I finally gave in...

I finally gave in to reading Twilight. I enjoyed it very much.

The whole reason I even read it...

Anycia and her friends were talking about the Twilight movie and prom party at Jordan Commons November 20th. And I was Talking with Andy about taking her and some friends to go and get a hotel room to have a girls night...So he said if you are going to do that you have to read the book or you can't go. SO that is how it all began. I went to look up to get tickets for the prom party thing and they are sold out! Oh well. I read a good book.

I, also, watched the trailer and was very disappointed with the Actors...the main actors are just horrible!

So I am sure you are asking yourselves "Why did she wait so long to read it?" Well I hate getting into a book and ignoring things around me. So the perfect time for me to read is when I work early in the mornings at the gym. Anyways, need to get the second book and finish them up!

Wasatch High Girls Soccer OVER!

We went down to Draper for Anycia's last soccer game on Wednesday. It was an inter-region game against Juan Diego Catholic High School. They were ranked 1st in their region and we were 4th. So we almost knew the outcome but we were hopeful.

We were winning one nothing, then 3 minutes into the second half they scored! I swear that always happens...anyways they held them until the end with about 5 minutes to go they scored 2 more times. So we lost 3-1.

Anycia played well and had a great season. She has one more year of High School soccer and then she will be a graduate! That is so weird to think about.

So happy it is over yet sad too. The games are always fun to watch but so time consuming and now I will hopefully get more things done! That is just wishful thinking!

GREAT JOB ANYCIA! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!

The New Toy!

Kamri's new thing is to put things in the toilet and slam the lid back down. Then she will peak in it again to see if it is still there. Last night I was in my bathroom combing out Jadyn's wet hair. I heard Kamri doing something with the Toilet...that is normal usually just a little toilet paper, but not this time she put a stuffed teddy bear in the toilet and then added toilet paper on top of that. You never know what kind of surprise you will find when you are going to go potty! The other great and wonderful thing about this...she usually gets toilet water all over the toilet seat...and if you aren't careful well lets just say this isn't so pleasant!

We try and keep the bathroom doors closed, but I admit I forget sometimes! Hope she grows out of this soon...

Andy does St. George (Marathon)

Last weekend we travelled down to St. George for the marathon. We had a total of six runners in Holly’s family running the race. Holly's Mom and Dad also came to support and cheer on the runners. We had a full house with 17 or 18 of us staying in the rental house with us.

The house worked out perfectly even if the weather didn't. We were able to go on bike rides in and around the golf course community and the kids had a theater room to watch movies, and everyone enjoyed the pool and jacuzzi.

Here are the rental house pictures: (click picture to see 'em bigger)


Here is a picture of all our runners:
Mari and Tyler, Erin, Andrew, Kris and Dave.



We had some interesting weather before and during the marathon as it rained the entire time. A few of us had our sunglasses on our heads, and we didn't even need them. Also, there was a head wind for much of the race. Defnitely a run to remember.

The best performance was turned in by Dave who shaved off more than an hour of his last year's time to finish right at 4:01. Dave crossed the finish line hand in hand with Kris. Erin ran her first marathon and finished a little bit before Dave and Kris at 3:59. Andrew finished at 3:44:16, and Tyler and Mari, came in around 4:45. So all in all, we had Erin and Tyler run their first ever marathons, and Andrew, Kris and Dave all got personal records. Dave, Kris and Andrew are all signed up for the Runner Series again so they will be back to run again next year, and Erin says she may try the Marathon Lottery.



Here is a picture of Andrew at the finish.

St. George Marathon

I just want to tell you all how proud of my family I am. My husband has been training for the marathon...taking time away from his family to accomplish a goal of his...3 out of 10 St. George Marathon. My brother Dave and his wife Kris, my sister Erin, my sister Mari and her husband Tyler all ran it too. They all got up bright and early to catch the 4am buses to go freeze their little tooshies off together. What I mean by that is, it was cold and raining...the whole race they got drenched! My husband the competitor always says I am not going to push it....but always does. He finished in his best time and beating his old record by 24 minutes in 3:44! I am so proud of him! Way to go Baby! Next Erin, my fitness sister and her first (and probably only marathon) finished in 3:59! Awesome for your first marathon. Dave and Kris right behind her with a 4:01 finish (they signed up again with Andy!). Mari and Ty came in at 4:40. This was Tyler's first marathon too...very impressed! I am so proud of all of them. Running 26.2 miles is just a crazy thought to me. I promised Andy I would do one and I mean one...I will do halves, 10k, and 5k, but marathons are just complete craziness! There were actually 3 people over the age of 80 that ran...can you believe that? Andy will have to write a post to give more details...I was just the cheerleader on the sidelines.

