Father and Kids Camping

Tyson had a great weekend camping with the kids (minus Jack, who will get to go next year giving Mommy a night off). He organized the whole event including smores for the campfire and breakfast for everyone the next morning. This was Owen's first time ever camping. This is a great way for Tyson to spend quality time with the kids. They had a blast with all their friends who will be missed when we finally move. We never even knew there were these great campgrounds only 50 minutes away from our house!

Happy Mothers Day to me.

I can't believe I have four kids. At Target yesterday a man said, "Wow! That's a lot of kids. Are they all yours?" And I respond with "Absolutely". I am proud of being a mom of four kids even though I don't do the best job all of the time. I am used to getting comments when I am out with all of them (we aren't in Utah you know, people here aren't used to this kind of thing). But I wouldn't have it any other way. I am so glad I have each one of my children and I am glad that they came when they did. I always wanted to be a young mom. 4 before 30. Being a mom is the best thing that has ever happened to me. It's exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. Mission accomplished.

Owen's 4th Birthday--Pirate Party!

My Terrible Two

Enough said. If it's quiet around here, it can't be good news.

La Jolla Half

I started training for the La Jolla Half Marathon in January. I used to hate running. I can actually say now that I LOVE it. It all started after Courtney was born. My friend Meagan and I would go walking with our jogging strollers. Slowly, she would encourage us to just run to the end of the street until one day, we became runners. Two kids later, I would run in hopes of dropping the baby weight. After I lost the baby weight, I wanted to run for a purpose and so......I signed up with some friends for the La Jolla Half Marathon (which is one of the hardest in the country). There were lots of hills and one HUGE hill. I woke up at 2 in the morning for the big race. It was the hardest thing I have ever done. I was so determined to finish in under two hours. I kept checking my time and really had to push it at the end. My final time was 1:58:01. I am pretty happy with my time and don't think I could have pushed myself any harder. Tyson is happy that it is finally over. My weekly long runs were taking a toll on him. Well, he will get a short break until I sign up for the next one! I think I want to try an easier course and improve my time. Until then....I'll just keep running!