Sunday, March 29, 2009
Heads or Tails??
I got Kami's camera from her to get pics from Spring Break. On her memory card I found these pics of Linc on Christmas Eve!! Fun, I'd forgotten about these pictures! I'm so in love with those big blue eyes! But how about those cute pincheable bum cheeks?? - he must have gotten away from me in the middle of a diaper change! Can a mother choose which end she likes best? So I ask you - Head or Tails?
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Lovin' Springtime!
Last Friday Bree was over with her girls after their little dance class. Her and I were chillin' inside and we looked out the window and saw Lainee pushing Ashtyn in the swing. Then a few minutes later we noticed that Lainee had taken a rope and tied their swings together so that she could swing and push her at the same time! SMART GIRL! We decided to go out and take a picture and ended up staying outside with the kids for about 3 hours! I am so happy spring is here!
Lainee lovin' the monkey bars! We also spent a little time teaching her how to ride her 2 wheeler. She's almost got it but the bike is a little big for her, which makes starting and stopping really hard!
It felt so nice outside, Bree and I laid on the tramp and let Lincoln crawl all over us while the older kids enjoyed the swings, bikes, and cars!
Linc is excited Spring is here too! He's so happy outside!
Gonna make it short! Gotta take the kids swimming to enjoy a little more of this weather!!!Happy us!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
My Weekend of R & R
Did you know I meant Reuniting and Running????
So the reuniting all started with facebook - of course! My friend Malea posted a picture of all of us at our 1994 Jetette Reunion, 15 years ago, my Jr. year at Dixie High! We all started commenting on the photo and before you know it we had a reunion planned! 
At around 3:30 on Friday March 6th we met at Erin's mother's home in Santa Clara (thanks Bonnie)! I couldn't resist wearing my Hot Pink warm up outfit that we wore that whole year! We would wear them to school on game days, at competitions, and when we were at Disneyland they made it really easy to find each other! Plus, Hope paid me a dollar to wear it - how could I turn that down!
Our awesome advisor, Laurel Peterson, came for a little while to catch up! She is still the Jetettes advisor and her beautiful daughter, McKenzie, who we all potty trained, is now a Sr. Jetette. While everyone was arriving we watched some video of our old half-time performances and competitions. Hope had gotten her brother-in-law to convert the vhs tapes to dvd and we all got a copy!!
Nikki put together a fun game! We each submitted a favorite Jetette Memory and a current fact and then tried to guess whose was whose. Can you tell how much fun we had remembering old times!!
While we ate our delicious meal from Pizza Factory we watched a dvd slide show that Malea put together! She took so much time and did pictures of us then and pictures of us now with our families - priceless! Thanks Malea!!!
One last group picture before we head off to the review - are you glad I changed my clothes?? We had 16 out of 24 girls come and really missed the ones who couldn't make it. Tahlia flew from Wisconsin, Bryn drove up from Pheonix with her four month old baby, and others made the drive from San Diego or northern Utah. Thanks for the effort girls!
It was so fun to watch the current Jetettes perform at their review! They were wonderful and it brought back so many memories! We had to take another picture in the D!
After the review we ended up at - wherelse?? - Frostop! We stayed and chatted until 11:00 when they closed and then stood in the parking lot in the cold for about a half an hour longer!! What a SUPER GREAT night!!
Staci, Trisha, Jamie, Natalie, & Nat
It was such a releif to be done with my first leg and feel good about it. We had fun driving from exchange to exchange and stopping along the way to cheer on our runner and take pics and video! This is Trish and I waiting for Natalie to run in from Leg 6 and tag me onto leg 7. By this point in the race we were completely alone! There were 3 all men teams and one co-ed team at least 10 minutes ahead of us and we couldn't see anyone behind us!
This is at the Dr.'s free clinic on Riverside. I ran under river road and on the trail that comes back out on Riverside near the dinosaur tracks. From there I went into the industrial area and tagged off to Trisha. She went through the fields out Washington Dam road and into the dirt where she had a tough hill and then tagged off to Jamie who had four miles of uphill dirt!
And after this awesome weekend I can't stop thinking about how lucky I have been my whole life to be surrounded by amazing girls! I love you all!!!!
At around 3:30 on Friday March 6th we met at Erin's mother's home in Santa Clara (thanks Bonnie)! I couldn't resist wearing my Hot Pink warm up outfit that we wore that whole year! We would wear them to school on game days, at competitions, and when we were at Disneyland they made it really easy to find each other! Plus, Hope paid me a dollar to wear it - how could I turn that down!
Our awesome advisor, Laurel Peterson, came for a little while to catch up! She is still the Jetettes advisor and her beautiful daughter, McKenzie, who we all potty trained, is now a Sr. Jetette. While everyone was arriving we watched some video of our old half-time performances and competitions. Hope had gotten her brother-in-law to convert the vhs tapes to dvd and we all got a copy!!