Our St. George excursion started out Wednesday...our plan was to be on our way around 5:15ish, but that never ever happens, it was 7 when we left. Anyways we arrived in Mesquite around 12:30am Utah time and Kamri woke up...WIDE awake. So we got to stay up with her for a couple hours. She finally fell asleep, but she has this little alarm clock in her that says 6:30 rise and shine...and that is what she did. Anyways we got up ate breakfast, swam, took a nap and checked out. We took the kids to the arcade, ate lunch and headed to St. George to the house we rented for 3 nights with my family. We were the first ones there. The house was great. Perfect for what we needed. 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, with a den (pull out couch), theatre room, swimming pool and hot tub! It was great. We just hung out that night and waited for everyone to arrive. Friday came and we got up got ready and went to the expo. Last couple times we went were great, but this year...well let me just say we didn't have kids with us the other times and this time we did! Anyways, after that we ate at the Olive Garden so the runners could get their carbs. It took us 2 hours in the restaurant...too long for a 1 year old who doesn't sit still. After that we went back to the house and just hung out. It was so nice having the swimming pool in the backyard...the kids were there all the time. It was great! We ordered Pizza Factory Pizza for dinner. That night I started to feel sick to my stomach, I felt like I got food poisoning. So I was up all night either vomiting or sitting on the toilet (that is the most polite way for me to say it, just imagine the worst!) Poor Andy had to run the next day and got zero sleep. After I vomit he would have to go in and spit because he was dry heaving. Poor guy! So we got up ate breakfast and headed to the race to cheer them on in the rain. It was fun and cold. After the race we went back to the house and tried to let the runners relax. We ended up going to Golden Corral for dinner (easy place for a large group). Then we went back and hung out some more. Sunday came, we packed up and headed out.

It was so much fun. I love going to St. George. Staying in a rental house was the way to do it. It saves you tons of money. Breakfast: Cereal, plus you can bring home left overs and it was cheaper than a hotel room, especially that weekend. Thanks to all my family for making this trip a great one.

People in my family who went: Mom and Dad, Dave, Kris, and kids, Erin, Ted and kids, my family, Stef and baby in her tummy, and Mari, Tyler and family (who need to stay with us next time). It was a great time. Hopefully more of my family will come next time!

GOOD JOB TO ALL THE BRAVE RUNNERS OUT THERE!

3 Months Along, Due April 18th!

Just wanted to let you all know that I am 3 months pregnant! This little one will the finale, the caboose, the last hurrah, the end, book closed! We will have a total of six kids, Anycia-16, AJ-14, McKade-9, Jadyn-6, Kamri-1, and now little baby! We are very excited. When we told the kids here are their responses:

Anycia-"Cool."

AJ-"Cool."

McKade-"Can we have twin boys?"

Jadyn-"I hope its a girl, boys are mean!"

Kamri-too young to understand

When I told my parents I gave them a riddle:

What do these two problems have in common?

19+1=20 (total grandchildren my parents will have)

1+5=6 (total kids Andy and I will have)

They both got it right away.

So I thought my siblings would figure it out too...so I text them all with the same riddle. Only one of my sisters got the answer. The rest of them said 1, +, =. I just laughed at them and told them. I never give them a riddle or problems to figure out so I figured they would get it...but nope.

Anyways, Andy and I are excited and can't wait to see if it is a boy or a girl. I don't care either way. Andy wants a boy, but don't most men? So we have a bet. I keep telling him it will be a boy and he keeps saying it will be a girl. So if it is a girl he gets $1000 to do what he pleases with. and if it is a boy then he has doubled it, I get $2000 to do as I please! I get the better deal!

So we will find out the beginning of December!