Out With The Old, In With The New

It is time. Or atleast, I hope it is time. It has been 8 weeks since I got my stress fracture in my foot and I have had to forgo my daily run. It has been nothing short of torture for me. Maybe not that bad but you get the drift, it's been rough. I was told by the doctor that my calcium count was low and to get new shoes. So, I have been taking calcium supplements twice a day, it tastes like poison by the way, in the hopes that that problem will be solved. As for the shoes, I knew I was overdue. I just hadn't gotten around to getting them is all. I think I have been cured of over usage when it comes to my running shoes. They say they can handle about 300-400 miles, and I was knocking on 1,000 miles. Yeah, that could be a problem. So, I told them "No more running for you. You now get to mow the lawn and dig holes in the garden." They seem okay with that.

So, on doctor's orders I went and got these new bad boys. Aren't they pretty? I can't wait to break em in and rough em up a bit. Starting today. So, this evening when I am out on my test run please send me happy running feet vibes. I really need them, I don't want to get back from a great run and find out I am sidelined for more weeks to come. I don't think me or my family could handle that. I think I would develop a tic.

Wordless Wednesday:Trying To Keep Up

(july 2009)

Ezzie Cakes

This was on the second to last day of school. Evie and I were outside enjoying some last minute one on one time together. We had a great time playing outside for over an hour. Isn't she a cute little stink? I just love her to pieces. I cannot even begin to tell you how much.

(june 2010)

My Garden In July

"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food, and medicine to the soul." ~Luther Burbank

Photo Shoot Sunday: Crime Fighters

Ally has a good neighbor friend, Taylor, the other day she was over playing. I was out in the yard, (of course, where else would I be, right?) when these two cuties went past me. Oh, how could I resist this photo op. I obviosly couldn't. Enjoy.

I just love this photo of Ally. I feel bad sometimes that she has to deal with glasses all the time, but how do you not just love photos like this? Priceless.

Little Miss Pee Pee Pants No More

(july 2009)

It is official! I still cannot believe it to be true either. Our little baby is a big girl now! The only thing left to do is remove the crib! Not quite ready for that one yet. I like knowing she is contained. I still cannot believe that we aren't responsible for diapers anymore! No more diapers til we are grandparents! Of course hopefully it will be for the grandbabies and NOT us! Surprisingly Nate is a little sad about our baby getting through this phase, but not me! Let's just say the Happy Dance is the dance of choice around these parts lately.

Catching Up

Even though I blog everyday, it is amazing to me how much stuff still slips through the cracks. Since this is now my primary way of documenting our family's journey I have been making great efforts to get and keep us up to date on all of our happenings. With so much stuff backlogged I have had to implement Flashback Friday, Photo Shoot Sunday and Wordless Wednesday. It is crazy how much stuff I don't have "scrapbooked" even after years of doing it and tons of supplies to do it with. I always hope that what I put on here is of interest to others and not boring as heck but also still remembering that my primary reason for blogging is for my family. It's a crazy line to walk sometimes. Anyhow, here are a few things that have slipped through the cracks in recent weeks. To keep this post from being too long I didn't put everything on here, so there will be plenty more later where this came from! I guess I could blame this all on my awesome hubby for buying me an amazing new camera for my birthday (which incidentally already has taken over 4,000 photos, ahem) or just be grateful that we have such a happy, full life that we are blessed enough to live.

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

We ran up to my sister Heidi's house in Bear Lake in early June. It was during all of that crazy weather we were having at the time. Remember? Anyway, one minute it was sunny and beautiful and the next it was hailing. The size of marbles, hailing. The kids were scrambling to get inside, Wyatt was doing the dance of joy that he wouldn't be able to mow lawns, and Nate was in the middle of grilling our dinner. Terrible timing if you ask me. So, we supplied Nate with a cookie sheet for protection. This is where it gets interesting. While he was protecting himself from the hail, the flames on the grill kicked up. The heat bounced off of the cookie sheet and fried

Nate's hair. It was crazy! Needless to say, when we got home he was due for a haircut. Minutes later it was all over. The sun and the kids were back out and

Wyatt was grumbling on his way to mow lawns.

Monday, June 14th, 2010
I already posted about my birthday but I managed to forget that I had these photos from that day. They were on my little point and shoot I keep in my purse and not on my super-duper awesome new camera. Anyhow, since it was my birthday I wanted to do something fun. I told the kids we would go see Toy Story 3, except oops, it wasn't out yet. So, instead we decided on bowling. Since Nate was out of town and I didn't want to go alone I called my Dad. Frannie was busy tending to her mom so he was awesome and came along with us. We went to Fat Cat's. The kids played a little arcade, we bowled, ate pizza and had an all around good time.

Ally really dug the music and couldn't keep from getting down with it. It was fun to watch her get her groove on. Don't you think she could be a contender on Dancing With The Stars? Father's Day 2010
Saturday we had my family over for a Father's Day and June Birthday's BBQ and all around good time. The kids had a great time playing together and we all enjoyed hearing about Mom and Bob's trek across Europe.
For Father's Day we got Nate an amazing tool cart.
This is a photo of the display model. Since it was so heavy I couldn't get it home myself. They delivered it the day after Father's Day. Top three favorite things about it: #1 it will help keep his tools organized (yeah baby) #2 it holds a TON #3 it locks so the kids can't get into it!
Monday, June 28th, 2010
We went up to my Mom and Bob's house for a BBQ, along with my brother Joe and his family. It was super good food as well as super fun! My favorite kind!
Hope you enjoyed getting caught up and anyone interested in buying a ton of scrapbook supplies, let me know, they are gathering dust.