Two Brothers...In Love

Hello...

I have two brothers getting married this summer. Jason is engaged to Laura Pugmire and will be getting married on July 19th and Sean is engaged to Danelle Primavera and will be getting married on August 16th!

I'm so excited for both of them and I know they'll be very happy.

FYI...I love Jane Austen!!!

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The Year So Far...

So, in January I turned 32 and threw myself a birthday party. It was fun. Kent, my husband, also surprised me with tickets to see David Lanz (a pianist that I've enjoyed for years). He happened to be playing at the Arlington HS performing arts center (totally obscure) and we had 3rd row tickets. It turns out that David Lanz's dad lives in Arlington, WA, so that's why he was performing there.

In Februrary, Kent and I left Rachel and Ella with my mom for a week and took our two oldest, Emily and Christopher, to Disneyland. We had a wonderful time. The first day there, for about an hour I was holding back the tears. Disneyland holds a very special place in my heart (since I was born in Hollywood and went there lots as a kid). To bring my kids to my most favorite place in the world was such a wonderful experience. A few of my favorite moments: Talking with Snow White and she asks me "Does anyone ever tell you that you look like me?" I told her that people have been saying that my whole life and that's why she's my favorite princess. Here's a picture

It's a good thing that I don't have an evil step-mother...don't ya think? Another favorite moment was when Christopher and Emily were getting their picture taken with Goofy. Christopher being his anxiety disorder and a little autistic self would have reacted totally differently a few years eariler to this picture (below), but this time he just stood there and thought it was so funny!!!

okay...sorry it's sideways...

We also went to the Disney Princess celebration dinner in California Adventure. It's was so great! Here's a picture of Emily's face when she saw Belle enter the room. :)

So Fun!!!

Christopher loves thrill rides (he went on Space Mountain 5 times) and he loves to dance like his mom. Emily was a trooper and went on all the rides even if she didn't like them.

In March, I was very busy with dance/drill judging stuff (actually I've been busy with that stuff since April last year). I'm the president of the Washington State Spirit Judges Association and I was the Judges Coordinator for the state championship. I was awarded the WA State Coaches Assocation "Judge of the Year" award, which was nice, but I definitely don't do what I do to get awards.

An update on my marathon training...I was sidelined by a knee injury due to overuse in December and January. Had to do several sessions of physical therapy. I'm back on track and I have decided to run in the Seattle Marathon instead of the St. George Marathon now. The Seattle Marathon is on Sunday, November 30th. I'm able to run 5 miles in 55 minutes...and it's actually easy to do. I've also had to increase my speed on my "rest" days when I run 3 miles because my heart rate wasn't getting up to where I need it to be so I can continue to lose weight. So, I'm running 3 miles in 30 minutes. Whoo Hoo!!! Since November I've lost 28 pounds. Feels good.

Cara is....

So, I'm a runner, an Aunt, a sister, a mom, a daughter, a dancer, a reader...the list goes on.

I've decided to run the St. George Marathon this year. It's on October 4th. This is something that's on my "To Do Before I Die" list. Let's just hope it's not the item that kills me. :)

My sister had a baby on Dec 21st. It's hard to believe my youngest sibling is now a mom. Welcome to the world little Lily!!!

I have three brothers and I hope that they know how proud I am to be able to say that I'm their older sister. All three of these guys are great catches. They are incredibly talented and I love them dearly.

My kids are not driving me as nuts as last time. Things are going quite well. Life...is good.

Is there anything I have to say that people would want to read?

So, here's my blog...I really don't think I have a whole lot that people will want to read, but I'll go ahead.

I guess what I know most about is being a mom. Today was a bad mom day. The kids are driving me nuts, but hey I'm the one who chose to have them. With four kids, it's near impossible to keep the house clean. And no one seems to want to share in our house...

However, we did have a very "Simpsons" moment. I was feeding the baby and upon hearing a big ruckus in the play room I went there and found Emily (the oldest) with her hands around Christopher's neck strangling him while Christopher (who's 6) was pulling on one end of a Leap Pad and Rachel (2 years old) is pulling on the other. After sending Emily to a time out...I laughed as I changed the baby's diaper.