Top of Utah 1/2

Saturday I ran the Top of Utah 1/2 Marathon. It went well. Not great. But good. I'm so glad when I do a race, but also so glad when it's over. This is the second race I've done this year. I got roped into running the Epic Cache Teton Relay with some neighbor ladies kind of at the last minute as an alternate two weeks before this 1/2. It was lot's of fun, but I kind of like getting a race done early in the morning and not having to do the whole overnight thing. I didn't take a camera on that one, but once I get ahold of some pictures, I'll post some of those.


Some of our great supporters! I can't tell you how much it means that Rett comes to these races. Even though we all know I'm not going to win one! But it's so nice to see him and the boys at the finish line. It makes me have the energy to continue walking instead of just dying after a race!


Megan and TJ after she finished!


Here I am with my cute family! Love them so much! Especially after 13.1 miles!


Megan & I. Megan, for any of you who don't know and are wondering who this cute girl is, is my brother-in-law TJ's fiance. She's super cute and such a good sport. I'm not sure what she thought of this whole thing, but she did it and was awesome! I'm so glad she did it and even though we didn't train or run too much together, we were able to make some fun memories and get to know each other better! I'm hoping for lot's of runs together in the future, but it may be too soon to ask her again!


Holly Sorensen, myself, and Kolbi Sorensen. These cute sister-in-laws were in my old neighborhood. We ran on a team together on the Wasatch Back. They are super fun and I'm so glad they were there and waited for Megan and I to get there even though we were late to ride up together on the bus. Holly and Megan ran most of the race together and did great, especially for their first 1/2. Kolbi, who I can't decide if she's crazy and stubborn or just really strong and amazing! She suffered a stress fracture in her foot during training, and took a ton of time off from running but stayed in good cardio shape with her elliptical and bike for hours a day! And still ran the race and did so well!


I'm so glad I got to run this race with these cute girls! I have so many good friends that I've been brought closer to because of running. There's just something about running, sweating, getting up early or staying out late, going in the heat, cold, or rain, dealing with injuries, and getting to chat that brings you closer with running partners! I wish there were a bunch of other girls there too, but I'm glad I got to run with these superstars!

My Country Singers

So, my boys may not have real aspirations of being country singers, but they sure learned this song well. It's super cute! Grandpa Kip and Debbie taught it to them. I had to get it on video before they got any bigger!




My Home's In Montana ( I don't know who the author, artist, or anything is....Sorry!) Also, these words could be a little off...

My home's in Montana, I wear a bandana
My spur's are shiny, my pony is grey
My luck never changes, as I ride the ranges
One foot in the stirrup, I gallop away.

Little Rockers

Crew in his tent that Grandma Fishy gave him. It's been set up since we brought it home. They love to play in it.


Drakey hiding in a tube tent thing.


My sister Jolene gave the boys this guitar. It's funny. They love this little guitar. And they love to dance to it. Thanks Aunt Jo for such a fun little gift! Crew wanted a video of him rocking out, so here it is! And typical Drake got mad about something so he quit dancing half way through!

Little Buckaroo Rodeo

We entered the boys into the Little Buckaroo's Rodeo in Grace again this year. Last year Crew did the stick horse barrel race there and it was such a fun rodeo to watch. This year Drake got to do the stick horse race and Crew rode another sheep. They had a lot of fun. Plus, this one they had a cheering section so it made it a little more fun. When Rett asked Crew which sheep ride was better, he said this one because of the crowd he had just for him! He was super excited to have Grandma Teresa, Grandpa Kip, and Grandma Debbie there to watch! Not to mention they helped me out with cameras, so thanks tons for that, otherwise I wouldn't have these super cute videos and pictures!


We don't get very many family pictures taken, and I've been working on some real ones for a while, but we can't seem to get them done. So this picture will work for now. I love it! Even though Drake was angry because Rett tried to make him put his dollar bill in his pocket. There was a money chase where the kids could try to get money off a steer or sheep and of course we didn't quite keep up with the big kids, so Grandma Teresa fixed the problem by giving them both a dollar afterwards. You just can't make Drake do anything he doesn't want to. He's definitely a stubborn child! This was the best of the pictures that we took because he wasn't super mad at this point! But it was a beautiful sun set and I'm so glad we got to spend a great, fun, and safe night together as a family.


Here are the boys walking up to the rodeo. Super cute and super excited!


This one's of my boys watching the mini bull riding. So cute to see them get so excited about it and ask Rett all kinds of questions about it!


Drake and I walking out to get ready for the stick horse race. He is so funny. The days before we set up little barrels to get him to practice. He was all fun and games, and didn't really want to practice seriously. He would go around all three barrels in one big loop, or jump right on top of our fake barrels and say the horse was crazy and knocking them down. I'm not sure he did it right more than a couple of times. Rett said he would be busy with Crew and the sheep riding, so I had to take Drake around the barrels. And the plan was for me to run with him because during practices he didn't know what he was doing. Right before I asked him if he wanted me to run with him and he said no, he wanted to do it all by himself. He has quite the sense of humor. Apparently he'd been fooling us, because he did great all by himself! We were so proud of him. And you've got to love his little gallop! TOO CUTE! Way to go Drake, we were so glad we got to be there to watch you!










Here are the big boys getting ready for the sheep ride. Unlike last time, right before he rode, Crew did have some reservations. But Dad did good, and told him it was a little too late for those, and got him on just fine. Crew did great! Although, I think the judge this time was a little stingy on points. All that really matters though was that he had fun and didn't get hurt. We were so excited to see him doing something that made him so happy! Way to go Crew!

YAY Zink!

Zink has had two 2nd place finishes the last two weekends. That puts his Derby Points up to 27! We're so proud of him! YAY ZINK!