loving the longer days, the increased heat and sunshine and looking forward to a fun summer ahead. I'm making a list of summer goals, much like I did a few years ago, for things I want to do, and things we want to do as a family, and will publish that in the next few weeks. If you have any suggestions for things we must do this summer--let me know!

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