Our life so far...

Monday, July 12, 2010

Summer so far...









Sadee and Aidan were so excited to take swimming lessons. Aidan was very shy at first but then realized how much he enjoyed the water. Sadee did really great too. She's never been able to go underwater out of fear. These lessons helped her overcome that.














Cole will be doing the Bair Gutsman in August. So him and his friends, Nick and Heather, decided they'd go check it out before the actual day of the race. Of course i thought it would be fun and so my mom and I joined them. 13 miles!!! 6.5 miles up a steep trail. The view was breathtaking! For the race you hike up the 6-7 miles to the radio tours and then you run 5 miles across. Instead of doing this we hiked up and then came back down the same trail. NOT FUN COMING DOWN! I fell on my butt a whole bunch of times and encountered a rattle snake! We did have a great time though.









In June, our older brother, Carlos, came to visit with his two sons. We had such a fun time. We went to Boondocks and went on a couple of hikes. He even started running with me. What a great sport!! Him and his wife decided to move out here so we can't wait for that!













Ogden Waterfalls Trail















McKay-Dee Hospital 5k

I love it that my family have all become so excited about staying healthy. All my brothers did this 5k in June. The weather was crappy but we had so much fun encouraging each other. Even Sadee joined us! She walked all 3.1 miles! Tracy, my sister-in-law has started running as well. I'm excited because i never thought i'd be able to talk her into ever running. But she has and it has been a great experience for her. That first race always feels like a great accomplishment. Keep it up trace!
Hopefully we'll get to post future races of other family members. Cody got running shoes from Jessica for father's day. So hopefully very soon he'll be sharing his experiences as well.

Bear Lake 2010

This year we were able to go to bear lake for 5 days! First, the kids and I ( and brothers, and Melody and niece and nephew) went to Fish Haven, Idaho. My mom and her husband have a RV lot where they go and enjoy Bear Lake! . Sadee and Aidan love their time with my mom. Aidan is finally able to go just him and Sadee now that he is older. It was so fun to spend time with my mom and brothers. Antonio and Maia also had a lot of fun. They have been staying with Cole and I for the last two weeks while my brother, Carlos and wife Melissa, get ready to move to Utah. We are ways excited!



Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Bear Lake with Grandma




After staying with my mom, we headed to Rendezvous beach to meet Cole and the rest of the Meldrum Family. Mark has always been so kind to take the family every summer to Bear lake. Once summer comes, we start the countdown. We love to be together as a family and especially Mark's dutch oven dinner and peach cobbler.... Yumm! Bear Lake was really cold and windy this year though. None of the kids dared to go in the water! It was ice cold! We still had a great time. Thanks grandpa for loving us so much!




Click to play this Smilebox scrapbook: Bear Lake with Grandpa






Sometimes I forget how much I enjoy my time with the family. Sometimes it's so easy to get caught up with work and other stuff in our daily lives. So this vacation helped me to appreciate my kids and husband and all those that I love. I want to build memories and enjoy them while they happen. Not think about struggles or hardships. I want to enjoy my kids... while they ARE kids. So i am grateful for this trip. It did just that.