Orlando Part II

Friday James and I were able to go to SeaWorld while Marshall was at his conference. It was beautiful weather for the first part of the day.

We went to the Wild Artic first where we saw a polar bear and walrus.

Then we went to the Shamu show. James laughed and smiled through it.




This was after the Shamu show and he was so thirsty he couldn't stop chugging long enough for the picture so he has a bottle in front of his face.

We found a nice quiet place to eat lunch and we had this bird join us.

This is the part of the shark exhibit with different fishes and baby sharks.

This is the where the Seals are but unfortunately we couldn't get one to pose for a picture. This bird would have to do.

Penguin Paradise

The manatees were just about as exciting as this statue and the statue made for a better picture.

A huge storm hit and we took cover in the dolphin exhibit.

With all of the rain the dolphins were swimming around like crazy.

We had to leave Sea World early on Friday because of the storm. Luckily we got the 2nd day free so we were able to go back Saturday. We saw this dolphin show first off and it was awesome! I think it would be so much fun to work with dolphins!

James played on this splash pad the rest of the rest of the time we were there Saturday. He loves water so much!

Another big storm came in Saturday afternoon but luckily we were able to get back to the resort in time before the storm hit.

Orlando Part I

Marshall had a conference in Orlando last weekend. James and I tagged along. We stayed at a beautiful resort called Rosen Shingle Creek.

We were hooked up with an amazing suite. Here is a view from the entry way into the living room.

Dining room

Kitchen/bar

James loved exploring.

Bedroom

Thursday morning I got James out of his crib and he enjoyed lounging in the big bed.

Here's where we spent most of our time Thursday.Family pool

This is the kiddie pool. It is a couple of feet deep so James enjoyed cruising around.

Later that day...He found the only tight space where he hung out a lot.

Stayed tuned for Part II...

4th of July

We had a fun week celebrating Betsy's birthday and the 4th of July. Last Tuesday we went to Seven Peaks with all of my family to celebrate her birthday. It was so much fun! I'm realizing how bad I am at taking pictures this summer because I had to get these pictures from Betsy (thanks Sista!). So I don't have any pictures of James at Seven Peaks but he loved it and so did the other kids.

Here is Lucy enjoying the shade. Isn't she cute!

Here's Miriel soaking up some rays. Miriel, James and Lucy were all born within 2 weeks last year. It's fun to see them all when we get together.

Katelyn's cheesy smile.

Some of us taking a break.

We went to the Provo Freedom Parade on Saturday morning. James loved the bands and big balloons that went by. Good thing he enjoyed those because he really didn't get to see any of the floats. We saved seats Friday night and I checked ahead of time to make sure it was along the parade route. Then when we got to the parade we found out they had changed the route that morning and so the floats all started on the next block after us! The bands and large balloons started before us and went passed us but the floats all started on the next block! We were bummed but still enjoyed hanging out.

That afternoon we went swimming in American Fork. That night we went to Marshall's Grandparents house for a BBQ and to watch the Stadium of Fire fireworks. James was so worn out that he fell asleep an hour before the fireworks started so we let him sleep.

What we've been up to...

We've been busy the past two weeks. Here are pictures of what we've been up.

We went to Katelyn's Dora party to celebrate her birthday.

James and Kjersti played together.

We celebrated Grannie J's and Grace's birthdays.

Last, but not least, we moved to American Fork over the weekend. We are so happy to be settled!

Ragnarly!

This past weekend I had the priviledge of running the Wasatch Back with a team of 12 fabulous women! We had a good time and did better than we thought. We ran 188 miles in 29 hours! We placed 14th out of 80 women only teams.

Here are some fun facts about the relay:

-It starts in Logan go as far South as Heber and then finishes in Park City. It is 188 miles total.
-There are 12 people per team and each team member runs 3 separate legs of the race.
-The team splits up in 2 vans with 6 people each.
-Each team member will run 12-18 miles total in 24 hours.
-Someone is always running even through the night hours.
-This year there were 650 teams participate which equals out to 7,800 people.
-The legs I ran were a total of 18 miles.
-My team was all women.
-Our team name was 'Alkimos' (Greek for strong).
-We finished 14th out of 80 women only teams.
-We ran 188 miles in 29 hours.
-I got 1 1/2 hours of sleep during the whole race.

I was in the same van with these awesome ladies!

This is right before the "baton" handoff (we actually had a slap bracelet) for my first leg of the race.

This was at the hand off for my 2nd leg of the race.

This was my last leg of the race coming down Deer Valley Resort. It was a beautiful view. Too bad you can't see it in this picture!

My wonderful team!

My #1 Fan!

My #1 Fans!

10 Months Old

James is ten months old. It's been a crazy month with moving and a fun month to see him start walking. We give credit to his cousin Kjersti who is 6 months older than him. He sees her walking around and he copies her. He loves playing with her and following her around. Here are some pictures of what we've been enjoying this past month.

James loves fruit! He has a total of 5 teeth now. Two on top and three on the bottom that help him eat more solids.

Since we live closer to his cousins he gets to play with them a lot more. He is still learning how to play nice.

He loves playing in this tunnel.

He loves bike rides!

We've love having a backyard!

Walk This Way

James took his first steps last night. Of course it was the night I ended up being at work (I don't work that often). Luckily Marshall caught it on video.

The mullet has got to go

James had his first "real" hair cut last Friday. I say "real" hair cut because we had to trim his mullet when he was 3 weeks old but I don't think that really counts. It was more like trimming baby fuzz. This past week we realized it was time after we noticed his mullet and... shaggy hair.

Bonnie (Marshall's sister) cut his hair. We entertained him with toys for the first part.

When it came time to trim the top he wasn't too happy about having his head and hair touched.

It was all better after giving him a popsicle.

Bonnie did a great job. Thanks so much!