Vienna Relay-Race

On Sunday, John and I joined the Dell team for the Vienna Relay Marathon. It's a full 26.2 mile marathon broken up into 4 legs. John and I ran the first leg which was 10 miles while Ken and Noemi generously watched after Chloe. We had a great time running through Vienna and seeing the sights. It was especially nice because it was our first race together in a couple years. Here's a pic of us during the run.

And, ironically, we passed an Austrian guy who is still keeping The Dream alive:

Happy 2nd Birthday Chloe Grace!

Last Sunday, our little sweet pea turned 2 years old. It's hard to believe 2 years have already passed since we were headed to the hospital, and so much has changed! Chloe is such a little person. She speaks in complete sentences quite often, and her vocabulary is immense! She can say 5+ syllable words like hippopotamus and has even added a little Slovak to her vocabulary =). She loves singing, dancing, playing with her toys, dressing herself and saying prayers at meals and bedtime. She often tells us who to pray for during our prayers which is really cute!

On Chloe's birthday, we had a fabulous birthday party, complete with a ladybug cake specifically requested by Chloe. John's mom, Marilyn, was in town visiting and was such a great help getting ready for the party. Most of our close friends here joined us in the celebration, and we really enjoyed having all of them over. John made some yummy hamburgers, and of course we had queso and guacamole! Chloe received some fabulous new presents. Here's a pic of Chloe showing Bubba her new easel:
At the end of the day, we gave Chloe her birthday present from us, a new balance bike:
These are really popular in Europe, and they seem like a great way to train Chloe to ride a bike because it will teach Chloe to balance. Then, she won't need training wheels but can go directly to a bike.

In all, it was a great day and we look forward to this new year of Chloe's life!

You can see all the pics from Chloe's birthday at http://cumminsfamily.phanfare.com/