Marathon Results

Okay, if my last post wasn't enough, here's a little more. We went and bought the Deseret News paper on Saturday to see how they did against all the racers, and we were blown away! Kallie came in as the 20th woman out of 165! 20th!!! Brock came in as the 74th man out of 327! Can you believe it? We were so excited! That is amazing for a 1st and 2nd timer! So in all, they were 92 and 93 out of 492. Brock said that he just wanted to be better than half of the runners. They were better than 80% of the runners! If you can't tell, I am extremely proud. This is something that I will probably never do in my life, and I am living through them! CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN YOU TWO!


Oh, and P.S. the sign that says that Brock totally ADOPTED that race is an inside joke thanks to my sister-in-law's nephew!

Brock and Kallie Run the Deseret News Marathon!

Again, there are a lot of pictures on this post. Running a marathon is such an amazing thing, I had to document as much as I could. Especially since as soon as Brock crossed the finish line he said "I am so glad that is over. I am never doing that again!" Knowing him, he will. This was his second. His first was in Dublin, Ireland while we were dating about 7 years ago. He ran it with no training, and came in at about 4 hours 15 minutes. It was Kallie's first, and they have been training together now for a few months. Running almost every day, and doing their long ones on Saturdays. I can not believe how amazing these two are. They are inspiring. Their goal was to complete it in 3 hours 40 minutes, and as you will see in the picture below, they came in at 3 hours 41 minutes. But if you count the three bathroom stops along the way (which I do) they beat their goal! That comes to about 8 1/2 minutes per mile! For 26 miles! Truly amazing! I am so proud of you both! As we speak, Brock is sleeping. They had to be there at 3:15am, and start running at 5:30am! He could barely walk when we got home. I hope Kallie is doing okay. Here are some fun pictures.

Here we are making posters the night before the race.


This is Brock's aunt Brenda. She got all serious, and had to pull her hair back. It looks so cute!


Rubbing Jace's hands with paint to make handprints. And the result.



We left at about 6:30am so we could meet them along the route and give them some encouragement. We saw them twice along the way.

Here we are waiting for them to arrive. Brock would text me and let us know when they were about a mile out. It was so exciting for us!


Jace and Nixon were supporting their DADDY, and Beckett was supporting his MOMMY.


Here they come! Get your signs ready!


They looked so great! I have to admit, I got a little choked up when I first saw them. This was at about mile 18. They don't even looked tired! Brock said the next two or three miles after this were the hardest.




Here we are at the next meeting point.


Running by, again, they look great!



We got to the finish line and met Kallie's husband Brett's parents, and some of Brock's co-workers. It was so fun to have everyone's support! I know Brock really appreciated it! They did awesome, and I am so proud. Again, I got choked up as they finished. Running a marathon is no small feat. They have done something that not many people can say they have. WOW! CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH!





Here I am getting a big sweaty hug. LOVE YOU!


Jace said, "I'm all wet from Daddy's hug."


Here is Shawn, Melissa, and Ann from Brock's work came. They are so sweet!


Here they are. Jace said, "Mommy, who won the race?" I told him that everyone who crossed the finish line won.


Here are some randoms after the race. Nixon found a really cute friend, Jace took one of Brock, my boys, Brenda giving Brock a massage, Nixon giving Daddy a kiss, and our cute family.








CONGRATULATIONS! YOU TWO ARE AMAZING!

Summer Means Swimming!

Okay, there are about a million pictures here because we have gone swimming every day this week! We love it! First, Brock took the boys to his parent's house...AKA "The Keddington Water Park" for some fun swimming, playing in the sprinklers, and squirting each other with water guns while I was on my Provo River tubing trip with the girls. Then, Monday I took the boys with Brock's mom Shauna, Aunt Brenda, cousin Chloe, Sister Kallie and her boy Beckett to Brenda's daughter Chelsea's apartment for some fun swimming. He got his first swimming lesson without floaties on, and is almost a pro! (We won't mention the near drowning when he forgot to tell anyone he was jumping in while no one was looking.) Then Tuesday it was off to Dane and Annie's house to play in the water with Leah, Bella, and my cousin's baby Allie. They also had a really fun bouncy house that Jace loved! He would get in, jump around, get out, turn off the blower, get back in, let it deflate, get out, turn it on, and start it all over. He did that over and over and over. He sure loves his cousins! Wednesday we went to Cottonwood Heights Rec Center with a bunch of my cousins, and siblings, but no camera. Thursday we were off to Daybreak to visit the infamous beach we had heard so much about. It sucks, don't go. Just kidding. It was so much fun! I just don't want it to get any more crowded! Jace jumped of the dock over and over. He told me he was going to run fast, so I told him to run Really Really fast, and he said, "mom, I am going to run all the reallies fast! Like this." (then he moved his arms back and forth really fast, which was a sight with his floaties on!) Then he did, he ran "all the reallies fast"! He is so cute. A few of my friends that live in Daybreak came, and so did Nolan, Treo, and Jaylee. I know there are a lot of pictures, but I hope you enjoy!

