SOOOOO Tired!

When I woke up today, my workout seemed like it was going to be do-able. It was three 5ks in a row. It said I should take 75 minutes. Wellllll, let's just say I wanted to quit after the first mile. Oh my heck. Wanting to quit is THE WORST temptation while working out. But it seems like THE BEST option. I decided I'd just do one 5K (3.1 miles), and then decide if I wanted to quit. Once I finished that one, I walked for about 6 minutes. I ate a power bar gel and got a little more energy. Then I did the next one...I felt so tired! I didn't have enough calories in my system, but I was so grateful to be done with that one. I just wanted to go home and eat something. Putting Kate down for a nap seemed fabulous, but Kate wasn't even fussy...I considered finishing the last 5K later on in the day, or doing it on the treadmill during Kate's nap. Kate was doing just fine in the jogging stroller, so I mustered up the motivation to do the last one. Thankfully I finished it. I'm so grateful I was able to. Oh man, that was tough. It really goes to show that you need good nutrition when you exercise. I am SOOO thankful that I didn't quit. What do you guys do to make you feel good about yourself while you're struggling during your workouts? The worst thing I do is think that I'm slow or out of shape...

September's Moustache of the Month

I thought we should start the month off right! Enjoy!

CALIFOR-NI-A!!!

We spent the last 2 weeks in California, with Greg's side of the family. We had the best time. :) They were sooooo sweet to us. Greg's mom made some amazing food, we played Scatergories or Zilch (or I like to call it Zilchies!) almost every night, ate tons of treats, BUT we also exercised, went to the Folsom Zoo, took Kate to a playground, took walks, went to church, enjoyed beautiful weather, ate at the best pizza place EVER, and took a 2 day-trip to Lake Tahoe.

By the way, we drove to Sacramento, and were super worried about how Kate would do on an 11 hour trip. I am not kidding when I say our prayers were answers! She did SO well. She took 3 naps, and did great. Couldn't have asked for a better trip with her. Greg did most of the driving, which was so sweet of him. I don't like to be the driver on road trips anymore. Here are some of my favorite pics of the trip:

The AMAZING trees at Lake Tahoe

I got to put my feet in Lake Tahoe for the first time! Kate's too! :) Loved it! Seriously, a spectacular place!

We stayed in a house just a block from the Lake. This was the beautiful view behind the house.

Greg's sista's: Tara (lives in Seattle) Lisa (lives in San Diego). I love these gals. They're awesome sisters-in-law. I'm lucky to have em'.
Greg has SO MUCH FUN with them. I haven't heard him laugh that hard in a long time. It's the kind of laugh only your siblings can get out of you. (They were playing dodge ball with really hard, soft-ball sized bean bags. For some reason, that kind of stuff makes Greg's family hysterical!)

Greg's Grandpa and Greg's Momma. Isn't his Mom cute? She's a great woman too! She's taught me SO much!

We were in an antique shop in Folsom, and Greg's mom put this on Kate. When we first saw her, she looked a little confused about what was on her head. It only took a few seconds for her to realized she wanted that crazy hat OFF!

I wasn't expecting very much, b/c I was told this zoo was super small. Greg and I were both very pleasantly surprised. It was such a cute zoo; and every animal there had been rescued from a bad situation. I loved it.

Baby Kate in the pool.

Greg, his Mom, and Baby Kate at the park.

We all tried this. It was TOUGH! We all looked ridiculous doing it. In fact, I have a little footage of Greg's mom doing it. Hopefully it will upload. I was laughing so hard when she tried it...thinking "it can't be that hard". THE TRUTH: It is!

Hi Sweet Lovey!

I asked Greg if it was okay for me to post these videos. He thought she'd think it was funny. Muz, if you do mind, just let me know and I'll take em' off :)

August's Moustache of the Month

Lately...

This is how baby Kate chose to fall asleep! So funny! :) She gravitates to those bars! It looks so uncomfortable, but she likes it.

Greg and I at dinner for our 6 Year Anniversary. He had steak and mashed potatoes, I had chicken fettuccine Alfredo. SOOOOO GOOD!


Greg's friends invited us over for a pool party. We had such a great time. We jumped off their man-made waterfall (Greg and I still laugh about how we were trying to show off: him with his back flip and me with my toe-touch!) lol :D ahahah


So sweet! :) (if you don't mind me saying so!) Aren't baby's toes the best part about the summer?

The latest with G,A and K!

Let's start with Kate! She has be trying to walk! She has done 3 steps! (I recorded her when she did 2 steps!!!) This was so exciting for us to see! :) Wow! So monumental! It started out with us holding onto both of her hands, then we held on to only one of her hands, and now she sometimes tries with no hands. We're SOOOO proud of her! :) It's exciting for her to explore the world at a higher altitude; but that means bigger falls :( She is sleeping well. She goes to bed somewhere between 6:30pm and 8pm. She'll sleep until around 5 or 6am. Sometimes she'll go back to sleep after eating a bottle, sometimes not.

Next, I'll give you the Greggers update. Sorry if this is kinda "braggy" but I'm dang proud of him... He did a 38.7 mile trail run on Saturday. I can't believe it. His boss signed up for a 100K (which is apx. 62 miles) and needed someone to run half of it with him. Greg volunteered (to be supportive and for the challenge), so they began running at 3am and ended at about 2pm! Holy cow! His boss went on to run the rest with another person. Greg really enjoyed it. They climbed 13,000 feet, so they did some speed walking up the steep climbs, running on the flats, and flying down the hills. I honestly can't even imagine going that far. Crazy. I was so grateful that he didn't encounter any bears or cougars...my prayers were heard (honestly). :) Work is going well. He's still enjoying training people for triathlons. He knows all that exercise science bidness, which is very helpful. He's also great with people. :) He's also really good with Kate; she is quite taken by him! She loves her papa.

