Temple Run & Finals

Every year in Kansas City, since they announced our temple would be built here, they have a 5k Temple run. We didn't do it last year but heard it was lots of fun so we signed up. It was really raining and cold and we had decided we weren't going to go. Then the morning of I decided we should bundle up and do it. It was a lot of fun and I got my best 5k time yet, which is still slow. At least I'm running though. TJ pushed the boys and finished just a little after me. In the last mile he told me he felt like he was going to throw up. I probably should have stayed with him but at that point I took off. I ran back as soon as I finished though to make sure he was coming. After the race we talked about it and I realized it was very nice but I was in running mode and I wasn't going to let anything break my focus. 

Just some open mouthed brotherly kisses.

Cohen has always had great hair, and a lot of it. It is big. Every time he wakes up it looks like this. It is crazy and finally got cut. (next post with details and before and after shots)

TJ started finals on May 1st. He has 14 tests in 17 days and took a few finals before May as well. We decided to give him a quiet house free of distractions and headed over to St. Louis for a week. He posted this picture in reference to finals and I thought it was funny. 

We didn't waste anytime in St. Louis and had such a fun trip. We started with a Cinco de Mayo dinner on Sunday right after we arrived. On Monday morning we headed to the Zoo. The boys loved seeing all the animals. The elephants and the cheetah were our favorites on this trip.

Wednesday we went out to the Bunnell Family Farm near Union. This was such a fun trip out there. Papa caught a turtle and we played with him for a while.

Papa also caught a snake and killed it. Cohen was obsessed with the snake and tells everyone about how his Papa killed a snake with a stick.

These two were buddies, and Papa had a shadow all week long. Cohen loves to be busy and Papa let him follow him around all week long and be his "helper." 

Helping Papa take the paddle boat to the pond. 

Ledger in front of the Cabin. 

Ledger was not the biggest fan of the paddle boat, lawnmower, or tractor. 

He warmed up after a while and tolerated a few laps around the pond. We also found tadpoles, climbed the treehouse, mowed the big lawn, fed the fish, and played with all the rocks and sticks we could find. It was so nice to just let them run free and explore, and they loved it. 

Nana rented the movie Rise of the Guardians and Cohen loved it. We watched it two nights in a row because he refused to watch anything else. Ledger was just entranced by Nana's huge TV.

We had so much fun playing with our family in St. Louis and the week was over before we knew it. We were sad to leave but excited to get home to see TJ. He now only has two days left of finals and we cannot wait for him to be done!