SERIOUSLY,,, NO MORE M+M PEANUTS FOR ME.

So for July 24th we decided to run in the 10k Pioneer race in Orem. We did well and had fun, this race was harder than the rest, the first two miles were straight up timp hill which wasn't fun, but once we crested out it was all downhill from there. It took us both a minute longer than our last race but we will blame it on the hill. The temperature was just right and there were a lot of people running this year. Anyways it wasn't too bad, our next race is called the "dirty dash" and is in midway next month. It is a six mile army obstacle course and doesn't look fun. So we had better get training and lay off the m+m peanuts for awhile.

THE MANY FACES OF "DUDE"

Christian our youngest has the unique nickname of dude. He likes his nickname. If people ask him what his name is he says "I DUDEY". Anyways he is 2 1/2 and is really starting to enter his terrible twos. He plays hard and sleeps even harder, so here are a few pics in a typical day of the dude.

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.