Just hangin' out with DAD!

A few Saturday's ago Tyler was mowing the lawn so I sent the girls outside to play. Brooke came in and got food (like she always does), and this is what I found when I looked out back.

Happy Birthday Tyler!

So I'm a little behind on the blogging lately. We've been busy this summer or I just haven't taken the time to blog about it. Tyler turned the big 30 on June 2nd. We celebrated at home with our family on his actual birthday then had a picnic/BBQ on the Saturday after and celebrated both Tyler and Tara's birthday with their family. We met at the park and were supposed to eat around 6 pm, but because sometimes I bite of more than I can chew, dinner was an hour late. I had the crazy idea of cooking dutch oven chicken and potatoes with briquettes and let me just tell you we ended up cooking on the grill and in my oven to finish the food. I'm glad we decided to cook the food at home and transport it to the park or we never would have eaten that night. Once the food arrived at the park we ate and had fun playing on the swings and watching the ducks in the pond, a few of them had fun playing softball. Chloee and Brooke loved watching the ducks, Brooke especially loved the mama duck and the babies. I think everyone had fun despite the late start and the food was yummy! Happy birthday Ty! We love you!

Tyler with his new Garmin GPS.

Brooke loved Tracie's fruit dip so much she scrapped the bowl.

Brooke

After stake conference we came home and put the girls down for a nap and this is how we found Brooke. I thought she looked so cute and couldn't pass up a photo.

Glitter Toes

The other day Chloee wanted me to paint her toes and found the glitter instead. So we did glitter toes. I learned how to do a knock off glitter toe/nail at an activity a while back. Here is how you do it. You can get the glitter at your local craft store and any nail polish will work. We started painting her toes with black nail polish then you cover the toe nail with ample amounts of glitter, shacking off the excess (this can get a little messy so we put a paper towel under her toes). Once the polish has dried you paint a clear coat on top and allow to dry. Here is the finished product. We painted her nails with a red and then covered with the same glitter for a different look. We both had fun and saved a ton of money.

Supplies

Chloee drying her toes.

Finished product.

Glitter nails.

Brooke is 2!!

Monday was Brooke's 2nd birthday. We had a great day, first because I was supposed to work and was put on call. Second because Tyler took the day off work (not so good reason..we had a funeral to go to for his childhood friend/neighbor). After the funeral we went to get Brooke's presents and then we picked the girls up from the day care. When we got home we gave Brooke her present-a razor scooter. She loved it. That night Tyler's family came over and we had cake and ice cream. We celebrated with my family on Sunday night at my parent's house. Brooke had a blast and was spoiled. I can't believe she is 2, she is so fun and cute and full of life. She loves her sister and they are good friends (I hope this continues).

I've got the BUG....

....the running bug that is. This past weekend I ran my first half marathon. I finished in 2 hours and 9 minutes. I am pretty happy with my time. Friday I rode up to Salt Lake with my friend Connie and her husband, Tyler was at work up there already and met us at dinner. Thanks to him for picking up our race packets from the Salt Palace, traffic was horrific. After dinner we went to our hotel near the U of U, where to start of the race was. The next morning Connie, her friend Jen and myself rode the shuttle from the hotel to the starting line. I was nervous and excited about running my first half marathon. The first half of the race was pretty much down hill then pretty much flat the rest of the way. About mile 8 my knees started hurting and around mile 11 I decided to walk @ mile 12 I started to run again and finished. When I turned the corner into the gate way their were so many people watching and cheering, the energy was catching and fun to be around. I was glad Tyler was at the end to see me cross the finish line and be there for support. I definitely want to do another half marathon, but Tyler tells me NO. I want to do another one to improve my time. I'm glad I ran the race and had fun when it was over. My next adventure will be running the Wasatch Back in June (can't wait!)

Jen, Connie, Me before the race.

Connie and Jen

Me at the end YEAH!

Spring Break!!

This year my parents went down to St. George for spring break. I decided to take the girls and drive down with my parents. Tyler couldn't get off work to come with us. We went down on Wednesday and stayed until Friday. My uncle owns a house there and let us stay for the week. It was so nice to have sunshine and warm weather for a change. My brother and sister in law came down with their kids as well. We had fun hiking and playing in the sand and just enjoying the sunshine. Of course the girls couldn't go to St. George and not go to the outlets and shop. It was fun to get away and enjoy spending time with my family and girls.