"He's my Mother"

Seriously people, I have tried for days and DAYS to get this video on here. For some reason it just didn't want to download. But, here it is. This is part of the song my sweet little kiddies sang (with the primary) in Sacrament Meeting on Mothers Day. They LOVE LOVE LOVE this song. Especially Noah . . .

P.S. Sorry it's so dark, he decided to perform for the camera late at night.

13.1

Wake up at 4 am - check!
Ride shuttle from Ogden to Eden at 4:45 am - check.
Warm up around fire pits for 2 hours - check.
Start race at 7 am - check!!
Get up the first hill/incline - check!
Pass group of ladies in Blue shirts - check!
Run first 4 miles in 1 hour EXACT - awesome!
Start down the canyon and pass Platinum shorts lady - check and check!
Have a great time enjoying the beauty of the canyon - check.
Feeling great at the half way point - check!
Pass purple shirts ladies - check.
Make it out of the canyon with 3 miles left, and trying no to think about pain in feet - check.
Finishing the race a good 10 minutes before the goal we had set - CHECK!!

Running a half marathon with my best friend - CHECK!(this pic was taken by Marlee. nathan and i are the two in the black)

What a BLAST!! It was early (thanks Mom for being at our house at 4 am, and thanks for watching the kiddies!) but so worth it. Our legs and feet are sore, but hey, we ran 13.1 miles. It was a beautiful run, and we can't wait to do it again next year.

Ogden Marathon Website

The Apple . . .

Nathan will hate me for posting this picture, but I just couldn't resist. My Mother-in-Law has always, ALWAYS told me, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree" when it comes to Nathan and his Dad. Well Karen, I don't think it fell very far for Nathan and Elijah either.
Heaven help us . . .Seriously though, Nathan and Elijah have a special relationship. Elijah is definitely a Daddy's boy. He adores Nathan. He loves working on bikes with his dad, watching and playing basketball with is Dad, making faces with is Dad, the list goes on. He adores him. I love watching them together.

Family Home Evening

Tonight for FHE (family home evening) we talked to the kids about how to stop germs from spreading. With all the talk of Swine Flu, we really tried to stress the importance of washing hands, coughing into your elbow, and of course to keep your fingers out of your nose!! Nathan told them there is a super strong germ out there right now, that they might have heard people on the news talking about, called swine flu. (We had also talked about other names pigs have). Noah looked at me with those big brown eyes and said,
"How did the pig fly?"

Marlee's 2nd Field Trip

Marlee's Kindergarten had another field trip this week. And I was lucky enough to go again! We had almost a hour long bus ride north to the farm to see the baby animals. Marlee was amazed at how soft the sheep's wool was. Especially that little black lamb. But, she was a bit stunned to find out that people (her parents included) EAT lamb!! During our visit there, the sheep escaped. Just imagine 3 sheep running for their freedom, about 100, 6 year olds squealing in delight, and 4 grown men trying to herd them back into the stall. Man, I wish I had a picture of that moment . . .I love this picture of her holding the goat. She was not afraid to pick that kid up at all. And he had the cutest horns just starting to grow!Here's cute little Norman the bull - ummm, I mean steer. The "farmer" with Norman gave out waaaayyy too much information to these kids about how he became a steer a few days ago. See Marlee's face? She did not appreciate the details.But she did love the Shetland pony, TINKERBELL - The Wonder Horse. Every girl there fell in love (I think it had something to do with the name?)!!And last but not least, the 4 day old baby chicks. Her absolute favorite part! It was the perfect end to a very fun afternoon.