Gretchen's 6th Birthday!

Gretchen has been asking to get her ears pierced for a few months. After she was told it hurts she didn't know if she really wanted to.

Here she is with her fancy new pretty blue flower earrings. Since her birthday was on Sunday she got her ears pierced on Saturday.

Here she is opening her present from Easton. She was way excited!

Gretchen with all her loot.  

She really wanted a turtle cake. 

I think she had a pretty good birthday!  I can't believe she is already 6.

Legacy Midnight Half Marathon

On Friday night Marissa and I ran in the Legacy Midnight Half.

Here we are before we started.

On the bus to the starting line.

Right before we started.

The race started at 10pm so my phones camera didn't take the best pictures in the dark.  

We did really good we ran until about mile 9, that is where we both hit a wall. I didn't train very good and I needed new shoes so I was in a ton of pain. I hurt my knee somehow.  We had a good time and I decided I never want to do a marathon but I want to do another half and get a better time.  

Here is a picture of my cool flashing medal!

Pictures from my phone

I just got these pictures from my phone. Playing in the trees at grandma and grandpas.

Gretchen

Kinslee

5K

Every year our city celebrates there heritage days and they have a 5K run. Easton has wanted to run with us so this year he got his chance.

I ran while pushing the girls in the stroller. Gretchen took this picture of Easton.

Easton took first place in his age division(only boy 8 at younger).  He beat me by about a minute and a half. His time was 34:45.

Camping

We went camping with Chads family this last weekend.  The kids had a blast playing in the river.

                                              We all tried our hand at fishing

                                              Chad loved the fishing.

                                              Easton caught a fish.

                                               I even reeled in a small fish.

                                          Kinslee loved taking Ryder on walks

                                           We went on lots of four wheeler rides.

                                                   Uncle Wally and Kinslee

                                                            Gretchen

                                              Easton and Grandpa

  We had lots of fun playing with our cousins, Aunts, Uncles, and Grandma and Grandpa.

4th of July

Waiting for the parade

Cheese

Talking with Marsh

Waiting for fireworks

Easton and Noelle

Swimming

On saturday we took the kids swimming since it was suppose to be in the 100s.  I only took a few pictures then I put the camera away and got in the water.

 Gretchen and Easton

Kinslee and Chad coming down the slide.  Kinslee and Gretchen loved this slide and Easton was tall enough to go down all by himself now.