Ensign Peak

A Weekday Hike with the fam...

Great Views of SLC!!

The Terrible Two's?

Olivia has been a dream....

Until NoW....

This is only the beginning...good thing she's cute and makes us laugh daily!! :)

Party Hardy...

One Last excuse for a Birthday Party....

Johnny was in town this weekend so we had a BBQ at our house for Liv's Birthday!  We had sooo much fun, but missed the people that couldn't make it!

With all sorts of food and cake in our bellies it was time to open presents!  Liv was soo intense with opening her presents this year and couldn't wait to see what was inside...with a quick clothing change and a few chip breaks in between she got them ALL opened!  She made out well with lots of great toys that will keep her busy this summer!  Thank You everybody...especially from me!My Dad surprised me Friday by coming over and helping me set up the Trampoline.  I was lucky enough to be the first in the family to speak up and reserve our childhood Trampoline...my parents no longer needed it!  YAY!  Seriously, This was the BEST present ever...it is going to add so much fun to this summer!

We have such GREAT Friends and It's nice to get-together and enjoy eachother often...We Love You!  Thanks for coming to the Par-Tay!

Says It All

Happy Birthday Olivia # 2!

Today is Liv's #2 Birthday! 

WOW!  

Johnny is out of town this weekend so we've been able to celebrate her birthday all week long!  Last week we had an early B-day Party with my family, we got to play with cousins, eat cake, play with Lizzi-Annalee's hampster and Mike-Jay's Bird, open presents, stay up late!!! 

     

My Parents are babysitting My sis's kids' pets while they are out of town and it was cool to get to play with the animals at her party....Olivia LOVED them!  (So did I :)
  We played hard today with Face Painting and BIG Girl Earrings!  She loves her new earrings, I think she'll do great with them and they look soo darn cute on her!!  We're still partying with at least ONE more b-day extravaganza in the works with all of Livi's friends next weekend!  This is ONE Lucky Little Lady!!

Happy Birthday Livi  ♥  WE LOVE YOU!

Tulip Festival and Dutch Days

Cj, Di & Nessa, Jess, Paul & Cohan and Olivia & I ventured out into the cold wind and rain to go to the Tulip Festival This weekend, they also had tents set up and food of all sorts for "Dutch Days". Olivia had a lot of fun, but when we saw the lake ("pool") and the Waterfall all she wanted to do from there on out was "Swim, Swim, Swim". The Tulips and the grounds were beautiful!! I can only imagine what it'd all look like in the sunshine!

First Discovery!

We had our first Discovery Gateway experience last weekend and it is AwEsOmE! We spent 3 hours there and left feeling like we need to go back ASAP! Avery & Olivia really hit it off this time and Olivia has NOT stopped talking about "Ave-we" all weekend! She is IN Love.

We played in Water, put balls into holes, played on a real helicopter, played music, grocery shopped, played with parachutes, puzzles and games, drove a car and even saw aunt Brenda and 2nd cousins Wyatt & Brynnly!!

I don't know who had more fun....Me or Liv!

She's a BiG GiRL Now!

Sunday Morning.

Hear a big THUD in my sleep. Think nothing of it.

Hear a door handle (still asleep) don't think much of it.

Hear a happy little voice in my room say "Ground!"

Oh, okay I'm awake now.

"Hello, Olivia. In my room. haha. Did you get out of your crib?!"

Olivia: "YEP!"

I asked her "Do you want a big girl bed for your birthday?" She thought about it, then said "Umm...NO, Bike!"

Smart kid.

HAHA :)

Soo, ANOTHER attempt at nap time (just an attempt this time, I caught her dangling on the outside of her crib :) means...some little girl gets a big girl bed!!

Olivia LOVES her bed! Thanks to my sis, we ran down to her house that same day to borrow one she had in storage. Livi could hardly wait for me to put it together. (Seriously, HARDLY). She even "helped me" set it up! The Tiny BIG bed has been a success! Liv has gone to bed no problem the last two days in it and has found herself very independent ever since the switch. Everything is "No, ME!!".

*I'm just glad she'll still give me kisses...since I'm not needed anymore! :) *

Salt Lake Half Marathon!

We Trained, We Ran, We Conquered!

Duane, Greg, Myself and Jackie all willed ourselves awake at 4:30 am to take Trax and make it downtown to the 7am start of the Salt Lake City Marathon, and...It was actually worth it!

Johnny was out of town last weekend so I shipped Olivia-Bolivia off to my Sister Tami's and invited Jack-o (my old school BFF) over for a SLuMbEr PaRtY!! Well...kind-of, we actually hit the sack around 10pm so we could wake up in the morning but it was soo fun hanging out like old times with Jack...love that girl.

The Race was great, I felt really good throughout...until about Mile 12--it was uphill. I pushed my way through it and mentally blacked out during the 13th mile so that I could actually run (not walk) through the finish line! :) The weather was amazing (perfect for running) and I was very happy with my Finishing time 2:08:33, not bad for my first Half-Marathon! Next year I will probably win first place! Watch out Mr. Ethiopia!