Kudos to Me and my 10 lb Bag of Potatos

On May 16th I ran the Famous Potato Marathon in Boise.  I went in with low expectations which helped make for a positive experience.  I came in first in my age division with a time of 3:51:37; there were only seven in my division (only 114 marathoners total), but that still means I won a 10 pound bag of potatos.  I was hoping for under four hours, so I was happy.  Having half marathoners to race with helped quite a bit.
After the race, the boys were digging my food.  They also had a potato bar, but after a long run- yuck!   Knowing I'd get this great picture was my motivation the last several miles.  
Thanks to Robby for letting us borrow here DVD and headphones.  Brad especially loved watching Cars along the way.  We stayed with Nancy and Jonathan and had a great time visiting- Thanks for the hospitality.

It's Terrific to Be Two, Especially when there's Two of You

Go Wolverines

Yes, I did have to look up what Michigan's mascot is.  Thanks for the B-day gift Uncle Scott and Aunt Katie.

Photo Shoot

We found a great new photographer: Photo by Emilie.  She took this picture and more are yet to come.  She unfortunately lost half of our photo shoot, but is making it up to us.   So, we got a free preview and learned that I need to iron my skirt better.  Dan took the news surprisingly well.  Now that we know what we're going to wear, the hard part is all over: I wish that I was stylish but try as I might and many episodes of "What Not To Wear" I am not anywhere close.

Moab Trip

On a walk with Grandpa.

Dan's sister invited us to join them on a weekend trip to Moab this past week.  We all had a good time, but the boys were in heaven: they didn't get in trouble for getting dirty, there were trucks, motorcycles, ATVs all around, and they could play with their cousins.  They especially liked the backpack carriers this year.

We came back from lunch to find that our tent had blown away and most all our gear was wet.  The boys were still having a great time so we decided to try and dry stuff out and stay.  The weather cleared up and we all were able to stay.  This is Maya chasing after our tent.

Too cute.

All the cousins went hunting for rocks and Maya made this pretty design.

Seth had to take a quick rest in the dirt.  All the playing was tiring him out.

North window arch?

Fishers Tower hike

Yummy breakfast

We love the mud!!

Blankets

The boys are very much into blankets right now.  They like to cuddle in them to read stories, watch movies, and to wrestle.

Yard Work

We're in the process of building and planting a garden.  I'll show before and after pictures once we get things all done- but it's looking good.  Can you believe that Dan allowed Brad to play in the dirt during his watch??

The boys love helping.  They especially like putting rocks into the wheelbarrow.  Brad is helping Dan carry the shovel in this pic.

Look in the corner- Brad is dilligently working while Seth decided to take a break.  Brad is going to be our good helper and I think Seth is going to try creative ways to get out of it.

Pulling weeds with daddy.  Each boy has a spade and whenever Dan finds a worm they get to go put it in the garden.