Thanksgiving Point Half-Marathon

This morning I had the privilege of running the Thanksgiving point half-marathon in the freezing cold 30 degree weather that Utah had to offer on this late April day. Once again the race did not disappoint. I ran my slowest time yet at 2 hrs 5 min and 15 sec but I am okay with it. I was able to run the majority of the race with my best friend from childhood and she was amazing. When I think of people that I would like to complete a race with and wanting them to feel the awesome feeling that you feel to accomplish something like it she is on the top of my list. I am so proud of her for training in the freezing cold wind this winter/spring and powering through this challenging course today. Natasha, when you read this I just want to thank you for being what a friend truly is and I want you to know how amazing I think you are for running this race.

AND...... This is the shirt I sported during my run. Don't mind my lovely love handles in the pic.

YES IT'S True baby # 2 is on the way. Scheduled to arrive September 26th. I know I am crazy to run this race being almost 19 weeks pregnant but I feel good and my doctor gave me permission so I did it. I'm truly amazed at the love Heavenly Father has for us in sending another one of his angels to join our family. I'm nervous to have 2 kids but I know that Jason and I are not alone and have help from him in this most important task. We had our ultrasound on Friday and I will post pics but once again we are going to keep the gender a secret until it arrives. So I end this post saying we are INCREDIBLY BLESSED!!!!

April happenings

We have been patiently waiting for spring/summer to get here and in the mean while we decided to try to have fun inside. For family home evening we took Jaylin swimming which she LOVED!




I'm still running and training for my race. One day when I was stretching after a run Jaylin came over to the wall to stretch with me it was funny.

Deciding to be brave we ventured out into the cold for a nice walk one afternoon.

Aunt McKell and Grandpa let us accompany them to pick out McKell's pig for fair. Jay didn't know what to think.

She loves cooking.. (not quite sure where that gene came from... must be from Jason's Grandma Hermese). Anytime something is in the oven she just watches and waits for it to get done.

We were able to color easter eggs and Jaylin wasn't really sure what to think.

She decided that eating her colored egg might be more enjoyable.

Here she is sporting her easter dress... I think she is adorable.

Jaylin Loves to read!!! She'll bring us books all day long. She even takes her books and tries to read them to Hunter.

I can't believe how much love I have for this little girl. She is learning and growing so fast and sometimes I am worried about teaching her the right things and the example that I am to her. I have to brag about my wonderful husband. He is such a good dad! He is always willing to help me take care of Jaylin when he gets home. He is also the best worker and works so many long hours to provide for our little family. I never hear him complain about work or his church calling and the time that they take. Instead he just presses forward with a positive attitude and leads our family faithfully. As I have been training for my race the past 12 weeks he has made sure I have time to go running. Some Saturdays I have gone on 2 hour runs and he will take care of Jaylin and wait for me. I just love him so much and don't know if anyone else could possibly have as good of a husband. I feel very blessed beyond what I deserve!

My baby is ONE!

I know I've said this before but I can't believe how fast time flies. My tiny little baby just turned one and we were able to celebrate her birthday with family before we left on our trip. I spent a lot of time making her this cake and after a day of designing, baking and decorating this is what I came up with. (For those of you who don't know I am not that artistically talented so this is probably the best you will ever see from me.)

Jaylin wasn't quite sure if she could really take her hands and dig into her cake so she hesitated for a minute.

However, I'm afraid she has her momma's love for sweets and so it didn't take her long to enjoy the whole piece of cake.


She was a little to enthralled with her presents to look at the camera.


We love this little girl. She is so fun and here are some of the things I love about her at 1 year.
-She sleeps so good. naps and at night no problems
-she can say mom, dada, doggie (hunter), no, hi, bye, stinky and a few other words.
-her favorite foods are bananas & go-gurt. She is not to picky of an eater though
-she waves a lot to everyone. it is so cute
-she loves getting her teeth brushed and at a year has 5 teeth
-she is not super cuddly but once in a while she will just lay her head on your chest and it makes my heart melt
-if she doesn't want something she will shake her head back and forth no
I could probably name a million things that I love about her but these are just a few. I am excited for the adventures of this next year with this little angel.