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Family Traditions

The Houston family hit Astros Opening day again this year. Mark and I vowed to take the boys every year and so it has become our family tradition. We were a little worried about how we would convince Olly boy to sit still through nine innings...and we were right. He screamed and ate and wiggled through the whole game, but we made it and the tradition lives on. Here are some cute pics that we take every year!

Fritz and Daddy 2006

Fritz and Daddy 2007

Fritz, Olly and Daddy 2008

Fritz, Olly and Daddy 2009

We also had a great Easter weekend with all the Houston clan! The boys got to have an egg hunt with their cousins on Saturday night at our traditional Easter breakfast. Then they had another hunt on Sunday afternoon after church and a yummy Easter lunch. We also packed into the weekend a shopping trip and a birthday party to boot. We were pooped by Sunday night!

The only thing missing from my Easter weekend was my family...my mom, dad, sister and brother. The only person that I have seen in the past two years is my mom. I have not seen my sister, brother or dad in two years!!! So those that have family near by, please enjoy them!

Finally, an update on my last post...I did it! I ran all ten miles. It was painful, but I did it. That was definitely a milestone for me. For me, running ten miles was all about convincing myself I could and blocking out the negativity. So I finally beat my head as I like to think of it. I did not want to lose the momentum I had with my training, or give myself a reason to skip a day, so I signed up for my first triathlon! This has been a goal of mine for at least ten years. When I finish this I will be able to check it off my bucket list. June 7 is the big day and again it is going to be all about beating my head. It is going to be awesome!!!

May God Give Me Wings

So I am participating in a fundraiser on Sunday for my friend Kara's family. Kara's little girl, Ashtyn, has Acardi syndrome and requires help meeting all her needs. After having back surgery in December from years of lifting Ashtyn, Kara can no longer pick up her daughter to care for her. So this fundraiser is to raise money for a lift system for Tommy and Kara's house. This will allow Ashtyn to continue to live at home with her parents and sister where she can have the best life possible.

We are aiming to raise $10,000 which will cover half the cost of the lift. I was blessed to have various friends and family sponsor me for this 10 mile walk/run. It is a 10 mile event because Ashtyn is turning 10 this summer. I am so happy that I met my personal goal of $1000 and hope that it will help Kara and Tommy meet their goal to buy the lift.

So I will be praying on Sunday for God to give me wings to complete the ten mile run. I have trained for it, but it will be a challenge nonetheless.

Here are some cute pics of the boys from the past month.

Olly passed out on the way home from the Zoo

Fritz passed out on the way home from the Zoo