Nikki put together a fun game! We each submitted a favorite Jetette Memory and a current fact and then tried to guess whose was whose. Can you tell how much fun we had remembering old times!!
While we ate our delicious meal from Pizza Factory we watched a dvd slide show that Malea put together! She took so much time and did pictures of us then and pictures of us now with our families - priceless! Thanks Malea!!!
One last group picture before we head off to the review - are you glad I changed my clothes?? We had 16 out of 24 girls come and really missed the ones who couldn't make it. Tahlia flew from Wisconsin, Bryn drove up from Pheonix with her four month old baby, and others made the drive from San Diego or northern Utah. Thanks for the effort girls!
It was so fun to watch the current Jetettes perform at their review! They were wonderful and it brought back so many memories! We had to take another picture in the D!
After the review we ended up at - wherelse?? - Frostop! We stayed and chatted until 11:00 when they closed and then stood in the parking lot in the cold for about a half an hour longer!! What a SUPER GREAT night!!And next comes the running!
After staying out until midnight I was up again at 5:30. It really was a flash back to highschool weekend!!
Some of my favorite girls and I were on a team at the first annual Lake to Lake Relay! The race started at Gunlock Reservoir and had 10 legs of about 5 miles each. So each of us ran twice! With Staci as our team captain, the pressure was on! We not only had to win, but we had to look good too!!
Staci, Trisha, Jamie, Natalie, & NatThis is our before pic at Gunlock. It was really cold and we felt bad leaving Natalie there to start the race for us! She ran 6 miles to the old highway where I tagged in and ran to Ivins! By then the sun was shining on me and I got super hot! It turned out to be the most beautiful day for running and we ended up in skirts and our matching yellow tank tops!
It was such a releif to be done with my first leg and feel good about it. We had fun driving from exchange to exchange and stopping along the way to cheer on our runner and take pics and video! This is Trish and I waiting for Natalie to run in from Leg 6 and tag me onto leg 7. By this point in the race we were completely alone! There were 3 all men teams and one co-ed team at least 10 minutes ahead of us and we couldn't see anyone behind us!
This is at the Dr.'s free clinic on Riverside. I ran under river road and on the trail that comes back out on Riverside near the dinosaur tracks. From there I went into the industrial area and tagged off to Trisha. She went through the fields out Washington Dam road and into the dirt where she had a tough hill and then tagged off to Jamie who had four miles of uphill dirt!Staci was our anchor and ran the last leg on the road that goes to Sand Hollow! We all ran across the finish line with her! Ahhhh Victory!
50 miles in 5 hours and 50 minutes!!! We waited 15 minutes before 3 co-ed teams came across the finish line....not sure how long it was until another all woman team finished!! I have got some Hot Fast Friends!!!!
There was an awards banquet that night and we let Linc go a little nutty with the cookies! Nothin' like a happy baby!!!
Here's Staci with our Women's Division Champion's plaque! Besides winning first place we also won best dressed team - thanks to our leg warmers I do believe! We won a couple of fun goody bags and each got a baton that said first place on it!
There was an awards banquet that night and we let Linc go a little nutty with the cookies! Nothin' like a happy baby!!!
Here's Staci with our Women's Division Champion's plaque! Besides winning first place we also won best dressed team - thanks to our leg warmers I do believe! We won a couple of fun goody bags and each got a baton that said first place on it!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Brianhead with the Kids!
Thursday, February 26, we took all the kids to Brianhead! Yes, I said all the kids! The plan was for Ty to take Linc in the Baby Bjorn while teaching Lainee to ski at the same time! Yes, he's coordinated enough to do this. No, Linc isn't patient enough for it to work!
We still had an amazing day! It was Sunny and pretty warm, the only way I really enjoy myself while boarding! We had a couple of good runs with our whole family in tact but by the end of the second run, it was way past naptime and Linc had had it! I took him into the lodge and hung with him while Ty taught Lainee how to ski!
Jordan Christensen joined us for the day which was really fun! And we needed the extra coordinated skiier to help Lainee learn. When they all came in for lunch I grabbed my board and headed out for a few runs! Then Ty came out with the kids and said Jordan was ok with Linc for a little bit! He checked on him once and they were both asleep in the lodge! Thanks Jordan!!!!
I ended up back in the lodge with Linc for the last hour. It was so fun to ski with my kids. It's exciting to me that they are getting big enough to join us on all of our adventures!
Mo and Cam do so well on their skiis! It was so fun for me to watch them go. Last winter I was pregnant while they learned and hadn't seen them!
Lainee had lots of fun once she got the hang of it and Ty figured out the best way to use the harness! FYI, around the waste is better than the shoulders! I'm so sad I missed the photo opportunity that looked like this with Linc in the carrier strapped to the front of Ty.
