wood burning stove

Our new wood burning stove / my new best friend. I love not being cold :)

Daddy and daughter

fun dome

Fun At Home

Kennedy is 10 months old. How the time flies!

My new favorite place to do bath time is in the kitchen sink! So easy to clean the kids and they both get their own tub.

Kennedy loves the water

Happy Birthday Emerson Big 3

My Little man is a big 3 year old now. How I love him. He has allways been a climber, so we took him rock climbing with Dad for his birthday. He is a natural. We also decorated his car birthday cake. I love you Emerson!!

pavers

I decided to dig up the dirt path in the backyard and lay pavers. I must be crazy. When do I have time to cut pavers with the two kids around?

The city, so beautiful. September had some beautiful days.

Kennedy is now 9 months old.

Reuphostered Chair

Couch Before -

I wanted to have a rich brown fabric on the Recliner in Kennedy's room. We got a great recliner on Craigslist, the fabric was good, a nice tan, but not brown, so today I finally finished this project.

I love technology

Kennedy was screaming in the back seat.

Just a little baby signing time on the i-pad to calm her down.

Hi Mom

Back to my show

Back again!

Park City Utah Marathon

It wasn't to chilly at 6:30 am. :)

It has long been a goal of mine to run marathon after my mission. I have been home from my mission for 8 years. I've finished my batchlors degree, got married, worked full time for 3 years, built a house with my husband, and gave birth to two children. When Kennedy was about 4 months old I decided I wasn't getting any younger and I better knock this goal off the charts now. So Aug 20th, in Park City Utah, I lined up with many other crazy's, to run 26.2 miles. It was exciting, fun, beautiful, hard, and just wonderful to set a goal and get it done. It took me 4hr 29 min to run 26.2 miles, but many more hours to train for it. I have to give a shout out of thanks to my husband, James, Grandpa Evans, and Grandma and Grandpa Swiss for watching my kids while I trained this summer. Twice during the marathon I saw my aunt Kathy waiting to cheer me on. Her cheers gave me the boost I needed to make it up 2 miles of incline to the highest point of the marathon which completed at mile 16. Park City Utah Marathon is up hill for the first 16 miles changing elevation from 6400 to 7200. and then is mostly down hill for the last 10, but the last 10 miles are no piece of cake. Anyways, lots of fun!! And a good excuse to come to Utah for another week this summer. :)

Yea I finished!

Me with my kids and holding the phone talking to James.

My parents and awesome brother Dallin and his wife Maria, came to cheer me on.

When I arrived for my visit to Utah this past week and my mom threw me a surprise birthday party inviting all my girlfriends from home. It was so fun to see them all again!! I wish we lived closer and could get together so much more.

This is my friend Corina and her husband Stephan. Corina is an awesome marathon runner and has been giving me tips on running. Such a sweety!!

Janalee and Whitney

Whitney, Annika and I along with our youngest girls. Yea, love the girls!!

Jan's husband Jonny and my dad were on Kid wagon duty :)

We spent a couple days at the park with Jan and her boys. Emerson loves playing with them, especially Chase, who is his age. This is a picture of Chace pushing Emerson in the swing.

While I was in Utah I also re-covered my parents porch swing. These are the best before and after pictures I have.

This picture doesn't have the finished armrest which is in the solid green color, but I loved the fabric we got.

Kennedy loved the porch swing! It was a guaranteed no cry zone.

Utah Trip

Our trip to Utah started with a long car ride, but we spent a lot of time riding other fun things. Uncle Dave's 4 wheelers,
We visited Uncle Dan at the beginning of the day. They both have the morning look on.
My friend Corina and I went to the Thanksgiving Point Farm. It was fun!
Emerson said hi to a Cow

Kennedy stayed out of the sun

Emerson went for a pony ride, Yee Ha

We went on a Hay Ride

Emerson with Corina's Kids

I met up with my friends Jan and Annika. So fun to see friends again

Emerson and Chase Benson

We went for a swim

Emerson loved the little water fountains

Matter Teeth for being so good! He love anything Cars

we discovered Kennedy loves fruit

a game of crockett with Grandma and Grandpa Swiss, Dan, Dallin, Maria, Emerson and I. I was behind them all, but came out victorious in the end

We seized the day and went wave running

Emerson liked it!

A beautiful sunset with great friends

I'm training for a marathon and Corina ran with me one morning. Thank you Corina

I came home and my plants were still alive and blooming beatifully.

During the trip James was away working in Singapore. He worked hard and I played hard.

Going home is the best way to pass the time while the husband is away.

We had a fun dinner with strawberries.