Happy 4Th Bday Ash!

Another year has come and gone. My baby is growing up. It's so sad to see her get big, but at the same time it's so fun to be apart of it. I have mixed emotions about her getting big. We are so lucky to have our little spunky in our family. She brings, drama, laughter, joy, happiness, and teasing to our family. We are so thankful for her.. We love you baby girl. Happy Birthday!



I just love this picture. Her little fat belly all pushed out in her tank top.. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday, and this was her reply.. " A barbie, A pink bra ( which later i figured out it was tank tops with lace on the bottom) , some exercise clothes, and some candy. She is such a girl. Already asking for clothes!

She was so excited to open her birthday presents. She had tons of help from Bennett. He was as excited as she was.

More presents. She got spoiled. I guess that's the perks of being the only girl.



Bennett was playing with her Brat doll all day long. He painted her toes, put glitter on her , and combed her hair. I told him we could get him one for his b-day but he wasn't going for it.

Couldn't resist posting this one, there's nothing wrong with getting in touch with your feminine side, right? Ash was really starting to get annoyed at this point. Anything she wanted to do with her doll she had to ask him first.

She had a great day. We had a b-day party the day earlier with my family but being the great mom that I am , I forgot my camera! Happy Birthday Ash! We love you !

Ashtyn's dance recital.

The same day as my 1/2 marathon Ash had her first dance recital. We were really busy that day.. She did so good. She looked " beautiful" ..


Ready to go.. She was so excited. She did not know what to expect.

Getting ready to go on stage to do their first dance. I was able to be a team mom. Boy was that a treat. Not sure I'll do that again. It was fun being able to be with Ash though.

This is the best picture I could get. Ash is in the back, center. She did so good. I didn't think she would dance cause she gets so embarrassed when Randy would watch her practice. She really got into it. I was proud of her!

Daddy got his princess some flowers for dancing so good! She was so excited . She packed them around everywhere we went. They she kept saying she was getting married cause she has make-up on, and pretty flowers. Ha ha ..

Thanks Grandma Bennett for going and supporting Ash at her recital, she was really happy you went. We love you Ash and are so proud of you and all your accomplishments. Way to go!

Half marathon.

We did the Ogden 1/2 marathon again this year. It was great! It was a lot of fun training, and then running the race. I had a goal to beat my last marathon time of 153:00. I wanted to get 150.00 but did not think it was at all possible.. I did it!! I came in at 147:55:54. I was so excited. I couldn't believe it. I owe a hug thanks to my sis in law Maryann. We kept each other going. I took 16Th place in my age group out of 205.

My biggest fans! There is nothing better when your body is beat , and you think you can't go any further and you look up and see smiling face cheering you on, GO MOMMY!! I'm getting choked up thinking about it. Thanks Randy for getting the kids up early to support me! Your the best husband ever!

Yeah , I can see the finish line. Almost done..

My cute family. Nothing better than these 4 people.. Thanks again for your support, not only at the race but for allowing me to go on all those long runs. You guys are the best!

My " Fast" running partner, my sister in law Maryann. Thanks for your help. You really pushed me along..It was a lot of fun. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!

My sisters! We have such a good time running.. They had great finish times as well. They were both nursing injuries and wasn't sure they were going to race. I am so proud of them for finishing!!

Las Vegas tournament.

I know I have been slacking.. Again. In May we took Kobe's soccer team down to a tournament in Vegas. It was so warm. It was nice. The first 10 minutes we were there the boys heard many things they don't hear here, and seen many things they don't see at home. It was a real eye opening for them. We ended up taking 2ND place. It was a great experience for them..

The long ride to Las Vegas! The boys were really good , but got really anxious to get there.

Our Rampage team. They are so cute. Lots of fun.

Out to dinner with the "gang". Waiting patiently for our dinner. We were starving.. We had quite the ordeal trying to find somewhere to eat... Go figure!

Colton ordered this huge steak dinner from the adult menu. Randy offered 5 bucks to him if he ate everything. He put up a good fight but couldn't do it. He was SO SICK afterwards.

So there we sat, by the bathroom WAITING for colton.. We sat there for over 20 minutes. He was sick. We had to go home and go straight to bed.. Maybe next time he will listen to us! Probably not.

We took 2ND place. They did so awesome. It was really hot, like 90 degrees. They weren't use to playing in that heat. Hopefully we can redeem ourselves next year. Not too bad though considering there was 8 teams total . Most were from Vegas and California.