racing cousins...

We were lucky to have Mike's cousin and his family come for a visit. The kids had a blast playing together, luckily Eliza wasn't intimidated by the dramatic increase in boys in the house. Ian and Peter's oldest, Will are good friends and Will even stayed the night with us while his parents stayed in the hotel with the younger boys. I was some what a slacker with the pictures though and didn't get one of all the kids playing together! Dang it. They came up to visit as Mike and Peter were doing a duathalon ( a bike and run race) Ian also did a little 1.1 mile bike race. He had so much fun he can't wait to do one again. He even got a little medal for participating!

The racers.....
Eliza really wanted to ride too, but I didn't sign her up because I knew she would most likely abandon her bike half way and wander into someone's house along the course and beg for a snack. Maybe next time...

Great job boys... next time I guess it's my turn. But I doubt any of my cousins will ride with me (since most of them are 1-2 generations older than me and lots of them are grandparents..) so I will have to recruit from Mike's enormous group of cousins. I love Spring!

The Plague strikes again...

Doesn't she look thrilled to be celebrating her birthday? She has been so sick all week! I haven't been feeling to great either, as you can probably tell by the pictures.

She asked for a chocolate cake without frosting. Mike made her a perfect cake. Unfortunately nobody has had much of an appetite to eat it! I'm sure in a couple of days she will be bouncing off the walls again and enjoying her new toys.

I just had to throw this in... It's amazing how they change but still look the same! Happy Birthday little girl!

The Last Snow...

This is probably the last major snow for our area, all 2 inches that fell last night. The kids loved it. What about you... ready for more snow or more sunshine??

Spring Break

I want a Spring Break too! Ian is on Spring Break this week and just gets to play alllll day. Lucky kid. We had a mini-spring break trip down to Moab for a race with my sister Tiffany. It was a little weird leaving the kids but we knew they were in good hands. Mike, Meredith (friend of the fam) & Tiffany ran the half marathon and I ran the 5 mile race (thats 5 miles, NOT 5K thank you very much). I finished in 52 minutes. Then I walked to the car and took a nap while waiting for the others to finish. Mike finished in 1 hr 45 min.

I was hoping for a little warmer weather!! But the rocks and scenery were lovely. My poor sister hadn't been camping in at least 15 years and wasn't quite as prepared for a cold night. She suffered in silence while I threw off my blanket and coat because I was too warm.

Ian decided to get sick at Grandma's while we were gone, so Grandma Jan got the fun job of cleaning up kid puke. Eliza waited until we got there before she started to get sick.

Now we are getting ready for Eliza's birthday next week! Stay tuned for an excess of pictures involving chocolate cake, cheesy smiles and ripped wrapping paper.