Prom!!

 

 

 

Well Sierra was asked to Junior prom this year by a freind, Derek. At first she wasn't very excited about going which was surprising to me but it's not her thing I guess. We were hoping to have someone that we know do her hair but we couldn't find anybody, it's hard to believe that nobody in the ward does hair but I asked a handful of people and they all go to the salons. So I called salons in Dayton and Carson City and guess what, all of them were booked. There was one that gave me her cell number and told me to call on Saturday and she would see what she could do. Well we lucked out, she came to our house after she had worked all day! We are going to be giving her our business!! She did a great job with Sierra's hair, even if Sierra didn't like it! When Derek showed up I tried putting on his flower but couldn't get the pins through the stem, Aaron actually ended up bending a pin while trying to get it through! When Sierra got home that night, before midnight, she said her feet hurt and I just kind of laughed because I never have that problem, I dont wear heels! She did have a good time and I think she might want to go to another dance! Of course I don't know if I can handle the kids dating, I usually go to bed at 9, that midnight thing was hard on me! :0 I guess that's the joys of having kids right!

Found Guilty

The victim: McKenzie's elbow
The accused party: The trampoline
Date of accident: Friday, April 25th
Time of accident: Approx. 6:30 PM
Results of accident: Broken Elbow
I love trampolines and I love that my kids love trampolines. It's bound to happen a time or two and I'm ok with a few injuries here and there. Kenzie just happen to land on her arm the wrong way and she hurt her arm while jumping. After inspecting her arm, it didn't hurt too bad for me to touch it. She did complain that it hurt to twist her arm and she couldn't raise her arm very high. I just told her to take it easy and that it was probably sprained or a muscle was pulled.

Saturday rolled around and her arm was swollen a little bit. Her fingers were also swollen as well. She was still favoring her arm and kept it right up against her belly all weekend. I didn't think it was broken but I had dreams all night that something could be wrong with her arm and we didn't fix it and she didn't have an arm when she was older. (Silly dreams sometimes). So, this morning I took her into the dr to have it looked at.

The first dr. was not my normal dr. that I usually go to. I wasn't very impressed with his abilities. He looked at the x-rays and said he didn't think it was broken. He then twisted her arm some more asking if it hurt. I wanted to slap him up side the head for twisting her arm as much as he was. He then worried that it might be dislocated and referred me to an orthopedic surgeon. GREAT! Another dr. to go to.We headed right over since they were available right then. The dr. took one look at the x-ray and said, "Yep! It's broken all right!" Imagine that! So, he told me that they would just splint the arm since elbows are very unforgiving things. He figures she'll have the splint on for 2 1/2 weeks and we'll go back and see how it looks. It was a long morning and I was glad to head back home after noon. Kenzie opted not to go back to school since we were gone for most of the day and she missed lunch. Mayci and I ate lunch with Kenzie and then the 2 girls got in a nap.

What a tuff little girl I have! I'm sure this won't be the only broken bone we have from her!

Drivers, Start Your Engines!!

This was our last Pinewood Derby! Can that really be?? It seems crazy to me. Braydon did a great job with his car this year. He's so easy going about some things. He didn't want something elaborate with his car, just simple. So Justin helped him cut it out and then Bradyon spent about 45 minutes sanding the car down. He did a great job getting it smooth. He didn't want something fancy for the car so we stuck with black. Just black. (Mom didn't complain!) We put a few layers of paint on it and then Braydon and Dad spent lots of time in the garage working on getting the wheels prepped for the race.

Here's Braydon with his 'Night Rider' car. He didn't do too bad. There was another car there that was pretty well done. They had hollowed out the bottom of the car and it whizzed right down the track. So Braydon ended up taking 2nd place which was just fine for him! (I think deep down he knew he could have taken 1st if that other kid hadn't had such a fast car. He's a great sport about things though).
Braydon and Austin just after getting the car weighed in!

This was the first time this ward has used a professional track. It's so slick to do the Pinewood this way. It takes very little time to race the cars and you don't have dad's- I mean boys getting upset about who actually came in 1st!! They even had some great sound effects for the race as well. The scoutmaster had boxes of popcorn and also hotdogs for everyone. It was just like being down at the race track!!!

After each car was raced and the winners were decided, each boy got to race their cars down with the loop-the-loop attachment! Now that was fun to watch. The best was seeing those cars that were too big to go around the loop and see them crash! All the boys got a thrill from that!

It might be weird not going to Pinewood Derby's anymore. Justin might just have to get a few adults together each year and make sure they have an adult Derby.

Let the FUN begin!

