Are You Faster Than an NFL Hall of Famer?

We Are!!!Jose and I ran the Freedom Run 10K in Provo, UT on July 4th. It was a great event and we did pretty well. I ran it in 54:16 and Jose ran it in 54:43. We ran the whole thing together until the very end and Jose told me to take off so I did. After we finished we were waiting for our friends that we had started the race with. As we were waiting for them to cross the finish line we saw the one and only Steve Young cross the line. Jose's Face lit up when I pointed out that he had just beat Steve Young, NFL Hall of Famer/MVP. He might be getting old but he is still Steve Young.

Playing With the Cousins

For the Family Reunion we had some free time so we got together at my brother Jared's house in Clearfield, UT to visit and let the cousins play. They got out the water guns and had a good ol' fashion water fight.




The bigger "kids" played a little Guitar Hero on the Wii.
Grandma had fun reading to the girls.
3 of the 7. I think David was outside. The rest were back in CA. We definitely look related. There is no denying we are family.

Temple Square

Over the 4th of July weekend we went to Salt Lake City for a Family Reunion. While we were there we decided to take the girls to Temple Square. We didn't have as much time as we would have liked to spend there but we had a good time with what we did see.Izzy was trying to give Jose kisses. she loves her daddy.
Cherish and Izzy love each other so much. It makes me so happy to see how well they get along.

There was a mommy and daddy quail that took up residence on temple square. They might have been Cherish's favorite part. Jose gave her the camera and let her go to town taking pictures.

Cherish took this picture of us.
We forgot her glasses at home. We realized that we didn't have them in Barstow. At that point there was no going back for them. It's a good thing she is not as blind as a bat.

Life is Good---Indeed

Life is Good has become our family motto. Jose got his first Life is Good T-shirt about 3 years ago and in recent years we have really begun to adopt the attitude. Jose now has about 7 T-shirts, I myself have 4, Cherish has 3 and even Izzy has one. The friendly litte stick figure on alot of the T-shirts is Jake and one of Izzy's favorite things to do is find him and point him out. If he isn't on the front he is usually on the back of the neck. Izzy is always making us turn around so she can find Jake. On our recent trip to Utah we stoped in St George at a Life is Good store and they had this fantastic old fire truck. We had to take some pictures.
As I look at our life it is very hard for me to not see just how amazingly blessed we are. Focus on looking for the good times and you will find them. They are all around you.
We asked someone to take this picture and let's just say they didn't do a very good job. I didn't crop it because I'm still too lazy or dumb to figure out Photoshop Elements.
Just remember Life is Good!! Look for it and you will see it.

Living in Paradise

We are lucky enough to live in paradise. Tonight we decided to go down to the beach and have dinner. Beach + Pizza + Family = Fun. One of our favorite things to do is go pick up a pizza and bring it down to the beach . We sit on a lifeguard stand and take in the beauty. There was one time that we saw a pod of about 7 dolphins just off the shore.
Pizza...Yummy Yummy!!

After dinner it is time for fun.
Cherish and I played tag.
Izzy played in the sand.

What a beautiful place we live.

OPPS!!!

On my way out the door to go to Cherish's kindergarten performance I grabbed my camera bag and threw it over my shoulder. Unfortunately The bag was open and the camera flipped right out. It wouldn't turn on after that so I had to take it down to the service center to get it repaired. It stinks that such a silly little thing can have such big consequences. I guess once I get it back I will be more careful to make sure the bag is closed properly. Meanwhile I will have to do with a little point and shot that sometimes just decides it doesn't want to take a clear pictures.

A Trip to the Back Bay

We are so lucky to live in such a wonderful area that has such beautiful things for us to enjoy. This summer my goal to enjoy some of these areas more often.
One of my personal favorites is the Back Bay. It is a nature preserve in Newport Beach that is just 2 miles from our house. It is filled with hiking trails and there is a path that Jose and I both enjoy running.
The girls and I enjoy walking along the path and looking for what ever wild life we can find. We have seen lizards, bunnies and a vast assortment of birds. On some of my early morning runs I've even seen coyotes and a bob cat.
There is a learning center located here that has many fun activities for the kids to enjoy.
It is definitely somewhere we will be frequenting this summer.
Anything we can do to get out of the house. Plus it is beautiful and reminds us just how blessed we are.
I love my girls.