Providence with Jilly

I flew out to Providence to run the 2nd half marathon of the year with Jill.

 We started the trip off with a day at the beach, not a bad start!

 Meanwhile, back home Cohen got one special delivery on our front porch for his birthday from the Shermans!

 as always the cheesy Rock n Roll expo photos

 the course

 the expo haul!!!

 we ended up one number apart even though we registered on our own

 the night before the race we went out for a fun and relaxing dinner

 and then dessert

 then stopped by to check out water fire

 race day...great weather

 the start

 and this guy who is usually somewhere along the route of a rock n roll

 and done! 2:04:43 official finish time

 Jill with her post race beer...AND mine

 and me with the post race chocolate milk

 cheers to another great race

 we had some time before my flight so we decided to hop on a lighthouse cruise

 and brought some post race lunch along

 before the ship started moving

 and after...

 it was a fun tour and a great way to end the east coast weekend

 my bag at the airport, just a few expo chips to bring along

 and THIS was my first flight...yes, those are propellers!

 and a welcome home tumbleweed waiting for me in the parking lot in Denver

my fun purchase of the weekend for my office desk to remind me of another great weekend in the 10 year celebration of BFFness.



Cohen turns THREE

It is hard to believe that Cohen is already three, but he can definitely believe it as he has been counting down for months. There are so many things that come with being three but most of all, you are officially a big boy.

 Sam's mom sent these train candle holders that were Sam's on his 3rd birthday so I of course had to incorporate them into Cohen's cake.

 and made him his special birthday shirt

 Sam and I blew up a bunch of balloons and tied them to some new dinosaur guys all over his floor for when he woke up

 and here is the actual wake up

 he thought they were great

 keeping with tradition we did a frog picture first thing (36 months of these, pretty fun to look back at how much he has grown!)

 it was a school day for Cohen, but Sam and I took off early and met his class for snack time which is a birthday cake on your birthday, he loved for it to be his birthday in class

 This little girl sits next to Cohen every day, such a cutie. He always tells us he takes care of her because she is small. :)

 After school we prepared for a last minute birthday party in our courtyard, Eli and Isaac arrived

 and brought a gift with them that Cohen opened right away

 then it was time for some water games, water table, water guns

 water balloons

 and even the buckets of water were fun

 train full of friends (Cohen, Isaac, Hudson and Griffin) these boys sure are growing up fast!

 time for some cake

 and of course blowing out the candles which is Cohen's favorite part

 cake time with friends

 not long and Levi will be right in the mix with the rest of them

 our birthday boy making his cheesy smile face

and the aftermath, it was a fun day to celebrate three amazing years!



Frog Treat

Grandma Troge mailed a special birthday package that included this special frog treat, Cohen thought he was GREAT!