This is what a full day looks like...

First of all...
You know it's going to be a good day when a box of fruit shows up on your doorstep!

The Fun Run

Our morning started out with the annual summer race our city puts on.

I ran first. It's a four mile run...mostly uphill. It's a killer! My friend Jess S. and I started in the front of the pack, we didn't mean to we just found a spot before the whistle blew and it happened to be at the front. 

I forgot my ipod so I just got in a zone and stayed there. I ran the fastest I've ever ran...four miles in 33 minutes! 

C.R.A.Z.Y.

The funnest part was that during the medal ceremony I heard my friend Cami's name called for third place in our age bracket and I knew I was a few seconds ahead of her, so I got second and my other friend Jessica got first! We had no idea that we placed, so fun! My friend Laura also placed in her age bracket.

After my run it was Camden's turn. He was with the six and under crew. 

Here he is doing his stretches...

He took off and ran hard for about 50 yards and then decided he was done. 

He needed a little help to finish it up...

Yay for Camden!

Then Eden was up. She had made a goal back in January to finish the race without stopping and get a ribbon.

I ran with her and she ran like a champ. I had told her to start slow and find a good pace. She kept seeing these boys sprint pass her and then walk but at the very end of her race she passed them. It was awesome!

Here she is finishing her race. I was so proud of her. It was not easy for her but she did it.

Yay Eden!

Last but not least was Maya's race. There was only one other girl and she was the youngest in her bracket. She had made a goal to get first place for the girls because last year she got second. 

Well she took off too fast in the beginning trying to keep up with all the sprinting boys. She got burned out and really struggled, so I ran with her. She did a great job pushing through her disappointment and finished strong. 

I was so proud of her. She still got her second place ribbon and in the end that made her happy.

I love sharing the love of running with my kids...

My brother Ben showed up at the medal ceremony to spend the weekend with us since he won't be able to be here for Eden's baptism that will be in a few weeks. 


(Notice the matching t-shirts...)

Sewing Project

I finished these cushions for our patio furniture.

The Shock Game

Then we went to the first ever outdoor Shock game. We took the kids and it was so much fun!

The Shock spanked the Blaze...WHOO HOO!

Camden was making friends right and left with his silliness.

It was not a lazy Saturday by any means, but we made some awesome memories! 

Yay Summer!

Maya's Dance Recital

Okay this happened a month ago but I have to blog about it or Maya would be sad...

She took a modern dance class and LOVED it.

I was in charge of costumes again because I refuse to pay over $25 dollars for an outfit that will be worn for 3 minutes.

So this is what I came up with...my adorable little birds.

The black tank top Old Navy $5

The black capri leggings Old Navy $7

The tule JoAnne's $2 (crazy sale)

The boa JoAnne's $6 (with coupon)

The mask $2 + $1 for rinestones 

(I glued feathers from the boa onto it and added cute rhinestones that you can't see)

Grand total $23

If you minus the tank top and capris that can be worn outside of the costume it was only $11!

Maya's has been dancing with Holland and Elsa for five years now. They are her oldest and dearest friends. She has be friends with Elsa since she was two years old! 

We love that we live close enough to my sister that she can come to these special events. Funny how there are no pictures of me and my girl but that's okay because Maya loves her Tia Evelynne! And we don't have many of them together.

Every June I curse the weeks leading up to the recital...the extra rehearsals and the costume making is enough to do me in! But as I watch my girls dance and see my creations on the stage it makes my heart melt. It is all worth it and that's why I do it every single year.

I'm not sure how to upload the video without my windows livewriter so until then...this is the song they danced too. I LOVE it and is now on my "faves playlist".

Best Date Ever!

Have you ever heard of Groupon? Well if not you really need to get signed up...last month there was a Groupon for Adventure Dyanmics. It was $25 for a 3-hour adventure (normally $50). I had heard about it from one of my running buddies she had texted about maybe getting it for her husband for Father's Day. I thought that I should talk to Aric about it before I bought it because he is afraid of heights...REALLY afraid of heights. He said he would do it so we bought two of groupons.

After Father's Day I realized that six of my friends had bought the Groupon too! After an entire day of trying to schedule it (there was only certain dates and times Adventure Dynamics takes Groupon groups) I had given up that we would be able to go together. There was only one night that we could all go so I called the head guy and he opened up a session for us! Yee Haw!!!

So last night we headed into the wilderness, it was a good hour away. We didn't realize that is was going to be such a trek so we were a little late...

In the end we only had about 2 hour 15 minutes but we crammed that time in with some CRAZY stuff.

Here are some of the highlights...

The Harnesses...Mark and George looking a little confused. I may or may not have put Aric's on backwards...whoops!

 The Course...SOOOO high!

Mark and Cami listening very carefully to the instructions.

The Romney's are the only ones who tackled this ladder course.

 Me and Aric on the tire/beam course...

You had to really trust your friends who were keeping you safe...scary huh.

Kevin and Melissa "committing to doing the course together"

Meg and Adam on the ropes...

Me and Aric on the ropes...my helmet fell in front of my eyes and I couldn't stop laughing...

Aric being ridiculous...so what else is new.

Jess and Ryan doing the other course... 

Mark and Cami on the ropes. Notice that when you start the ropes, you are close together...

Now look how far apart they are! I love that you can see 

Adam and Meg behind them on a different course.

Meg and Adam at the top.

Randi and George bonding on their course...

Last event of the night...the zip line.

My favorite picture of Randi...she was also afraid of heights.

 I wish we would've had more time, Aric and I totally want to go again. There was so much stuff we didn't get to do. So if you are up for going on the funnest date ever, let me know me and Will (the head guy) we are tight. I can hook you up.

I just realized it is officially the Fourth of July...

HaPPy FouRtH!!!

Yay for Freedom!

Yay for soldiers that fight for freedom!

I Am Grateful.