Happy 2nd Birthday, Seth!

Seth enjoys some cake and ice cream with his cousins and friends.

Gift-opening. Oh, what fun!

Micah gives his brother his gift - a new tricycle. And green, Seth's favourite colour!

Test drive.
Monkeying around.

I called this a crazy cake. Kids loved the M&M's.

Make a wish, Seth!

Singing happy birthday to our boy.

Two buddies wearing the 2010 Around the Bay shirts. Matt and Krista ran that race the morning of the party.

Spring

Micah finishes hockey. He loved the juice box and trophy!

Typical "fort-building".

I'm so glad the Around the Bay race had a charity group collecting shoes. Our closet was getting quite crowded with my runners!

Lambton County Tour

With work and training, I didn't think we'd be able to join Janna and the kids on the spring tour this year but because Jonathan had to travel in the area anyway, it worked out perfectly. Again, we had such a great time. We sure enjoyed ourselves. Thank you, Uncle Glen and Aunt Joyce.

The triplets. Same van. Same colour.

Krista's run.

Janna's run.

Aunt Joyce's run.

Lambton County Tour

Aunt Joyce teaches Micah and Eli about the garden. Later they dig worms...for hours!

Now for a lesson about safely trapping animals.

Micah goes for a ride on Krista's childhood tricycle, Herbie. I remember riding that thing for hours in our basement at home.

Uncle Glen gives 4-wheeler rides.

Oh, the fun!

Lambton County Tour

Eli, Seth and Mary enjoyed some hide-and-seek....

while Micah and Ben were busy inventing things. Crayon toothpaste is a great idea, Ben! Will we see you on Dragon's Den in the future?

Aunt Janna read a story (or two) before bed.

Seth enjoyed learning how to quilt.

The kids watched a movie together.

March Break

While Janna and the kids were here, we had a little surprise birthday party for Jonathan.

Happy 33rd! Jonathan enjoyed the birthday cards made by Eli and Ben.

The cake (decorated by the kids!).

Time to Recover

New Recovery Products.

After a 40 km run (including a few mile-hill repeats at the end) in crazy winds and rain, I immediately put on the new Saucony AMP PRO2 tights and drank some of the new Chocolate Emend. No better time to try them out than after my highest mileage week of 111 km. Check out my running blog if you are interested in learning more about these products.

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Red and White ... and GOLD!

The men wore red and white to capture the gold. We had our own closing ceremony. Micah held our flag. Many cars drove by, honking and cheering. What a moment.

The red mittens (from the Cylka Olympic birthday party loot bag). What a fun party. Steve's food and Janna's games were great! The kids had a blast.

Gold! Way to go, Olympians. So proud to be Canadian. My favourite moments of Vancouver 2010:

3. Slovenian skier Petra Madjic competing with 4 broken ribs and a collapsed lung ... and winning a bronze medal. Wow, can you really imagine this?

2. Alexandre Bilodeau hugging his brother after winning our first gold medal on Canadian soil.

1. Joannie Rochette capturing the bronze, 4 days after the sudden death of her mother. Then, holding the flag at the closing ceremony. Beautiful. I was only 18 when my dad died of cancer. He had been ill and we knew he was near the end but I knew he would have wanted me to keep running. He died June 3, 1995 exactly at the time of my 3000 m race at the Provincial track and field Championships in Kingston. Only 2 years later my mom also died of cancer. Playing hockey at the University of Guelph and my faith in God kept me going while studying full time. Way to go, Joannie!

Proudly wearing mommy's medals after her Grimsby 1/2 Marathon win that a.m. in 1:18:14 (new PB). Next race: Around the Bay in Hamilton, 30 km.

Watching the men's hockey game. Go, CANADA!