Visiting TEXAS!

Steve had a show in Fort Worth Texas at the beginning of May. Since my brother Micah and his family live there as well as my Grandpa and Grandma and Aunt Janice and her family, we decided to make a road trip of it and tag along. We had such a fun trip and it was so good to see everyone. I can't believe that I didn't get one picture of the adults...we must have been having too much fun! The kids had so much fun playing with Grant and were best friends with their aunt and uncle by the time we left. Thanks so much for having us, Micah and Christie! We always look forward to spending time with you guys!

We got to visit Great Grandma and Grandpa Wright. I am so glad that Emery got to meet them and that my kids were able to spend time with them. They are the best!

Emery and Great Grandma Wright

My aunt Janice and Davis. I can't believe I didn't get a picture of her kids, Haley and Dillon who I got to see for the first time in years.

Emery hammin it up at the splash park.

Davis right after he fell down those stairs you see behind him and bled all over the place.

Emery rockin her onesie and loving every minute with Grant at the splash park.

We were able to visit our great friends, The Lintons, who recently moved to Dallas. Freeman was my neighbor at Turnberry when I was a grad student at the U and Michelle and I were in the MTC together and then we both lived at Turnberry, too. Steve moved in with Freeman and he really was the one who introduced us. Freeman and Michelle ended up gettting married a few months before Steve and I did and it was so fun that we were all dating at the same time. It was so much fun to see them and catch up and be around their beautiful kids.

The Kids: Annslie, Tyler and Davis (they also have a baby named Tucker)
The Guys

The Girls

26.2

I did it! 26.2 miles at the Kentucky Derby Marathon. It was my first marathon and it was such a great experience. I have run several half marathons but just really didn't think I could do a full. It just seemed impossible to me. I was so anxious and was even standing there waiting for the race to start thinking what I am doing here? This is CRAZY! Well, it was crazy but it was actually really fun and I enjoyed the whole thing! Plus, it was so cool to run through our city-lots of places I had never been. My favorite part was running through Churchill Downs. There is something so satisfying to me in taking on a huge challenge and working really hard to accomplish it. It made me feel like I can do anything! I can't wait to do another one!

Jenny and Traci ran the mini marathon and I was so grateful to be able to go to the race with them and get ready together.

I had Davis run the last little section of the race and cross the finish line with me. He did a great job and kept telling me 'I helped you run fast, Mom! We won the race!'.

Tired and happy to be done! These guys were such a great support team...not only during the race but during all the training, too. I couldn't have done it without Steve's support and making sure I could always get out to do my training runs. What can I say? He's the best!

Soccer

Davis just finished his first round of soccer. He got to play with his cousins Josh and Eva and they had a great time...and it was pretty fun for me to get to hang out with Jenny while they played every week! A win win!

These kids crack me up together. Let's just say the Larsens do not lack in the personality department.

Happy Easter

We had a super fun Easter. Here is Davis checking out all of his loot from his Easter party at school.

I just love this mask (and this smile!)
Easter morning, checking out what the Easter Bunny brought. Sadly, these are the only pictures I got of the kids in their Easter clothes. We were in a hurry to get to church and by the time we got home they were a mess! I need to dress them up again and take some good pictures.

We had a fun dinner with our family on Easter night. The weather was rainy (not shocking since it rained practically every day for a month) so we had to hunt Easter eggs inside. Somehow not as fun, but candy is candy, right?

Thunder Over Louisville

Probably the biggest event in Louisville is 'Thunder Over Louisville' which is the kickoff to derby season. It is a huge fireworks show over the Ohio River. They shoot the fireworks off of the 2nd street bridge. It is a really fun event, especially because everyone here gets so excited about it! It is amazing how many people go. This was a our first year going to Thunder. Our friend Blaine is an attorney and his office overlooks the river so they (The Bloods) invited us to come watch Thunder from his office. It was so much fun to be up there with such great friends and not have to fight the crowds outside! It really was the most amazing fireworks show I have ever seen.

Neighborhood Easter Party

We have this amazing neighbor, Carla that among other things, organizes an Easter party for our entire street every year. The kids had a blast hunting eggs and we all enjoyed eating lots of food and getting to know our neighbors better.

Emery was so funny 'hunting' eggs...it was more like I would put one near her and she would put it in her basket. Once she figured out there was candy inside, it was game over. She just wanted to eat.

I am pretty sure Davis got more than his fair share of eggs. He was a serious hunter this year and wasted no time. I love how is lining them all up and counting his loot.

Davis had some pretty good hits on the pinata and was all about getting lots of treats once it broke.

Camping

Last weekend we went camping at Deam Lake with some fabulous friends from our ward. The weather was great, the bugs weren't out yet, and we just had a great time.