The Big Two!!!

Last Friday, Oct. 22nd Adrian turned officially two at 7:01pm. She has changed so much from her 1 yr birthday.

This was taken back in Rockford at Grandpa & Grandma Harden's House.

Someone is excited to watch the Hawks play.

The family on pins and needles watching the Iowa game.


Adrian's Big Bird & Elmo cake, which she loved. Adrian even got a little finger poke into the frosting before the party :)

Enjoying those birthday cards!

The birthday girl decided to use one of her gifts as a chair as she opened her next card :)

Daddy giving Adrian's new baby girl a big ole kiss!

Adrian's 2 year stats from her Monday appt.

Height: 36 inches 90%

Weight: 30 lbs. 85%

Head: 18.75 inches 55%

Mommy the Marathoner!

26.3 Would be Crazy!!

26.2 miles that's ok, but 26.3 that would be crazy to run :) Well I am officially a marathoner now that I have completed my 1st marathon. I competed in the IMT Des Moines Marathon on Oct. 17th. I could not of asked for better weather it was absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for all the support it was great seeing Daddy, Adrian, and Grandma Harden in Drake Stadium as I ran around the blue track. Also Amanda & Scott Eichmeier were there to cheer me on.

It felt really good to physically be able to run close to 4 hours straight, it is a feeling I don't want to lose, so I think that means I am officially hooked :)

Below is a mixture of professional pics from the race and snap shots from Kate Fischer

(She took pics while holding signs, cheering, and ringing a bell, thank u for multi-tasking!)

A big thanks to the best sister ever and a great friend Kate Fischer who traveled to a total of 3 different stops to give me water, food, cheers, and the occasional Ibuprofen.

This was the 1st spot Jamie and Kate were waiting, mile 4. Only 22 more miles to go! It is weird how consistent everyone is. The man ahead of me in the yellow and the man behind me in the batman shirt we all ran close to each other and in that order through the whole race.

Mile marker 24 out at Gray's Lake. I was hurting at this point.

There were water stations every 2 miles, but the bottled water was nice to have with just 2 miles left.

If anyone is considering doing a marathon Des Moines put on a very organized, efficient, beautiful run. I would do it again next year!

Finished in 3 hours 53 minutes!