Spring Break 2014!

This year's spring break seemed to come at a much needed break time for us. The last few weeks have been pretty crazy, so it has been nice to relax at home as a family.

My Grandma Lois died on February 28th. She was 101 years old! She lived a wonderful life and still had a great memory until the day she died! She never missed one of her 58 grandchildren's birthdays and always included a $2 bill with each card. She was so special. We visited her every summer when we went back to South Dakota. Below are some pictures over the last few years. People ask me how I have a grandma that is 101. It's because I'm the youngest in my family and my mom was the youngest (by far) in her family. Most of my cousins are in their 50's : )
My sister, Kim, dad and I flew up to South Dakota for a few days to attend her funeral. It was freezing! I haven't been to SD in the winter for a long time and I remembered why!! Her funeral was really nice and it was good to see my brother, nieces and nephews, and all other family.

 The girls cousin line up besides my sister,Sara, who stayed in Texas because she was sick.

 Kim and me with our 3 nieces

 13 of 14 grandkids

 Start of spring break! The girls got a fun hair cut at Sweet and Sassy and then we met friends at Klyde Warren park in downtown Dallas.

 Running through the water was super fun! Good thing I brought extra clothes because they were freezing afterwards!

 Hollyn and our neighbor friend, Olivia, playing at the park!

 I babysat my two nieces for a couple of days over spring break. We did walks to the pond and park to try and wear them out for bedtime( although that didn't really work!)

 These two look sweet, but together they are TROUBLE!! They got into my makeup that day.

 The big girl cousins!

 All 4 of them!

 We met my sisters at Southern Junction on Friday night for a fundraiser benefiting Rockwall Pets. It's a cool restaurant where you cook your own steaks! Of course I didn't cook mine when I could have Brent do it!

My mom and I missed our 10k in Arkansas since we were in SD, so I ran a 5K with my friend Natasha over the Trinity bridge in Dallas.