WERE GOING TO DISNEYLAND!

I am terrible about keeping up on our blog. I am trying to get better... but it is hard to find the time. I am getting caught up today, this is my 5th post, so keep scrolling down to get the complete Packer Family update.



We are going to Disneyland! We are so excited. We have finally planned a trip to Southern California. We have been wanting to do this for the past few years and just have not been able to do it. We finally made travel arrangements and set the dates in stone. Broc and Brady had no idea that we were planning this, so we wanted to make it fun when we told them. Mickey Mouse sent packet's to our house for each boy. Inside were their tickets for the airplane, Disneyland, both hotels, the Queen Mary and the Ocean of the Pacific Aquarium. They were so excited. There was also a letter from Mickey himself telling the boys that they needed to be good and to continue saving their money so that they could buy some fun things while they were in California. Broc and Brady both have a piggy bank and are trying to do some things around the house to earn money. We cant wait to go. August just can't come fast enough. We are on our way to the "happiest place on earth."

Brady's pre-school graduation

Brady graduated from his first year of pre-school the end of May. He really loved is teacher, Onda Kay, and learned a lot. The interaction with other children his age was really good for him. He still has one more year of pre-school before he starts Kindergarden. That is good, because that means one more year that I have my baby boy home with me. He is excited to spend the summer home with me and Broc... but he is constantly asking when he gets to go back to pre-school. Next year he will attend pre-school 3 days a week. He is very excited because his friend Parker will be in his class. They will have so much fun together. Brady is such a good boy and is learning so much. We sure do love him!

I DID IT!!!!

I finished! On Saturday, June 13th I ran the Dam Half Marathon with one of my best friends, Kendra. I am so proud of myself for finishing. It was a really hard race. What I didn't realize when I signed up is how much of the race was actually uphill. The first 10 miles were uphill, then there was about 2 miles total of flats and about a mile downhill. We finished in 2:29:18. I was hoping to finish in under 2.5 hours and we did... even with all of the uphill. I was happy with that.

I was so sore that night and the next day that I could hardly walk. I have never been so sore in my entire life. I know it was from all of the uphill. My body was just not used to that. We ran 13.5 miles when we were training for the race and I was a little stiff, but nothing like how I felt after the actual race. OUCH. I finally took the advice of a friend and took an ice bath. At first I was not sure what hurt worse, my aching muscles or submerging my entire lower body into ice water. After the first 5 minutes I was completely numb... so the last 10 -15 minutes were not as bad. I think it helped because I am feeling a little better today. I am stiff but not hurting as much.

Jesse met us at the finish line and took some pictures. It was so nice to have him there waiting for me. He is always so supportive and I am so thankful to him for that. I really lucked out in the husband department!! I lucked out in the friend department as well. Thanks for running with me Kendra. You did awesome. We are a good team if I must say so myself. I look forward to many more races together. I have now completed one 5K, one 10K and a half marathon. I guess my next step is to complete a marathon. I better get training now!

Is summer ever going to come?

I think everyone in Idaho is asking themselves the same question. Is summer ever going to come? It has rained here everyday in the month of June. This weeks forecast has rain for the whole next week. I am grateful for the moisture... but it is killing my flowers and it nearly flooded our house yesterday. We had a horrible rain storm yesterday ... and because the storm drain is in front of our house, all of the water runs down the street and toward our house. It rained so hard that the storm drain could not keep up with the amount of water trying to go down. We had water half way up our driveway and in our grass. The sidewalk was completely submersed. We literally had a lake in front of our house. We got some rain in our basement because the window well was full of water and it seeped through the window. I don't know about everyone else... but I am ready for some sunny days.

I finally took some pictures of our yard. Everything is very green needless to say. My flowers are not looking so great... but my ferns on the other hand have never looked better. They love this cool, wet weather. Jesse and I have been working hard trying to get the yard whipped into shape. It is always quite a task to get everything looking good after a long winter. Our backyard is finally ready for summer... now we just need some summer weather to get ready for B-B-Q season.

I can't believe that he is 7!

I am so bad at the whole blog thing... I should have posted this about 2 months ago! Better late than never right? Well on April 15, 2009 Broc turned 7 years old. Where has the time gone? I just can't believe it. I am so glad that Broc was sent to our family. He is such a good boy and he is a wonderful big brother. Here are just a few of Broc's favorite things right now.

COLOR: Black
FOOD: Cheese burgers & mac n' cheese
TOY: Iron Man
MOVIE: Harry Potter
CARTOON: Sponge Bob Square Pants
BEST FRIEND: Brady (what a good big brother!)
FAVORITE ACTIVITY: Playing the Wii.
SPORT: Football
SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Math
DISLIKES: He hates getting the stomach flu. (crazy kid!)

Broc also love's to draw, jump on the trampoline, ride his bike, go to the lake, 4-wheeling, fishing, camping and play with his little brother.

For Broc's birthday this year he wanted to go see Monsters vs. Aliens 3D and go to Chuck-A-Rama. We had a great day with him. He got a Wii for his birthday along with a couple of games. He was very excited and is already better at it than Jesse and I! Happy Brithday Broc! We love you so much and are so blessed to have you.