This One's For You MOM!

Okay, so my mom bought this really cool tent-like thingy for the boys not last Christmas, but the Christmas before that (I think), and has asked me a million times if I had set it up yet. I kept forgetting, and forgetting about it, until a couple of weeks ago. We opened it up, and the boys loved it. Thanks mom! And the boys thank you too!

July

Well, I am back in action now that my computer is up and running. July has been a very fun, very eventful month for us. Starting with me being laid off from my job. While I was completely shocked and so sad, I am now trying to be positive and enjoy my summer off with my boys. I have gotten lots of things done around the house that have been neglected for far too long, and I have had many play dates, girls nights, parades, fireworks, BBQs, and much more. I am loving it!

The fourth of July started on the 3rd with fireworks at Eaglewood golf course in Bountiful. Jace was so excited all day about the fireworks, and then was a little scared when they actually started. He sat with his ears plugged the whole time, and even leaned over to me and said "Mom, I don't like fireworks". He is so funny.

This is Jace and Nixon's cousin Beckett. They all love each other so much. As soon as we showed up at Eaglewood, Beckett ran to Nixon with the biggest smile on his face and gave him a big hug. Nixon couldn't be happier.




Jace was next. I asked Beckett if I could have one, and was DENIED! He loves his cousins!


We were sitting pretty close to one of the sand traps, so the boys were pretty much in Heaven.


You can't really tell in this picture, but Uncle Brett spelled Jace's name in the sand behind him.


Then Brock's aunt Brenda whipped out all the glow sticks, and the boys really loved those.



Here is our family before it got too dark. There is the most beautiful view from this golf course.


Here are some cute shots of the boys before the action started.





And here we are enjoying the fireworks. Like I said before, Jace plugged his ears the whole time, but Nixon just sat there in amazement the entire time. He didn't move, or change the expression on his face for the whole 15 minutes (or however long it was).




Then, the next day (the 4th) we went to the Centerville parade. The boys got a kick out of getting all the candy, and they were the only little kids around us, so all the candy and goodies that came our way were given to them. All I can say is I wish they could get a little more creative. Every single float that went by threw taffy. Taffy?! Come on! Brock was golfing, and had to miss the whole thing. He was really sad.


My extended Sanders family had been camping since the 2nd, so we went up that night to hang out and have dinner with them. It was lots of fun. Nixon ended up getting some massive misquito bites, and Jace scratched his until they bled, but other than that, it was great. Here is Brock exploring with the boys.


Nixon found a comfy chair to relax in.


And here is Nixon and my cousin's little girl Allison watching us play games from their little prison.


The next week was followed with some serious house cleaning. You know, the refrigerator (which was almost totally empty once I threw away all the left-overs, and expired items), the laundry room (just getting it all organized and all the lint cleaned up), going through my shoes ( I threw away probably 30 pairs. Some as far back as high school. Don't ask why I still had most of them!) Going through Nixon's clothes. Exchanging all the too small for all of Jace's old 18-24 month stuff. I still have lots to do, but it feels good to get some of that done.

Last Friday night I had a girls night. We thought it would be fun to go to Raging Waters with no kids. We rode every single slide, frolicked in the wave pool (sorry to those unexpectant teenagers we knocked off their tubes!), and had so much fun.


Then we went to Cafe Med, and back to Talitha's for some good laughs, and deep conversation. So fun. I love my girls.

Then Saturday, we went with most of Brock's family back to Raging Waters. Again, lots of fun. Jace and Nixon had a blast.

This past Wednesday I went to my cousin Angela's wedding. It was so beautiful. They got married at the Mt. Timpanogos Temple, and it was so great to be there. She married a guy names Cole Sanders, so she went from Ms. Sanders to Mrs. Sanders. No worries, they looked back as far as they could go to make sure they aren't cousins! Their dinner and reception were so fun. They had yummy snowcones with icecream at the reception, and needless to say, they were a hit! Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Cole Sanders!

Obvioulsy, I haven't been taking my camera anywhere. Hopefully now that my computer is up and running again, I will be blogging more often so that my posts aren't nineteen pages long! And I will take my camera with me, so I can have more pictures.