We got a fun new item at our house for Easter. Since ours fell apart last spring, we decided to get a really good one with a good warranty (never by big items from Wal-mart. They don't last!) We set our trampoline up on a Monday night and that night we got 5 or 6 inches of snow. The kids didn't mind that it was cold. They jumped on it the next afternoon. Thank goodness the sun came out and melted the snow a little bit!

The kids really wanted me to get a picture of them doing their flips and tricks!

Mayci is getting so good at jumping. Her and I spend lots of time out on the tramp jumping. She cries when it's time to come inside. We could spend our whole day out on the trampoline. I better make sure we have lots of sunscreen! Since we don't have a yard in yet, the trampoline is where we will spend most of our summer!

This little one is my silly girl. She loves to put on things that are not hers. One day she came into me and showed me how she put my visor on herself! She makes me laugh!

I love my kids to pieces!!

My First Half!!!!!

Okay, I did it!! I ran in the Salt Lake Half Marathon yesterday, and it was AWESOME!!!!!
On Friday, I woke up after having a terrible nights sleep and felt nauseous. Kaylee had thrown up several times that week and I didn't know if I had what she had or if it was just my nerves, but I spent most of the day feeling sick and achey. I was so sad thinking I might not be able to run the race because I was sick. I threw up before dinner, which made me feel better long enough to eat dinner so I could get a good meal in me. So I got a lot of rest that day and went to bed early, hoping I would feel better in the morning. I woke up at 4:30 to get ready and felt a lot better than I had the night before. I ate breakfast (I had to eat a few hours before so I didn't get a side ache...which I didn't, so that was good!) and left the house by 6 to meet my friend Teresa. My friend from Bells on Temple Square, Teresa, ran with me. So we met up at the conference center where we parked, and got on trax to make our way up to the U of U where the race started at 7 AM. That trax train was SO full, we barely made it on!! But we made it up to the start line with about 20 minutes to spare, but spent all that time waiting in line for the porta potties along with about 1500 other runners. In fact, we were about 3 people back from our turn when they actually started the race, but when we got to the start line they were still trying to get all 8,000 runners across the start line. We finally got started about 10 minutes after they shot the gun to start. Here we are waiting in line to go potty!

Once we were off, I felt great. In fact, the whole race I felt SO good. I didn't have any side aches, knee aches, or pains. I felt fantastic. Teresa had her Garmin watch and so we were able to see our pace the whole race. We were around 9:20 and 9:30 miles and towards the end we were around 8:20 miles and we sprinted the last 1/4 mile to the finish line which was awesome!! Teresa was awesome, she pushed me at the end to run hard and fast and to finish strong. Before we ran into the Gateway where the race ended, I saw my Mom, Dad, Carson and Kaylee there cheering me on!!!! I didn't see Nick as I came toward the finish, but I could hear him yelling and I also could hear my good friend Jana yelling my name too!! It was such a rush!! Just seeing all those people and hearing them cheer was overwhelming! It was the best feeling. Once I crossed the finish line I really had to hold back the tears because I couldn't believe I had just accomplished this HUGE goal I had set for myself. It felt amazing! Here are a few pictures Nick got at the end of the race.

Here we are after the race! (Teresa is getting for a FULL marathon next month, so she turned around after the race and ran another 7 miles so she could get 20 in that day. I know she is CRAZY! )

My best friend Jana was there with her family and BRAND NEW baby!!! Now that is a good friend!!! Thanks for coming guys...it meant a lot!!! She ran the half last year and was my inspiration for me to do it this year! Maybe next time we can run it together! :)

Me and Kaylee.

After the race, I had to pick up my drop bag from the beginning of the race. It took over an hour, so Nick stood in line for me so I could go and see my family and friends. Thanks Nick!!

The kids had fun playing on the rocks and water at the gateway while we waited.

Here I am with my coach. Dad!! He was the best for helping me come up with a training plan and to talk to about different ways to train and work out. I was SO happy he was able to come and watch me run!!!!

And our course, my Mom was there too!! They are so supportive of me and my family. I love them to pieces!! Thanks for coming!!!!!

Once Nick was finally able to get my bag, we were able to get a family picture. But by then, both of the kids were ready to go and needed a nap!!! So they weren't that cooperative for a picture, but this is what we got!!!

I am so happy that I did this. I remember watching Jana run it last year and thinking to myself I have NO desire to do a half, EVER. Well, I was wrong. I won't lie to you, it was a lot of HARD WORK!!! I started training the first week in January and ran 5-6 days a week for 15 weeks to get ready for the Half. Here is what my training schedule looked like.

