Steve's First Marathon

On April 16, Steve ran his first marathon. Watching him run accross that finish line filled me up with emotions. 3 years ago, Steve was at a point in his life where I was starting to really worry about his health and what his future would hold. So to watch him blow through that finish line was an amazing moment of pride and happiness. I'm so thankful to him for changing the course of his life. He is an inspiration to me every day. I love him so much!

Spring Fever...

Oh Spring, please come quickly!
I'm sitting on my bed looking out the window at all of the snow in my yard, and I'm just thinking about all of the fun things that I'm looking forward to with Spring.
1. Running outside without having to wear gloves, hats, scarves,ear warmers.... ugh.
2. I can't wait to go camping! I'm on countdown to April 21st, our first camping trip for the year.
3. I just want to sit on my porch swing.
4. I can't wait to send the kids outside to play.
5. I can't wait to picnic. Any day, Anywhere, I'll be there with a picnic :)

I think my list could go on and on... but it's making me too depressed.

Christmas Day 2010

One of my favorite pictures! They are modeling their new hats and scarves.
Breakfast at Nana's.
With their new pillow pets.



Ready to attack the presents!

I can't believe another Christmas has come and gone. This year was the most fun by far, but I say that every year. The girls get so excited for Christmas morning that it makes me feel like a kid too. They did really good this year, and came up stairs at 6:45. That was fine with me because I couldn't sleep anyway... I was way too excited! We gave and received some great gifts this year, No one was disappointed. After the whirlwind that is Christmas morning, we went to breakfast at my mom's, and as usual, it was absolutely delicious! Then it was off to my dad's for more yummy food and more gift exchanging. We came home around 4, and put our pj's back on, and watched movies the rest of the day. It was perfect!

Christmas Eve

The cookies have been eaten...

The stockings were full...
The presents were all wrapped and under the tree.
The girls in their new jammies...
Our annual family picture in grandma Karen's big chair.

One of my favorite nights of the year is Christmas Eve. We get to have dinner and open presents at Steve's parents house with all of the cousins. The dinner was delicious as usual, gotta love beef brisket. Then it was time to head home to get down to the real fun stuff... Santa! We put the kids to bed and stayed up late getting everything ready for the big day. It really is one of my favorite times with Steve, we do lots of wrapping and lots of eating cookies and candy.

Our Little Ballerinas

Hailey and Katie had their annual Christmas dance program again this year. They had worked very hard to prepare for this night. They looked beautiful in their costumes and make-up, such a great night.

Anna's 2nd Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my sweet baby girl! We love her so much! She is the most energetic, sweet, bossy, stubborn, opinionated, loving, affectionate little thing. We can't imagine life without her.

Bad Blogger...

As you can see, I'm a terrible blogger. I have a hard time finding time to share the fun and crazy things going on in our lives. Here is a brief over view...
August-
On August 11, we celebrated our 10 year anniversary. Steve was on shift that day, so he had me come to the station and the guys lifted us up in the bucket 100 ft in the air. It was so scary, but it was fun to be up there together and reflect on our triumphs as a married couple. It's hard to imagine that I've been married for a third of my life. It's really been an amazing 10 years. I cant wait for the many more decades of happiness to come. Also in August, Steve graduated from the U's paramedic program. That was really the toughest 6 months of our married lives, but we managed with some help from amazing family.We also went to Las Vegas with my mom, sister Emily, and brother Brad and his family. We rented an amazing house with a pool and just hung out for a week. It was so relaxing. One of the nights there, the ladies and I went to the Tao night club and ran into Lady GaGa. That was pretty crazy.Steve and I have also been keeping up on our love of running. In September we both ran an 18 mile race for the Sandy City Fire Dept. It was so hard but so amazing at the same time. It helped me realize that I am one strong woman, and can accomplish anything I set my mind to. The next goal on our list is the Ogden Marathon on May 21,2011. We also have our sights set on the St. George Half Marathon in January, and then again the Ragnar Relay in June. Hopefully we can squeeze in a couple of other races too. We just can't get enough.

Last month I was also able to potty train Anna. That was a major Yahoo moment for me. No more diapers!! She caught on so quick and has been absolutely awesome at it. My babies are growing up so fast.

Hopefully I'll be able to stay on top of this through the holidays to keep you updated on our fun.
Sorry in advance if I don't :)