Kyla's 4 Month Check Up!

Kyla is 4 months old!

Kyla went in for her 4 month check up! Here are her stats at 4 months!

Weight: 12 lbs. 15 oz. (30%)
Height: 24.75 cm (75%)

Funny enough I went back to check it against Arden at four months and they weigh EXACTLY the same at their 4 month check ups! And even though I feel like Kyla is so much longer, she's only a quarter of a cm longer then Arden was at 4 months.

Dave Runs the Charlotte Marathon!

So ever since Dave ran the Blue Ridge Relay back in September, he's been in relatively good enough shape and wanted to maintain this level of training to run another marathon. He did the Raleigh marathon back in 2000 and the Raleigh half marathon last year. Unfortunately we were out of town for the Raleigh marathon this year, but were able to find a close alternative in Charlotte in December! And it meant that we got to go on a road trip to visit our Charlotte friends!

We got into Charlotte Friday evening and stayed with our good friends, Jackie and AJ and their two kids. It awesome staying with another family because not only do they already have all the baby/kid gear you might need- but they have built in playmates! Arden was in heaven to get to play with Jackson all weekend!

I was able to meet up with some old friends for dinner friday night. Kathleen, I've known since high school and haven't seen in years. And Megan I've know for 5 years now and was in my wedding and has been in Charlotte now for a year opening her own clothing store. It was so fun to meet up with them and we had a great dinner! Thanks ladies!

Saturday morning Dave and Jackie were up bright and early to head to the run (Jackie was doing the half marathon) It was FREEZING!!! I can't imagine running when it's that cold- it was in the upper 20s when they left. I packed up the girls and headed out to cheer Dave on mid morning. We met him at mile 15 or so. Arden was so excited to see her daddy that she ran right up him on the course. Made me tear up a bit, but I'm a softy. And thank goodness to borrowing Kathleen's GPS I was able to navigate around Charlotte well enough to meet up with him at 2 more spots to cheer. Next time we know to bring more cheer supplies and maybe some supplies for Dave as well. Bad wife didn't even have any water for him- oops.

Dave finished the marathon in 3 hours 30 mins! Not as fast as he had hoped to qualify for the Boston Marathon, but he was happy with that result. And he knows what to expect for running it possibly next year to qualify.

Saturday night Jackie and AJ hosted a bunch of our friends over at their place for chili and beer. It was great seeing everyone and having all the kids running around!! We had a blast visiting in Charlotte as always!

Krista & Doug's Wedding!

Yay for what was coined "Wix-wed" i.e. The Wixted Wedding! Krista is one of my closest high school friends that I've known since junior high and she came down to NC to go to college as well- at a rival school that shall remain nameless, cough, cough. I was so excited to hear of her engagement to Doug, but even more thrilled being a born Carolina girl, that she was planning on getting married here!! Yay, no travel for the Drenzeks! I know, selfish, but it made the weekend that much easier with 2 kids.

The wedding festivites kicked off with the rehearsal at Duke Chapel- yes a Carolina grad getting married at Duke was a running joke all weekend. Living in the triangle, I'm ashamed to say I had never been to Duke Chapel. Everyone says how gorgeous it is and that is no understatement. It's shear size and neogothic archetechure amazed me. The perfect scene for an elegant wedding. The the rehearsal dinner was at Cafe Parizade in Durham where we all had a blast and drank a ton of wine. The drinks to follow afterward. It seems that rehearsal dinners have a tendancy to keep the bridal party in check for the actual wedding by getting all the partying out early ;-) The next morning the bridesmaids met bright and early in Durham to get ready and watch Krista get ready. I really enjoy weddings where we all are able to hang out and get ready together. It's something I wish I had down at my own wedding, but I didn't know better at the time. Krista looked like Wedding Barbie once she was all ready. Absolutely stunning. After seeing her groom and having toasts, then we hopped into the limo with the groomsmen and headed downtown Durham for some pre wedding pictures. The ceremony was beautiful and then off to the Nasher Museum of Art for the reception. The reception had excelent touches of Krista and Doug's musical side of things and it was a great modern location for a wedding. It was great to be able to relax a bit and hang with old friends! This time without being super pregnant! We had a great time!