Dirty Dash=Done

Months ago a good friend asked if anyone would be interested in running the Dirty Dash. Chase signed up and took it up a notch and got my group of high school friends to sign up too. The idea of running wasn't appealing to me, and add mud on top of that...I decided not to do it, just be the cheerleader. Someone dropped out last Monday so there was an extra spot, so what the heck! I might as well try.

And I did it! There were a lot more hills than expected and the mud made it harder so I did walk most of the way, but I'm glad that I did it and now there are great stories to tell! Next year I am definitely going to prepare more and do the 10k. I've never done anything like this before and I'm kinda proud that I actually did it!

At one point in the race there is a HUGE inflated water slide, I went down head first, got to the end and realized there wasn't a way to stop, so I flipped around flew off 4 feet off the ground and smacked the back of my head on the mud mountain below the slide. Thankfully I didn't get a concussion, although my neck is pretty sore from the whiplash. :)

We spent the whole weekend at a condo in Midway with all of us. Nobody ever thought we would still get together, but 8 years later, we're still going strong! Thanks for the fun weekend everyone!

First Day

She did it! I know I must sound like a million other moms out there, but I'm so proud of her! I've been a little anxious for this, not knowing how she would handle the first few days. But she did great! She walked right in and didn't look back! This morning she jumped right out of the van and ran in all by herself. She wouldn't give me a smile when I tried to take her picture... she was ready to go and annoyed that I was taking too long. :)

Ducks!

We took the kids to feed the ducks a few weeks ago up at First Dam. They had a blast! Best 84 cents we've ever spent for a whole loaf of bread. It started raining while we ate our picnic so we huddled up under a tree and watched the rain till it blew over.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

I'll start with the good:
We have a swing set! Not in our yard yet, but it's on its way! And a trampoline! There's very much excitement going on here. We've been keeping an eye out for an affordable swing set for months. We headed up to Idaho again this weekend for my cousin's homecoming. It was so fun to see family that we haven't for a long time. (Carly saw my brother in the Philippines after the typhoon when they were transferred to the same area for awhile. She gave an excellent talk!) My Grandma and Grandpa are selling their house and offered the swing set and trampoline in the back yard. Yes! So it's still up in Idaho in pieces, we'll get it here...eventually! Very good; good to see family and blessed to get a sturdy swing set and trampoline for free!

Now the bad:
The van died. Pretty much we're sick and tired of having unreliable vehicles. We considered the idea of getting a horse and buggy, but figured with our luck in transportation lately...the horse would probably die. We were blessed though that it was acting funny and then died right as we pulled into the auto parts store. Could have been a lot worse...although we are in the market...again. We finally made it home and thankfully, Chase's parents were willing to drive the van down when it's out of the shop. I was really sad we had to miss the Ogden Temple Open House this morning though, hopefully we can make it down before Saturday!

And the ugly:
The weeds in the garden grew like 3 feet while we were gone. But our beans and tomatoes look awesome!