It's Time!

It's about time:

A) To update the blog!
B) Post back to school pictures
C) Blag about a fun "momcation" to NYC
D) Someone turned 4
E) To throw out all of the Halloween candy
F) For Family Pictures
G) All of the above

DRUM ROLL.......

Answer =  F

Every 2 years Jared and the boys are tortured with family pictures!  And yes, I love family pictures (well the actual taking part sometimes isn't great).  EXCEPT this year......check out some pics from our recent family photo shoot.  A fantastic photographer in my ward, Cindy Larkin, did that for us!  We love them!

 http://cindergirlphotography.blogspot.com/

Okay, the real answer should probably be G -

Or H) Go off the grid??

Summer Fun, Summer Run(s) and Summer's Done?

Summer Fun Part 1 - UTAH for the 4th

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Summer Fun - Part 2 Hogle Zoo

Summer Fun Part 3 - Lake Powell
Summer Run Part 1 - Kaysville July 4th Run

Yes, that is actually me on the left.
It has been seriously about 25 years since I last ran an official 5k.
I ran it in 28:15
Not bad for a major amateur and hater of running.

Jared ran the 10k and got his PR/ goal of under 40 minutes.
But, sadly finished second in his age group....
Cause he ran this race a few years ago and also got 2nd so he was shooting for 1st.
Missed it by 7 seconds. Bummer?!? 


My mother-in-law did the 5k walk and took 1st OVERALL.
Must be where Jared gets his competitive edge.

Crystal (SIL) and my father-in-law also ran the 10k.
Cause that is the race that "real" runners do.

Summer Run Part 2 - Utah HALF Ironman

1.2 mile swim
56 mile bike ride
13.1 mile run

Who else would also consider this summer fun? Jared
We did have fun supporting him: his parents, two sisters, one niece, my parents and of course the boys!

Okay, actually two other dad's were faster! Jared had the 3rd fastest run time. And finished 16th OVERALL. Way to rock those shorts.

Summer Fun for REAL - 14th Anniversary

We spent Thursday/Friday kid-less in SLC at the Grand America.
IT is a NICE hotel.

Us on our balcony.
(Really, this is just our 14th - but by my serious crow's feet you'd think 25th - yikes - bad photo, right?)


Lunch, new running shoes, shopping at The Gateway, laying by the pool, relaxing in the hot tub, dinner and shopping in downtown SLC, reminiscing those kid-less days when we both worked downtown, dreaming/skimming on how to get one of those new City Creek condos overlooking Temple Square, LOTS of food and DESSERT, and sleeping-in....it was FUN!

Summer's Done?

Back to School. BOO-YAY!
BOO for a certain 3 year-old.
YAY for a certain mom.

Isaac's first day of 1st grade


Did I mention it was 109 degrees, today?!?

Don't Mess with Mom

BEFORE

AFTER It might have been a long day of: errands, cleaning, cooking & laundry.

It might have been like 105 so we spent the entire day couped up!

It might have been the "witching" hour.

Maybe, someone snapped!

Due to a day of fighting, hitting, crying and telling on each other.

Two boys may have gone to bed early that night....only to find "AFTER" in the morning.

A three year old might have said in the morning: "Are you mean, mom?"

They might be in the process of "earning" the toys back.

Someone might have alot of leverage right now!

SIX

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR
FIVE

SIX

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISAAC!
WOW! It feels like it has literally gone that fast.

What to do?

Q1) One boy has been asking me to do this for weeks......

So on Sunday I gave it a try again. And right after I finished another boy walked right up to me...pulled my hair and asked: "What is that?" Followed with an immediate: "I DON'T LIKE IT!"

Q2) The blog.... Let's be honest, I stink at it. Maybe it's time to go "off the grid".

(To Crystal, my one loyal follower, you would get over it sooner rather than later. And besides one less blog to check would actually be helping you meet your New Years Resolution of only 1 hour on the computer a day :))

So, WHAT's A GIRL TO DO?

What's Up!

Someone started Kindergarten!

And Someone was Really SAD about it.

(Apparently, hanging out with mom all morning IS that bad.)

***Someone else probably won't win mother of the year for posting these pictures 10 wks late!***

Someone also graduated to the toddler bed
(aka started climbing out of his crib)

And was doing a GREAT job staying in his room until mom came to get him...

even if he was really sleeping on the floor by the door.

UNTIL...this happened one day at nap-time.....


Someone could be "Grease Lighting" for Halloween......

'cause he ran the St. George Marathon in 3:01:38!
That's a 6:56 pace per mile....
Finishing 146th overall out of 5,702 runners!

OR that someone could just be a "Super Stud" instead cause three weeks later....
He did the Pumpkinman Sprint Triathlon finishing 28th overall....
And 2nd PLACE in his Division.

Or maybe it's in the gene's?
Cause that someone's sister also did the Sprint Triathlon and SHE ROCKED, too!
Speaking of Halloween, that sister brought the cutest little witch with her for the visit.....
Someone else used her "influence" (i.e. bribery) to get the boys to let her pick out their Halloween costumes for one more year. Check out these two characters.

FYI Bribery = look with these costumes you get to have "guns"
and wings!Someone also turned 3 and celebrated his birthday with.....
chicken nuggets and french fries
TWO Birthday Cakes(The professional cake was by my SUPER-TALENTED friend Christina)

a new bike
and a Halloween party with the playschool friends!

Someone else went on his first school field-trip

to the "pumpkin patch" and had a great time....

even with mom tagging along.

Finally, this family ACTUALLY "carved" pumpkins this year.....


For the first time in probably 4 years. Someone just doesn't like "carving" pumpkins. So, this alternative worked!