Updates in my life...Kate's walking has been a huge highlight for me! We have a great time together each day. She's a lot of fun to be with. I'm also exercising outdoors most days, and I take her along for the ride (jogging stroller and bike trailer, etc...). She does great. I'll post some pics and video. Then I'm hittin' the hay. By the way, I've been reading books written by Jeroldene Asplund Edwards...I totally love her books. "Things I wish I'd known sooner." "Celebration!" She was a mother of 12 kids and gives her perspective on parenthood and seizing each day. If you're interested, I think you can get them at Deseret Book. I've been learning SOOO much. I hope you are all doing well and that you'll have a great end to your summer!

Mommy Like I Spy

SWAGGER WAGON

July's Moustache of the Month

Growing Baby

9 Months Young

Our little schnookems has turned 9 months old. Wow! She's thankfully doing the things the Dr. was hoping she would be doing at this time: crawling, picking up cheerios with her index finger and thumb, having separation anxiety a little bit, & sitting up well. She's also saying "mama" a lot, and pulls herself to standing :) She crawled up all of the stairs the other day (over a dozen). I was behind her, thankfully. She went from 2 steps to all 14 in 3 days.

Stats...she weighs 19 lbs., 28 inches long. When she was born she weight 7 1/2 lbs., 19 inches long. that means she's doubled in weight and grown almost 10 inches! Wow! I'm thankful she has, though!

I've posted a bunch of pictures. Hope it's not too many.

P.S. Happy Independence Day! We're all so grateful for the freedoms we have the privilage of enjoying. Hope you all have a great one :)

Oh my goodness. Profile to die for!

Kisses for Mommy. I kiss this little one like 1,000 xs/day!

Baby Kate trying to grab the camera lense. She loves that thing!

Big girl! She loves to hang out at the subwoofer.

Cheese! Since she's been able to do this, baby-proofing means something new. Coffee table is no longer a place to put anything fragile or full of juice!

Zoo time! That cute giraffe is looking our way! Kate wasn't in the mood to look at the camera.

Check these wolves out! The one on the left is Jacob.

Jacob, it's over. Just forget those days at the "res". It's in the past.

My Momma gave this to Kate. It's her little swim suite. So cute! We have a little denim hat to top it off. LOVE it!

Waking up from her nap! Probably the single most eg0-boosting thing of my day (b/c she's so dang excited! )

Story time with Daddy!

My Grammy's 96th Birthday! Happy Birthday Grandma! You are a wonderful person. We love you sooo much and admire your strength!

Video of Baby Kate Waking up from a Nap. I love this!

June's MOUSTACHE of the Month

I decided to change things up a bit. We are now doing the moustache of the month! Enjoy!

Keyboard Cat

Awww. Exhale. It's nice to be back on a blog. I was just on Facebook and it's great for keeping up with friends, but I prefer blogs. I love how every one's blog page is personalized, with cute pictures and longer updates. Thank you for keeping the blogging world alive. I LOVE reading your updates. :)

Kate did 2 amazing things today! She crawled across the living room, many times!!!! :) and she clapped! Soooo cute! :)

Here's a video of her crawling. Great job Kate! You're growing up!

CHEEEEEESE!

This is hilarious! On Mother's Day, Kate started to mimic us. I was about to take a picture of her. I was trying to get her to smile; so I guess I was smiling and squinting, b/c she did that. I kept taking pictures of her and every time she saw the camera on her, she did this face! Hilarious!

Here's a video-SO FUNNY!

May's Mullet of the Month

I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT THIS ONE......

St. George IRONMAN :) Saturday, May 1st

Last week we headed to St. George for Greg's triathlon. He's really been training hard for this...basically ever since Kate was born. It was a great day for a race. We were so darned proud of him!!! It was a long day and he did a great job. Here are lots of pics...

The Swim Start...1,900 People

Sand Hallow Res. About 60 degree water. So cold they had to wear a swim cap made out of wetsuit material underneath their colored swim caps! Greg said he had a brain freeze for about 10 minutes. They swam 2.4 miles. HELLOOOO!

Lookin' good! I don't think I'd look this happy after biking 110 miles. This was Greg at mile 110, with only 2 miles left. I guess I can see why he was so happy!!!

Baby Kate and Momma, waiting for Daddy. This was the best place to stand. We saw Greg 4 times at this location. We had a great time cheering him on!

Greg's dad (G-pa) with Baby Kate. Kate had a great day. She loved seeing Daddy!

Video of Kate with G-ma's Bell

Kate, G-pa and G-ma. Thank you SO much for coming and supporting your Greggy Poo. We REALLY appreciated it. That was so nice of you!
...We were waiting for Greg to start the run. I say "the run", 26.2 miles. Wow!

Video of Greg Running (Just starting his run)

This was our boy, 15 miles into the run. This was when he told us "I'm really starting to feel it". I was SO impressed that it took 2.4 miles of swimming in frigid water, 112 miles of HARD hill climbs on the bike, and 15 miles of running up and down hills for him to say; "I'm really starting to feel it". Greg, you ARE an IRONMAN! We are all soo proud of you.


Video 0f Greg after the Race!





Me right after the race, so happy he made it.

Dale and Laure were ecstatic!

That's a very cool medal... I guess you earned it ;)

Greg even took time to kiss me. He crossed the finish line and as soon as he saw me, he gave me a kiss! Wow, that made me feel great. He said we both earned this. Aww :)

A couple days later, we had our farewells. :( Farewell to the Econo Lodge and farewell to G-ma and G-pa. So sad to say goodbye (not to the Econo Lodge).

The front of that t-shirt says it all. Great job Hon. I love you and we're all so proud of ya.