Somehow we lost Lainee's gloves before we even started - I know, it's a shocker! Her little knit back up gloves were getting all wet so she ended up with Ty's gloves on! I saw complete strangers stopping her to take pictures - of course she just smiled and posed!
Cam's hitting the jumps all ready. The battery on the camera died right after this one so I missed some of the best ones! How does that saying go.....Like Father like Son!!
We still had an amazing day! It was Sunny and pretty warm, the only way I really enjoy myself while boarding! We had a couple of good runs with our whole family in tact but by the end of the second run, it was way past naptime and Linc had had it! I took him into the lodge and hung with him while Ty taught Lainee how to ski!
Jordan Christensen joined us for the day which was really fun! And we needed the extra coordinated skiier to help Lainee learn. When they all came in for lunch I grabbed my board and headed out for a few runs! Then Ty came out with the kids and said Jordan was ok with Linc for a little bit! He checked on him once and they were both asleep in the lodge! Thanks Jordan!!!!
I ended up back in the lodge with Linc for the last hour. It was so fun to ski with my kids. It's exciting to me that they are getting big enough to join us on all of our adventures!
Mo and Cam do so well on their skiis! It was so fun for me to watch them go. Last winter I was pregnant while they learned and hadn't seen them!
Lainee had lots of fun once she got the hang of it and Ty figured out the best way to use the harness! FYI, around the waste is better than the shoulders! I'm so sad I missed the photo opportunity that looked like this with Linc in the carrier strapped to the front of Ty.
Somehow we lost Lainee's gloves before we even started - I know, it's a shocker! Her little knit back up gloves were getting all wet so she ended up with Ty's gloves on! I saw complete strangers stopping her to take pictures - of course she just smiled and posed!Cam's hitting the jumps all ready. The battery on the camera died right after this one so I missed some of the best ones! How does that saying go.....Like Father like Son!!The one mistake I made that day was giving the kids the sunscreen and telling them to put it on themselves! You should have seen their faces the next morning! Raccoon eyes and funky lines all over the place. I sent them to school with a reminder to have a good sense of humor!
Snow Run in Snow Canyon
How often can you run in the Snow in Snow Canyon??? This run was on Valentine's Day! We ran up and back (10 miles total) the West Canyon of Snow Canyon! When we started at the bottom the road was icy and slippery, it was a very cold morning! By the time we got to the top of the trail we were running on a snow packed trail! It's so interesting that only 20 minutes away at my house there was no sign of snow! I had no idea what I was in for that morning, and as hard as it was to run uphill in the snow, the view from the top was completely worth it!!
The Stink Bug Crawl
Okay! So it seems like I'm always waiting on something to maintain my orderly blog! Before it was the scanner, now it's a firewire chord so that I can upload some video of my cute Linc and how he gets around!
He has the cutest crawl, just like a stink bug with his butt up in the air. When he first started crawling he would put his right knee down, but not his left. Now he he just crawls on his hands and feet - maybe because of our tile??? Either way, it's super cute and he's super fast! Here's a few pics of the stink bug crawl!
I'm going to miss this little unique crawl! As of the last week Linc gets around by walking! Stay tuned for some video of the stink bug crawl, our little walker, and a few other cute things "Binkers" does!
He has the cutest crawl, just like a stink bug with his butt up in the air. When he first started crawling he would put his right knee down, but not his left. Now he he just crawls on his hands and feet - maybe because of our tile??? Either way, it's super cute and he's super fast! Here's a few pics of the stink bug crawl!
I'm going to miss this little unique crawl! As of the last week Linc gets around by walking! Stay tuned for some video of the stink bug crawl, our little walker, and a few other cute things "Binkers" does!Monday, March 2, 2009
Carlsbad 1/2 marathon, January 25, 2009
Woo Hoo! We finally got the scanner working so now I can go back to being OCD and blogging in order!
On the weekend of January 25, I had one of the best getaways yet! It all started with a desire I have to run the New York City Marathon, which is the first weekend in November. A few years ago I tried to register, along with 90,000 others, and was not chosen from the lottery...bummer! This year I found out that you can qualify for guaranteed entry by running a marathon or half marathon in a sex/age required time! Once I learned you could qualify, the lottery sounded boring and I was up for the challenge. So I started hitting the speedwork hard and began looking for half marathon to run in under 1:37!! In some ways that goal seemed do-able and in others it seemed impossible. When it came right down it, I knew I needed to average a 7:24 pace, which is just a bit out of my comfort zone! I was very nervous!
A friend of mine told me of a group of girls going to Carlsbad at the end of January to run and stay in a beach house. A girls trip in tank top weather sounded ideal!! So I made a phone call to see if they had room for me, or as Tyler pointed out - I invited myself along!
