THE STAPLETON FAMILY

Summer Adventures

Totally Cute!! Their new favorite thing is to go down the sidewalk you see to the end of the street because it's downhill and have us push them back up. It's not our favorite.

We went hiking up Big Cottonwood Canyon today. I consider myself to be in pretty good shape and it kicked my butt! Absolutely beautiful though and well worth it.

Lehi parade- here is Seth with all his loot.

This must've been when the police motorcycles came. Those and the fire engines were their favorite.

The zoo with their friend Miley.

Yet another reminder that the boys should never be left unattended. Here is Brad looking like "Spot the Dog". I stripped them down and gave them a hose shower which they thought was hilarious. At least all this clean up work was funny to them.

Our plan is to pave this walkway with brick pavers. We've dug out half of it which is why with all the rain we ended up with a mud puddle. The joys of unfinished projects.

Our Garden

The boys like to help in the garden. Occasionally it is actually useful.

Seth was not a fan of our first harvest- radishes.

Hooray! Something actually grew in the garden. Actually, we're having much more success than I expected. If you'd like a radish come on over.

Who Am I?

Do you know which one I am? I am super sweet and love to sit on laps to read stories. I insist on continuity, I don't like to go a different route on our bike rides. In the last two weeks I decided to start talking and am doing quite well. I am an especially good helper.

Do you know who I am? I am a bit of a flirt. I have so much energy that I can't sit still for very long and have to leave sacrament meeting halfway through to go for walks. I insist on at least attempting to dress myself. My favorite thing to play with is my race cars on their track. I look different from my brother because I have a dimple, a birthmark on my arm, and a patch of white hair.

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.