Memory Lane

Here is a fun little game... leave a comment on my blog of a memory that you and I have had together. It doesn't matter if you've known me for a short time or a long time, anything that you remember!

Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It is pretty funny to read the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you are playing and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. On your mark... get set... blog those memories!

Splashin' Cousins

Playing in the water is so much fun, especially when it is 105 outside!

We love the splash park by the library! It has a really neat river for kids to play in. The best part is that kids can play in a river without the mud factor. My girls and their cousins had a great time plugging up the river with their bodies so that the water would get really big.

By the way, it was a week of lots of girls! Craig and Steven where busy most of the time so it was Laura and me with 6 girls and 1 boy. Poor guy! Thats OK because Alison had a blast with Don and he played really well with her.

My First Race

Well, here it is, my first race EVER! The Midnight 5K.

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Craig and the kids came to cheer me on even though Lizzi fell asleep. The race was actually a bit more challenging than I thought it would be. It was super dark outside because the moon didn't come out. We all had little LED headlamps but sometimes that didn't help much. We were running through a golf course and it was ALL HILLS! Nothing flat! Besides the fact that it wore me out almost instantly, the hills would suddenly pop up and I ended up tripping over them.

Overall, this was a great experience and I would do it again in a heartbeat. In fact I am probably going to do the next 10K I can find!

Race results: I took 27th place in the womens overall ( out of 115) and 13th in my age group (25-29).

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Zion National Park

Back in April we went camping with Steven (Craig's brother) and his family in Zions.

Here I am at the top of Angel's Landing in Zion National Park. Its funny, I have been to Zions tons of times but I have never hiked anything harder than Emerald Pools until now.

The kids all hiked up the first 2 miles with us then they stayed here and played (and napped) with aunt Laura while Steven, Craig and I climbed the treacherous half mile to the top.

This would be that half mile. It was steep and skinny, not for the faint-of-heart, but totally worth it.
By the by, I had an extremely sore throat and I was hopped-up on ibuprofen. This was on a Wednesday and by Sunday I was in the emergency room.

Mommy's flowers

The other day I was going through some boxes and I came across my wedding flowers and tiara. The girls had such a great time trying it on and prancing around the house. Alison wants to get married just so she can have a crown and flowers like Mommy.

Of course they needed to have make-up on before the could have their picture taken! They love to put on eye shadow (pretty eyes) and lip gloss (pretty lips) just like Mom!