1/2 Marathon

Geoff ran a 1/2 marathon on Saturday in preparation for the Salt Lake Marathon he is going to run in April. We are so proud of him! He ran 13.1 miles in 1 hour and 33 minutes! Very impressive, wouldn't you agree. The kids had so much fun going to support him, even though that meant getting out of bed at 5:30 am, driving for a little over an hour and playing at the park for 15 minutes, then sitting in the car for an hour while it rained and he ran. Luckily, the rain stopped about 5 minutes before he finished so we were able to rush out and see him cross the Finish line.

Just Singin in the Rain

We rarely get much rain here in Central CA, but this past week it rained several days in a row and it was a very nice change. I thought my kids would have fun going out back and playing in the rain with their boots, jackets and umbrellas, but I was wrong. They lasted just long enough for me to take the photo. Oh well...

Kids will be kids...

...especially when choosing their own outfits. Kolby is in LOVE with his camo rain boots and has to wear them everywhere, every day, even to Church. This was my favorite outfit of all that he put on for preschool last week...camo boots, plaid shorts, gray sweatshirt, an equestrian hat and his yellow backpack. Luckily, at the last minute he took off the equestrian hat because he said it was making his head too sweaty. Funny little boy.

Brothers

Kolby and Carson have a very unique relationship already. They LOVE each other so much and Kolby can put a smile on Carson's face faster than anybody else and is the best and making him giggle giggle giggle. It is so adorable. The picture is of Kolby reading a book to Carson. This is a book that Kolby has memorized (there are like 3 words on each page) and he is so proud of himself and loves to "read" it to anyone who will listen. Carson is the perfect audience! I hope that they always love each other this much!

Happy Valentine's Day

So, I know it is a little late, but I have to at least put some pictures of our Valentine's Day up and announce how much I love all of my Valentines. We had a yummy Valentine's breakfast that included pancakes topped with strawberries and whipped cream, spent the day playing together and when Geoff got home we went as a family to In-N-Out (that's our Valentine's tradition since we learned getting a babysitter and going out to a nice place on Valentine's is a really big pain!) And the kids love being included in our Valentine dinner tradition. After dinner we came home and dipped strawberries, pretzels and graham crackers in chocolate and ate it all up. The next night Geoff and I went to a "Valentine's Dance" that our stake put on. It was hilarious...I felt like I was 14 all over again. But it was really fun!

Our Little Snow Bunnies

Geoff took Kolby and Eliza to the snow up in Sequoia National Park a few weekends ago for a ward activity and they had a blast! While they played, Carson and I got to stay home and clean the house so we had a blast too! Kolby surprised us by being quite the little sledder...he didn't even mind climbing up the hill over and over again all by himself while Geoff and Eliza waited for him at the bottom (after Eliza was all tired out). He had a few wipeouts that he is so proud of. I'll try to post some video at some point but I always get so frustrated cuz it seems like forever to upload it.

Our Skinny Boy

These are some photos of our kids at roughly the same ages. First, Kolby at 4 months. Next, Eliza at 3 months (i can't find any of her at 4 months) and last, Carson at 4 months. The reason I did this is because I just took Carson for his 4 month check up and realized that at his same age, Kolby weighed 4 lbs more! And 4 lbs is a lot on a baby! So I thought it would be interesting to do a little comparison. Carson definitely wins the skinniest award, but I guess that's what happens when you are constantly throwing up. :-)