Summer Games 10K

I know, I know...another race! That is what my boys are thinking too because they always get pulled out of bed to come watch me cross the finish line. I love hearing them cheer so loud at the finish line. I was curious to see what kind of time I could get at the Summer Games 10K compared to what I got last year at this race. I was super excited when I finished. I beat my last years time by 8 1/2 minutes. Oh, it felt so good!!! Todd had to work so it was just me and the boys that went down to Cedar. It was a way fun couple of days. My boys always have a blast with grandma and grandpa Marshall.

Marshall Family Reunion

Wow...reunions are so much work, but worth it! My family was over my dad's big family reunion this year. We decided to have the reunion at Bryce Canyon since my family has made so many good memories there over the years. It was a really long drive for some of my cousins, but I am so glad they came. After tons of stress making sure we had everything ready, we all had a blast! We went on a few different hikes in the canyon, played some games, went swimming, rode bikes, ate and then ate some more. :) It was fun talking with my cousins about memories they have of our grandparents since they have both passed away. It was way fun just visiting and catching up with them too. The only time we ever really see each other anymore is at our reunion.


This is what Briggs looked like after only 10 minutes of being there. We didn't even have camp set-up and he was covered in dirt from head-to-toe and basically stayed that way the whole time. Thank goodness we went swimming a lot to get cleaned off! :)


Pace, Briggs, Natalie, Ben, Jaygen
My brother Ben and his friend Natalie went to the reunion this year. It was a big deal for me because I haven't really seen or talked to my brother in a few years and my boys have never really been around him. All they know about Uncle Ben is stories that I tell them. I didn't get a great picture of them all together, but I did get one. Jaygen followed Uncle Ben around a lot and thought he was pretty neat.



Me, Briggs, Pace, Jaygen



Grandpa with the grandkids that hiked in the canyon: Jaygen, grandpa, Braylee, Pace

Jaygen resting down in the canyon. I thought he looked so cute and he was a trooper!!


One of the groups that hiked down in the canyon. We had to stop for snacks and drinks.



My dad made a little "tow-rope" because he knew he would need to use it with atleast one grandkid to get them out of the canyon. Sure enough, Pace was pulled out and then carried out. Pace did a really good job though for being such a little guy.


Roasting hotdogs


Some of the Marshall Fam'



Briggs and Todd

My cousin Darrell has four absolutely darling girls and my boys became best buds with them. They were so good to my boys and made up some new nicknames for Jaygen and Pace - "Big J" and "Little P"

A GREAT WEEKEND!

What a great weekend we had!! Todd was busy working all weekend because of the holiday and warm weather, but we managed to squeeze in some fun! :)

Saturday morning I headed over to Fillmore with some friends to do a mini triathlon...yes a triathlon. What has gotten into me?! I almost decided not to go because we have been so busy, and I was having a hard time finding a babysitter for the boys. But I would have missed out on tons of fun if I wouldn't have gone. We had to swim 10 laps in the pool, then bike 12 miles, then run 3 miles. It was so much fun! I do have to admit though, that I used a kickboard and just kicked my laps in the pool. I am not a swimmer and don't really care to be. I am afraid if I wouldn't have used a kickboard, I would have drowned. I needed some kind of floatation device and thought a kickboard would be a better choice than those little floaty things kids put on their arms...then I would have really gotten laughed at!! :) I loved the biking and running part of the race. We finished with a good time and had lots of fun!

Savannah, Dani, me, Lydia, Miranda, Shannon, Kyle

Saturday afternoon Todd got home just in time to hook-up the camp trailor and head out for a quick over night camp trip with some friends. We just camped on some of their family property which is only about 5 miles out of town. That was the best part, not having to drive very far. We BBQ some steaks and ate lots of yummy food, went for some 4-wheeler rides, the boys played, and of course had a camp fire. We woke up early the next morning and headed back in town for church. It wasn't a long enough camp trip, but tons of fun...thanks Kyle and Shannon!

Jaygen, Cutler, Pace, Briggs (Carter was playing somewhere else when I took the picture.)

The boys had a blast exploring all around camp. We came home with a million sticks that the boys found and just couldn't come home without. :)Briggs, Pace, Jaygen