The Happiest 5K on the planet...no, really.

Today I ran the most fun 5K ever, The Color Run. I never thought I'd say that about a 5K, but I already can't wait to run it again next year!

 There were THOUSANDS of people there, but I went with Krista, her sister Nicole and sister-in-law Becky, along with her aunts Jill and Mignon, and had an amazing time! After we tatted ourselves up (with the tattoos included in our running packets) and got our numbers on, we headed to the starting line, where we had to wait for our heat to start.

I started the race at a nice pace, but then (as no shock to me) my shins started killing me and I committed to walking the rest of the way. It has been a while since my last 5K,(which was a lot of walking, with sporadic running and weaving through crowded Atlanta streets), so I wasn't surprised that my endurance was not that great. However, I got a nice surprise at the end when I decided to finish out the race running and still shaved about 12 minutes off my last 5K time. I guess even my walking pace has improved over my old running pace. As embarrassing as that is, I'll embrace it.

I am already planning another 5K in May with my cousin and her daughter, and possibly a "graffiti run"??? But, hey, I'll go for any gimmick that gets me a "free" t-shirt!!

Baby snuggles.

Bristol Lynn Hammond is here and I am absolutely smitten with her. I mean, I just met her 4 hours ago and I am already missing her! I couldn't get to the hospital fast enough to snuggle that sweet little bundle and I am already counting down to my next snuggle session. I'm gonna need them on the reg.

BAH!!

  I picked up big sister Brogan from school and off to the hospital we went. After a pit stop at the gift shop to purchase one giant birdie "baby girl" balloon (picked out by Brogan, of course), we were off to meet the newest Hammond. I can already tell that Brogan and Bristol are going to have tons of fun together.

I mean, really girls? Lets be a little cuter, shall we?

  I'm really looking forward to seeing Miss Bristol in her adorable nursery and also to taking some sweet newborn and family pictures with these sweet girls! In the mean time, I'm going to continue my current slumber party snuggles with Brogan. Aunt Vic loves you both so much! XOXO

Popping and Buzzing...

Well, my New Year's resolution was to blog more. Seeing that it is March 7th, we can all see how that turned out. But, things have been busy indeed, celebrating babies and birthdays!

Three weekends ago, we had a Baby Sprinkle for my dear friend Sarah Beth, with a "Ready to Pop" theme. I think the details came together quite nicely and it was so fun to see all the little girly gifts that Sarah Beth and Miss Bristol Lynn received!

The menu consisted of cake cops, oreo pops, pop-tarts, rice krispie treats, popcorn chicken, jalapenos poppers, toosie pops, ring pops, pop rocks, and bubble gum. There was a popcorn bar that featured buttered popcorn, caramel corn and Poppy Chow (thank you Pinterest!)

 

We had a few shower activities, but my favorite was "Mommy's Late Night Diapers". Everyone wrote Sarah Beth a little joke or some encouragement on a diaper, for those late diaper emergencies, when she made need a little smile or laugh.

 And then some of my personal faves...the big sister enjoying her first Ring Pop and some snuggles with Mols The Dog!!

The following weekend was buzzing with celebrations for Miss Brogan's 3rd Bee-day! Sarah Beth did an UH-MAZING job with the bee theme, and everything came together so perfectly!

The menu for B's party was perfect! Bar-BEE-Que sandwiches, HONEY BBQ chips, peanut butter and HONEY sandwiches, HONEY nut cheerio treats, HONEYdew melon and HONEY COMB cereal! 

Too cute, right??

And HOW ADORABLE is the birthday cake that Sarah Beth MADE???? And trust me, it was delicious too!!

Sarah Beth also made the favors...Honey bee and bee hive shaped chocolates and honey sticks, with a tag that said "Thank you for beeing at my party, Love B!" I mean really?!

Thankfully we got all the parties completed when we did. I am currently sitting down stairs at Sarah Beth's house, with sweet Brogan asleep upstairs and Nick and Sarah Beth are at the hospital because precious baby Bristol will be here TOMORROW!! I could not be more excited and I cannot wait to hold that baby girl! I love baby snuggles and I have been waiting a long time for some snuggles with Miss Bristol! Stay tuned, because I will have some nauseatingly adorable posts coming up soon...(and maybe a give-away as well!)