Happy Day! Our Trampoline is fixed!

When we moved to our new house, Jack was very upset and didn't want to move. We kept telling him, " But Jack, you will have a trampoline at our new house." Basically, the trampoline was the only reason Jack was willing to move. But after the first summer here, {while Austin was jumping on it} one of the springs broke off and went flying up in the air and landed on the roof. Needless to say, it became a safety hazard, so Austin took it down and for over a year we had a hole in the middle of our yard. Now Jack had no incentive to live here anymore and several times asked to go back to "our old house." But Happy Day Austin bought him a new trampoline. YEA! Now he is willing to live here with us.

Our little Entreprenuer

Jack and his cousin Liv decided they wanted to have a "garage sale" and sale some little "treasures" that had left over from my pre-school incentive treasure box. They sold them for 1 cent each. They didn't make that much money...but they had fun.

The Dukes of Hazard

Everyone knows the show the Dukes of Hazard, and the famous cousins Bo and Luke Duke. Well...

Unintentionally, my Bro and Sis-in-law named their little boy, Bo. He is only 4 months older than our little Luke. Just like the T.V. show, this Bo and Luke are going to be trouble makers.

Family Pics 2010

My nieghbor, Carrie, {Carrie Elton Photography} is a wonderful photographer! She took pictures of our family and we love every pciture she took. She was able to get good pictures of each of us, which is a huge feat, considering Luke is Mr. I hate standing here for longer that 2 seconds, Jack is Mr. I hate my picture getting taken and Austin is Mr. Non-photogenic. These are just a few of my favorites.

"Pirate Park"

There is a new park by my house that Jack calls the "pirate park" because the big toy is in the shape of a pirate ship. you can tell my camera is a piece of @#$@! After our first visit, Jack wanted to go back and wear his "pirate" gear. We had to dress up Luke too!

Jack and Luke's Preschool Graduation

While I go to work, Jack and Luke go to Northridge High's Day Care. {Little Noble Knights Day Care} We have been so blessed to be able to take our children there. They have a wonderful program and Jack and Luke love going.
As a working mother it is wonderful to be able to have a place to drop off your little ones and know that they are happy and healthy and in good caring hands. The teachers are wonderful and do their very best to meet the needs of each child. The waiting list is very long and I was fortunate to be able to get both my children enrolled. Jack has been attending since he was 9 months old and Luke since he was 8 weeks old. This was Jack's last year because next year he will be going to Kindergarten, which he is very upset about. He has several friends that he will miss.

'You gotta be crazy to run that far"

I ran my first 1/2 marathon -Salt Lake City. I loved it. I never thought I would be able to run a marathon. Actually I never thought I could run more the 6 miles without getting completely bored of running. But running the SLC half was so fun! It was exciting to run with so many people at once. Feeling the excitement and competiveness of everyone lite a fire in me. Running long distances is definately a "mental" thing. I've learned that I have to get mentally ready as well as physically.

I of course had my ipod, which Austin just had downloaded new music for me. He just put random music on it, some of his choices made me laugh.

I was suprised to get to mile 3, it didn't feel like I had ran that far yet, and felt the same way at mile 5. At while later I hadn't seen any signs for a while telling me how far I had gone, so I guessed I was about on mile 8. I was pleasantly surprised to see the mile 9 marker soon after. About mile 11, I started feeling tired. I knew I could finish it, but started feeling my joints hurting. The last 2 miles were tough. Mile 11 had us run up state street, which is a "gentle" incline. I turned the corner onto South Temple and saw the gateway, it was a beautiful sight!
When I ran into the gateway, which was where the race ended, I sprinted the last 200 yards. I couldn't believe I had the much left in me to sprint at the end. I did get a little emotional and teary. I felt like I had accomplished so much. I finished in 2:05. I am so proud of myself. Yea me!


I was number 5000 (what are the odds of getting a number like that) When I went to get my bag of stuff, I had to tell the guy my number and he said with a wierd look, "are you sure." I guess it was odd for him too.