Beautiful and Busy Weekend

I love long holiday weekends no matter what season it is, but it is much better in the warmer months. 

School is out for us, so "bedtime" has been somewhat relaxed a bit. We pretty much have to drag the boys inside and get a shower/bath whatever the little one's mood is. 

We are so lucky to have our little compound where it is. The boys have a huge backyard to play in and in a walks distance we have the lake. 

We were blessed with beautiful weather is weekend and share some very special time together. 

Here is a peek....

Duck Duck Goose!

Sprinkler fun! (Check out Declan's face)

Dewey & Ava

A little selfie fun!

Night ride...

A visit to the cemetery 

We need to remember to thank those who have served and are serving not only today but everyday.

We THANK YOU!

Run For God 5K Graduation

 JA Stars and Stripes 5K Syracuse

Run for God 2014 graduation race too!

We had a very large group this year and Kris did a super job again this year.  Thirteen fellow runners returned this year to help her coach and mentor all the new and returning runners. Each of us had around 5-8 in our group and we also had a great group of people that wanted to walk.

Watching these guys and gals growing in their faith, forming new friendships, and becoming runners was absolutely amazing. I was exactly in their shoes last year and let me tell you it has really changed who I am! I will be forever grateful for Kris and Paul and NWCOG for bringing this program to our community.

Everyone did so well! Here are a few pictures of RFG grads that placed in the age groups. I don't think I caught everyone but I did catch a few.

I am So glad to be a part of this group and SO proud of all these great people!

When we were ordering RFG shirts Dewey asked if he could have on. He chose black, so Aaron and I followed suite. He says "when can I run with you?" I told him when he got a little older, and he looked so disappointed and walked away. I thought why can't he run just a bit, not the whole race but maybe the last stretch to the finish. So that morning I fueled as I do for a 5K and used a "Slam" from Advocare. I started of WAY to fast, felt really weird (best description) pulled off into the grass for a few seconds and went on. Not really counting on a PR (personal record) since Dewey was going to run the last part with me. I wasn't really looking at my watch, I was more so pacing myself with a gal that I had seen at a previous race in March. When we got in to Oakwood I looked and we were cooking at a pace of 9:45. I was just cruising along and at mile 3 there was my family and Dewey eagerly awaiting. Kris starts yelling "where ya at", and I yelled I don't know, and she says, "you can do this"... I said "no I can't I gotta get my boy"!!!!! So Kris got Dewey he started running as fast as he could and she had me pushing as hard as I could and....

I DID IT!!!! 

I PR'd my 5K distance with a finished of 

30 min 14 sec with an average pace of 9:45! 

6th place in my age.

That is ridiculous!!! 

This picture shows I was hurting by I needed that push. 

THANK YOU KRIS!

What a great day making memories!

Next up Sunburst 10K May 31st

TMNT Birthday

Here a little history leading up to one of the busiest months of the year for the Lindsey family.

When we decided it was time to start a family my husband thought it would be cool to have a  another Taurus in the family since he is one too. So when we got pregnant in late August 2008 that put our due date May 15. Perfect! Dewey arrived May 19 and shares his birthday with his Grandma Shirley and Great Aunt Linda. Aaron's birthday is May 20. So, when we decided on #2, all I was wanted was not to be pregnant in the summer, so here again we tried in the late summer and got pregnant the exact same day/weekend August 2011. So here again due date was May 22 and little Declan arrived May 17th. 

So let me recap....

Declan May17th....Dewey/G'ma and Gr. Aunt Linda(twins) 

May 19th and 

Aaron May 20th.

With the boys birthday's being so close we just throw one big family party. This year the boys (Dewey) chose TMNT.

The Teenage Mutant Turtles are making a huge comeback, so that is the theme for this years party.

Dewey 5   Declan 2

Cake by Sugarush Dessert in Elkhart

Declan helped Dad mow the yard in prep for the party.

I don't consider my self a crafty/pinterest mom. I really wish I was. 

So to be practical and be able to reuse what doesn't get used, I chose to go with the color of each turtle. To give you a little info...

Michelangelo = orange

Raphael = Red

Leonardo = Blue

Donatello = Purple

Dewey, Declan and cousins Addy and Ava

(I know it's a bit blurry but Declan wasn't looking up in the other ones). 

At this point the we have made this a family/close friend affair. The boys haven't really had a lot of friends yet, but that is about to change. Dewey has gotten to know a lot of kids at church and with two years of preschool he now has a group of buddies. This year he was able to invite one friend and his buddy Wyatt got that invite.

Our friends have little ones too, so its nice to see all the kids play and get to know each other as they grow up.

Dad was able to find a Leonardo Piñata at the last minute which the kids enjoyed.

We want to thank all our friends and family for coming and celebrating these two precious gems. You boys are our life and we love you so very much.

What a great day!

Race recap posting tomorrow. Don't miss it!

500 Festival Indy Mini

This was our first time running the Indy Mini. I say "our" because I was able to enjoy this experience with my friend Ashley. I joined her, for our first half (Purdue) in October 2013 and she joined me in Indy for our second and probably her last "long" distance. 

I started Friday as normal, took Dewey to school, went back home and finished packing. My Aunt Karen was gracious enough to come spend some time with the boys so Declan could nap and then off to "Camp Diamond Lake" aka Gigi and Papa's.

We headed to Indy, found our hotel and checked-in. Then headed to pick up our packets and check out the expo. Everything seemed well marked and very organized. Picked up our number without any problem and shopped a bit. Aaron got a feel for what a hair show is since it was set up the same way. Rows and rows of vendors. Biggest one I have ever been to. I picked up a shirt and a few pairs of socks. Nothing to get to excited over.

We said our goodbyes to Ashley since she was staying with a friend and Aaron and I headed to dinner at one of our favorites, 

Buca di Beppo. Luckily we made reservations, the restaurant was SO busy. People were "carb-ing up" for the big day.

Aaron and I really enjoyed just being together, being able to have a conversation and just enjoy each other.

Neither one of us slept really well. I could barely eat, nerves were in over-drive! 

Ashley arrived right on time and we headed downtown to find some friends that were running also. We wanted to pray together and give words of encouragement. 

  

And..... Here we go!

36,000 runners! We started in Corral U-Wave #4

We started off great. Entertainment, bands, music everywhere!  We were met at the Indianapolis Speedway by the IU Cheerleaders.

Of course we stopped at the bricks and gave them a big kiss.

Miles 10-13 were very tough for me. I got dizzy and Ashley said my face was white! We got fluid, walked a bit and after that we slowed way down and ran/walked until we could see the finish then  we ran to the finish. 

Seventeen minutes slower than what we were expecting. But coming off a hard winter I did the best I could. I know I held Ashley back but we were hanging together till then end. 

AND....WE MADE IT!

2hr:47mins:01sec

*Bling*

Made it church on Sunday. Quads are tight and sore.

So my little man helped a tired momma out.

Bless his heart, he doesn't know what he has started.

The training continues, local races here and there and then the "BIG 26.2" come November.