Blurry but Cute

Recent pajama photo shoot...
The animal PJs Teagan is wearing are actually the PJs Cal wore 1 year earlier. As long as Teagan still doesn't mind, she can fit into Cals hand-me-downs. :)

Stillwater 12k

In January I blogged about my New Years "goal" of taking care of myself and training to run my first race. After 5 months of working out and running 3-4 times a week...

I DID IT!!!!

(I should say "we" did it)

My mom, Shalene and I ran the Stillwater 12k (7.2 miles) on Sunday! I loved it! We ran the entire race without stopping and crossed the finish line at 1 hour and 10 minutes (9.41 minute miles). The hilly course didn't slow us down at all. I'm now officially addicted to racing and can't wait to run another one. Maybe we can find a 10-mile run, and then we'll go for the 1/2 marathon.

My official results were: 9.41min/mile, OVERALL placed 257 out of 591 people, of all WOMEN racers I placed 126 out of 368 women, and I placed 31 out of 86 women in my age group (30-34yrs).

Very cool!

Ethan-Date Night

For almost a couple years now, since Cal and Teagan were only a few months old, we've made a point to have Ethan-Date Nights.


That means Ethan, Nick and I go out to dinner and a movie. It's nice to spend time with Ethan and treat him to a night out without the twins. We've been good about doing this at least once a month.

Ethan usually gets to pick the restaurant, as long as we feel like eating his favorite food that night.


And his favorite food is.....

SUSHI!!!

Ethan loves seaweed salad!

And his favorite movie these days, which he's seen twice in the theater already, is How to Train Your Dragon in 3D. It's actually a very good movie.

FOOD, INC.

Earth Day is one of my favorite holidays. For me every day is Earth Day, but I love seeing everyone else thinking about our environment this week the way I think about it on a daily basis. You may think I'm exagerating, but I'm not.

Here are some of the "green" things we do on a daily basis:
-Compost, compost, compost (every meal, everyday)
-Recycle the basics (glass, paper, aluminum, plastic)
-Recycle plastic bags seperately at the Co-op
-Always use reusable cloth bags when shopping (not just groceries either!)
-Use environmentally friendly cleaning products
-Lights off if you're not in the room, and use the "green" lightbulbs
-Walk, run, bike to our destination whenever possible (yes, even with 3 kids)
-We built a very green house!
-We have a rain barrel
Plus many more little things, like turn the water off while brushing teeth...
and so on

For years we have been very concious of the food we eat, for our health and also for the environment (which is why I was a vegitarian for 8 years). We try to buy locally and eat organic food when possible, but it's expensive so we haven't made it a priority....UNTIL NOW!

Last night we watch the movie FOOD, INC.
WOW! I loved it! You must watch this movie. Don't worry, this is not a movie to push you to become a vegitarian. :) Not at all. It simply opens your eyes to think about where you food comes from, and therefore how to make better choices in what you eat and where you buy it.
From now on we will be choosing Organic and LOCAL foods. We will shop at out Co-op more. It will be much healthier for our bodies and our environment.

Just watch the movie. Happy Earth Day!!

Nine Pound Spread

Cal and Teagan went into the doctor for their 2-year check-up last week. Well-child visits are always fun because we love our pediatrician. She lives in our neighborhood and has 3 young kids also, so she totally understands our lives. As much as we like going to visit and check up with her, going into the doctor with twins is always a LONG experience. Each twin gets one half hour of time, so we are in a 6x6ft room for 1 HOUR with very little entertainment except for a chalk board and books. After an hour of dressing and redressing, weighing, measuring, poking and prodding of each child I was exhausted. When we left everyone was covered in chalk from head to toe and screaming from their shots. Next time I'm not doing that alone!

Here are the official stats:

Cal: 32.8 lbs (92%) and 37" tall (96%)
Although Cal is in the 95% overall, his height and weight are proportionate and his BMI (Body Mass Index) is perfectly healthy. He's just big, and actually the average size for a 3 year old.

Teagan: 23.13 lbs (7%) and 33.5" tall (36%)
Not a surprise to hear that Teagan is skinny and on the smaller side for her age. She's very healthy and nothing to worry about.

It would just be easier if they were the same size so we wouldn't have to hassle with 2 different size diapers. Cal is busting out of Size 5 and Teagan has plenty of room in Size 4.

Maybe potty training will happen soon...

Spring Already?

The snow is melting! Raining and 50 degrees every day of March... does this mean Spring is here?

We've had a lot of fun playing outside the past couple weeks. The sidewalks are clear of snow and ice, so we've been going on walks and even biking and running around the lakes.

It doesn't even matter if we happen to get more snow again this month, the past couple weeks have been a wonderful break from winter.

February Flew By!

Where did February go?

We were so busy this month that we didn't even have time to feel depressed about what usually feels like the longest month of the year (which is actually the shortest).

In the beginning of the month Nick and I went on a "revolving door" vacation. Meaning, I took Ethan to Florida to visit Nana and "old Bompa" (as Ethan says) in Naples for 5 days. Then Nick and I switched and he flew down to hang out in FL with Ethan for another 5 days. The one-on-one time with Ethan was very nice, and he had a blast.

After our FL vacation we celebrated Cal and Teagan's 2nd birthday!! Happy Birthday Cal and Teagan!! Everywhere they went last week they said "TWO" and would hold up a few fingers. SO cute.

The next weekend Ethan, Teagan and I went to Iowa with Grandma Rooney to see family. We had a great time! Ethan keeps asking when we can go back and play with cousins.

Now tomorrow is already March, and it feels like the hardest part of the winter is behind us. Spring- here we come!
This picture was taken this morning at the Rooney pad after enjoying Mochas and Muffins.

Twins 2nd Birthday!

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