After a week of a sick baby and very needy children, I was so ready for my girls weekend! The other girls were really fun and friendly and I felt totally comfortable and able to be myself around them. The day before the race we went to the race expo and then spent the afternoon shopping in the little shops around the beach house in Huntington. One of my favorite parts of the whole trip was sitting on the pier above the ocean, by myself, and reading my book while I waited for my to-go carbo load dinner to be made by the restaurant.
Race day was ideal!! It was overcast with temperatures in the 60's. And all that ocean air made it so easy to breathe! I had signed up to run with a pacer, Luke, whose goal was 1:35, that way I had a minute or two to spare. Luke would run ahead and then come back. I figured out early on that if I just checked my pace and ran what felt good I'd be better off than if I tried to keep up with him. I started out feeling really good! Everytime I checked my pace I was around a 7:10 or faster and I was feeling really comfortable. I was just loving my music, the air, the scenery, and experiencing total running bliss!
This picture was taken at the top of a pretty decent hill right before the half-way point where you made a sharp left u-turn and started heading back on the other side of the road! A little after the turn around I had to start fighting a little harder. Everytime I checked my pace I'd be closer to 7:30 and would have to kick it up a notch. Then I started getting some stomach cramping that just made it feel like more of a fight to stay strong. At mile 9 I had 32 minutes to go - "keep it under 8 minutes miles and I'm golden." At mile 11 I had 17 minutes, that's when I knew I had it, I just had to finish and I was really ready to be done! I crossed the finish line with an official time of 1:36:01! It wasn't easy, which made it feel like even more of an accomplishment-and this stay at home mom needs those every once in a while!
These are the fun girls I traveled with. Kelli Hustead, Debbie Zockoll, and Brenda Graff! These ladies all ran the full marathon. The brown patio in the background was the beachhouse we stayed in and the ocean was just across the parking lot to my left! Thanks for an amazing weekend girls.
When I got back I saw these posters my awesome kids had made for me! The girls did the one on the door and Cam did the one on the wall! What cuties huh!
On the weekend of January 25, I had one of the best getaways yet! It all started with a desire I have to run the New York City Marathon, which is the first weekend in November. A few years ago I tried to register, along with 90,000 others, and was not chosen from the lottery...bummer! This year I found out that you can qualify for guaranteed entry by running a marathon or half marathon in a sex/age required time! Once I learned you could qualify, the lottery sounded boring and I was up for the challenge. So I started hitting the speedwork hard and began looking for half marathon to run in under 1:37!! In some ways that goal seemed do-able and in others it seemed impossible. When it came right down it, I knew I needed to average a 7:24 pace, which is just a bit out of my comfort zone! I was very nervous!
A friend of mine told me of a group of girls going to Carlsbad at the end of January to run and stay in a beach house. A girls trip in tank top weather sounded ideal!! So I made a phone call to see if they had room for me, or as Tyler pointed out - I invited myself along!
After a week of a sick baby and very needy children, I was so ready for my girls weekend! The other girls were really fun and friendly and I felt totally comfortable and able to be myself around them. The day before the race we went to the race expo and then spent the afternoon shopping in the little shops around the beach house in Huntington. One of my favorite parts of the whole trip was sitting on the pier above the ocean, by myself, and reading my book while I waited for my to-go carbo load dinner to be made by the restaurant.
Race day was ideal!! It was overcast with temperatures in the 60's. And all that ocean air made it so easy to breathe! I had signed up to run with a pacer, Luke, whose goal was 1:35, that way I had a minute or two to spare. Luke would run ahead and then come back. I figured out early on that if I just checked my pace and ran what felt good I'd be better off than if I tried to keep up with him. I started out feeling really good! Everytime I checked my pace I was around a 7:10 or faster and I was feeling really comfortable. I was just loving my music, the air, the scenery, and experiencing total running bliss!
This picture was taken at the top of a pretty decent hill right before the half-way point where you made a sharp left u-turn and started heading back on the other side of the road! A little after the turn around I had to start fighting a little harder. Everytime I checked my pace I'd be closer to 7:30 and would have to kick it up a notch. Then I started getting some stomach cramping that just made it feel like more of a fight to stay strong. At mile 9 I had 32 minutes to go - "keep it under 8 minutes miles and I'm golden." At mile 11 I had 17 minutes, that's when I knew I had it, I just had to finish and I was really ready to be done! I crossed the finish line with an official time of 1:36:01! It wasn't easy, which made it feel like even more of an accomplishment-and this stay at home mom needs those every once in a while!
These are the fun girls I traveled with. Kelli Hustead, Debbie Zockoll, and Brenda Graff! These ladies all ran the full marathon. The brown patio in the background was the beachhouse we stayed in and the ocean was just across the parking lot to my left! Thanks for an amazing weekend girls.When I got back I saw these posters my awesome kids had made for me! The girls did the one on the door and Cam did the one on the wall! What cuties huh!
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