Week 1 = 10 Miles M-2 T-3 W-rest Th-2 Fri-3 Sat-CrossWeek 2 = 12 M-3 T-3 W-rest Th-3 Fri-3 Sat-CrossWeek 3 = 14 M-3 T-2 W-rest Th-3 Fri-2 Sat-4Week 4 = 14 M-3 T-2 W-rest Th-2 Fri-2 Sat-5Week 5 = 16 M-3 T-3 W-rest Th-3 Fri-2 Sat-5Week 6 = 18 M-3 T-3 W-rest Th-4 Fri-2 Sat-6Week 7 = 20 M-4- T-4 W-rest Th-4 Fri-2 Sat-6Week 8 = 20 M-3 T-4 W-rest Th-4 Fri-2 Sat-7Week 9 = 22 M-4 T-3 W-rest Th-5 Fri-3 Sat- 7 (March 1-7)Week 10 = 24 M-4 T-4 W-rest Th-5 Fri-3 Sat- 8Week 11 = 26 M-4 T-4 W-3 Th-4 Fri-3 Sat-8Week 12 = 26 M-4 T-4 W-2 Th-4 Fri-3 Sat-9Week 13 = 28 M-3 T-5 W-3 Th-6 Fri-3 Sat-10Week 14 = 30 M-4 T-3 W-4 Th-5 Fri-4 Sat-11Week 15 = 20 M-5 T-3 W-rest Th-2 Fri-1 Easy SATURDAY=13 MILES!!!!!(The Big ½ Marathon!)
I had to normally run after Nick got home from work in the middle of the day. Or I would have friends watch the kids for me while I ran or I did a few runs on my tread mill. I had a good friend, Jen, who was super great to help me out. I would drop my kids off at her house and run, and then watch her kids while she ran. It worked out great for both of us and helped me get my training in every week. I only missed probably 2 runs because of weather, but I would either do a workout video or do a few miles on the treadmill. It was a lot of running, but I really felt prepared for the race. Doing this Half wasn't all about the race, that was just the icing on the cake. I really think I learned a lot about myself and how it really is possible to achieve anything if you put your mind to it and work hard. Thanks again for all the love and support from my family and friends. I couldn't have done it with out you!!!!

Rocky Mountain Oyster Festival

 

 

 

 

Aaron and I took Paul and Krista, the only braves ones, to the Rocky Mountain Festival in Virginia City NV the weekend before St. Patrick's Day. It was fun they had a parade and they had some good food! There were a lot of people that showed up for this event I was really surprised. They have lots of people that make the food and it gets judged, once it's judged then you can buy it and try it. We had 4 or 5 different vendors food and enjoyed all of it. It's something that I think everyone should try, what's cool is that they had a few vendors that ground up the "Oysters" and used it in Tacos and Pizza so you don't realize what you are eating! It was very fun and we can't wait to go again!

Temple & Madison's baptism weekend

 
 
 
 
These are some pictures from the first weekend in March. It was a fun, quick weekend and I can't wait for another one! Hopefully next time it's longer!

Brownie Time!

Yesterday, we had the chance to have dinner with Gma & Gpa Brower in Tremonton since we had a few more things we needed to take care of for the rental house. We had yummy taco salads and tater tots, and for dessert, BROWNIES!! One of our favorite treats to make and eat! Gma helped Kaylee and they did a great job making the brownies!
And or course, the best part....licking the bowl!

Every time we make brownies, cake, or cookies the best part is licking the bowl, and Kaylee knows that is one of the first things we do once the batter has been poured. She already will have a spoon in her hand ready to lick the bowl clean! :)

Thanks for letting us have dinner with you gma & gpa!! We always have fun when we come to your house!!

Grandma's Birthday Celebration!

Today is our Mom's Birthday! I always thought it was so cool that she was born on April 6th because that is the day they say Jesus was born and the day the Church was organized. To celebrate, we went to Texas Roadhouse. It was her request, and of course since it is one of our favorite places to eat, we thought it was a great place to go!!! (Mainly because we knew they would make her sit on the saddle!). We met up in Ogden with Mom and Dad and Matt, Nat, and Hallie.
She thought she could avoid the "saddle" but of course, we made sure she had the chance to take it for a ride. Carson made it a little easier for her by getting on it with her!

You can see in this picture she is "Shhhh-ing" the waiter who announced not only her Birthday but her age. 57!!!!!!

Then we all gave her a Texas size "Yee-Haw"!

Kaylee wanted her turn on the saddle! We might have to go here for her birthday too next year!

And maybe even Carson's Birthday too!!!

It was a fun evening! I just wish my other siblings lived closer so they could have been there! But don't worry, I ate extra rolls just for them!!! Happy Birthday Mom!! WE LOVE YOU!!! We hope you had a great day!!!!!