THE 4TH AT THE CABIN

Well another 4th of july came and went. We spent it at the cabin as usual, lots of food, lots of cousins and too much of my sisters. Jill didn't go this year because of family reunion stuff she attended down here. So it was just me and Dylan and Kinlee. Kinlee learned to wakesurf this year and did really well. Dylan wakesurfed and wakeboarded as usual and is getting quite good. Oh well, here are some pics of the little rug rats doing what they like best. We are going up there the first week of August. It's hard to beat Montana, it is so beautiful up there.

RUNNING AT 38

Over the weekend Jill and I did another little 10k up in park city. We were both able to shave a few minutes off our time and felt great after. It was fun and we are slowly getting faster. Actually the fun part was leaving the kids at home (Thanks Uncle Jon). We plan on doing the Pioneer 10k in a few weeks and I am training on getting down in the 40's for my time if I can only lay off the Twinkies and HOHO's till then.

Future baseball player

Here is Kaitlyn, my future baseball player. We were at Kinlee's game the other day and she decided she wanted to try on the batting helmet. It's a tad big on her :) hee hee. She wants to do anything Kinlee does. Kinlee isn't too thrilled about it, but I think it's a big compliment to her big sister. :)

Happy birthday Joel!

So today Joel turns 38 and he looks better than ever! He's been working hard at the gym and losing more weight so now he is down by 35 pounds. Joel is my best friend and sweetheart... provides for me and the kids and works very hard for us. We love you Joel (Daddy)... From Jill and the kids. :)

IS IT REALLY WORTH IT?

I have been busting my butt trying to get the house and yard ready for the summer. We have some really nice wood shutters and last week we painted them black. It kind of changed the look of our house. Now I know why my dad used to complain about working on the house, it really is a pain in the @#s.

OUR FIRST RACE

Since we have been working out and "trying" to eat better we decided it was time to do a race. So on Saturday we ran a little 10k. It really wasn't that bad, we both ran at our pace and enjoyed the experience. So much so that we are going to do another one here in a month. Joel finished in 51 minutes and Jill at an hour. Not fast, not slow, but for our first race we felt that it was just right. I think mentally at first it was a little more challenging than the actual race. Anyways hopefully we can do it again.

WORLDS GREATEST BASEBALL PLAYER?

Here is a picture of Kinlee and her friend "Ole" (short for Oleander) at one of their games. This year Kinlee is playing coach pitch softball and is really enjoying it. The weird thing is Kinlee writes left-handed but throws, bats, and catches right handed. Go figure? Anyways, she inherited her competitive spirit from her Dad and is doing really well.

"KICKING IT" WITH DUDE

Every morning when I go to get Dude out of bed he is sleeping like this. His little hands behind his head, feet elevated with a totally content look on his face. I only wish that I could sleep like this.

Happy Mothers Day

Just a quick note, its mothers day and I just wanted Jill to know that she is the best wife and mother that anyone could ask for. Happy Mothers Day.

Catching Up

Well, it's been a long time since I blogged and I'm sorry to anyone who actually checks it anymore. ;) It's hard to blog when you're so busy you barely have time to sit down for a minute and gather your thoughts. I've also had the blues a little lately so I haven't felt like sharing my boohoo's with everybody. Anyway, hopefully with spring will come sunshine and warm weather and that's enough to boost anyone's spirits, right? The kids only have 3 weeks of school left and I cannot wait for summer to come! Kinlee just started playing softball and has her first game on Saturday and another piano recital. She will finish 2nd grade soon. She is in the top reading group of her class and she loves school. Dylan just finished up another season of basketball and will finish 5th grade soon. He has been doing a lot of skiing and airsoft wars with friends and cousins. Kaitlyn is finishing up her first year of pre-school and is actually starting to become a little easier. She has a very strong personality and likes to be in control (especially of me) so we've had a little bit of a hard time with her. Dude (Christian) is now 2-1/2 and is a wild, crazy, fun loving kid. He can say pretty much anything and loves his older brothers and sisters very much. He likes to say "holy crap" and "what the crap" when something surprises him. It's really funny to hear. Joel, as you know, had an accident in February where he cut off his left ring finger at work with a table saw. He is recovering really well and pretty much has full use of that hand now. He can't quite grip like he wants to (or type), but he's getting used to it and doesn't complain about it at all. We are all just glad it wasn't worse than that. Kaitlyn said the other day "I sure hope daddy's finger will grow back". It was pretty cute. I had to explain to her that it wasn't going to grow back and that seemed to trouble her a little. He won't let me take a picture of it to post though. As for me, time just seems to fly by and the days all blend together. Just looking forward to vacations in the summer and going to the pool if it would ever warm up! I did take a little trip to St. George last weekend with a bunch of girlfriends that I knew from RC Willey. It was a lot of fun. We just ate, shopped, watched movies, hiked up a canyon, and hung out together. All the best friends I have came from RC Willey. That was the best thing I got out of working there (besides a lot of furniture). :) Well, I will try to post more and take more pictures now that summer is coming. Hope I didn't ramble too much!