Good News

I had my last physical therapy appointment yesterday! I ran for 15 minutes with no pain. So they said I was good to go. This morning I ran at the gym for 20 minutes and it felt great!....hard, but great! At about 12 minutes into my run I started to wonder why I liked running so much. But when it was all over I was breathing hard and sweaty and it just felt so great. I have not had a workout like that in 3 months! I am so glad that trial is over.

Spring????

Or maybe not....

Can you see the big snowflakes?

This was Jake's first time in the snow and he really liked it.

Does this picture look strange?

We had a good laugh about Jake's legs being so long. The snowpants and boots were too big and so they are just hanging off of him.

When is spring going to be here?

Good Friends

The Jeppson's came to visit! Our good friends from law school came to Omaha for a few days and it was so fun to see them. We had a great time and I am so glad they were able to spend a few days with us. I loved being able to talk with Jamey and reminisce about our Iowa days. A lot has changed since then, but it felt like we could just pick up where we left off...a sure sign of a good friend!

Matt and Jamey were able to go to the temple while they were here and I had the great opportunity to watch their 3 sweet boys. We had a great time! Grace loved their youngest, Ridge, and was a big help.

Noah had a great time showing Jay and Asher his Lego's and Pokemon stuff.

The last time we saw the Jeppson's, Jay was a newborn baby. Noah was only 3. So it was so fun to see Noah (now 8) and Jay (now 5) playing together and talking Pokemon and Lego's. Amazing how time flies!

We were able to enjoy some great weather and headed to the park for a picnic before saying goodbye. Lucy loved playing with Asher and Jay and my kids keep asking me "when are the Jeppson's coming again??!"

Maybe this will entice some of our other Iowa friends to come visit? I sure hope so!

Jake is 1!

Wow. What a year it has been! It has flown by and we had so much fun celebrating Jake's first birthday.

Jake got this great spiderman costume from Grandma Ogden.

We had a princess and prince birthday party with Jake and Aubrey Tyrrell. They had thrones and crowns and they older kids had a great time helping them open presents. Jake was not a fan of his cake, except to throw it! He did not take one bite, he just threw it all over. So Jake.

Jake listening to Grandma Ogden sing Happy Birthday

Jake's new church clothes and penny loafers from Grandma Bird.

Happy Birthday Jake. We love you.

Texas

We had such a great time in Texas. Thanks to Jeff and Brenna for helping us out while we were there. Aaron was scheduled to get eye surgery and we were so excited to be able to visit family. Then I was put on crutches and I was so sad that I would not be off of them in time for our trip. So we went to Texas as a very needy family and Jeff and Brenna were so great. They took care of Lucy and Jake while Aaron and I spent many mornings in San Antonio. They even kept them overnight for us! They took us to some amazing restaurants and made us some delicious meals at home. Jeff had fun joking that we were like a bad joke about a blind man, a pregnant lady, and a woman on crutches. But we managed to have a great time despite our infirmities!

On Friday, before Aaron's surgery, we went to the Alamo in San Antonio.

On Saturday we went bowling. This has become a tradition every time we get together. Jackson and Lucy love it!

Jackson and Lucy were so happy to be together. We love any opportunity to see family! Thanks Jeff and Brenna for a great week.

We were sad to leave Noah and Grace at home, but they had a great time staying with our friends, the Tyrrell's. Thanks Jill for taking such good care of them while we were away!