Girls on the Run, Mother's Day 5k...

This year, my mom and sisters drove down to Wichita to celebrate Mother's Day. It was sooooo nice to have them here. We decided that we would all particpate in the First Annual Girls on the Run, Mother's Day 5K. There was an awesome turnout..almost 1000 participants! Kathleen and I ran the 5k, while Mom and Kristen pushed the kids in a couple strollers. I think Kathleen and I got the better end of the deal!!! Mom pushed Ela in one stroller...and Kristen pushed Jak and Eva in another stroller. Kristen was definitely a trooper...she pushed an extra 75lbs for 3.1 miles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We all were so proud of ourselves for actually finishing the race. I finished in 207th place with a time of 30.36 min and Kathleen finished in 307th place with a time of 33.19 min. Mom and Kristen finished in just under an hour at 56 min. Not too shabby!!

BEFORE THE RACE:




MOM AND KRISTEN FINISHING STRONG!!


WE DID IT!!




After the race, Jak asked if he could take some pictures with my camera..so I gave it to him, and off he went. I ended up with lots of random pictures...trash cans, strollers, grass, sky, buildings, and cars. The funniest pictures were of shoes. He probably took about 15 pictures of just shoes. Here are a few samples....
Neno

Jak

Me

Kristen

Eva

I think we might have a future professional photographer!!! :)

As you can see, we all had a lot of fun...and I hope we have a chance to do it again next year :)

Let the camping begin...

I'm not sure you can call it camping when you have a comfy queen size bed, toilet/shower, tv, ac/heater, stove and microwave........BUT, nonetheless..it is our kind of camping. Last fall we bought a fifth-wheel camper...and after a long winter spent in a shed, down in Oklahoma, we finally broke it out and went on our first camping trip of the season. It was kinda cold...39 degrees...but the whole Krehbiel/Rott crew braved the winter-like temps and had a good time!!! I'm looking forward to many more fun camping trips this spring and summer!!!!!!

Pixie Party...

My sweet girl, Eva Mae, turned 3 years old on the 9th...3 YEARS OLD!!!!! I'm having a hard time believing that 3 years has past since she was born. A while ago, I asked her what kind of birthday party she wanted. She responded with "I want a Tinkerbell party, and a Tinkerbell cake, and a Tinkerbell candle...." Okay Eva, wish granted!! After a few hours of googling for ideas I was ready. I sent out some Pixie Party evites, made a sign, bought a Tinkerbell birthday banner, purchased some Tinkerbell plates and napkins, made a cake (that I was a little disappointed in....) and some other treats and we were ready for a party!!

Here are a few pictures of the decorations and the goodies table. One of Eva's favorite treats were the Fairy cookies. Debbie, aka Nana, has a friend that makes beautiful decorated sugar cookies. They turned out sooo pretty.







When Eva saw her table for the first time...she pulled up a bench, crawled up on it, and sat there forever admiring all the goodies and decorations. It definitely makes all the hard work worth it.




I have to say, my favorite part of the party was when the kids were running around outside in their costumes....on a sugar high. We let them eat way too much candy...cookies, m&m's, cake, and pixie dust (pixie stix....straight sugar!!!). They were so cute!!!







The Pixie Party wasn't the only birthday celebration for Eva. Since her birthday was on a Wednesday...and the party wasn't until Saturday....we had a daycare party Wednesday afternoon and a little family birthday party that night. Needless to say, Eva had many opportunities to blow out candles. She was a happy girl!!!!







When daddy came home from work the night of her birthday...he gave Eva her most favorite gift of all, chocolate milk and candy!!!


We also gave her a new bicycle. A princess bike!! She was in love :)

Peek-a-boo

Love this!!!!

Earrings!

Well.. She did it... This afternoon I let Eva get her ears pierced!!! She was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited! The girls and I were having a fun girls day out. We went out for donuts..went to the garden show..then to the mall. Although, I didn't go to the mall with the intention of getting Eva's ears pierced. We just happened to walk by Claires when 2 little girls, about Eva's age, were getting their ears pierced. I asked Eva is she would like to do that. She wasn't sure, so we watched the 1st little girl do it. That little girl started crying, so Eva said "no way!" BUT....she still wanted to watch the other little girl go. The 2nd girl was sooo tough and didn't cry at all!!! That was it..Eva wanted to do it!! Just to be sure, I made her think about it for a while. So, we went and ate lunch and talked it over. She was bound and deteremined to get it done today. After lunch we walked back to Claires..signed some papers...and voila..earrings :) Yes, Eva did cry a little but she was a tough girl and she is super excited about her new, pretty earrings. I hope she leaves them in!! The hardest part of the day.....not having my camera for the big event!!! DANG IT!!!! I had to wait and take pictures when we got home. Oh well..we can't take pictures of everything, right?

A look back...

Yesterday it was soooo incredibly nice outside...59 degrees in January!!! We took advantage of the nice weather and played in the backyard with no coats and barefoot!!! Yes, I know, mother of the year :) Anyway, I took a picture of Jak pushing his tractor around on the deck and it made me think of a picture I took almost exactly 2 years ago. I did some searching through my picture archives and found it. I can't believe how much Jak has changed...but still loves playing with the same toy. Melts my heart :) Here is a picture of Eva outside in her New Years hat that she made at school. She was so proud of it..and wore it all day yesterday. This pic is too cute to not post in here :) Since it has been a while since I updated my blog I will let you all know what has been going on with the Krehbiel family the last month or so... Ela has been growing like a weed. She is 5 1/2 months already. She started eating rice cereal and so far has tried peas..and doesn't like either of them. One spoonful in..one spoonful out. Ela has also started sitting up on her own and rolling over...and just had her first tooth pop up! What a big girl!!! Geez..sometimes I wish I could just freeze her at this age. Eva and Jak love Ela sooo much...maybe a little too much. They want to play with her every minute of every day. AND..by play, I mean dance, sing and yell about 4 inches from her face. Ela handles all the attention very well. In fact..sometimes it bothers me, more than Ela. I took a video yesterday of Eva "playing" with Ela. It is calm compared to most days. It has been a very busy month...and I apologize for slacking on the blog updates!! I will try and do better in 2011!!!

Ho Ho Ho....

This is one of my favorite pictures of Ela Sue... Merry Christmas!!