Mase's New Face

Last night we went to Papa Joe and Grandma Nin Nin's to celebrate Mothers Day, My bday and Brookes Bday! We had a ton of fun as usual. We had great food and company. Joe and Karen also bought this bounce house toy for all the grandkids to play in. They all had a ton of fun in that!! The funniest part of the night was Mason's new face that he came up with. He had never made the face until last night at their house... but he wouldn't stop doing it and I luckily had my camera to catch him every single time he pulled the face!! It just cracks me up looking at these pictures because it is the funniest face and he just started doing it out of nowhere!! Anyways we had a great time... and I got a lot of great pictures from the night but I had to dedicate a slide show to Mase's hilarious new face!!

Pictures of the other Kids to come.....

Mase's brand new face!

Marathon!!

Saturday was the Ogden Marathon.... and it was awesome! My friend Jen and I have been running for the past 12 weeks getting ready for it and it was so worth it! I have never ran in a race like this before, and wasn't sure how I would like it...but I loved it. We ran the half marathon (13.1 miles). It starts up in Eden and finishes on 25th and Grant in Ogden. The course is beautiful. It is awesome to run down the canyon by the river and you also run around Pineview reservoir... you even run on a pretty trail in Ogden. I don't know what it is called... Ogden River Parkway??? (I could be way off on that). The weather was so nice... you couldn't have asked for more perfect weather!! We felt really good the whole race even though we were running at a faster pace than we had been training at... it felt good to push ourselves!! We ended up finishing at 1:57:52. Which I was happy with for my first race! It was about 8:55 miles! It was awesome coming into the finish line because there were TONS of people there screaming!! Josh was there waiting at the finish line... and our friend Ali was there with her family with this awesome sign for us!! All in all it was a great day... I did feel like I was going to throw up after I did a little sprint action at the end... but it was nice to go in the runners circle where they had Jamba Juice, fruit, great harvest bread, creamies, powerade and water waiting for us. They totally make you feel like superstars when you finish!! I really enjoyed the whole atmosphere and the training leading up to it... I can even see myself maybe being a lifelong runner and doing several of these!

Jen and I

I am glad Ali thinks we are hot... but we are sooo not looking hot right here!!

Ali's awesome sign
Sam (Jens husband), Jen and I
Me and Josh
Amie and I
I was looking for Amie before we started but I couldn't find her... but we ran into eachother at the end of the race!! Yeah us!!

What I have been doing the past 12 weeks

This is what I have been doing fore the past 12 weeks....
All in preparation for the Ogden Half Marathon tomorrow!! I have been running with my friend Jen which is great to keep the motivation!! So... Wish us luck! Hopefully we will win it!! Ha ha jk!

Then on Monday we start this training program for a FULL MARATHON!! We are going to do the Top of Utah Marathon in September up in Logan. We wanted to do the St. George but we didn't get in this year (they have a lottery because so many people want to run in it)!

Check out the Saturday runs.....Looks like fun huh??

P.S. Abby we pretty much ran from your house, to Clinton, to our house on Saturday for our 10 miler!! Actually we started even farther away than your house!! I thought you would like that...

Freezer Meals

So I got a really exciting Mother's Day/Bday Present this year.... A huge upright freezer! I know it sounds lame, but I am really wanting to be a better shopper and buy meat and other frozen foods on sale. Also, I am wanting to make freezer meals ahead of time so we don't opt for fast food or cereal on nights I don't want to cook!

So I need to start filling this baby up! Do any of you have good recipes that you know freeze well?? I would appreciate any suggestions! Also if you are an expert grocery shopper with some good tips on saving money... I would love any suggestions!

Why I love my Mom

Mom & Dad.... Before me I think??
My Mom when I was 15 months... (the exact same age the twins are!!)
Maddox and Bama

These are 23 reasons I love my Mom for the 23 years we have been together!!

1) Because she was home for me every day after school to see how my day was.

2) Because she always packed my lunch for me and would always score my orange.

3) Because she was always a "room mom" at school and would be at all the big events

4) Because she went on field trips

5) Because when I called her from school when I forgot my homework.... she would always bring it and bail me out.

6) Because I never had to wake up to an alarm... just my mom saying "Meg, it's time"

7) Because she would fix my hair for me even when I was in high school if I didn't feel like it... or if I didn't get it straight in the back.

8) Because she always made sure all of us kids were dressed cute. Even if it did mean hiding clothes in the closet!!

9) Because she made sure I was always involved in good activities and always drove me everywhere!!

10) Because she made our house a place that all my friends wanted to hang out at growing up!

11) Because she is so proud of me.... and I have always known that.

12) Because when I hurt.... I can always tell that it hurt her just as bad or sometimes worse.

13) Because she still brags that I once hit six 3-pointers in a game.

14) Because I have always been able to sit next to her on the couch and just talk for hours and have fun doing it!

15) Because she always flies me home to visit and she also tries to come down here a lot.

16) Because she came to stay after I had the twins and helped me for 7 weeks!! (Getting up at night, making me breakfast, cleaning, etc..)

17) Because she loves my boys soo much and they love their "Bama."

18) Because she loves to spoil the twins with adorable things.... which really helps Josh and I out a ton!!

19) Because she doesn't care if I call her for help on a recipe that I have made 50 times!

20) Because she will do anything for her kids... and we all know it.

21) Because when we get off the phone we say "love you, need you,want you" (It's an inside joke)

22) Because she is a great cook, and has passed down some great recipes!!

23) Because she is an all around great Mom with a great heart.

I am so grateful to have such an awesome Mom who has always made her kids her number #1 priority. I am so lucky to have her as my Mom and friend.

P.S. There are way more than 23 things that I love!!

And sorry Mom that I have these pictures... I am not even quite sure how I got them! Please don't be mad that I stole them at one point!! I guess I will add one more thing that I love!

24) Because she takes 10 gazillion pictures at every event and just on regular days... and she doesn't like to share them!!

Fun Time with my Family!

My family was here visiting last month, and I decided that we should all go check out the new Solomon Center in downtown Ogden. We went down and realized we needed a whole day to do everything we wanted to do.... so the next day my parents were so kind to treat us all to pretty much every activity they had to offer!!! Our favorite was the ifly!! It is an indoor skydiving tunnel and apparently it is very close to the real thing... that is good because you will never see Josh or I jumping out of a plane!! They also have a wave rider where you can body board and surf. We saw a little more of Kylie then we wanted to see that day (literally)... but that is ok!! (Its ok Ky..haha) Just be careful if you go... it is some very powerful water!! I highly recommend wearing a one piece and some shorts!! The kids also did some rock climbing and we all played games in the arcade! And we of course ate lunch at Costa Vida! We had a great time... and thanks Joe and Karen for taking the twins so Josh and I could participate in all the fun!!

My Dad, Kylie and Zack drove home after a few days, and then my Flew home about a week later. It was so good to spend time with everyone and I am so glad my Mom was able to stay and spend more time with the boys. It is so cute... her name is "Bama" which came from my nephew Carson, so we were trying to teach the boys to say Bama... well my Mom was patting her chest when she said it... so when we ask the boys to say Bama now they just pat there chest!! It is adorable!!

More pictures from the Solomon Center to Come....