SUNSHINE...

makes us happy! It has been so beautiful the past two weeks. Our poor white skin has been in shock, thank goodness for SPF 80.

Have you ever seen such a small sandbox? There is this one part of the yard that was just a hole of dirt, so Marc cleaned it out and bought some play sand and there you go! The girls have never been happier.

Last Friday my parents took the girls so Marc and I could run some errands alone. We have a list of things we wanted to get to crate back to Wales and for some reason I find it hard to concentrate with three little girls in tow. We got a lot done so we used a gift card we had for Salt Grass Steakhouse. Anna, these pictures are for you...

Marc was happy with his red-meat intake and all was right in the world.

Saturday afternoon we bought the girls bikes at Academy, so we spent most of the day breaking them in.

Bailey and her forced smile, as usual. She was really nervous about it but did just fine of course. She was extremely happy about the T-shirt I got her at Old Navy for $1.50 that said "Give Peeps A Chance!" Like father, like daughter with those nasty peeps!

The other night I had planned poorly for dinner and we were out running errands when I saw Freebirds and remembered that I had heard a lot about it. Perfect! It was pretty yummy. Marc was impressed and if you know Marc then you know that it's unusual for him to eat anything like this. But of course the fact that you can "build your own" burrito helped him out.

This morning we rode our bikes to "our" park and had a great time. When we got home Marc found Addison sitting next to her stroller sucking on her paci. I had left it clipped to the strap and she was desperate. I was thinking back to Bailey's baby stage and I took her paci away at 12 months, that sounds so mean. My plan here with Addison's paci is to get to other side of the ocean before I even think about taking it away!

I also wanted to share that I've been running consistently, three times a week and it's making a huge difference! It was so stinking hard to get started. I realized if I don't get up in the mornings and do it then it's either too hot or I find other things that need to be done. Running my 3 miles in the morning before the day gets started in full swing really helps me. I started with the Couch to 5K plan and I'm happy to share that I'm almost there! Several weeks ago I could not even run to the end of our street for being out of breath, so the plan really helps you improve!

I mentioned a few weeks ago that Cerys had her surgery. She just had her post-op check up and everything was fine! The two moles that were removed were not anything serious thankfully. Now it's Bailey's turn! She will be having her THIRD set of ear tubes and this time her adenoids will be removed in hopes that this will clear up her ear troubles. Bless her heart. She continues to have so much fluid on her ears that she's having trouble hearing. Sometimes I think it's just her being 3, but our doctor appointment this week proved me wrong again- she's got another infection and fluid on both ears! May 21st will be her surgery. I also had a mole removed today at the dermatologist- a mole that has been there my whole life and it feels strange not to have it, but I'm so happy about it! I now need to get my eyes checked and then I think we will all be ready to go!

Maybe our next stateside will not be filled with doctor appointment after doctor appointment!

If this post seems confusing and all over the place, it's because it is. Have a good week!