Speedy Spaniard 10K

Ha Ha...I think that name is so funny! I wanted to run another 10K before my big half marathon so I signed up to run the Speedy Spaniard on the 24th of July. The route had some big hills in it but I made it and beat my last 10K time by 2 1/2 minutes...Yea!!! We stayed at Mel and Josh's house the night before and Mel woke up at 5 a.m. to take me to the race...thanks Mel!!! When I got to the finish line, Todd and the boys, and Mel and Josh and their kids were all waiting for me and cheering me on. That was so nice since it was so early in the morning to have all 5 kids up and ready, but it sure made me feel good! :)

After my race we went to watch the Spanish Fork 24th of July parade. The kids loved it of course but Todd, well not so much. I think it was a bigger accomplishment that Todd went to another parade than it was for me to run a 10K! :) He said that since he as been to two parades in one month he shouldn't have to go to another one for years!!! Well, we will see Todd! :) We ended our celebration with some yummy food after the parade. It was a fun day!Watching the parade...look at all those happy faces! No wonder Todd loves parades so much!

Shoe Obsession!!!!

Briggs has been crawling for a good couple of months and it has been so fun. Even when he was just barely skooting along, he would come and find me where ever I was in the house. I love seeing his cute little face peek around the corner at me and smile and squeel like he is so proud of himself for coming all that way and finding me...so cute! This is an image I never want to forget!!

We have come across a problem though since Briggs as been crawling. He has developed a HUGE obsession with shoes! He will spot shoes anywhere in the house and go get them and put them in his mouth. He loves sucking on shoes!!!! There will be toys all over the place and he will pass right by them to get to the shoes he sees. He even figured out the specific spots in the house he could find the most shoes, so we have been extra careful to not leave shoes laying around. Somehow still, everytime I turn around he has a shoe in his mouth...so funny!

Another image I never want to forget is Briggs' cute smile with just his two bottom teeth...so adorable!! It is my favorite! Briggs is growing so fast and I am loving every stage he goes through.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!!!

Last week we headed up to my mom's side family reunion. It was at Downata Hot Springs...and it was a blast! It is always fun to see my cousins that I really only see at family reunions. My boys had lots of fun playing with all the other kids and doing all the activities that my cousins had planned. They got to go on a bearhunt with their flashlights, go fishing for a prize in a fish pond, and dig for coins in a sawdust pile. Then of course we got to swim! It was all lots of fun! We felt bad skipping out on my reunion but we only stayed one night and then went on up to Todd's parents for a couple of days.

Briggs in the pool

Pace, Todd, and Jaygen in the pool

It seems that we only make it up to Island Park to see Todd's parents in the winter so we decided since we were already up that way we should go visit and let the boys fish with their grandpa and experience it when there isn't 6 feet or so of snow! It was absolutely beautiful this time of year. Everything was so green and wild flowers everywhere. We all had a great time and wish that we could have spent a few more days there!

Watching grandpa Mullen fish by their cabin. Jaygen watched his every move and didn't leave his side.

The highlight for me was when my father-in-law Jim floated us in his boat down the Henry's Fork River! The scenery was beautiful and I caught my first fish in years...it was good size too! Mary kept Briggs at the cabin and Jaygen and Pace got to float in the boat with us. Jaygen loved it, but we learned real quick that Pace was to young for that long of a fishing trip!

Showing off the fish I caught...all thanks to my great fishing guide, thanks Jim!!!

Todd let Jaygen reel in some of the fish he caught and Jaygen loved it!

While we were there Mary and I took the boys to see the Mesa Falls. Wow...what a breath-taking site! We also took the boys to feed the fish at Warm Creek (I think is what it was called). They had lots of fun watching the fish jump to get the bread they would throw. The fish didn't get too much bread from Pace though because he would take a bite, then throw some to the fish, and then he would take another bite. It was hilarious!! We had a great time...thanks Jim and Mary! :)

Jaygen, Pace, Me, and Briggs at Mesa Falls

Grandma, Jaygen, Briggs, and Pace feeding the fish