Eva in the Newspaper

Eva had her picture in the local paper yesterday. This is what the article said:

Appreciation banquet held

Mariska Smith, 3, and Eva Grimm, 2, were enjoying their afternoon at the recent 10th annual public service appreciation and veterans appreciation barbecue hosted by Jared and Michelle Clinger of Colonial Funeral Home. This year’s menu was especially tasty due to the culinary talents of John Perkes, owner of FAT BBQ and full-time employee of Colonial Funeral Home.

Each year, all law enforcement agencies — Pocatello Police, Chubbuck Police, Pocatello Fire Department, Chubbuck Fire Department, Idaho State Police, Idaho State University public safety, and Bannock County Sheriff Department, as well as all Pocatello veterans and their families — were invited to come and enjoy brisket, ribs, pulled pork, and chicken.

Perkes has won regional awards for his barbecue rubs and sauces. This year he is looking forward to a national barbecue event in Kansas City.

Clinger added, “We should be grateful to all public safety personnel and veterans who have made and continue to make this country the greatest on earth.”

Heart & Sole 5K

Brian and I ran in another 5K on Saturday. I was really happy with my time...33 minutes. The race started and ended at the new hospital they are building up on the hill. The first half was great because it was all downhill, but then we had to go back up...which wasn't as great. But we made it. I let Brian take off ahead of me in the beginning since we didn't have Eva in the stroller this time. He finished five minutes before me. I'm so grateful he wants to run with me. It helps me stay motivated! Here we are after the race. Thank you to Brian's sister, Charmaine, for bringing Eva to meet us at the finish line. I think we would have died trying to push her back up the hill in the stroller! You can see my belly in the picture. I am now 23 weeks pregnant (around 5 months). When I was pregnant with Eva, I ran until I was 30 weeks and then stuck to walking.

The next race is on July 10th, so if anyone wants to come and run and/or walk with me and Brian, that would be awesome!!!

Eva and Aunt Charmaine after the race.

20 Weeks and the Ultrasound

Here I am, 20 weeks along. That's halfway!! Everything is going really well and we had our ultrasound yesterday. The baby looks great.The profile.

The arms/hands.

The feet. And no, we didn't find out if the baby is a boy or a girl, purposely. We can't wait for the surprise!!

The Law Day 5K Run

On Saturday, May 1st, Brian, Eva, and I ran in the Law Day Run. We ran the 5k (3.1 miles) and our time was just over 32 minutes. Brian could have definitely smoked us, but he was nice enough to stay with me and push Eva in the stroller on the hills. It was really fun and I thought we did pretty good. This is us after the race. If you look close, you can see my four month pregnant belly is poking out a bit now. It was kind of chilly that day, but luckily it didn't rain!

The Bengal Triathlon

I am so proud of Brian!! He completed his second triathlon today! He did great and improved his time from his first triathlon. He finished somewhere around 1 hour and 23 minutes (I don't know the exact time). This is Brian and Eva showing off their muscles after his 700 yard swim. They actually do the swim the night before the bike and run, and they swim in the pool at ISU.

Here is Brian this morning waiting for them to call his name so he can take off on his bike. He loves his road bike!

This is Brian at the end of the bike portion, which I think was 13 or 14 miles. And he's done!! The running portion is a 5k, so just over 3 miles.

Good job, Brian! You did awesome!!!

Easter Weekend

We had a fun Easter weekend. On Friday night our ward had an authentic Passover Seder. After that we went to visit our families in Hazelton and Rupert. Eva had lots of fun with her cousins and aunts and uncles. The Easter Bunny left Eva a basket of treats Sunday morning.

We decorated Easter eggs Saturday night. Eva had fun!

We went to an Easter Egg hunt Saturday in Twin Falls and on Sunday at Brian's Aunt and Uncle's house.

The weather was not even close to spring-like. But the girls still wanted to bundle up and go out with Grandpa to check the cows. That is Kierra driving (with Grandpa's help) and Abby in the back with Paisley (can't see her in the picture) and Eva.

It was a chilly weekend. We had tons of fun!! Thank you to everyone.

Locks of Love

Well, I finally got brave enough and let McKenzie chop my hair off!! I would only do this for a really good reason and that reason is to donate my hair to Locks of Love. McKenzie cut my hair off in two braids, both about 12 inches long! This is the 3rd time I have donated my hair and it always makes me so nervous!!

McKenzie did a great job on my haircut though. I think it turned out really cute. I just have to keep practicing to make it look as good as she does!

Brian always likes it when I try something different, and he really likes my new haircut. I will be growing my hair out again and will be ready to donate it in three or four years!
You can kind of see in this picture how long my hair was getting. This was in January.