rockin and rollin with mommy!

I ran the Raleigh Rocks Half Marathon a few weeks ago and Jim and the girls surprised me at the finish line! I thought they were home in their PJs but nope, they were screaming my name and jumping up and down at the finish line.

This mommy is one lucky girl!!!

easter in apex

The easter bunny treated us well this year. It started with a box from Nana and Pop Pops full of yummy candy and masa's with the hard boiled egg in the middle. The easter bunny filled their baskets with fun spring stuff like chalk and bubbles and even KITES! Kites are pretty huge with us right now - not sure how he knew that, but he did! They came in handy at the beach the next week.

Lots of candy! Thanks Nana!

Easter bunny brings Kites! woo hoo!!!

The bunny also left a trail of eggs around the house since it was raining outside. The girls had such a fun time finding the eggs scattered all over.   After our egg finding and some breakfast we got ready for church in our matching monogrammed dresses. Not sure how many years I have of them wanting to wear matching dresses, but for now they love it.

Getting a good picture is getting harder and harder...

After church we headed to Grammie and Grandads for another easter egg hunt and a great lunch.  The girls LOVE finding eggs in their huge yard.

The annual family Easter photo!

Easter with Grandad

The Easter bunny even came to Grammie and Grandads house!

Easter hunt!

Sprinting to the egg!

happy

pose!

love this little thing

not sure whats happening here

Such a great Easter yet again. The weather held out for us and we had a great time with family.  Thank you easter bunny for everything!

its all happening at the zoo...

We took a day trip to the fabulous NC Zoo with our friends Raley and Bertie and had so much fun.  We saw all kinds of great animals and enjoyed a beautiful spring day with some great friends.  Can't wait to go back!

How cute are these girls?  Not sure if the elephants are girls ... but we'll assume they are! 

local artist

Just thought I'd highlight the work of a local artist I know...

It's confirmed

I have the cutest family on the planet

the princess race

Almost forgot to post about the race! I did my 4th Disney Princess Half Marathon while we were there. As always, it was tons of fun. The crowds were a bit out of contol this year, but luckily I was in Corral A (the first of 8-9 corrals) so I was off and running (literally) first and didnt have to dodge too many walkers.

My friend Ellen ran it again with me this year. We both wore super cute princess outfits... she was Sleeping Beauty and I was Belle! So much fun. At least 80% of the runners dress up for this race, so its almost ESSENTIAL you do a little something special for this one.

Ellen and I before the race. You dont want to know what time in the morning it is.

My first character stop before the castle (mile 6) ... Belle!

My annual picture with Tiana and Naveed




Capt Jack around mile 9. He was awesome.
 

Me literally running by. HA!

I definitely had the cutest cheering section

We're done! #4 in the books.

The weather was hot and sticky.  It was 68 at 5am with 100% humidity. A little crazy, yes. BUT, this is a fun run so there is literally no pushing yourself to extremes.  I stopped for water or powerade at every stop (which I almost never do... no need for water before about mile 8 if you trained) and made sure I kept hydrated. I felt great when I finished.

Like I said, the crowds were a little insane this year. Will I do it again? Not sure. Im eyeing doing my first full marathon at Disney in January (the Disneyworld Marathon) so if I do, Im not sure if I can afford to get back down there 6 weeks later for this race... but you never know. Im a sucker for tradition.. and princesses!

A dream is a wish!

princess time!

After the parade on Saturday night, we got to meet some pretty important princesses.

Rapunzel

Cinderella

Sleeping Beauty

The girls were very excited... and very talkative.  I think they would have talked their ears off if we had let them!

Disney fun!

Day two was packed with even more fun. Hit the brand new Toy Story ride and the Muppet Show of course (mommy's Fav) at Hollywood Studios and the oh-so-awesome Disney Jr show which featured our very favorite Sophia the First AND Doc McStuffins!!!

Couldn't help but go back to Magic Kingdom to catch the Electric Parade!

Happiest place on earth... 2013 version

The Herndons have once again hit Disney and are having a blast! After a long delay getting here... We finally made it and are happy to take in the warmth and sun and FUN!

Day one consisted of a fun plane ride, an even more fun trip on the magical express from the airport to Disneyworld and then the afternoon and evening at Magic Kingdom.

Unfortunately we got to the park right at peak heat and crowd time (it was in the 80s!) so we decided to take it easy and just take in a few rides and new sites.

We were able to do the teacups (always a fun classic), its a small world, Aladdins magic carpets, the jungle cruise, and the train around the park before dinner. We ate outside at Pinocchio's Restaurant overlooking the beautiful carousel and Cinderellase castle while the sun was setting and it was such a beautiful site. After dinner we got a great spot for the electrical parade and the girls we just both in awe of what they saw. Maddie in particular loved waving to Alice in Wonderland, the princesses and even Captain Hook and having them wave back to her. Sheer joy.

We're only a half day in and I'm just so glad we came. Can't wait for tomorrow!

Friday milkshakes

Nothing better than Friday afternoon milkshakes with my girls!