Boys Summer of Fun

    Well this summer was a lot of fun for the boys and I.  They spent time in California playing on the beach in San Clemente.  As well as Disneyland, and Magic Mountain.  I tried my hardest to keep up with them on those crazy roller coaster rides, but I think my age might be catching up to me.  

    Then they spent some time up at the cabin in Oakley playing with their cousins and grandparents.  Oakley rodeo is always a blast and the parade is always fun for the boys.  Then they spent a week up at Jackson Hole rafting the snake river and hiking past Jenny lake to the waterfall.  Then there was camping trip up to the Jensen property in Indianola. And we also had  a lot of trips to Lagoon and we were able to get in a drive in movie.

   Once all the traveling was done it was time to settle down for their fall sports.  Jackson decided this year that he wanted to play football.  So we ventured into the world of tackle football and all the long crazy practices.  He was a real trooper and even though he wasn't to excited at the beginning, he stuck it out and loved it.  His team did ok, learned a lot and had fun.  Both Jack and Porter played soccer this fall as well and are both pretty good little athletes.  I'm just trying to keep up with them in all they do.  So that should get us kind of caught up on how things are right now in my family.  I'll post more about my new home here in Kaysville, and other adventures that we are having.  Here's some pictures from this summer.

 Jacks Football Team after the mud game.

Jack thought he broke his arm.  Lucky it was just a sprain

Spudman 2012

Race from July 2012
     Well, I've been meaning to write more about some of my crazy adventures in the world of triathlons.  Some races are a little more fun then others, and more challenging too.  This one called the Spudman was a lot of fun.  It's located in the town of Burley Idaho, and the swim portion of the race is in the snake river.  Its down stream, which makes the swim time real fast, or at least a little faster for me.
      Another fun thing is they allow people to camp out the night before on the golf course driving range which is right by the race.  So I was able to get some camping in and race.
       Well race day was perfect.  Not a cloud in the sky, and not much wind.  Since I was in the Clydesdale division, I was last to swim.  I tried to find a good spot in the river that seemed like it had the best current to help me along.  I ended up swimming the 1 mile in 18 minutes which was great for me. The transition was just fine. No big hiccups, just get the wetsuit off and get the shoes on and ready to go. I wasn't sure what to expect from the bike course.  It seemed really flat, and it was.  I was noticing that I could keep speeds of around 23 mph, which was awesome for me.  I got in a small group of riders that were pushing it pretty good.  I ended up riding the 25 miles in about 1:09.  I was really happy with that.
      I could tell that it was getting warmer when I started the run, cause I was sweating like crazy.  I was able to run the first 3 miles keeping about a 9 minute mile pace.  Then I kind of hit a wall.  On the run course, part of it is on a dirt road by a canal in a field.  My legs had about had enough at the time.  I walked for probably a mile to get some energy back.  My goal for the race was to finish under 2:30, and as I came down the hill to the finish line I see 2:32.  It kind of sucked that I was just 2 minutes off my goal, but I was happy to be that close to a goal.
      It was a great experience and I'm sure that I'll be back to race it again.  Such a fun race.

Re Do

More to come later

Simply Amazing!

Allison and her group, the Sprocket Rockets, survived the race. They rode through hail, rain, wind, I-15, had critters chasing them at night, 108 degree heat, saw the Big Rock Candy Mountain, and even met a few locals. The organizers did a pretty good job with everything, except they had some trouble figuring out distances. Allison was suppose to ride about 60 miles total, and she ended up riding about 81. Through all the adversity, they finished the race. Sure there were a few flat tires, Allison riding in a lightning storm and getting blown over. (If she had any weight on her that probably wouldn't have happened.) Allison was riding the last leg, which they had 16 miles longer then it was suppose to be, she hit the wall. Her team got her to stop for a minute, and they could realize that she was getting really dehydrated. She sat in the car for a couple of minutes and got some food and water. I heard that she ate about 10 fruit leathers in about a minute. Well the rest of the girls and Jeff got out their bikes and escorted Allison in to the finish line. It was pretty emotional for everyone, and an experience that I will never forget. Allison is truely my hero, and I hope to someday be like her.

The Sprocket Rockets

Iron Woman



Yes, she caught and passed those male riders in front of her.

Love your guts Iron woman!

Lance Armstrong?

Months ago Allison agreed to ride with a group of friends from Salt lake to Vegas at the end of July. It's called Saints to Sinners. Since there really isn't many pictures of her on here I thought that I would post some of her training photos. (If you have Eye of the Tiger on your computer, now would be a good time to start playing it.)

Good Luck! Love you hot stuff!

There will be more to come.....

4 years old!!

4 years ago TODAY a sweet little angel entered our lives... our Porter BEAR was born.Porter makes us laugh EVERY day with sayings like "Hello, gorgeous!", "that's interesting" and "Will you download with me?" Chocolate milk, cookies, brownies and candy are what he loves most and he is ALWAYS hungry. Porter is a smart kid and LOVES to read books and color. He'll sing and dance for you and even do some YOGA. He is really good at snuggling and cuddling and tickling and teasing. His laugh is contageous and his smile melts hearts. There has never been a sweeter kid.

Porter, I love you with all my heart... I'm so glad I have you. Love you, Bear!
-Mamma

Quote of the Week...

Quote of the Week...

I've got to give credit to my mom for this one... she's the one that told me this. A week or two ago, Disco was asking Mimi if she'd seen some movie... I think it was ICE AGE 3 or something. Well, Mimi couldn't remember so she appologized to him.

Then he said...

I LOVE that! I'm never going to tell him he means MEMORIES...

I like REMEMBERMEs way better!

Thanks, Mimi!!

Quote of the Week...

A couple days ago... at 6 AM... Bear came into my room and woke me up. He kept saying he wanted breakfast... blah blah blah...IT'S 6 AM! I told him he'd have to wait.

Then he pulled out...

Ok... I'll give you anything you want, then. :)

Best Nativity Ever!

Are you ready for this? This is our family's FIRST EVER Nativity... and it turned out AWESOME! I have been laughing about these pictures... can't wait to SHARE!!!

Here are our SHEPHERDS...

Here are our STABLE ANIMALS...

Here's the HOLY FAMILY... complete with ANGEL...

Here are our THREE WISEMEN...

This is another SHEPHERD and our INN KEEPER...
And here's the entire CAST... (minus the NARRATOR... ME.)

I can't even WAIT till next year!!!