Izzy

Izzy had such a big day this last Saturday. First she had her preschool graduation, it was so cute, they sang a bunch of songs that they had been learning during the year and then we got to eat breakfast with all the kids and families from her preschool. She has loved going to preschool this year, she loves to learn and loves to be with her friends. She is so in love with "Miss Alison", and I am so glad that she gets to learn and grow in such a loving, supportive, environment. We love you Alison! (If any of you are looking for an awesome preschool for next fall, let me know, I'll get you Alison's #).
Next we had her big dance recital. She looked so cute and was so excited to wear her costume and even more excited when mom let her put on some make-up for the recital. She loves to preform so she didn't have any problem heading out on stage to dance in front of everyone. She did such a great job! Thanks to everyone who came and watched.

Super Izzy!

Today Izzy ran her first 5K! Every year Sean and I run the Law Day 5K up at the U, Izzy usually rides in the stroller but Lucy has taken her place so she ran it with me. She did so awesome, she is a great little athlete. We walked/ran the race in just over an hour. She was such a trooper, it was pouring rain and by the end she was soaked to the bone but as soon as she saw the finish line she took off sprinting to get to it. I am so proud of her!

April Fun

Good times have been had by all this April. First, we had a fabulous Easter full of egg hunts, pretty dresses for church, and lots of family time.
Next, we celebrated Sean's 30th Birthday. He is such and old fart. The two of us got to go to the Jazz game the weekend before, which was awesome, even though our poor team lost. We went to dinner at Marcello's and out for ice cream on the actual day and then the next day had a birthday extravaganza with plenty of candy, cake, ice cream, pop, and smores. We love him so much and are so grateful to have him for our husband and daddy. Each day with you gets better and better babe.
Finally, we kicked of Spring with the first Miller Family hike of the year! It was so fun to get outside together with the girls finally. Izzy was in heaven (along with Mom and Dad) and Lucy loved getting to ride in the piggyback (after some initial protesting). We both got giddy talking about all the hiking and camping we will get to do this summer because there will not be any school standing in the way this year.
We've had a busy month and with all the great stuff going on I was constantly reminded of how blessed I am to have such and amazing family. They are so fun, I can't wait for all our warm weather adventures!

Wishing I was back here....

...baking in the sun, barefoot, in a little boat with the love of my life, nothing to do but relax.

Bull Pics

Bull Fight

So a lot of people have asked about the bull fight that we went to in Spain so I thought I would give it a post of it's own. Altogether it was a cool experience, do I need to ever do it again? Probably not. So first all the matadors come out with their pink capes and basically taunt the bull to make it mad, then a guy on a horse comes out and stabs the bull with a huge spear. The first fight we saw the bull rammed the horse and lifted it clear up and tipped it over with the rider still on; it was pretty intense, all the matadors are trying to distract the bull while all these other guys are trying to make this poor blindfolded horse stand up and get off the guy riding him. Amazingly the rider got up and rode the horse out of the ring, hardcore. Then a couple matadors take turns stabbing the bull with the two colorful stick things (somewhere some bull fight enthusiast is having a heart attack at my lack of proper terminology). Then one matador comes out with the red cape and does all the fancy bull fighting. We really had no idea when he was doing something really cool but the old guys that sat in back of us knew what they were doing and would shout "ole" when something cool would happen. Then the matador would stab the bull until it died (I think if they get it on the first stab it means they are cool). Then the horse comes and drags the bull away. So that's a bull fight, it sounds even worse writing about it. It really was neat. It was interesting to see this old Spanish tradition, the older men in the crowd were so into it, and the matadors were all really young guys that must work really hard at what they do. I'm glad I went and got to see it but like I said before, I probably won't be going again anytime soon.

Spain